Debt - external (2007) | Debt - external (2001) | ||
Afghanistan | $8 billion in bilateral debt, mostly to Russia; Afghanistan has $500 million in debt to Multilateral Development Banks (2004) | $5.5 billion (1996 est.) | |
Albania | $1.55 billion (2004) | $1 billion (2000) | |
Algeria | $4.413 billion (2006 est.) | $25 billion (2000 est.) | |
American Samoa | $NA | $NA | |
Andorra | $NA | $NA | |
Angola | $10.66 billion (2006 est.) | $10.8 billion (2000 est.) | |
Anguilla | $8.8 million (1998) | $8.8 million (1998) | |
Antigua and Barbuda | $427.3 million; note - data are for public external debt, not total external debt (2000) | $357 million (1998) | |
Argentina | $109.7 billion (2006 est.) | $154 billion (2000 est.) | |
Armenia | $1.16 billion (30 September 2006) | $836 million (January 2001) | |
Aruba | $478.6 million (2005 est.) | $285 million (1996) | |
Australia | $628.1 billion (2006 est.) | $220.6 billion (2000) | |
Austria | $594.3 billion (October 2006 est.) | $16 billion (1999) | |
Azerbaijan | $1.972 billion (2006 est.) | $1 billion (2000) | |
Bahamas, The | $342.6 million (2004 est.) | $385.8 million (2000 est.) | |
Bahrain | $7.159 billion (2006 est.) | $2.7 billion (2000) | |
Bangladesh | $19.59 billion (2006 est.) | $17 billion (2000) | |
Barbados | $668 million (2003) | $425 million (2000 est.) | |
Belarus | $5.929 billion (2006 est.) | $1 billion (2000 est.) | |
Belgium | $1.053 trillion (30 June 2006 est.) | $28.3 billion (1999 est.) | |
Belize | $1.2 billion (June 2005 est.) | $338 million (1998) | |
Benin | $1.6 billion (2000) | $1.6 billion (1998 est.) | |
Bermuda | $160 million (FY99/00) | $NA | |
Bhutan | $593 million (2004) | $120 million (1998) | |
Bolivia | $4.455 billion (2006 est.) | $6.6 billion (2000) | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | $6.51 billion (2006 est.) | $3.4 billion (2000 est.) | |
Botswana | $483 million (2006 est.) | $455 million (2000) | |
Brazil | $191.2 billion (2006 est.) | $232 billion (2000) | |
British Virgin Islands | $36.1 million (1997) | $36.1 million (1997) | |
Brunei | $0 (2005) | $0 | |
Bulgaria | $26.63 billion (2006 est.) | $10.4 billion (2000 est.) | |
Burkina Faso | $1.85 billion (2003) | $1.3 billion (1997) | |
Burma | $6.632 billion (2006 est.) | $6 billion (FY99/00 est.) | |
Burundi | $1.2 billion (2003) | $1.12 billion (1999 est.) | |
Cambodia | $3.636 billion (2006 est.) | $829 million (1999 est.) | |
Cameroon | $3.688 billion (2006 est.) | $10.9 billion (2000 est.) | |
Canada | $684.7 billion (30 June 2006) | $1.9 billion (2000) | |
Cape Verde | $325 million (2002) | $260 million (2000) | |
Cayman Islands | $70 million (1996) | $70 million (1996) | |
Central African Republic | $1.06 billion (2002 est.) | $790 million (1999 est.) | |
Chad | $1.5 billion (2003 est.) | $1 billion (1999 est.) | |
Chile | $47.71 billion (2006 est.) | $39 billion (2000) | |
China | $315 billion (2006 est.) | $162 billion (2000 est.) | |
Christmas Island | - | $NA | |
Cocos (Keeling) Islands | - | $NA | |
