The CIA World Factbook Edition 2008 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 2008 edition carries it in 228 entries, in its Economy section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.

entries in the 2008 edition
228
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

$51.78 trillion

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

Africa

56 entries

Algeria

$3.957 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

Angola

$8.357 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

Benin

$1.2 billion (2007)

Botswana

$408 million (31 December 2007 est.)

Burkina Faso

$1.33 billion (2007)

Burundi

$1.2 billion (2003)

Cape Verde now Cabo Verde

$325 million (2002)

Cameroon

$2.554 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

Central African Republic

$1.153 billion (2007 est.)

Chad

$1.6 billion (2005 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

$13.79 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

Djibouti

$428 million (2006)

Egypt

$29.2 billion (30 June 2007)

Equatorial Guinea

$338 million (31 December 2007 est.)

Eritrea

$311 million (2000 est.)

Swaziland now Eswatini

$524 million (31 December 2007 est.)

Ethiopia

$2.621 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

Gabon

$4.895 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

Gambia, The now The Gambia

$628.8 million (2003 est.)

Ghana

$4.891 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

Guinea

$3.351 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

Guinea-Bissau

$941.5 million (2000 est.)

Kenya

$6.713 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

Lesotho

$689 million (31 December 2007 est.)

Liberia

$3.2 billion (2005 est.)

Libya

$4.837 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

Madagascar

$4.6 billion (2002)

Malawi

$894 million (31 December 2007 est.)

Mali

$2.8 billion (2002)

Mauritania

NA

Mauritius

$2.149 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

Mayotte

$NA

Morocco

$19.91 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

Mozambique

$4.189 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

Namibia

$1.003 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

Niger

$2.1 billion (2003 est.)

Nigeria

$8.007 billion (31 December 2007 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

$2.19 billion (31 December 2007)

Seychelles

$1.059 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

Sierra Leone

$1.61 billion (2003 est.)

Somalia

$3 billion (2001 est.)

South Africa

$39.78 billion (31 December 2007)

Sudan

$29.42 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

Tanzania

$4.382 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

Togo

$2 billion (2005)

Tunisia

$19.27 billion (December 2007)

Uganda

$1.498 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

Western Sahara

$NA

Zambia

$2.596 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

Zimbabwe

$5.155 billion (31 December 2007 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

$1.372 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

Azerbaijan

$2.439 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

Bangladesh

$21.23 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

Bhutan

$713.3 million (2006)

China

$363 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

Georgia

$4.5 billion (2007)

India

$149.2 billion (31 December 2007)

Japan

$1.492 trillion (30 June 2007)

Kazakhstan

$96.36 billion (31 December 2007)

Korea, North now North Korea

$12.5 billion (2001 est.)

Korea, South now South Korea

$220.1 billion (31 December 2007)

Kyrgyzstan

$2.966 billion (30 June 2007)

Maldives

$482 million (2006 est.)

Mongolia

$1.438 billion (2007)

Nepal

$3.07 billion (March 2006)

Pakistan

$38.8 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

Russia

$356.5 billion (31 December 2007)

Sri Lanka

$12.2 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

Tajikistan

$1.56 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

Turkmenistan

  • $1.4 billion to $5 billion (2004 est.)

Uzbekistan

$3.927 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

Central America and the Caribbean

29 entries

Anguilla

$8.8 million (1998)

Antigua and Barbuda

$359.8 million (June 2006)

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

$7.416 billion (30 June 2007)

Cuba

$16.79 billion (convertible currency); another $15-20 billion owed to Russia (31 December 2007 est.)

Dominica

$213 million (2004)

Dominican Republic

$10.21 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

El Salvador

$9.574 billion (December 2007)

Grenada

$347 million (2004)

Guatemala

$5.908 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

Haiti

$1.475 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

Honduras

$3.411 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

Jamaica

$9.657 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

Montserrat

$8.9 million (1997)

Netherlands Antilles

$2.68 billion (2004)

Nicaragua

$3.341 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

Panama

$10.45 billion (31 December 2007 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

$2.869 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

Turks and Caicos Islands

$NA

Virgin Islands

$NA

Europe

47 entries

Albania

$1.55 billion (2004)

Andorra

$NA

Austria

$752.5 billion (30 June 2007)

Belarus

$7.347 billion (31 December 2007)

Belgium

$1.313 trillion (30 June 2007)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

$6.734 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

Bulgaria

$34.88 billion (30 June 2007)

Croatia

$46.3 billion (30 June 2007)

