The CIA World Factbook Edition 2009 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 2009 edition carries it in 228 entries, in its Economy section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.
- entries in the 2009 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 entryWorld
$60.96 trillion (31 December 2008 est.)
$60.26 trillion (31 December 2007 est.)
note: this figure is the sum total of all countries' external debt, both public and private
Africa
56 entriesAlgeria
$3.753 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 113
$3.957 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Angola
$14.09 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 78
$8.357 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Botswana
$409 million (31 December 2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 168
$408 million (31 December 2007 est.)
Burkina Faso
$1.665 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 139
$1.33 billion (2007)
Cameroon
$3.066 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 126
$2.554 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the now Democratic Republic of the Congo
$10 billion (2007 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 87
- $10 billion (2006 est.)
Congo, Republic of the now Republic of the Congo
$5 billion (2000 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 106
Cote d'Ivoire
$14.05 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 79
$13.79 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Egypt
$32.12 billion (31 December 2008)
country comparison to the world: 64
$32.84 billion (31 December 2007)
Equatorial Guinea
$190 million (31 December 2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 180
$338 million (31 December 2007 est.)
Swaziland now Eswatini
$554 million (31 December 2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 163
$524 million (31 December 2007 est.)
Ethiopia
$3.155 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 123
$2.621 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Gabon
$2.986 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 128
$4.895 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Ghana
$5.055 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 105
$4.891 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Guinea
$3.222 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 119
$3.351 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Kenya
$7.855 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 92
$6.713 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Lesotho
$619 million (31 December 2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 162
$689 million (31 December 2007 est.)
Libya
$6.223 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 99
$4.837 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Madagascar
$2.023 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 135
$4.6 billion (2002)
Malawi
$1.005 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 153
$894 million (31 December 2007 est.)
Mauritius
$5.077 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 104
$2.149 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Morocco
$20.12 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 72
$19.91 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Mozambique
$3.826 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 112
$4.189 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Namibia
$807.3 million (31 December 2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 156
$1.003 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Nigeria
$9.996 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 88
$8.007 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Senegal
$2.627 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 132
$2.19 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Seychelles
$1.422 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 145
$1.059 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
South Africa
$71.81 billion (31 December 2008)
country comparison to the world: 43
$75.28 billion (31 December 2007)
Sudan
$33.72 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 60
$29.42 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Tanzania
$6.195 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 100
$4.382 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Tunisia
$20.81 billion (31 December 2008)
country comparison to the world: 71
$20.4 billion (31 December 2007)
Uganda
$1.835 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 137
$1.498 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Zambia
$3.095 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 124
$2.596 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Zimbabwe
$5.669 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 103
$5.155 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Arctic Region
2 entriesAsia
22 entriesArmenia
$3.449 billion (31 December 2008)
country comparison to the world: 116
$2.909 billion (31 December 2007)
Azerbaijan
$2.635 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 131
$2.439 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Bangladesh
$22.83 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 69
$21.23 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
China
$400.6 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 23
$363 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Georgia
$7.711 billion (31 December 2008)
country comparison to the world: 93
$5.343 billion (31 December 2007)
India
$229.3 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 29
$206 billion (31 December 2007)
Japan
$2.231 trillion (31 December 2008)
country comparison to the world: 9
$1.768 trillion (31 December 2007)
