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Economy > Debt > External per capita: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Total public and private debt owed to non-residents repayable in foreign currency, goods, or services. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 MonacoMonaco $561,079.77 2000
2 IrelandIreland $422,545.14 2007
3 SwitzerlandSwitzerland $177,457.19 2007
4 United KingdomUnited Kingdom $171,348.98 2007
5 NetherlandsNetherlands $138,996.60 2007
6 BelgiumBelgium $123,568.33 2007
7 NorwayNorway $99,614.52 2007
8 AustriaAustria $90,654.04 2007
9 DenmarkDenmark $90,196.03 2007
10 Hong KongHong Kong $85,016.56 2007
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) $73,130.90 2007
11 FranceFrance $68,674.01 2007
12 SwedenSweden $65,877.39 2006
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) $65,419.43 2007
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) $59,308.32 2007
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) $58,495.18 2007
13 GermanyGermany $54,566.65 2007
14 FinlandFinland $51,278.95 2007
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) $42,448.81 2007
15 United StatesUnited States $40,666.44 2007
16 ItalyItaly $39,494.54 2007
17 AustraliaAustralia $39,251.23 2007
18 PortugalPortugal $39,167.32 2007
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) $39,051.09 2007
19 GreeceGreece $33,191.09 2007
20 QatarQatar $28,712.52 2007
21 CyprusCyprus $25,369.32 2007
22 SpainSpain $24,153.87 2007
23 CanadaCanada $23,038.48 2007
24 SloveniaSlovenia $20,028.52 2007
25 EstoniaEstonia $18,499.31 2007
26 HungaryHungary $14,210.73 2007
27 KuwaitKuwait $13,158.92 2007
28 LatviaLatvia $13,114.54 2007
29 IsraelIsrael $12,527.68 2007
30 SeychellesSeychelles $12,453.99 2007
31 New ZealandNew Zealand $12,165.65 2007
32 JapanJapan $11,677.16 2007
33 IcelandIceland $10,687.84 2002
34 United Arab EmiratesUAE $10,639.35 2007
35 CroatiaCroatia $10,437.33 2007
36 LebanonLebanon $7,633.20 2007
37 BahrainBahrain $7,611.74 2007
38 Czech RepublicCzech Republic $7,228.45 2007
39 South KoreaSouth Korea $7,051.73 2007
40 SlovakiaSlovakia $6,792.26 2007
41 MacauMacau $6,760.56 2004
42 LithuaniaLithuania $6,724.69 2007
43 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ $6,484.79 2004
44 KazakhstanKazakhstan $6,064.25 2007
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) $5,601.17 2007
45 SingaporeSingapore $5,576.86 2007
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) $5,241.23 2007
46 ArubaAruba $4,784.52 2005
47 BulgariaBulgaria $4,553.67 2007
48 PolandPoland $4,454.29 2007
49 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ $4,381.79 2010
50 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda $4,263.18 2007
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) $3,788.40 2007
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) $3,686.87 2007
51 JamaicaJamaica $3,609.01 2007
52 UruguayUruguay $3,594.55 2007
53 IraqIraq $3,510.71 2007
54 RomaniaRomania $3,459.43 2007
55 ChileChile $3,455.54 2007
56 ArgentinaArgentina $3,452.72 2007
57 GabonGabon $3,381.95 2007
58 GrenadaGrenada $3,380.25 2004
59 BelizeBelize $3,355.30 2009
60 TurkeyTurkey $3,257.72 2007
61 DominicaDominica $3,028.79 2004
62 PanamaPanama $2,993.38 2007
63 MaldivesMaldives $2,895.36 2010
64 RussiaRussia $2,707.95 2007
65 BermudaBermuda $2,478.16 2011
66 BarbadosBarbados $2,466.36 2003
67 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia $2,261.18 2007
68 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ $2,201.50 2002
69 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ $2,190.01 2007
70 MalaysiaMalaysia $2,156.72 2007
71 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands $2,087.37 1996
72 OmanOman $2,061.30 2007
73 TunisiaTunisia $1,884.58 2007
74 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina $1,740.65 2007
75 MauritiusMauritius $1,705.01 2007
76 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. $1,665.23 2008
77 Costa RicaCosta Rica $1,661.58 2007
78 MexicoMexico $1,603.10 2007
79 GuyanaGuyana $1,598.66 2002
80 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia $1,572.25 2004
81 VenezuelaVenezuela $1,566.75 2007
82 El SalvadorEl Salvador $1,563.62 2007
83 UkraineUkraine $1,484.43 2007
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) $1,476.15 2007
84 JordanJordan $1,436.67 2007
85 South AfricaSouth Africa $1,342.80 2007
86 EcuadorEcuador $1,230.69 2007
87 BrazilBrazil $1,207.39 2007
88 BhutanBhutan $1,186.59 2009
89 PeruPeru $1,158.91 2007
90 The BahamasThe Bahamas $1,062.66 2004
