The CIA World Factbook Edition 2007 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 2007 edition carries it in 227 entries, in its Economy section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.

entries in the 2007 edition
227
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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Entries with Debt - external in each edition

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World

1 entry

World

$43.42 trillion

note: this figure is the sum total of all countries' external debt, both public and private (2004 est.)

Africa

56 entries

Algeria

$4.413 billion (2006 est.)

Angola

$10.66 billion (2006 est.)

Benin

$1.6 billion (2000)

Botswana

$483 million (2006 est.)

Burkina Faso

$1.85 billion (2003)

Burundi

$1.2 billion (2003)

Cape Verde now Cabo Verde

$325 million (2002)

Cameroon

$3.688 billion (2006 est.)

Central African Republic

$1.06 billion (2002 est.)

Chad

$1.5 billion (2003 est.)

Comoros

$232 million (2000 est.)

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

$10 billion (2006 est.)

Congo, Republic of the now Republic of the Congo

$5 billion (2000 est.)

Cote d'Ivoire

$10.9 billion (2006 est.)

Djibouti

$394 million (2004 est.)

Egypt

$31.93 billion (2006 est.)

Equatorial Guinea

$229 million (2006 est.)

Eritrea

$311 million (2000 est.)

Swaziland now Eswatini

$484 million (2006 est.)

Ethiopia

$3.406 billion (2006 est.)

Gabon

$3.849 billion (2006 est.)

Gambia, The now The Gambia

$628.8 million (2003 est.)

Ghana

$3.319 billion (2006 est.)

Guinea

$3.226 billion (2006 est.)

Guinea-Bissau

$941.5 million (2000 est.)

Kenya

$6.931 billion (2006 est.)

Lesotho

$652 million (2006 est.)

Liberia

$3.2 billion (2005 est.)

Libya

$4.492 billion (2006 est.)

Madagascar

$4.6 billion (2002)

Malawi

$468 million (2006 est.)

Mali

$2.8 billion (2002)

Mauritania

$2.5 billion (2000)

Mauritius

$2.419 billion (2006 est.)

Mayotte

$NA

Morocco

$16.63 billion (2006 est.)

Mozambique

$3.527 billion (2006 est.)

Namibia

$1.348 billion (2006 est.)

Niger

$2.1 billion (2003 est.)

Nigeria

$6.575 billion (2006 est.)

Rwanda

$1.4 billion (2004 est.)

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

$NA

Sao Tome and Principe

$318 million (2002)

Senegal

$1.437 billion (2006 est.)

Seychelles

$847 million (2006 est.)

Sierra Leone

$1.61 billion (2003 est.)

Somalia

$3 billion (2001 est.)

South Africa

$31.84 billion (2006 est.)

Sudan

$28.2 billion (2006 est.)

Tanzania

$4.786 billion (2006 est.)

Togo

$2 billion (2005)

Tunisia

$18.55 billion (2006 est.)

Uganda

$1.136 billion (2006 est.)

Western Sahara

$NA

Zambia

$2.513 billion (2006 est.)

Zimbabwe

$4.576 billion (2006 est.)

Arctic Region

2 entries

Greenland

$25 million (1999)

Iceland

$3.073 billion (2002)

Asia

22 entries

Afghanistan

$8 billion in bilateral debt, mostly to Russia; Afghanistan has $500 million in debt to Multilateral Development Banks (2004)

Armenia

$1.16 billion (30 September 2006)

Azerbaijan

$1.972 billion (2006 est.)

Bangladesh

$19.59 billion (2006 est.)

Bhutan

$593 million (2004)

China

$315 billion (2006 est.)

Georgia

$2.04 billion (2004)

India

$131.1 billion (2006 est.)

Japan

$1.547 trillion (30 June 2006)

Kazakhstan

$73.45 billion (2006 est.)

Korea, North now North Korea

$12 billion (1996 est.)

Korea, South now South Korea

$187.2 billion (2006 est.)

