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Field Listing :: Debt - external

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This entry gives the total public and private debt owed to nonresidents repayable in internationally accepted currencies, goods, or services. These figures are calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms.
Country Comparison to the World

Country	Debt - external


Afghanistan	$2.7 billion (FY08/09) $8 billion (2004)


Albania	$4.752 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $4.719 billion (31 December 2009 est.)


Algeria	$4.344 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $5.345 billion (31 December 2009 est.)


American Samoa	$NA


Andorra	$NA


Angola	$18.11 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $16.72 billion (31 December 2009 est.)


Anguilla	$8.8 million (1998)


Antigua and Barbuda	$359.8 million (June 2006)


Argentina	$132.5 billion (30 June 2011 est.) $128 billion (31 December 2010 est.)


Armenia	$6.965 billion (30 June 2011) $5.227 billion (30 June 2010)


Aruba	$478.6 million (2005 est.)


Australia	$1.302 trillion (30 June 2011 est.) $1.265 trillion (31 December 2010 est.)


Austria	$883.5 billion (30 June 2011) $755 billion (30 June 2010)


Azerbaijan	$3.934 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $4.008 billion (31 December 2009 est.)


Bahamas, The	$342.6 million (2004 est.)


Bahrain	$14.58 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $10.55 billion (31 December 2009 est.)


Bangladesh	$24.6 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $23.82 billion (31 December 2009 est.)


Barbados	$668 million (2003)


Belarus	$33.1 billion (30 June 2011 est.) $22.13 billion (31 December 2010 est.)


Belgium	$1.399 trillion (30 June 2011) $1.241 trillion (30 June 2010)


Belize	$1.01 billion (2009 est.) $954.1 million (2008 est.)


Benin	$2.894 billion (31 December 2009 est.)


Bermuda	$160 million (FY99/00)


Bhutan	$836 million (2009) $713.3 million (2006)


Bolivia	$6.164 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $5.812 billion (31 December 2009 est.)


Bosnia and Herzegovina	$9.692 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $9.583 billion (31 December 2009 est.)


Botswana	$2.499 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $1.617 billion (31 December 2009 est.)


Brazil	$396.2 billion (30 June 2011 est.) $346.5 billion (31 December 2010 est.)


British Virgin Islands	$36.1 million (1997)


Brunei	$0 (2005)


Bulgaria	$53.48 billion (30 June 2011 est.) $38.17 billion (31 December 2010 est.)


Burkina Faso	$2.05 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $1.835 billion (31 December 2009 est.)


Burma	$7.993 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $8.186 billion (31 December 2009 est.)


Burundi	$1.2 billion (2003)


Cambodia	$4.431 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $4.364 billion (31 December 2009 est.)


Cameroon	$3.123 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $2.941 billion (31 December 2009 est.)


Canada	$1.181 trillion (30 June 2011) $1.009 trillion (30 June 2010)


Cape Verde	$325 million (2002)


Cayman Islands	$70 million (1996)


Central African Republic	$402.8 million (31 December 2010 est.) $396 million (31 December 2009 est.)


Chad	$1.743 billion (31 December 2009 est.) $1.743 billion (31 December 2009 est.)


Chile	$96.57 billion (30 June 2011 est.) $84.03 billion (31 December 2010 est.)


China	$529.2 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $428.4 billion (31 December 2009 est.)


Colombia	$68.94 billion (30 June 2011 est.) $62.11 billion (31 December 2010 est.)


Comoros	$279.3 million (31 December 2009 est.) $279.3 million (2000 est.)


Congo, Democratic Republic of the	$13.5 billion (2009 est.) $12.18 billion (31 December 2009 est.)


Congo, Republic of the	$5 billion (2000 est.)


Cook Islands	$141 million (1996 est.)


Costa Rica	$9.239 billion (30 June 2011 est.) $8.59 billion (31 December 2010 est.)


Cote d'Ivoire	$11.52 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $11.7 billion (31 December 2009 est.)


Croatia	$68.69 billion (30 June 2011 est.) $61.62 billion (31 December 2010 est.)


Cuba	$19.75 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $19.42 billion (31 December 2009 est.)


Cyprus	$NA (31 December 2010 est.) $32.61 billion (31 December 2008 est.)


Czech Republic	$105.8 billion (30 June 2011 est.) $86.53 billion (31 December 2010 est.)


Denmark	$626.9 billion (30 June 2011) $559.5 billion (30 June 2010)


Djibouti	$428 million (2006)


Dominica	$213 million (2004)


Dominican Republic	$13.24 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $10.86 billion (31 December 2009 est.)


