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Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in foreign currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
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COUNTRY |
AMOUNT |
DATE |
GRAPH |
HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ChinaChina | 281.61 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 2 | RussiaRussia | 229.04 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 3 | BrazilBrazil | 187.99 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 4 | TurkeyTurkey | 171.06 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 5 | MexicoMexico | 167.23 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 6 | IndonesiaIndonesia | 138.3 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 7 | IndiaIndia | 123.12 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 8 | ArgentinaArgentina | 114.34 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 9 | PolandPoland | 98.82 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) | 83.52 billion DOD $ | 2005 | |||
| 10 | HungaryHungary | 66.12 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 11 | PhilippinesPhilippines | 61.53 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 12 | ThailandThailand | 52.27 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 13 | MalaysiaMalaysia | 50.98 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 14 | ChileChile | 45.15 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 15 | VenezuelaVenezuela | 44.2 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) | 44.1 billion DOD $ | 2005 | |||
| 16 | KazakhstanKazakhstan | 43.35 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 17 | RomaniaRomania | 38.69 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 18 | ColombiaColombia | 37.66 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 19 | EgyptEgypt | 34.11 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 20 | PakistanPakistan | 33.68 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 21 | UkraineUkraine | 33.3 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) | 30.86 billion DOD $ | 2005 | |||
| 22 | South AfricaSouth Africa | 30.63 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 23 | CroatiaCroatia | 30.17 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 24 | PeruPeru | 28.65 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) | 24.22 billion DOD $ | 2005 | |||
| 25 | SlovakiaSlovakia | 23.65 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 26 | LebanonLebanon | 22.37 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 27 | NigeriaNigeria | 22.18 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 28 | IranIran | 21.26 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) | 20.27 billion DOD $ | 2005 | |||
| 29 | VietnamVietnam | 19.29 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 30 | BangladeshBangladesh | 18.93 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 31 | SudanSudan | 18.46 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 32 | TunisiaTunisia | 17.79 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 33 | EcuadorEcuador | 17.13 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 34 | AlgeriaAlgeria | 16.88 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 35 | MoroccoMorocco | 16.85 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 36 | BulgariaBulgaria | 16.79 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 37 | Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ | 16.29 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 38 | UruguayUruguay | 14.55 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 39 | LatviaLatvia | 14.28 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 40 | AngolaAngola | 11.75 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 41 | Sri LankaSri Lanka | 11.44 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 42 | EstoniaEstonia | 11.25 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 43 | LithuaniaLithuania | 11.2 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 44 | Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire | 10.73 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 45 | Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. | 10.6 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 46 | PanamaPanama | 9.76 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| failed states averagefailed states average (profile) | 8.92 billion DOD $ | 2005 | |||
| 47 | TanzaniaTanzania | 7.76 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 48 | JordanJordan | 7.7 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 49 | Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. | 7.4 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 50 | CameroonCameroon | 7.15 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 51 | El SalvadorEl Salvador | 7.09 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 52 | GhanaGhana | 6.74 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 53 | BurmaBurma | 6.65 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 54 | JamaicaJamaica | 6.51 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 55 | SyriaSyria | 6.51 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) | 6.42 billion DOD $ | 2005 | |||
| 56 | BoliviaBolivia | 6.39 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 57 | EthiopiaEthiopia | 6.26 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 58 | Costa RicaCosta Rica | 6.22 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 59 | KenyaKenya | 6.17 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 60 | Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the | 5.94 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 61 | ZambiaZambia | 5.67 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 62 | Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina | 5.56 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 63 | YemenYemen | 5.36 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 64 | GuatemalaGuatemala | 5.35 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 65 | HondurasHonduras | 5.24 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 66 | NicaraguaNicaragua | 5.14 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 67 | MozambiqueMozambique | 5.12 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 68 | BelarusBelarus | 4.73 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 4.55 billion DOD $ | 2005 | |||
