The CIA World Factbook Edition 2010 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 2010 edition carries it in 229 entries, in its Economy section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.
- entries in the 2010 edition
- 229
- 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
$59.09 trillion (31 December 2010 est.)
$62.25 trillion (31 December 2009 est.)
note: this figure is the sum total of all countries' external debt, both public and private
Africa
56 entriesAlgeria
$4.138 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 116
$5.413 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Angola
$17.98 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 75
$13.64 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Benin
$2.894 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 131
$986.2 million (31 December 2008 est.)
Botswana
$2.222 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 137
$1.681 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Burkina Faso
$2.002 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 139
$1.784 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Cameroon
$3.344 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 123
$3.231 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the now Democratic Republic of the Congo
$4.3 billion (2009 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 112
- $12.7 billion (2008 est.)
Congo, Republic of the now Republic of the Congo
$5 billion (2000 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 105
Cote d'Ivoire
$11.6 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 86
$11.34 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Egypt
$30.61 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 65
$29.66 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Equatorial Guinea
$832 million (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 153
$766 million (31 December 2009 est.)
Swaziland now Eswatini
$497 million (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 161
$411 million (31 December 2009 est.)
Ethiopia
$4.289 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 113
$3.621 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Gabon
$2.374 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 135
$2.352 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Gambia, The now The Gambia
$530 million (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 159
$489 million (31 December 2009 est.)
Ghana
$6.483 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 97
$5.427 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Guinea
$3.072 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 128
$3.222 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
Kenya
$7.935 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 92
$7.795 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Lesotho
$647 million (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 157
$671 million (31 December 2009 est.)
Libya
$6.378 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 98
$5.891 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Madagascar
$2.973 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 130
$2.261 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Malawi
$1.213 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 146
$1.166 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Mauritius
$5.043 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 104
$4.474 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Morocco
$22.69 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 70
$21.12 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Mozambique
$4.99 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 107
$4.246 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Namibia
$2.373 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 136
$2.175 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Nigeria
$11.02 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 88
$10.11 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Senegal
$3.885 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 118
$3.462 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Seychelles
$1.374 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 145
$1.321 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
South Africa
$80.52 billion (30 June 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 43
$73.84 billion (30 June 2009)
Sudan
$37.98 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 58
$35.71 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Tanzania
$7.576 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 94
$6.879 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Tunisia
$18.76 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 73
$19.6 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Uganda
$2.888 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 132
$2.554 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Zambia
$3.495 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 121
$3.091 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Zimbabwe
$5.772 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 100
$5.667 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Arctic Region
2 entriesAsia
22 entriesArmenia
$5.227 billion (30 June 2010)
country comparison to the world: 103
$3.449 billion (31 December 2008)
Azerbaijan
$3.221 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 124
$3.44 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Bangladesh
$24.46 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 69
$24.22 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
China
$406.6 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 22
$349.3 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Georgia
$3.381 billion (31 December 2009)
country comparison to the world: 122
$7.711 billion (31 December 2008)
India
$237.1 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 28
$221.3 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Japan
$2.246 trillion (30 June 2010)
country comparison to the world: 6
$2.231 trillion (31 December 2008)
Kazakhstan
$94.44 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 36
$106.3 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Korea, South now South Korea
$370.1 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 24
$370.8 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Kyrgyzstan
$3.738 billion (30 June 2010)
country comparison to the world: 119
$3.467 billion (31 December 2008)
Pakistan
$57.21 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 52
$53.62 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Russia
$480.2 billion (30 November 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 21
$467.2 billion (31 December 2009)
Sri Lanka
$17.97 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 76
$17.44 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Tajikistan
$1.997 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 140
$1.771 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Uzbekistan
$4.236 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 114