Ecuador	$14.32 billion (30 June 2011 est.) $14.73 billion (31 December 2010 est.)


Egypt	$34.91 billion (30 June 2011 est.) $35.37 billion (31 December 2010 est.)


El Salvador	$11.92 billion (30 June 2011 est.) $12.06 billion (31 December 2010 est.)


Equatorial Guinea	$794.7 million (31 December 2010 est.) $757.2 million (31 December 2009 est.)


Eritrea	$1.048 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $1.019 billion (31 December 2009 est.)


Estonia	$24.22 billion (30 June 2011 est.) $22.03 billion (31 December 2010 est.)


Ethiopia	$5.593 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $5.025 billion (31 December 2009 est.)


European Union	$16.08 trillion (30 June 2011) note: (30 June 2010)


Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)	$NA


Faroe Islands	$68.1 million (2006)


Fiji	$127 million (2004 est.)


Finland	$518 billion (30 June 2011) $370.8 billion (30 June 2010)


France	$5.633 trillion (30 June 2011) $4.698 trillion (30 June 2010)


French Polynesia	$NA


Gabon	$2.247 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $2.13 billion (31 December 2009 est.)


Gambia, The	$572 million (31 December 2010 est.) $520.1 million (31 December 2009 est.)


Gaza Strip	see entry for West Bank


Georgia	$10.5 billion (30 June 2011) $3.381 billion (31 December 2009)


Germany	$5.624 trillion (30 June 2011) $4.713 trillion (30 June 2010)


Ghana	$6.795 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $5.72 billion (31 December 2009 est.)


Gibraltar	$NA


Greece	$583.3 billion (30 June 2011) $532.9 billion (30 June 2010)


Greenland	$58 million (2009) $25 million (1999)


Grenada	$347 million (2004)


Guam	$NA


Guatemala	$15.75 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $13.8 billion (31 December 2009 est.)


Guernsey	$NA


Guinea	$2.843 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $2.926 billion (31 December 2009 est.)


Guinea-Bissau	$941.5 million (2000 est.)


Guyana	$804.3 million (30 September 2008) $1.2 billion (2002)


Haiti	$504.1 million (31 December 2010 est.) $1.362 billion (31 December 2009 est.)


Honduras	$3.748 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $3.675 billion (31 December 2009 est.)


Hong Kong	$903.2 billion (30 June 2011 est.) $750.8 billion (31 December 2010 est.)


Hungary	$232.5 billion (30 June 2011 est.) $179 billion (31 December 2010 est.)


Iceland	$124.5 billion (30 June 2011)


India	$316.9 billion (30 June 2011 est.) $251.9 billion (31 December 2010 est.)


Indonesia	$223 billion (30 June 2011 est.) $196.1 billion (31 December 2010 est.)


Iran	$14.34 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $13.43 billion (31 December 2009 est.)


Iraq	$52.58 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $73 billion (31 December 2009 est.)


Ireland	$2.357 trillion (30 June 2011) $2.253 trillion (30 September 2010)


Isle of Man	$NA


Israel	$112.4 billion (30 June 2011 est.) $106.1 billion (31 December 2010 est.)


Italy	$2.684 trillion (30 June 2011 est.) $2.223 trillion (30 June 2010 est.)


Jamaica	$12.57 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $10.77 billion (31 December 2009 est.)


Japan	$2.719 trillion (30 June 2011) $2.441 trillion (30 September 2010)


Jersey	$NA


Jordan	$17.46 billion (30 June 2011 est.) $7.301 billion (31 December 2010 est.)


Kazakhstan	$124.1 billion (30 June 2011 est.) $95.91 billion (31 December 2010 est.)


Kenya	$8.465 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $8.005 billion (31 December 2009 est.)


Kiribati	$10 million (1999 est.)


Korea, North	$12.5 billion (2001 est.)


Korea, South	$398 billion (30 June 2011 est.) $380.9 billion (31 December 2010 est.)


Kosovo	$NA


Kuwait	$45.43 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $45.49 billion (31 December 2009 est.)


Kyrgyzstan	$3.738 billion (30 June 2010) $3.467 billion (31 December 2008)


Laos	$4.635 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $4.721 billion (31 December 2009 est.)


Latvia	$42.07 billion (30 June 2011 est.) $39.55 billion (31 December 2010 est.)


Lebanon	$30.45 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $30.74 billion (31 December 2009 est.)


