Debt - external - Country Comparison
Debt - external compares the total public and private debt owed to nonresidents repayable in foreign currency, goods, or services. These figures are calculated on an exchange rate basis.
| Rank | Country | Date of Information | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | $497,467,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 2 | Mexico | $313,204,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 3 | Indonesia | $237,223,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 4 | India | $220,309,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 5 | Brazil | $204,737,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 6 | Turkey (Turkiye) | $151,844,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 7 | Russia | $135,301,000,000 | 2022 est. |
| 8 | Egypt | $121,328,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 9 | Colombia | $110,471,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 10 | Ukraine | $96,719,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 11 | South Africa | $95,555,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 12 | Pakistan | $94,271,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 13 | Argentina | $83,279,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 14 | Philippines | $67,114,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 15 | Bangladesh | $63,056,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 16 | Nigeria | $47,022,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 17 | Angola | $46,196,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 18 | Morocco | $44,353,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 19 | Sri Lanka | $43,520,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 20 | Ecuador | $42,649,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 21 | Lebanon | $41,991,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 22 | Peru | $40,901,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 23 | Thailand | $37,368,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 24 | Vietnam | $37,055,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 25 | Dominican Republic | $33,791,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 26 | Kenya | $33,484,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 27 | Ghana | $30,242,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 28 | Cote d'Ivoire | $27,931,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 29 | Uzbekistan | $27,185,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 30 | Ethiopia | $27,166,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 31 | Kazakhstan | $26,441,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 32 | Serbia | $23,677,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 33 | Tunisia | $22,336,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 34 | Sudan | $21,878,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 35 | Jordan | $21,766,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 36 | Tanzania | $19,178,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 37 | Belarus | $18,096,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 38 | Zambia | $17,613,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 39 | Iraq | $16,092,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 40 | Senegal | $16,004,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 41 | Costa Rica | $15,890,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 42 | Bulgaria | $14,277,000,000 | 2022 est. |
| 43 | Paraguay | $14,154,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 44 | El Salvador | $13,076,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 45 | Azerbaijan | $12,574,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 46 | Guatemala | $12,243,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 47 | Bolivia | $11,953,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 48 | Cameroon | $11,811,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 49 | Uganda | $11,436,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 50 | Laos | $9,853,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 51 | Georgia | $9,791,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 52 | Jamaica | $9,776,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 53 | Burma | $9,292,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 54 | Mozambique | $8,920,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 55 | Mongolia | $8,894,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 56 | Cambodia | $8,846,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 57 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | $8,566,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 58 | Honduras | $8,342,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 59 | Papua New Guinea | $7,387,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 60 | Nicaragua | $7,251,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 61 | Zimbabwe | $6,814,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 62 | Benin | $6,792,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 63 | Iran | $6,771,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 64 | Congo, Republic of the | $6,750,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 65 | Yemen | $6,688,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 66 | Gabon | $6,672,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 67 | Nepal | $6,489,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 68 | Armenia | $6,352,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 69 | Rwanda | $6,087,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 70 | North Macedonia | $5,845,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 71 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | $5,602,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 72 | Albania | $5,600,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 73 | Algeria | $4,839,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 74 | Syria | $4,578,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 75 | Mali | $4,535,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 76 | Niger | $4,198,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 77 | Madagascar | $3,991,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 78 | Guinea | $3,981,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 79 | Burkina Faso | $3,977,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 80 | Kyrgyzstan | $3,918,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 81 | Turkmenistan | $3,795,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 82 | Montenegro | $3,785,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 83 | Mauritius | $3,770,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 84 | Mauritania | $3,385,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 85 | Maldives | $3,233,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 86 | Tajikistan | $3,191,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 87 | Suriname | $2,968,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 88 | Bhutan | $2,923,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 89 | Moldova | $2,852,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 90 | Afghanistan | $2,847,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 91 | Somalia | $2,743,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 92 | Djibouti | $2,672,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 93 | Malawi | $2,551,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 94 | Chad | $2,434,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 95 | Haiti | $2,130,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 96 | Togo | $2,111,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 97 | Guyana | $1,898,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 98 | Botswana | $1,772,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 99 | Sierra Leone | $1,586,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 100 | Cabo Verde | $1,550,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 101 | Fiji | $1,499,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 102 | Liberia | $1,487,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 103 | Belize | $1,287,000,000 | 2023 est. |
| 104 | Lesotho | $999,337,000 | 2023 est. |
| 105 | Gambia, The | $971,426,000 | 2023 est. |
| 106 | Guinea-Bissau | $962,442,000 | 2023 est. |
| 107 | Eswatini | $959,627,000 | 2023 est. |
| 108 | Saint Lucia | $930,267,000 | 2023 est. |
| 109 | Burundi | $858,402,000 | 2023 est. |
| 110 | Kosovo | $829,127,000 | 2023 est. |
| 111 | Central African Republic | $776,149,000 | 2023 est. |
| 112 | Grenada | $551,288,000 | 2023 est. |
| 113 | Eritrea | $513,131,000 | 2023 est. |
| 114 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | $502,862,000 | 2023 est. |
| 115 | Sao Tome and Principe | $352,814,000 | 2023 est. |
| 116 | Vanuatu | $329,915,000 | 2023 est. |
| 117 | Dominica | $328,026,000 | 2023 est. |
| 118 | Comoros | $319,436,000 | 2023 est. |
| 119 | Samoa | $289,446,000 | 2023 est. |
| 120 | Timor-Leste | $259,088,000 | 2023 est. |
| 121 | Solomon Islands | $201,529,000 | 2023 est. |
| 122 | Tonga | $168,587,000 | 2023 est. |