The CIA World Factbook Edition 1997 Economy

Debt - external In 36 editions of 36.

Debt - external was published in 36 editions of the CIA World Factbook, from 1990 to 2025. The 1997 edition carries it in 234 entries, in its Economy section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.

entries in the 1997 edition
234
the first edition with it
1990
the latest edition with it
2025

Published as “Debt - external” (1997 to 2025), “External debt” (1990 to 1996), “Debt--external” (1999) and “Debt-external” (1998).

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World

1 entry

World

  • $2 trillion for less developed countries (1996 est.)

Africa

57 entries

Algeria

$32 billion (1996 est.)

Angola

$12.5 billion (1996 est.)

Benin

$1.6 billion (1994 est.)

Botswana

$691 million (1994)

Burkina Faso

$1.1 billion (December 1994 est.)

Burundi

$1.1 billion (1995 est.)

Cape Verde now Cabo Verde

$170 million (1994)

Cameroon

$8.2 billion (1996 est.)

Central African Republic

$890 million (1994 est.)

Chad

$875 million (1995 est.)

Comoros

$189 million (1995 est.)

Congo, Democratic Republic of the now Democratic Republic of the Congo

$13.8 billion (1995 est.)

Congo, Republic of the now Republic of the Congo

$5.3 billion (1996)

Cote d'Ivoire

$16.7 billion (1994)

Djibouti

$267 million (1995 est.)

Egypt

$31 billion (yearend 1996 est.)

Equatorial Guinea

$252 million (1995 est.)

Eritrea

$162 million (1995 est.)

Swaziland now Eswatini

$175 million (1995 est.)

Ethiopia

$4.3 billion (1995 est.)

Gabon

$3.9 billion (1996 )

The Gambia

$419 million (1994 est.)

Ghana

$5.2 billion (1996 est.)

Guinea

$3 billion (1996 est.)

Guinea-Bissau

$816 million (1994 est.)

Kenya

$7 billion (1994 est.)

Lesotho

$512 million (1993)

Liberia

$2.1 billion (1994 est.)

Libya

  • $2.6 billion excluding military debt (1995 est.)

Madagascar

$4.4 billion (1996 est.)

Malawi

$2.2 billion (1995 est.)

Mali

$2.8 billion (1995)

Mauritania

$2.3 billion (1994)

Mauritius

$996.8 million (1993 est.)

Mayotte

$NA

Morocco

$23.4 billion (1996 est.)

Mozambique

$5.5 billion (1995)

Namibia

  • about $315 million (1996 est.)

Niger

$1.6 billion (1995 est.)

Nigeria

$34 billion (1994 est.)

Reunion

$NA

Rwanda

$1 billion (December 1995)

Saint Helena now Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha

$NA

Sao Tome and Principe

$250 million (1995 est.)

Senegal

$4.1 billion (1995 est.)

Seychelles

$170 million (1994 est.)

Sierra Leone

$1.4 billion (1994)

Somalia

$2.6 billion (1994 est.)

South Africa

$30 billion (1996 est.)

Sudan

$18.5 billion (1996 est.)

Tanzania

$7.4 billion (1994 est.)

Togo

$1.5 billion (1994)

Tunisia

$9.6 billion (1996 est.)

Uganda

$3.4 billion (1995 est.)

Western Sahara

$NA

Zambia

$7.2 billion (1996 est.)

Zimbabwe

$4.4 billion (1994)

Arctic Region

2 entries

Greenland

$243 million (1995)

Iceland

$2.5 billion (1993 est.)

Asia

22 entries

Afghanistan

$2.3 billion (March 1991 est.)

Armenia

  • $850 million (of which $75 million to Russia) (1995 est.)

Azerbaijan

$100 million (of which $75 million to Russia)

Bangladesh

$17.1 billion (1996)

Bhutan

$141 million (October 1994)

China

$92 billion (1994 est.)

Georgia

$1.6 billion (1996 est.)

