Compare Debt - external (2008) - Debt - external (2006)

Debt - external (2008)

Debt - external (2006)

Algeria

$3.358 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

$19.45 billion (2005 est.)

Angola

$8.835 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

$9.401 billion (2005 est.)

Antigua and Barbuda

$359.8 million (June 2006)

$427.3 million; note - data are for public external debt, not total external debt (2000)

Argentina

$118 billion (30 September 2007)

$118.2 billion (2005 est.)

Armenia

$1.372 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

$1.819 billion (20 September 2005)

Australia

$757.9 billion (30 June 2007)

$323.4 billion (2005 est.)

Austria

$752.5 billion (30 June 2007)

$510.6 billion (30 June 2005 est.)

Azerbaijan

$2.022 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

$1.873 billion (2005 est.)

Bahrain

$7.692 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

$6.814 billion (2005 est.)

Bangladesh

$20.25 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

$20.63 billion (2005 est.)

Belarus

$9.272 billion (30 June 2007)

$4.662 billion (30 June 2005 est.)

Belgium

$1.313 trillion (30 June 2007)

$980.1 billion (30 June 2005 est.)

Belize

$1.2 billion (June 2005 est.)

$1.362 billion (June 2004 est.)

Benin

$1.2 billion (2007)

$1.6 billion (2000)

Bolivia

$3.8 billion (31December 2007 est.)

$6.309 billion (2005 est.)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

$7.057 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

$3.116 billion (2005 est.)

Botswana

$513 million (31 December 2007 est.)

$519 million (2005 est.)

Brazil

$230.3 billion (30 June 2007)

$188 billion (2005 est.)

Brunei

$0 (2005)

$0 $NA

Bulgaria

$29.29 billion (30 June 2007)

$15.32 billion (2005 est.)

Burkina Faso

$1.33 billion (2007)

$1.85 billion (2003)

Burma

$6.914 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

$6.99 billion (2005 est.)

Cambodia

$3.98 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

$800 million (2003 est.)

Cameroon

$2.449 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

$9.168 billion (2005 est.)

Canada

$758.6 billion (30 June 2007)

$439.8 billion (30 November 2005)

Central African Republic

$1.153 billion (2007 est.)

$1.06 billion (2002 est.)

Chad

$1.6 billion (2005 est.)

$1.5 billion (2003 est.)

Chile

$49.18 billion (30 June 2007)

$47.45 billion (2005 est.)

China

$363 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

$252.8 billion (2005 est.)

Colombia

$43.3 billion (30 June 2007)

$32.35 billion (2005 est.)

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

$10 billion (2006 est.)

$10.6 billion (2003 est.)

Costa Rica

$7.163 billion (30 June 2007)

$5.049 billion (2005 est.)

Cote d'Ivoire

$10.91 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

$13.43 billion (2005 est.)

Croatia

$41.56 billion (30 June 2007)

$30.62 billion (2005 est.)

Cuba

$16.79 billion (convertible currency); another $15-20 billion owed to Russia (31 December 2007 est.)

$12.56 billion (convertible currency); another $15-20 billion owed to Russia (2005 est.)

Cyprus

area under government control: $26.12 billion

area administered by Turkish Cypriots: $NA (31 December 2007 est.)

Republic of Cyprus: $10.53 billion; north Cyprus: $NA (2005 est.)

Czech Republic

$61.74 billion (30 June 2007)

$49.14 billion (2005 est.)

Denmark

$492.6 billion (30 June 2007)

$352.9 billion (30 June 2005)

Djibouti

$428 million (2006)

$394 million (2004 est.)

Dominican Republic

$8.842 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

$7.687 billion (2005 est.)

East Timor

-

$0

Ecuador

$17.56 billion (31 October 2007)

$18.09 billion (2005 est.)

Egypt

$29.9 billion (30 June 2007)

$35.26 billion (2005 est.)

El Salvador

$5.444 billion (December 2007)

$8.087 billion (2005 est.)

Equatorial Guinea

$288 million (31 December 2007 est.)

$353 million (2005 est.)

Estonia

$20.24 billion (30 June 2007)

$11.03 billion (2005 est.)

Ethiopia

$3.793 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

$5.101 billion (2005 est.)

Finland

$271.2 billion (30 June 2007)

$211.7 billion (30 June 2005)

France

$4.396 trillion (30 June 2007)

$2.826 trillion (30 June 2005)

French Guiana

-

$800.3 million (2003)

Gabon

$3.579 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

$3.903 billion (2005 est.)