Lesotho	$666.2 million (31 December 2010 est.) $671.3 million (31 December 2009 est.)


Liberia	$1.66 billion (31 December 2009 est.) $3.2 billion (2005 est.)


Libya	$6.396 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $5.884 billion (31 December 2009 est.)


Liechtenstein	$0 (2001)


Lithuania	$35.84 billion (30 June 2011 est.) $29.88 billion (31 December 2010 est.)


Luxembourg	$2.146 trillion (30 June 2011) $1.892 trillion (30 June 2010)


Macau	$0 (2010)


Macedonia	$5.704 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $5.589 billion (31 December 2009 est.)


Madagascar	$2.265 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $2.214 billion (31 December 2009 est.)


Malawi	$1.269 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $1.115 billion (31 December 2009 est.)


Malaysia	$79.12 billion (30 June 2011 est.) $70.18 billion (31 December 2010 est.)


Maldives	$943 million (2010 est.) $933 million (2009 est.)


Mali	$3.024 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $2.667 billion (31 December 2009 est.)


Malta	$48.79 billion (30 June 2011) $5.978 billion (31 December 2010)


Marshall Islands	$87 million (2008 est.) $86.5 million (FY99/00 est.)


Mauritania	$2.344 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $2.03 billion (31 December 2009 est.)


Mauritius	$4.695 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $3.717 billion (31 December 2009 est.)


Mexico	$279.8 billion (30 June 2011 est.) $195.6 billion (31 December 2010 est.)


Micronesia, Federated States of	$60.8 million (FY05 est.)


Moldova	$5.056 billion (30 June 2011 est.) $3.697 billion (31 December 2010 est.)


Monaco	$18 billion (2000 est.)


Mongolia	$1.86 billion (2009) $1.6 billion (2008)


Montenegro	$650 million (2006)


Montserrat	$8.9 million (1997)


Morocco	$30.19 billion (30 June 2011 est.) $26.56 billion (31 December 2010 est.)


Mozambique	$4.81 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $4.169 billion (31 December 2009 est.)


Namibia	$3.101 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $2.199 billion (31 December 2009 est.)


Nauru	$33.3 million (2004 est.) (2004 est.)


Nepal	$4.5 billion (2009) $3.285 billion (2008)


Netherlands	$NA (30 June 2011) $3.733 trillion (31 December 2009)


New Caledonia	$79 million (1998 est.)


New Zealand	$81.1 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $82.33 billion (31 December 2009 est.)


Nicaragua	$4.739 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $4.42 billion (31 December 2009 est.)


Niger	$990.9 million (31 December 2009 est.) $2.1 billion (2003 est.)


Nigeria	$9.16 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $7.846 billion (31 December 2009 est.)


Niue	$418,000 (2002 est.)


Norfolk Island	$NA


Northern Mariana Islands	$NA


Norway	$644.5 billion (30 June 2011) note: Norway is a net external creditor


Oman	$7.921 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $7.169 billion (31 December 2009 est.)


Pakistan	$56.12 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $53.6 billion (31 December 2009 est.)


Palau	$0 (FY99/00)


Panama	$13.22 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $12.42 billion (31 December 2009 est.)


Papua New Guinea	$1.622 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $1.543 billion (31 December 2009 est.)


Paraguay	$4.545 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $4.323 billion (31 December 2009 est.)


Peru	$42.27 billion (30 June 2011 est.) $34.25 billion (31 December 2010 est.) note: public debt component of total: $20.6 billion (31 December 2009)


Philippines	$61.42 billion (30 June 2011 est.) $62.62 billion (31 December 2010 est.)


Poland	$365.4 billion (30 June 2011 est.) $272.2 billion (31 December 2010 est.)


Portugal	$548.3 billion (30 June 2011) $497.8 billion (30 June 2010)


Puerto Rico	$56.82 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $52.98 billion (31 December 2009 est.)


Qatar	$75.13 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $70.8 billion (31 December 2009 est.)


Romania	$143.5 billion (30 June 2011 est.) $122.8 billion (31 December 2010 est.)


Russia	$538.6 billion (30 June 2011 est.) $393.5 billion (31 December 2010 est.)


Rwanda	$NA (31 December 2010 est.) $747 million (31 December 2009 est.)


Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha	$NA


Saint Kitts and Nevis	$215.8 million (31 December 2010 est.) $226.6 million (31 December 2009 est.)


Saint Lucia	$366 million (31 December 2010 est.) $416.4 million (31 December 2009 est.)