India

$97.9 billion (March 1995)

Japan

$NA

Kazakstan now Kazakhstan

$3.5 billion (July 1996)

Korea, North now North Korea

$8 billion (1992 est.)

Korea, South now South Korea

$93 billion (1996 est.)

Kyrgyzstan

  • $584 million (of which $115 million to Russia) (1995 est.)

Maldives

$137.5 million (1994 est.)

Mongolia

$500 million (1996 est.)

Nepal

$2.85 billion (1996 est.)

Pakistan

$28.6 billion (1996 est.)

Russia

$130 billion (yearend 1996)

Sri Lanka

$9.6 billion (1995)

Tajikistan

  • $635 million (of which $250 million to Russia) (1995 est.)

Turkmenistan

  • $400 million (of which $275 million to Russia) (1995 est.)

Uzbekistan

$1.285 billion (of which $510 million to Russia)

Central America and the Caribbean

31 entries

Anguilla

$8.5 million (1995 est.)

Antigua and Barbuda

$435 million (1996 est.)

Aruba

$669 million (December 1995)

The Bahamas

$393 million (1995)

Barbados

$359 million (December 1996)

Belize

$192 million (1996 est.)

British Virgin Islands

$4.5 million (1985)

Cayman Islands

$15 million (1986)

Costa Rica

$3.2 billion (October 1996 est.)

Cuba

$10.5 billion (convertible currency, 1996); another $20 billion owed to Russia (1996)

Dominica

$110 million (1996 est.)

Dominican Republic

$3.6 billion (1997)

El Salvador

$2.54 billion (yearend 1996)

Grenada

$97 million (1996 est.)

Guadeloupe

$NA

Guatemala

$3.1 billion (1995 est.)

Haiti

$827 million (September 1995 est.)

Honduras

$4.6 billion (1995)

Jamaica

$4.2 billion (1995)

Martinique

$180 million (1994)

Montserrat

$10.2 million (December 1994)

Netherlands Antilles

$1.95 billion (December 1995)

Nicaragua

$6 billion (1996 est.)

Panama

$5.6 billion (1996 est.)

Puerto Rico

$NA

Saint Kitts and Nevis

$45.3 million (1994 est.)

Saint Lucia

$115 million (1996)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

$93 million (1996 est.)

Trinidad and Tobago

$1.67 billion (1996 est.)

Turks and Caicos Islands

$NA

Virgin Islands

$NA

Europe

45 entries

Albania

$500 million (1994 est.)

Andorra

$NA

Austria

$30.2 billion (1996 est.)

Belarus

$2 billion (September 1995 est.)

Belgium

$31.3 billion (1992 est.)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

$3.5 billion (yearend 1995 est.)

Bulgaria

$9.3 billion (1996 est.)

Croatia

$3.15 billion (September 1995)

Czech Republic now Czechia

$17.1 billion (1996 est.)

Denmark

$44 billion (1996 est.)

Estonia

$270 million (January 1996)

Faroe Islands

$767 million (1995 est.)

Finland

$30 billion (December 1993)

France

$117.6 billion (1996 est.)

Germany

$NA

Gibraltar

$318 million (1987)

Greece

$34.2 billion (1996 est.)

Guernsey

$NA

Hungary

$27.5 billion (1996 est.)

Ireland

$17.5 billion (1995)

Man, Isle of now Isle of Man

$NA

Italy

$45 billion (1996 est.)

Jersey

$NA

Latvia

$NA

Liechtenstein

$0 (1996)

Lithuania

$895 million

Luxembourg

$NA

Malta

$134 million (1996)

Moldova

  • $950.7 million (of which $240 million to Russia) (1996 est.)

Monaco

$NA

Netherlands

$0

Macedonia, now North Macedonia

$1.2 billion (1996 est.)

Norway

$NA

Poland

$45.8 billion (1996 est.)

Portugal

$13.6 billion (1996 est.)

Romania

$7.8 billion (1996 est.)

San Marino

$NA

Serbia and Montenegro

$11.2 billion (1995 est.)