Colombia | $38.47 billion (2006 est.) | $34 billion (2000 est.) | |
Comoros | $232 million (2000 est.) | $197 million (1997 est.) | |
Congo, Democratic Republic of the | $10 billion (2006 est.) | $13 billion (1998 est.) | |
Congo, Republic of the | $5 billion (2000 est.) | $5 billion (1999 est.) | |
Cook Islands | $141 million (1996 est.) | $141 million (1996 est.) | |
Costa Rica | $6.332 billion (2006 est.) | $4.2 billion (2000 est.) | |
Cote d'Ivoire | $10.9 billion (2006 est.) | $13.9 billion (2000 est.) | |
Croatia | $33.89 billion (2006 est.) | $9.9 billion (December 1999) | |
Cuba | $16.62 billion (convertible currency); another $15-20 billion owed to Russia (2006 est.) | $11.1 billion (convertible currency, 1999); another $15 billion -$20 billion owed to Russia (2000) | |
Cyprus | area under government control: $12.63 billion
area administered by Turkish Cypriots: $NA (2006 est.) |
Greek Cypriot area: $NA; Turkish Cypriot area: $NA | |
Czech Republic | $55.47 billion (2006 est.) | $21.3 billion (2000) | |
Denmark | $405 billion (30 June 2006) | $21.7 billion (2000) | |
Djibouti | $394 million (2004 est.) | $356 million (1999 est.) | |
Dominica | $213 million (2004) | $108.9 million (1999) | |
Dominican Republic | $7.909 billion (2006 est.) | $4.7 billion (2000 est.) | |
Ecuador | $16.93 billion (2006 est.) | $15 billion (1999) | |
Egypt | $31.93 billion (2006 est.) | $31 billion (2000 est.) | |
El Salvador | $7.518 billion (2006 est.) | $4.1 billion (2000 est.) | |
Equatorial Guinea | $229 million (2006 est.) | $290 million (1999 est.) | |
Eritrea | $311 million (2000 est.) | $281 million (2000 est.) | |
Estonia | $16.16 billion (2006 est.) | $1.6 billion (2000 est.) | |
Ethiopia | $3.406 billion (2006 est.) | $10 billion (1999 est.) | |
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | $NA | $NA | |
Faroe Islands | $64 million (1999) | $64 million (1999) | |
Fiji | $127 million (2004 est.) | $193 million (1998) | |
Finland | $251.9 billion (30 June 2006) | $30 billion (December 1993) | |
France | $3.461 trillion (30 June 2006) | $106 billion (1998) | |
French Guiana | - | $1.2 billion (1988) | |
French Polynesia | $NA | $NA | |
Gabon | $3.849 billion (2006 est.) | $3.9 billion (2000 est.) | |
Gambia, The | $628.8 million (2003 est.) | $440 million (2001 est.) | |
Gaza Strip | $NA | $108 million (1997 est.) (includes West Bank) | |
Georgia | $2.04 billion (2004) | $1.9 billion (2000) | |
Germany | $3.904 trillion (30 June 2006) | $NA | |
Ghana | $3.319 billion (2006 est.) | $7 billion (1999 est.) | |
Gibraltar | $NA | $NA | |
Greece | $81.05 billion (2006 est.) | $57 billion (2000 est.) | |
Greenland | $25 million (1999) | $25 million (1999) | |
Grenada | $347 million (2004) | $182.8 million (1998) | |
Guadeloupe | - | $NA | |
Guam | $NA | $NA | |
Guatemala | $5.175 billion (2006 est.) | $4.7 billion (2000 est.) | |
Guernsey | $NA | $NA | |
Guinea | $3.226 billion (2006 est.) | $3.6 billion (1999 est.) | |
Guinea-Bissau | $941.5 million (2000 est.) | $964 million (1998 est.) | |
Guyana | $1.2 billion (2002) | $1.1 billion (2000) | |