Saint Pierre and Miquelon	$NA


Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	$272.4 million (31 December 2010 est.) $208.8 million (31 December 2009 est.)


Samoa	$235.5 million (31 December 2009 est.) $177 million (2004)


San Marino	$NA


Sao Tome and Principe	$185.9 million (31 December 2009 est.) $318 million (2002 est.)


Saudi Arabia	$80.95 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $72.4 billion (31 December 2009 est.)


Senegal	$3.858 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $3.503 billion (31 December 2009 est.)


Serbia	$33.6 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $33.38 billion (31 December 2009 est.)


Seychelles	$1.526 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $1.624 billion (31 December 2009 est.)


Sierra Leone	$1.61 billion (2003 est.)


Singapore	$21.82 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $20.3 billion (31 December 2009 est.)


Slovakia	$75.9 billion (30 June 2011 est.) $59.33 billion (30 June 2010 est.)


Slovenia	$61.23 billion (30 June 2011) $51.57 billion (30 June 2010)


Solomon Islands	$166 million (2004)


Somalia	$3 billion (2001 est.)


South Africa	$109.4 billion (30 June 2011 est.) $44.8 billion (31 December 2010 est.)


Spain	$2.57 trillion (30 June 2011) $2.166 trillion (30 June 2010)


Sri Lanka	$19.78 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $17.21 billion (31 December 2009 est.)


Sudan	$37.7 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $35.72 billion (31 December 2009 est.)


Suriname	$504.3 million (2005 est.)


Swaziland	$445.6 million (31 December 2010 est.) $417.8 million (31 December 2009 est.)


Sweden	$1.016 trillion (30 June 2011) $853.3 billion (30 June 2010)


Switzerland	$1.346 trillion (30 June 2011) $1.2 trillion (30 September 2010)


Syria	$7.636 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $7.246 billion (31 December 2009 est.)


Taiwan	$101.7 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $81.96 billion (31 December 2009 est.)


Tajikistan	$1.988 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $1.762 billion (31 December 2009 est.)


Tanzania	$8.259 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $7.325 billion (31 December 2009 est.)


Thailand	$111.9 billion (30 June 2011 est.) $74.05 billion (31 December 2010 est.)


Togo	$NA (31 December 2010) $1.64 billion (31 December 2009 est.)


Tonga	$104.5 million (31 December 2009 est.) $80.7 million (2004)


Trinidad and Tobago	$4.289 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $3.857 billion (31 December 2009 est.)


Tunisia	$23.09 billion (30 June 2011 est.) $21.47 billion (31 December 2010 est.)


Turkey	$309.6 billion (30 June 2011 est.) $290.7 billion (31 December 2010 est.)


Turkmenistan	$517.7 million (31 December 2010 est.) $575.7 million (31 December 2009 est.)


Turks and Caicos Islands	$NA


Tuvalu	$NA


Uganda	$2.938 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $2.49 billion (31 December 2009 est.)


Ukraine	$123.4 billion (30 June 2011 est.) $99.51 billion (31 December 2010 est.)


United Arab Emirates	$151.8 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $149 billion (31 December 2009 est.)


United Kingdom	$9.836 trillion (30 June 2011) $8.981 trillion (30 June 2010)


United States	$14.71 trillion (30 June 2011) $13.98 trillion (30 June 2010) note: approximately 4/5ths of US external debt is denominated in US dollars; foreign lenders have been willing to hold US dollar denominated debt instruments because they view the dollar as the world's reserve currency


Uruguay	$13.95 billion (30 June 2011 est.) $12.25 billion (31 December 2010 est.)


Uzbekistan	$4.221 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $4.109 billion (31 December 2009 est.)


Vanuatu	$81.2 million (2004)


Venezuela	$61.42 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $54.5 billion (31 December 2009 est.)


Vietnam	$32.84 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $28.67 billion (31 December 2009 est.)


Virgin Islands	$NA


Wallis and Futuna	$3.67 million (2004)


West Bank	$1.04 billion (2010 est.) $1.3 billion (2007 est.)


Western Sahara	$NA


World	$60.47 trillion (31 December 2010 est.) $61.53 trillion (31 December 2009 est.) note: this figure is the sum total of all countries' external debt, both public and private


Yemen	$6.586 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $6.356 billion (31 December 2009 est.)


Zambia	$3.461 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $3.049 billion (31 December 2009 est.)


Zimbabwe	$5.204 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $5.015 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

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