Kazakhstan
$107.8 billion (31 December 2008)
country comparison to the world: 35
$96.91 billion (31 December 2007)
Korea, South now South Korea
$381.1 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 24
$383.2 billion (31 December 2007)
Kyrgyzstan
$3.467 billion (31 December 2008)
country comparison to the world: 115
$3.162 billion (31 December 2007)
Pakistan
$46.39 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 55
$38.8 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Russia
$483.5 billion (31 December 2008)
country comparison to the world: 21
$471 billion (31 December 2007)
Sri Lanka
$16.78 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 76
$12.2 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Tajikistan
$1.503 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 144
$1.56 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Turkmenistan
$1.4 billion (2004 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 147
note: some estimates put this figure as high as $5 billion
Uzbekistan
$4.022 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 111
$3.927 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Central America and the Caribbean
29 entriesCosta Rica
$9.249 billion (31 December 2008)
country comparison to the world: 89
$8.416 billion (31 December 2007)
Cuba
$19.04 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 73
$16.79 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Dominican Republic
$11.42 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 81
$10.21 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
El Salvador
$10.69 billion (31 December 2008)
country comparison to the world: 84
$9.808 billion (31 December 2007)
Guatemala
$6.5 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 98
$5.908 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Haiti
$1.817 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 138
$1.475 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Honduras
$3.209 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 120
$3.411 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Jamaica
$10.65 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 85
$9.657 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Nicaragua
$4.596 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 108
$3.341 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Panama
$11.26 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 82
$10.45 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago
$3.289 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 117
$2.869 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Europe
47 entriesAustria
$832.8 billion (31 December 2008)
country comparison to the world: 13
$801.4 billion (31 December 2007)
Belarus
$15.15 billion (31 December 2008)
country comparison to the world: 77
$12.49 billion (31 December 2007)
Belgium
$1.354 trillion (31 December 2008)
country comparison to the world: 11
$1.539 trillion (31 December 2007)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
$7.388 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 95
$6.734 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Bulgaria
$51.46 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 53
$42.62 billion (31 December 2007)
Croatia
$54.79 billion (31 December 2008)
country comparison to the world: 50
$48.93 billion (31 December 2007)
Czech Republic now Czechia
$80.43 billion (31 December 2008)
country comparison to the world: 41
$76.04 billion (31 December 2007)
Denmark
$588.8 billion (31 December 2008)
country comparison to the world: 18
$567.4 billion (31 December 2007)
Estonia
$26.84 billion (31 December 2008)
country comparison to the world: 65
$25.25 billion (31 December 2007)
Finland
$339.5 billion (31 December 2008)
country comparison to the world: 25
$314.1 billion (31 December 2007)
France
$4.935 trillion (31 December 2008)
country comparison to the world: 4
$4.88 trillion (31 December 2007)
Germany
$5.158 trillion (31 December 2008)
country comparison to the world: 3
$5.155 trillion (31 December 2007)
Greece
$504.6 billion (31 December 2008)
country comparison to the world: 19
$454.2 billion (31 December 2007)
Hungary
$212.1 billion (31 December 2008)
country comparison to the world: 30
$167.7 billion (31 December 2007)
Ireland
$2.356 trillion (31 December 2008)
country comparison to the world: 6
$2.263 trillion (31 December 2007)
Italy
$2.328 trillion (31 December 2008)
country comparison to the world: 7
$2.5 trillion (31 December 2007)
Latvia
$42.26 billion (31 December 2008)
country comparison to the world: 57
$38.95 billion (31 December 2007)
Lithuania
$32.47 billion (31 December 2008)
country comparison to the world: 63
$30.1 billion (31 December 2007)
Luxembourg
$2.02 trillion (31 December 2008)
country comparison to the world: 10
$NA (31 December 2007)
Moldova
$4.125 billion (31 December 2008)
country comparison to the world: 110
$3.326 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Netherlands
$2.461 trillion (31 December 2008)
country comparison to the world: 5
$2.59 trillion (31 December 2007)
Macedonia now North Macedonia
$4.667 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 107
$3.967 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Norway
$475.9 billion (31 December 2008)
country comparison to the world: 22
$540.3 billion (31 December 2007)
note: Norway is a net external creditor
Poland
$243.5 billion (31 December 2008)
country comparison to the world: 28
$233.1 billion (31 December 2007)
Portugal
$484.7 billion (31 December 2008)
country comparison to the world: 20
$483.9 billion (31 December 2007)
Romania
$102.2 billion (31 December 2008)
country comparison to the world: 36
$NA (31 December 2007 est.)