Haiti | $1.312 billion (2006 est.) | $1 billion (1998 est.) | |
Honduras | $3.901 billion (2006 est.) | $5.4 billion (2000) | |
Hong Kong | $72.79 billion (2006 est.) | $48.1 billion (1999) | |
Hungary | $82.02 billion (2006 est.) | $29.6 billion (2000) | |
Iceland | $3.073 billion (2002) | $2.6 billion (1999) | |
India | $131.1 billion (2006 est.) | $99.6 billion (2000) | |
Indonesia | $130.2 billion (2006 est.) | $144 billion (2000 est.) | |
Iran | $13.73 billion (2006 est.) | $7.5 billion (2000 est.) | |
Iraq | $54.46 billion (2006 est.) | $139 billion (2000 est.) | |
Ireland | $1.392 trillion (30 June 2006) | $11 billion (1998) | |
Isle of Man | $NA | $NA | |
Israel | $83.01 billion (2006 est.) | $38 billion (2000 est.) | |
Italy | $1.957 trillion (30 June 2006 est.) | $NA | |
Jamaica | $6.926 billion (2006 est.) | $4.7 billion (2000 est.) | |
Japan | $1.547 trillion (30 June 2006) | $NA | |
Jersey | $NA | none | |
Jordan | $7.628 billion (2006 est.) | $8 billion (2000 est.) | |
Kazakhstan | $73.45 billion (2006 est.) | $12.5 billion (2000 est.) | |
Kenya | $6.931 billion (2006 est.) | $6.2 billion (2000) | |
Kiribati | $10 million (1999 est.) | $10 million (1999 est.) | |
Korea, North | $12 billion (1996 est.) | $12 billion (1996 est.) | |
Korea, South | $187.2 billion (2006 est.) | $137 billion (November 2000) | |
Kuwait | $25.26 billion (2006 est.) | $6.9 billion (2000 est.) | |
Kyrgyzstan | $2.483 billion (30 June 2006 est.) | $1.4 billion (2000 est.) | |
Laos | $3.179 billion (2006) | $2.46 billion (1998 est.) | |
Latvia | $22.94 billion (2006 est.) | $800 million (2000 est.) | |
Lebanon | $32.11 billion (2006 est.) | $9.6 billion (2000 est.) | |
Lesotho | $652 million (2006 est.) | $720 million (2000 est.) | |
Liberia | $3.2 billion (2005 est.) | $3 billion (1999 est.) | |
Libya | $4.492 billion (2006 est.) | $4.1 billion (2000 est.) | |
Liechtenstein | $0 (2001) | $0 (1996) | |
Lithuania | $16.2 billion (2006 est.) | $2.5 billion (2000 est.) | |
Luxembourg | $NA | $NA | |
Macau | $3.1 billion (2004) | $1.7 billion (1997) | |
Macedonia | $2.365 billion (2006 est.) | - | |
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of | - | $1.4 billion (2000) | |
Madagascar | $4.6 billion (2002) | $4.4 billion (1999) | |
Malawi | $468 million (2006 est.) | $2.9 billion (2000 est.) | |
Malaysia | $50.47 billion (2006 est.) | $41.8 billion (2000 est.) | |
Maldives | $482 million (2006 est.) | $237 million (2000 est.) | |
Mali | $2.8 billion (2002) | $3 billion (1999) | |
Malta | $188.8 million (2005) | $130 million (1997) | |
Marshall Islands | $86.5 million (FY99/00 est.) | $125 million (FY96/97 est.) | |
Martinique | - | $180 million (1994) | |
Mauritania | $2.5 billion (2000) | $2.1 billion (1999) | |
Mauritius | $2.419 billion (2006 est.) | $1.9 billion (1998 est.) | |
Mayotte | $NA | $NA | |
Mexico | $164.7 billion (2006 est.) | $162 billion (2000) | |
Micronesia, Federated States of | $60.8 million (FY05 est.) | $111 million (1997 est.) | |
Moldova | $2.482 billion (2006 est.) | $900 million (2000) | |