Czech Republic now Czechia

$74.7 billion (31 December 2007)

Denmark

$492.6 billion (30 June 2007)

Estonia

$24.82 billion (30 June 2007)

Faroe Islands

$64 million (1999)

Finland

$271.2 billion (30 June 2007)

France

$4.396 trillion (30 June 2007)

Germany

$4.489 trillion (30 June 2007)

Gibraltar

$NA

Greece

$86.72 billion (31 December 2007)

Guernsey

$NA

Hungary

$125.9 billion (31 December 2007)

Ireland

$1.841 trillion (30 June 2007)

Isle of Man

$NA

Italy

$996.3 billion (31 December 2007)

Jersey

$NA

Kosovo

according to the national bank of Serbia, Kosovo's external debt was around $1.2 billion; Kosovo was willing to accept around $900 million (2007)

Latvia

$33.53 billion (31 December 2007)

Liechtenstein

$0 (2001)

Lithuania

$27.19 billion (31 December 2007)

Luxembourg

$NA

Malta

$188.8 million (2005)

Moldova

$3.3 billion (31 December 2007)

Monaco

$18 billion (2000 est.)

Montenegro

$650 million (2006)

Netherlands

$2.277 trillion (30 June 2007)

Macedonia now North Macedonia

$3.967 billion (31 December 2007)

Norway

$469.1 billion; note - Norway is a net external creditor (30 June 2007)

Poland

$169.8 billion (31 December 2007)

Portugal

$461.2 billion (31 December 2007)

Romania

$74.54 billion (31 December 2007)

San Marino

$NA

Serbia

  • $26.24 billion (includes debt for Montenegro and Kosovo) (2007 est.)

Slovakia

$36.63 billion (31 December 2007)

Slovenia

$40.42 billion (30 June 2007)

Spain

$1.084 trillion (30 June 2007 est.)

Sweden

$598.2 billion (30 June 2006)

Switzerland

$1.34 trillion (30 June 2007)

Ukraine

$69.04 billion (31 December 2007)

United Kingdom

$10.45 trillion (30 June 2007)

Middle East

17 entries

Bahrain

$7.858 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

Cyprus

$26.97 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

Gaza Strip

$NA

Iran

$20.68 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

Iraq

$100.9 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

Israel

$89.95 billion (31 December 2007)

Jordan

$8.133 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

Kuwait

$33.62 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

Lebanon

$31.6 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

Oman

$5.297 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

Qatar

$33.09 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

Saudi Arabia

$58.6 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

Syria

$6.633 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

Turkey now Turkiye

$247.1 billion (31 December 2007)

United Arab Emirates

$61.68 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

West Bank

$NA

Yemen

$6.044 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

North America

5 entries

Bermuda

$160 million (FY99/00)

Canada

$758.6 billion (30 June 2007)

Mexico

$179.8 billion (31 December 2007)

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

$NA

United States

$12.25 trillion (30 June 2007)

Oceania

23 entries

American Samoa

$NA

Australia

$826.4 billion (31 December 2007)

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

$51.44 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

Niue

$418,000 (2002 est.)

Norfolk Island

$NA

Northern Mariana Islands

$NA

Palau

$0 (FY99/00)

Papua New Guinea

$1.646 billion (31 December 2007 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

$135.8 billion (31 December 2007)

Bolivia

$4.495 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

Brazil

$229.4 billion (31 December 2007)

Chile

$57.6 billion (31 December 2007)

Colombia

$41.39 billion (30 June 2007)

Ecuador

$17.12 billion (31 December 2007)

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

$NA

Guyana

$1.2 billion (2002)

Paraguay

$3.492 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

Peru

$32.83 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

Suriname

$504.3 million (2005 est.)

Uruguay

$11.42 billion (31 December 2007)

Venezuela

$43.33 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

Southeast Asia

13 entries

Brunei

$0 (2005)

Burma now Burma (Myanmar)

$7.022 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

Cambodia

$3.89 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

Hong Kong

$588 billion (2007 est.)

Indonesia

$140 billion (31 December 2007)

Laos

$3.179 billion (2006)

Macau

$0 (2006)

Malaysia

$53.09 billion (31 December 2007)

Philippines

$61.78 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

Singapore

$25.59 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

Taiwan

$97.85 billion (31 December 2007)

Thailand

$59.52 billion (31 December 2007)

Vietnam

$21.83 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

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Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2008, “Debt - external”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/debt-external/2008.

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