Kyrgyzstan

$2.483 billion (30 June 2006 est.)

Maldives

$482 million (2006 est.)

Mongolia

$1.38 billion (2005)

Nepal

$3.07 billion (March 2006)

Pakistan

$36.24 billion (2006 est.)

Russia

$282.3 billion (2006 est.)

Sri Lanka

$12.16 billion (2006 est.)

Tajikistan

$876 million (2006 est.)

Turkmenistan

  • $2.4 billion to $5 billion (2001 est.)

Uzbekistan

$4.767 billion (2006 est.)

Central America and the Caribbean

29 entries

Anguilla

$8.8 million (1998)

Antigua and Barbuda

$427.3 million; note - data are for public external debt, not total external debt (2000)

Aruba

$478.6 million (2005 est.)

Bahamas, The now The Bahamas

$342.6 million (2004 est.)

Barbados

$668 million (2003)

Belize

$1.2 billion (June 2005 est.)

British Virgin Islands

$36.1 million (1997)

Cayman Islands

$70 million (1996)

Costa Rica

$6.332 billion (2006 est.)

Cuba

$16.62 billion (convertible currency); another $15-20 billion owed to Russia (2006 est.)

Dominica

$213 million (2004)

Dominican Republic

$7.909 billion (2006 est.)

El Salvador

$7.518 billion (2006 est.)

Grenada

$347 million (2004)

Guatemala

$5.175 billion (2006 est.)

Haiti

$1.312 billion (2006 est.)

Honduras

$3.901 billion (2006 est.)

Jamaica

$6.926 billion (2006 est.)

Montserrat

$8.9 million (1997)

Netherlands Antilles

$2.68 billion (2004)

Nicaragua

$3.918 billion (2006 est.)

Panama

$9.972 billion (2006 est.)

Puerto Rico

$NA

Saint Kitts and Nevis

$314 million (2004)

Saint Lucia

$257 million (2004)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

$223 million (2004)

Trinidad and Tobago

$2.729 billion (2006 est.)

Turks and Caicos Islands

$NA

Virgin Islands

$NA

Europe

46 entries

Albania

$1.55 billion (2004)

Andorra

$NA

Austria

$594.3 billion (October 2006 est.)

Belarus

$5.929 billion (2006 est.)

Belgium

$1.053 trillion (30 June 2006 est.)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

$6.51 billion (2006 est.)

Bulgaria

$26.63 billion (2006 est.)

Croatia

$33.89 billion (2006 est.)

Czech Republic now Czechia

$55.47 billion (2006 est.)

Denmark

$405 billion (30 June 2006)

Estonia

$16.16 billion (2006 est.)

Faroe Islands

$64 million (1999)

Finland

$251.9 billion (30 June 2006)

France

$3.461 trillion (30 June 2006)

Germany

$3.904 trillion (30 June 2006)

Gibraltar

$NA

Greece

$81.05 billion (2006 est.)

Guernsey

$NA

Hungary

$82.02 billion (2006 est.)

Ireland

$1.392 trillion (30 June 2006)

Isle of Man

$NA

Italy

$1.957 trillion (30 June 2006 est.)

Jersey

$NA

Latvia

$22.94 billion (2006 est.)

Liechtenstein

$0 (2001)

Lithuania

$16.2 billion (2006 est.)

Luxembourg

$NA

Malta

$188.8 million (2005)

Moldova

$2.482 billion (2006 est.)

Monaco

$18 billion (2000 est.)

Montenegro

$NA

Netherlands

$1.899 trillion (30 June 2006)

Macedonia now North Macedonia

$2.365 billion (2006 est.)

Norway

$350.3 billion; note - Norway is a net external creditor (30 June 2006)

Poland

$121.5 billion (2006 est.)

Portugal

$368.2 billion (2006 est.)

Romania

$54.39 billion (2006 est.)

San Marino

$NA

Serbia

  • $15.43 billion (including Montenegro) (2005 est.)

Slovakia

$28.95 billion (2006 est.)