Slovakia
$52.53 billion (31 December 2008)
country comparison to the world: 52
$44.31 billion (31 December 2007)
Slovenia
$54.61 billion (31 December 2008)
country comparison to the world: 51
$50.58 billion (31 December 2007)
Spain
$2.317 trillion (31 December 2008)
country comparison to the world: 8
$2.299 trillion (31 December 2007)
Sweden
$617.3 billion (31 December 2008)
country comparison to the world: 17
$598.2 billion (30 June 2006)
Switzerland
$1.305 trillion (31 December 2008)
country comparison to the world: 12
$1.565 trillion (31 December 2007)
Ukraine
$101.7 billion (31 December 2008)
country comparison to the world: 37
$79.96 billion (31 December 2007)
United Kingdom
$9.041 trillion (31 December 2008)
country comparison to the world: 2
$11.26 trillion (31 December 2007)
Middle East
17 entriesBahrain
$10.33 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 86
$7.858 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Cyprus
$32.86 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 62
$26.97 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Iran
$21.06 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 70
$20.68 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Iraq
$67.74 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 44
$100.9 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Israel
$86.08 billion (31 December 2008)
country comparison to the world: 39
$89.58 billion (31 December 2007)
Jordan
$6.794 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 97
$8.133 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Kuwait
$36.89 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 58
$33.62 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Lebanon
$33.28 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 61
$31.6 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Oman
$7.68 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 94
$5.297 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Qatar
$57.37 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 49
$33.09 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Saudi Arabia
$82.13 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 40
$58.6 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Syria
$7.167 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 96
$6.633 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Turkey now Turkiye
$278.1 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 26
$249.4 billion (31 December 2007)
United Arab Emirates
$134.7 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 33
$61.68 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Yemen
$5.977 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 101
$6.044 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
North America
5 entriesCanada
$781.1 billion (31 December 2008)
country comparison to the world: 15
$806.9 billion (31 December 2007)
Mexico
$200.4 billion (31 December 2008)
country comparison to the world: 31
$193.1 billion (31 December 2007)
United States
$13.75 trillion (31 December 2008)
country comparison to the world: 1
$13.43 trillion (31 December 2007)
Oceania
23 entriesAustralia
$799.8 billion (31 December 2008)
country comparison to the world: 14
$820.4 billion (31 December 2007)
Marshall Islands
$87 million (2008 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 187
$86.5 million (FY99/00 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States of now Federated States of Micronesia
$60.8 million (FY05 est.)
country comparison to the world: 193
New Zealand
$59.08 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 48
$51.44 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Papua New Guinea
$2.511 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 133
$1.646 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
South America
13 entriesArgentina
$128.2 billion (31 December 2008)
country comparison to the world: 34
$124 billion (31 December 2007)
Bolivia
$5.931 billion (31 December 2008)
country comparison to the world: 102
$5.385 billion (31 December 2007)
Brazil
$262.9 billion (31 December 2008)
country comparison to the world: 27
$240.5 billion (31 December 2007)
Chile
$64.77 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 47
$55.67 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Colombia
$46.38 billion (31 December 2008)
country comparison to the world: 56
$44.55 billion (31 December 2007)
Paraguay
$3.507 billion (31 December 2008)
country comparison to the world: 114
$3.096 billion (31 December 2007)
Peru
$34.59 billion (31 December 2008)
country comparison to the world: 59
$32.57 billion (31 December 2007)
Uruguay
$10.73 billion (31 December 2008)
country comparison to the world: 83
$11.07 billion (31 December 2007)
Venezuela
$47.03 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 54
$43.33 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Southeast Asia
13 entriesBurma now Burma (Myanmar)
$7.946 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 91
$7.022 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Cambodia
$4.127 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 109
$3.89 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Hong Kong
$659.9 billion (31 December 2008)
country comparison to the world: 16
$711.1 billion (31 December 2007)
Indonesia
$155.1 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 32
$141.2 billion (31 December 2007)
Malaysia
$75.33 billion (31 December 2008)
country comparison to the world: 42
$62.33 billion (31 December 2007)
Philippines
$66.27 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 45
$61.78 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Singapore
$25.52 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 68
$25.59 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Taiwan
$93.02 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 38
$97.85 billion (31 December 2007)
Thailand
$65.09 billion (31 December 2008)
country comparison to the world: 46
$61.74 billion (31 December 2007)
Vietnam
$25.89 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 67
$21.83 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Cite this page
Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2009, “Debt - external”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/debt-external/2009.