91 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. $1,061.88 2007
92 GreenlandGreenland $1,029.77 2009
93 GeorgiaGeorgia $1,025.43 2007
94 SurinameSuriname $1,009.56 2005
95 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan $1,004.23 2009
96 SamoaSamoa $989.97 2004
97 LiberiaLiberia $978.66 2005
98 BelarusBelarus $969.87 2007
99 ColombiaColombia $930.15 2007
100 MauritaniaMauritania $923.16 2000
101 LaosLaos $906.39 2010
102 AlbaniaAlbania $891.73 2009
103 ThailandThailand $886.85 2007
104 SudanSudan $885.66 2007
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) $859.14 2006
105 LibyaLibya $836.55 2007
106 TongaTonga $804.43 2004
107 MoldovaMoldova $775.53 2007
108 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire $768.29 2007
109 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau $739.41 2000
110 Cape VerdeCape Verde $707.85 2002
111 MongoliaMongolia $696.05 2009
112 PhilippinesPhilippines $695.13 2007
113 MoroccoMorocco $649.23 2007
114 Sri LankaSri Lanka $608.81 2007
115 NicaraguaNicaragua $597.08 2007
116 IndonesiaIndonesia $594.01 2007
117 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia $587.87 2011
118 ParaguayParaguay $570.10 2007
119 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan $562.98 2007
120 DjiboutiDjibouti $543.46 2006
121 North KoreaNorth Korea $542.45 2001
122 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea $528.44 2007
123 NamibiaNamibia $482.05 2007
124 HondurasHonduras $475.17 2007
125 AngolaAngola $471.81 2007
126 MaltaMalta $467.52 2005
127 The GambiaThe Gambia $466.28 2003
128 BoliviaBolivia $464.53 2007
129 SwazilandSwaziland $461.68 2007
130 ArmeniaArmenia $458.88 2007
131 GuatemalaGuatemala $443.61 2007
132 ComorosComoros $439.13 2000
133 ZimbabweZimbabwe $404.63 2007
134 VanuatuVanuatu $397.78 2004
135 SomaliaSomalia $394.26 2001
136 EgyptEgypt $393.37 2007
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) $386.71 2006
137 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia $385.37 1998
138 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands $362.58 2004
139 TogoTogo $361.00 2005
140 LesothoLesotho $352.29 2007
141 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone $341.63 2003
142 SyriaSyria $339.08 2007
143 GuineaGuinea $333.53 2007
144 IranIran $287.99 2007
145 YemenYemen $285.33 2007
146 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan $284.22 2007
147 CambodiaCambodia $282.96 2007
148 Central African RepublicCentral Africa $280.75 2007
149 ChinaChina $275.44 2007
150 MadagascarMadagascar $274.86 2002
151 VietnamVietnam $259.20 2007
152 MaliMali $257.29 2002
153 Papua New GuineaPapua NG $257.28 2007
154 PakistanPakistan $236.69 2007
155 TajikistanTajikistan $219.38 2007
156 GhanaGhana $217.13 2007
157 ZambiaZambia $214.38 2007
158 BotswanaBotswana $213.03 2007
159 MozambiqueMozambique $188.94 2007
160 SenegalSenegal $183.96 2007
161 KenyaKenya $177.82 2007
162 NigerNiger $171.37 2003
163 NepalNepal $169.52 2009
164 BurundiBurundi $165.19 2003
165 ChadChad $159.77 2005
166 FijiFiji $155.07 2004
167 HaitiHaiti $155.04 2007
168 RwandaRwanda $151.28 2004
169 UzbekistanUzbekistan $146.16 2007
170 BangladeshBangladesh $144.96 2007
171 IndiaIndia $142.70 2007
172 BurmaBurma $138.15 2007
173 BeninBenin $137.81 2007
174 CameroonCameroon $133.73 2007
175 KiribatiKiribati $122.88 1999
176 AlgeriaAlgeria $112.74 2007
177 TanzaniaTanzania $106.57 2007
178 AfghanistanAfghanistan $97.44 2009
179 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso $93.43 2007
180 EritreaEritrea $78.95 2000
181 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. $71.09 2009
182 MalawiMalawi $65.19 2007
183 NigeriaNigeria $54.40 2007
184 UgandaUganda $48.75 2007
185 EthiopiaEthiopia $32.58 2007
186 PalauPalau 0.0 2011

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Interesting observations about Economy > Debt > External per capita

  • All of the top 3 countries by debt > external per capita are Christian.
  • All of the top 3 countries by debt > external per capita are Tourist destination.
  • 102 of the top 185 countries by debt > external per capita are Hot countries.
  • 3 of the top 6 countries by debt > external per capita are Densely populated.
  • Iceland has ranked in the top 2 for debt > external per capita since 1999.
  • Switzerland has ranked in the top 2 for debt > external per capita since 2006.
  • United Kingdom has ranked in the top 3 for debt > external per capita since 2005.
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