Monaco | $18 billion (2000 est.) | $NA | |
Mongolia | $1.38 billion (2005) | $760 million (2000 est.) | |
Montenegro | $NA | - | |
Montserrat | $8.9 million (1997) | $8.9 million (1997) | |
Morocco | $16.63 billion (2006 est.) | $18.4 billion (2000 est.) | |
Mozambique | $3.527 billion (2006 est.) | $1.4 billion (2000 est.) | |
Namibia | $1.348 billion (2006 est.) | $217 million (2000 est.) | |
Nauru | $33.3 million (2002) | $33.3 million | |
Nepal | $3.07 billion (March 2006) | $2.4 billion (1997) | |
Netherlands | $1.899 trillion (30 June 2006) | $0 | |
Netherlands Antilles | $2.68 billion (2004) | $1.35 billion (1996) | |
New Caledonia | $79 million (1998 est.) | $79 million (1998 est.) | |
New Zealand | $45.81 billion (2006 est.) | $30.8 billion (2000 est.) | |
Nicaragua | $3.918 billion (2006 est.) | $6.4 billion (2000 est.) | |
Niger | $2.1 billion (2003 est.) | $1.3 billion (1999 est.) | |
Nigeria | $6.575 billion (2006 est.) | $32 billion (2000 est.) | |
Niue | $418,000 (2002 est.) | $NA | |
Norfolk Island | $NA | $NA | |
Northern Mariana Islands | $NA | $NA | |
Norway | $350.3 billion; note - Norway is a net external creditor (30 June 2006) | $0 (Norway is a net external creditor) | |
Oman | $3.465 billion (2006 est.) | $4.5 billion (2000 est.) | |
Pakistan | $36.24 billion (2006 est.) | $38 billion (2000 est.) | |
Palau | $0 (FY99/00) | $0 (FY99/00) | |
Panama | $9.972 billion (2006 est.) | $7.56 billion (2000 est.) | |
Papua New Guinea | $1.813 billion (2006 est.) | $2.9 billion (2000 est.) | |
Paraguay | $3.362 billion (2006 est.) | $3 billion (2000 est.) | |
Peru | $28.32 billion (2006 est.) | $31 billion (2000 est.) | |
Philippines | $62.44 billion (2006 est.) | $52 billion (1999) | |
Pitcairn Islands | - | $NA | |
Poland | $121.5 billion (2006 est.) | $57 billion (2000) | |
Portugal | $368.2 billion (2006 est.) | $13.1 billion (1997 est.) | |
Puerto Rico | $NA | $NA | |
Qatar | $25.7 billion (2006 est.) | $13.1 billion (2000 est.) | |
Reunion | - | $NA | |
Romania | $54.39 billion (2006 est.) | $9.3 billion (2000 est.) | |
Russia | $282.3 billion (2006 est.) | $163 billion (2000 est.) | |
Rwanda | $1.4 billion (2004 est.) | $1.3 billion (1999) | |
Saint Helena | $NA | $NA | |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | $314 million (2004) | $115.1 million (1998) | |
Saint Lucia | $257 million (2004) | $131.6 million (1998) | |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | $NA | $NA | |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | $223 million (2004) | $99.3 million (1998) | |
Samoa | $177 million (2004) | $180 million (1998 est.) | |
San Marino | $NA | $NA | |
Sao Tome and Principe | $318 million (2002) | $268 million (2000) | |
Saudi Arabia | $46.6 billion (2006 est.) | $26.3 billion (2000 est.) | |
Senegal | $1.437 billion (2006 est.) | $4.1 billion (1998 est.) | |
Serbia | $15.43 billion (including Montenegro) (2005 est.) | - | |
Seychelles | $847 million (2006 est.) | $240 million (1999 est.) | |