Slovenia

$21.41 billion (2006 est.)

Spain

$996.7 billion (2006 est.)

Sweden

$598.2 billion (30 June 2006)

Switzerland

$1.077 trillion (30 June 2006)

Ukraine

$39.19 billion (2006 est.)

United Kingdom

$8.28 trillion (30 June 2006)

Middle East

17 entries

Bahrain

$7.159 billion (2006 est.)

Cyprus

area under government control:
$12.63 billion
area administered by Turkish Cypriots:
$NA (2006 est.)

Gaza Strip

$NA

Iran

$13.73 billion (2006 est.)

Iraq

$54.46 billion (2006 est.)

Israel

$83.01 billion (2006 est.)

Jordan

$7.628 billion (2006 est.)

Kuwait

$25.26 billion (2006 est.)

Lebanon

$32.11 billion (2006 est.)

Oman

$3.465 billion (2006 est.)

Qatar

$25.7 billion (2006 est.)

Saudi Arabia

$46.6 billion (2006 est.)

Syria

  • $6.601 billion; note - excludes military debt and debt to Russia (2006 est.)

Turkey now Turkiye

$207.4 billion (2006 est.)

United Arab Emirates

$38.31 billion (2006 est.)

West Bank

$NA

Yemen

$5.494 billion (2006 est.)

North America

5 entries

Bermuda

$160 million (FY99/00)

Canada

$684.7 billion (30 June 2006)

Mexico

$164.7 billion (2006 est.)

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

$NA

United States

$10.04 trillion (30 June 2006 est.)

Oceania

23 entries

American Samoa

$NA

Australia

$628.1 billion (2006 est.)

Cook Islands

$141 million (1996 est.)

Fiji

$127 million (2004 est.)

French Polynesia

$NA

Guam

$NA

Kiribati

$10 million (1999 est.)

Marshall Islands

$86.5 million (FY99/00 est.)

Micronesia, Federated States of now Federated States of Micronesia

$60.8 million (FY05 est.)

Nauru

$33.3 million (2002)

New Caledonia

$79 million (1998 est.)

New Zealand

$45.81 billion (2006 est.)

Niue

$418,000 (2002 est.)

Norfolk Island

$NA

Northern Mariana Islands

$NA

Palau

$0 (FY99/00)

Papua New Guinea

$1.813 billion (2006 est.)

Samoa

$177 million (2004)

Solomon Islands

$166 million (2004)

Tonga

$80.7 million (2004)

Tuvalu

$NA

Vanuatu

$81.2 million (2004)

Wallis and Futuna

$3.67 million (2004)

South America

13 entries

Argentina

$109.7 billion (2006 est.)

Bolivia

$4.455 billion (2006 est.)

Brazil

$191.2 billion (2006 est.)

Chile

$47.71 billion (2006 est.)

Colombia

$38.47 billion (2006 est.)

Ecuador

$16.93 billion (2006 est.)

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

$NA

Guyana

$1.2 billion (2002)

Paraguay

$3.362 billion (2006 est.)

Peru

$28.32 billion (2006 est.)

Suriname

$504.3 million (2005 est.)

Uruguay

$11.74 billion (2006 est.)

Venezuela

$41.4 billion (2006 est.)

Southeast Asia

13 entries

Brunei

$0 (2005)

Burma now Burma (Myanmar)

$6.632 billion (2006 est.)

Cambodia

$3.636 billion (2006 est.)

Hong Kong

$72.79 billion (2006 est.)

Indonesia

$130.2 billion (2006 est.)

Laos

$3.179 billion (2006)

Macau

$3.1 billion (2004)

Malaysia

$50.47 billion (2006 est.)

Philippines

$62.44 billion (2006 est.)

Singapore

$24.36 billion (2006 est.)

Taiwan

$91.92 billion (2006 est.)

Thailand

$59.93 billion (2006 est.)

Vietnam

$20.92 billion (2006 est.)

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Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2007, “Debt - external”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/debt-external/2007.

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