Slovakia

  • $4.6 billion hard currency indebtedness (1995 est.)

Slovenia

$4.3 billion (1996 est.)

Spain

$90 billion (1993 est.)

Sweden

$66.5 billion (1994)

Switzerland

$NA

Ukraine

$8.8 billion (including $4.5 billion to Russia) (late 1995 est.)

United Kingdom

$16.2 billion (June 1992)

Middle East

17 entries

Bahrain

$3.2 billion (1995)

Cyprus

Greek area:
$1.8 billion (1996)

Gaza Strip

$NA

Iran

$30 billion (1996 est.)

Iraq

  • very heavy relative to GDP but amount unknown (1996)

Israel

$25.7 billion (1996)

Jordan

$7.3 billion (1996 est.)

Kuwait

$8 billion (1995 est.)

Lebanon

$3 billion (1996 est.)

Oman

$2.7 billion (1995 est.)

Qatar

$5.7 billion (1995 est.)

Saudi Arabia

$NA

Syria

$22 billion (1996 est.)

Turkey now Turkiye

$75.8 billion (1996)

United Arab Emirates

$14 billion (1996 est.)

West Bank

$NA

Yemen

$8 billion (1996)

North America

5 entries

Bermuda

$NA

Canada

$253 billion (1996)

Mexico

$170 billion (1996 est.)

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

$NA

United States

$862 billion (1995 est.)

Oceania

25 entries

American Samoa

$NA

Australia

$134 billion (June 1996)

Cook Islands

$160 million (1994)

Fiji

$333.8 million (1996 est.)

French Polynesia

$NA

Guam

$NA

Kiribati

$2 million (December 1989 est.)

Marshall Islands

$170 million (1994)

Micronesia, Federated States of now Federated States of Micronesia

$129 million

Nauru

$33.3 million

New Caledonia

$NA

New Zealand

$38.5 billion (September 1994)

Niue

$NA

Norfolk Island

$NA

Northern Mariana Islands

$NA

Palau

  • about $100 million (1989)

Papua New Guinea

$3.2 billion (1995)

Pitcairn Islands

$NA

Western Samoa now Samoa

$178.3 million (1995 est.)

Solomon Islands

$100 million (1995 est.)

Tokelau

$0

Tonga

$48.4 million (FY93/94)

Tuvalu

$NA

Vanuatu

$38.2 million (yearend 1993)

Wallis and Futuna

$NA

South America

14 entries

Argentina

$95 billion (1996 est.)

Bolivia

$4.3 billion (November 1996)

Brazil

$176 billion (December 1996)

Chile

$22.3 billion (1995 est.)

Colombia

$16.5 billion (1996 est.)

Ecuador

$12.6 billion (1996)

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

$NA

French Guiana

$1.2 billion (1988)

Guyana

$1.5 billion (1996 est.)

Paraguay

$1.3 billion (1996)

Peru

$23.4 billion (1996 est.)

Suriname

$198 million (1994)

Uruguay

$5 billion (1996 est.)

Venezuela

$26.5 billion (1996)

Southeast Asia

15 entries

Brunei

$0

Burma now Burma (Myanmar)

$5.5 billion (FY94/95 est.)

Cambodia

$1.9 billion (1994)

Christmas Island

$NA

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

$NA

Hong Kong

  • none (1996)

Indonesia

$110 billion (yearend 1996 est.)

Laos

$2 billion (1995 est.)

Macau

$0 (1996)

Malaysia

$27.5 billion (1995 est.)

Philippines

$42.7 billion (June 1996)

Singapore

$NA

Taiwan

$600 million (1995 est.)

Thailand

$61.6 billion (1995)

Vietnam

  • $7.3 billion Western countries;
  • $4.5 billion CEMA debts primarily to Russia;
  • $9 billion to $18 billion nonconvertible debt (former CEMA, Iraq, Iran)

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Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 1997, “Debt - external”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/debt-external/1997.

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