Gaza Strip

$NA

$0; note - includes West Bank (2002)

Georgia

$4.5 billion (2007)

$2.04 billion (2004)

Germany

$4.489 trillion (30 June 2007)

$3.626 trillion (30 June 2005)

Ghana

$3.387 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

$6.999 billion (2005 est.)

Gibraltar

$NA

$NA (2000 est.)

Greece

$371.5 billion (30 June 2007)

$75.18 billion (2005 est.)

Guadeloupe

-

$NA

Guatemala

$5.561 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

$5.503 billion (2005 est.)

Guinea

$3.298 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

$3.46 billion (2003 est.)

Haiti

$1.248 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

$1.313 billion (2005 est.)

Honduras

$3.871 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

$5.795 billion (2005 est.)

Hong Kong

$588 billion (2007 est.)

$72.04 billion (2005 est.)

Hungary

$142.9 billion (30 June 2007)

$66.22 billion (2005 est.)

India

$165.4 billion (30 June 2007)

$125.5 billion (2005 est.)

Indonesia

$137.2 billion (30 June 2007)

$135 billion (2005 est.)

Iran

$13.8 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

$19.06 billion (2005 est.)

Iraq

$56.31 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

$92.33 billion (2005 est.)

Ireland

$1.841 trillion (30 June 2007)

$1.049 trillion (30 June 2005)

Israel

$87.43 billion (30 June 2007)

$75.55 billion (2005 est.)

Italy

$2.345 trillion (30 June 2007)

$922.5 billion (2005 est.)

Jamaica

$7.138 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

$7.162 billion (2005 est.)

Japan

$1.492 trillion (30 June 2007)

$1.545 trillion (31 December 2004)

Jordan

$7.483 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

$8.528 billion (2005 est.)

Kazakhstan

$92.08 billion (30 June 2007)

$41.66 billion (2005 est.)

Kenya

$7.715 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

$7.391 billion (2005 est.)

Korea, North

$12.5 billion (2001 est.)

$12 billion (1996 est.)

Korea, South

$342.7 billion (30 September 2007)

$153.9 billion (2005 est.)

Kosovo

Serbia continued to pay Kosovo's external debt, which it claimed was around $1.2 billion; Kosovo was willing to accept around $900 million, according to the national bank of Serbia (2007)

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Kuwait

$33.61 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

$16.12 billion (2005 est.)

Kyrgyzstan

$2.966 billion (30 June 2007)

$2.428 billion (31 December 2004 est.)

Laos

$3.179 billion (2006)

$2.49 billion (2001)

Latvia

$29.85 billion (30 June 2007)

$10.8 billion (1 January 2006)

Lebanon

$34.67 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

$26 billion (2005 est.)

Lesotho

$693 million (31 December 2007 est.)

$735 million (2002)

Libya

$4.837 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

$4.267 billion (2005 est.)

Lithuania

$22.7 billion (30 June 2007)

$11.7 billion (2 February 2006)

Macau

$0 (2006)

$3.1 billion (2004)

Macedonia

$2.561 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

$2.19 billion (2005 est.)

Malawi

$622 million (31 December 2007 est.)

$3.287 billion (2005 est.)

Malaysia

$57.83 billion (30 June 2007)

$52 billion (2005 est.)

Maldives

$482 million (2006 est.)

$304 million (2004 est.)

Martinique

-

$180 million (1994)

Mauritius

$2.583 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

$3.246 billion (2005 est.)

Mexico

$182 billion (30 June 2007)

$137.2 billion (2005 est.)

Moldova

$2.774 billion (30 June 2007)

$1.986 billion (2005 est.)

Mongolia

$1.38 billion (2005)

$1.36 billion (2004)

Montenegro

$650 million (2006)

NA

Morocco

$16.86 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

$15.61 billion (2005 est.)

Mozambique

$4.284 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

$5.456 billion (2005 est.)

Namibia

$1.429 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

$712.9 million (2005 est.)

Nepal

$3.07 billion (March 2006)

$3.34 billion (March 2005)

Netherlands

$2.277 trillion (30 June 2007)

$1.645 trillion (30 June 2005)

New Zealand

$50.02 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

$42.84 billion (2005 est.)

Nicaragua

$3.702 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

$3.188 billion (2005 est.)