| 69 | UgandaUganda | 4.46 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 70 | ZimbabweZimbabwe | 4.26 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 71 | UzbekistanUzbekistan | 4.23 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 72 | GabonGabon | 3.9 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 73 | SenegalSenegal | 3.79 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 74 | CambodiaCambodia | 3.52 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 75 | OmanOman | 3.47 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 76 | MadagascarMadagascar | 3.47 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 77 | NepalNepal | 3.28 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 78 | GuineaGuinea | 3.25 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 79 | MalawiMalawi | 3.15 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 80 | ParaguayParaguay | 3.12 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 81 | MaliMali | 2.97 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 82 | SomaliaSomalia | 2.75 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 83 | LaosLaos | 2.69 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 84 | Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ | 2.65 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 85 | LiberiaLiberia | 2.58 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 86 | MauritaniaMauritania | 2.28 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 87 | MauritiusMauritius | 2.16 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 88 | MoldovaMoldova | 2.05 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 89 | Burkina FasoBurkina Faso | 2.04 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 90 | KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan | 2.03 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 91 | NigerNiger | 1.97 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 92 | GeorgiaGeorgia | 1.91 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 93 | AzerbaijanAzerbaijan | 1.88 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 94 | ArmeniaArmenia | 1.86 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 95 | BeninBenin | 1.85 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 96 | Papua New GuineaPapua NG | 1.85 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 97 | AlbaniaAlbania | 1.84 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 98 | TogoTogo | 1.71 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 99 | Sierra LeoneSierra Leone | 1.68 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 100 | ChadChad | 1.63 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 101 | RwandaRwanda | 1.52 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 102 | MongoliaMongolia | 1.33 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 103 | HaitiHaiti | 1.32 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 104 | BurundiBurundi | 1.32 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 105 | GuyanaGuyana | 1.2 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 106 | TurkmenistanTurkmenistan | 1.09 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 107 | TajikistanTajikistan | 1.02 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 108 | Central African RepublicCentral Africa | 1.02 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 109 | BelizeBelize | 1 billion DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 110 | EritreaEritrea | 735.54 million DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 111 | Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau | 692.7 million DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 112 | LesothoLesotho | 689.7 million DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 113 | SeychellesSeychelles | 674.68 million DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 114 | The GambiaThe Gambia | 671.71 million DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 115 | BarbadosBarbados | 660.02 million DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 116 | SamoaSamoa | 656.34 million DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 117 | BhutanBhutan | 649.18 million DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 118 | Cape VerdeCape Verde | 545.78 million DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 119 | SwazilandSwaziland | 532.13 million DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 120 | BotswanaBotswana | 473.14 million DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 121 | Saint LuciaSaint Lucia | 424.93 million DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 122 | DjiboutiDjibouti | 424.2 million DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 123 | GrenadaGrenada | 404.67 million DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 124 | MaldivesMaldives | 368.16 million DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 125 | Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ | 336.37 million DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 126 | Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ | 301.06 million DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 127 | ComorosComoros | 288.8 million DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 128 | Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ | 282.39 million DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 129 | Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea | 266.3 million DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 130 | DominicaDominica | 251.6 million DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 131 | FijiFiji | 230.58 million DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 132 | Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands | 170.33 million DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 133 | TongaTonga | 84.11 million DOD $ | 2005 | ||
| 134 | VanuatuVanuatu | 82.1 million DOD $ | 2005 |
Citation
Interesting observations about Economy > External debt > Total > DOD > Current US$
- China ranked first for external debt > total > DOD > current US$ amongst Cold countries in 2005.
- 61 of the bottom 85 countries by external debt > total > DOD > current US$ are Hot countries.
- 8 of the bottom 17 countries by external debt > total > DOD > current US$ are Christian.
- 20 of the bottom 89 countries by external debt > total > DOD > current US$ are Latin American and Caribbean.
- 15 of the bottom 122 countries by external debt > total > DOD > current US$ are Religious.
- 4 of the bottom 70 countries by external debt > total > DOD > current US$ are Former Spanish colonies'.
- 20 of the bottom 66 countries by external debt > total > DOD > current US$ are Former British Colonies'.
- 4 of the bottom 128 countries by external debt > total > DOD > current US$ are South Asian.