Sierra Leone | $1.61 billion (2003 est.) | $1.28 billion (1999) | |
Singapore | $24.36 billion (2006 est.) | $9.7 billion (2000) | |
Slovakia | $28.95 billion (2006 est.) | $10.3 billion (2000 est.) | |
Slovenia | $21.41 billion (2006 est.) | $6.2 billion (2000) | |
Solomon Islands | $166 million (2004) | $152.4 million (1998) | |
Somalia | $3 billion (2001 est.) | $2.6 billion (1999 est.) | |
South Africa | $31.84 billion (2006 est.) | $25.6 billion (2000 est.) | |
Spain | $996.7 billion (2006 est.) | $90 billion (1993 est.) | |
Sri Lanka | $12.16 billion (2006 est.) | $9.9 billion (2000) | |
Sudan | $28.2 billion (2006 est.) | $24.9 billion (2000 est.) | |
Suriname | $504.3 million (2005 est.) | $512 million (2000 est.) | |
Swaziland | $484 million (2006 est.) | $281 million (2000 est.) | |
Sweden | $598.2 billion (30 June 2006) | $66.5 billion (1994) | |
Switzerland | $1.077 trillion (30 June 2006) | $NA | |
Syria | $6.601 billion; note - excludes military debt and debt to Russia (2006 est.) | $22 billion (2000 est.) | |
Taiwan | $91.92 billion (2006 est.) | $40 billion (2000) | |
Tajikistan | $876 million (2006 est.) | $1.3 billion (1999 est.) | |
Tanzania | $4.786 billion (2006 est.) | $6.8 billion (2000 est.) | |
Thailand | $59.93 billion (2006 est.) | $90 billion (2000 est.) | |
Togo | $2 billion (2005) | $1.5 billion (1999) | |
Tokelau | - | $0 | |
Tonga | $80.7 million (2004) | $62 million (1998) | |
Trinidad and Tobago | $2.729 billion (2006 est.) | $2.8 billion (2000 est.) | |
Tunisia | $18.55 billion (2006 est.) | $13 billion (2000 est.) | |
Turkey | $207.4 billion (2006 est.) | $109 billion (2000 est.) | |
Turkmenistan | $2.4 billion to $5 billion (2001 est.) | $2.5 billion (2000 est.) | |
Turks and Caicos Islands | $NA | $NA | |
Tuvalu | $NA | $NA | |
Uganda | $1.136 billion (2006 est.) | $3.6 billion (2000 est.) | |
Ukraine | $39.19 billion (2006 est.) | $10.3 billion (2000) | |
United Arab Emirates | $38.31 billion (2006 est.) | $12.6 billion (2000 est.) | |
United Kingdom | $8.28 trillion (30 June 2006) | $NA | |
United States | $10.04 trillion (30 June 2006 est.) | $862 billion (1995 est.) | |
Uruguay | $11.74 billion (2006 est.) | $8 billion (2000 est.) | |
Uzbekistan | $4.767 billion (2006 est.) | $3.3 billion (1999 est.) | |
Vanuatu | $81.2 million (2004) | $48 million (1997 est.) | |
Venezuela | $41.4 billion (2006 est.) | $34 billion (2000) | |
Vietnam | $20.92 billion (2006 est.) | $13.2 billion (2000) | |
Virgin Islands | $NA | $NA | |
Wallis and Futuna | $3.67 million (2004) | $NA | |
West Bank | $NA | $108 million (includes Gaza Strip) (1997 est.) | |
Western Sahara | $NA | $NA | |
World | $43.42 trillion
note: this figure is the sum total of all countries' external debt, both public and private (2004 est.) |
$2 trillion for less developed countries (2000 est.) | |
Yemen | $5.494 billion (2006 est.) | $4.4 billion (2000) | |
Yugoslavia | - | $14.1 billion (1999 est.) | |
Zambia | $2.513 billion (2006 est.) | $6.5 billion (2000) | |
Zimbabwe | $4.576 billion (2006 est.) | $4.1 billion (2000 est.) |