Nigeria

$5.815 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

$32.45 billion (2005 est.)

Norway

$469.1 billion; note - Norway is a net external creditor (30 June 2007)

$281 billion; note - Norway is a net external creditor (30 June 2005)

Oman

$3.483 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

$4.361 billion (2005 est.)

Pakistan

$40.32 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

$38.8 billion (2005 est.)

Panama

$10.56 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

$9.758 billion (2005 est.)

Papua New Guinea

$1.814 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

$1.882 billion (2005 est.)

Paraguay

$3.632 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

$3.45 billion (2005 est.)

Peru

$27.81 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

$30.94 billion (2005 est.)

Philippines

$62.84 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

$65.71 billion (2005 est.)

Poland

$187.8 billion (30 June 2007)

$101.5 billion (2005 est.)

Portugal

$415.5 billion (30 June 2007)

$287.8 billion (2005 est.)

Qatar

$31.07 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

$21.13 billion (2005 est.)

Reunion

-

$NA

Romania

$85.86 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

$35.68 billion (2005 est.)

Russia

$384.8 billion (30 June 2007)

$215.3 billion (2005 est.)

Saudi Arabia

$52.89 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

$36.78 billion (2005 est.)

Senegal

$1.604 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

$3.529 billion (2005 est.)

Serbia

$28.24 billion (includes Montenegro) (2007 est.)

$15.43 billion (including Montenegro) (2005 est.)

Seychelles

$957 million (31 December 2007 est.)

$508 million (2005 est.)

Singapore

$25.53 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

$23.76 billion (2005 est.)

Slovakia

$36.66 billion (30 June 2007)

$26.94 billion (2005 est.)

Slovenia

$40.42 billion (30 June 2007)

$18.97 billion (2005 est.)

South Africa

$64.8 billion (30 September 2007)

$29.97 billion (2005 est.)

Spain

$2.047 trillion (30 June 2007 est.)

$970.7 billion (2005 est.)

Sri Lanka

$13.52 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

$11.05 billion (2005 est.)

Sudan

$29.6 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

$27.34 billion (2005 est.)

Swaziland

$538.6 million (31 December 2007 est.)

$357 million (2003 est.)

Sweden

$598.2 billion (30 June 2006)

$516.1 billion (30 June 2005)

Switzerland

$1.34 trillion (30 June 2007)

$856 billion (30 June 2005)

Syria

$6.61 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

$8.566 billion; note - excludes military debt and debt to Russia (2005 est.)

Taiwan

$85.8 billion (31 December 2007)

$87.5 billion (2005 est.)

Tajikistan

$1.308 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

$888 million (2004 est.)

Tanzania

$4.984 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

$8.178 billion (2005 est.)

Thailand

$58.6 billion (30 June 2007)

$52.46 billion (2005 est.)

Tokelau

-

$0

Trinidad and Tobago

$3.025 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

$2.767 billion (2005 est.)

Tunisia

$18.56 billion (December 2007)

$16.09 billion (2005 est.)

Turkey

$226.4 billion (30 June 2007)

$170.1 billion (2005 est.)

Uganda

$1.39 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

$4.973 billion (2005 est.)

Ukraine

$65.38 billion (30 June 2007)

$23.93 billion (2005 est.)

United Arab Emirates

$41.51 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

$34.47 billion (2005 est.)

United Kingdom

$10.45 trillion (30 June 2007)

$7.107 trillion (30 June 2005)

United States

$12.25 trillion (30 June 2007)

$8.837 trillion (30 June 2005 est.)

Uruguay

$12 billion (30 September 2007)

$13.24 billion (2005 est.)

Uzbekistan

$5.398 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

$5.032 billion (2005 est.)

Venezuela

$45.44 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

$41.51 billion (2005 est.)

Vietnam

$24.41 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

$20.16 billion (2005 est.)

Wallis and Futuna

$3.67 million (2004)

$3.67 million $NA

West Bank

$NA

$0; note - includes Gaza Strip (2002)

World

$54.31 trillion

note: this figure is the sum total of all countries' external debt, both public and private (2004 est.)

$36.89 trillion

note: this figure is the sum total of all countries' external debt, both public and private (2004 est.)

Yemen

$6.122 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

$5.347 billion (2005 est.)

Zambia

$2.798 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

$4.641 billion (2005 est.)

Zimbabwe

$4.876 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

$5.216 billion (2005 est.)