$4.053 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Central America and the Caribbean
29 entriesCosta Rica
$9.126 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 89
$7.972 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Cuba
$19.75 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 72
$19.42 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Dominican Republic
$13.09 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 82
$11.04 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
El Salvador
$11.45 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 87
$10.83 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Guatemala
$17.47 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 77
$16.04 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Haiti
$494 million (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 162
$1.362 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Honduras
$3.54 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 120
$3.311 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Jamaica
$12.66 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 84
$10.56 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Nicaragua
$4.03 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 117
$3.633 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Panama
$13.85 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 80
$13.7 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
$479 million (2010 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 163
- $223 million (2004)
Trinidad and Tobago
$4.303 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 111
$3.895 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Europe
48 entriesAustria
$755 billion (30 June 2010)
country comparison to the world: 17
$864.2 billion (31 December 2008)
Belarus
$24.8 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 68
$19.74 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Belgium
$1.241 trillion (30 June 2010)
country comparison to the world: 12
$1.354 trillion (31 December 2008)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
$7.996 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 91
$8.048 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Bulgaria
$36.15 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 60
$39.56 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Croatia
$59.7 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 49
$62.41 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Czech Republic now Czechia
$86.79 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 39
$82.42 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Denmark
$559.5 billion (30 June 2010)
country comparison to the world: 18
$588.8 billion (31 December 2008)
Estonia
$25.13 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 67
$25.56 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
European Union
country comparison to the world: 2
- $13.72 trillion (30 June 2010);
- This is the external debt for the euro area only;
- it excludes the external debt of the non-euro-area members of the EU
Finland
$370.8 billion (30 June 2010)
country comparison to the world: 23
$339.5 billion (31 December 2008)
France
$4.698 trillion (30 June 2010)
country comparison to the world: 5
$4.935 trillion (31 December 2008)
Germany
$4.713 trillion (30 June 2010)
country comparison to the world: 4
$5.158 trillion (31 December 2008)
Greece
$532.9 billion (30 June 2010)
country comparison to the world: 19
$504.6 billion (31 December 2008)
Hungary
$134.6 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 31
$147.5 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Ireland
$2.131 trillion (30 June 2010)
country comparison to the world: 10
$2.356 trillion (31 December 2008)
Italy
$2.223 trillion (30 June 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 8
$2.328 trillion (31 December 2008)
Latvia
$37.28 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 59
$41.58 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Lithuania
$27.6 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 66
$28.69 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Luxembourg
$1.892 trillion (30 June 2010)
country comparison to the world: 11
$2.02 trillion (31 December 2008)
Moldova
$4.146 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 115
$3.844 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Macedonia now North Macedonia
$5.52 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 102
$5.5 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Norway
$2.232 trillion (30 June 2010)
country comparison to the world: 7
$475.9 billion (31 December 2008)
note: Norway is a net external creditor
Poland
$252.9 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 27
$239.6 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Portugal
$497.8 billion (30 June 2010)
country comparison to the world: 20
$507 billion (30 June 2009)
Romania
$108.9 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 34
$110 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Serbia
$32.31 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 64
$32.01 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Slovakia
$59.33 billion (30 June 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 50
$52.53 billion (31 December 2008)
Slovenia
$51.57 billion (30 June 2010)
country comparison to the world: 56
$54.61 billion (31 December 2008)
Spain
$2.166 trillion (30 June 2010)
country comparison to the world: 9
$2.317 trillion (31 December 2008)
Sweden
$853.3 billion (30 June 2010)
country comparison to the world: 16
$617.3 billion (31 December 2008)
Switzerland
$1.19 trillion (30 June 2010)
country comparison to the world: 13
$1.305 trillion (31 December 2008)
Ukraine
$97.5 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 35
$94.3 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
United Kingdom
$8.981 trillion (30 June 2010)
country comparison to the world: 3
$9.041 trillion (31 December 2008)
Middle East
17 entriesBahrain
$14.68 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 79
$10.55 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Iran
$12.84 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 83
$12.63 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Iraq
$52.58 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 55
$73 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Israel
$89.68 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 38
$86.78 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Jordan
$5.522 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 101
$6.766 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Kuwait
$56.81 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 53
$55.23 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Lebanon
$34.45 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 61
$31.89 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Oman
$8.829 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 90
$7.061 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Qatar
$71.38 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 44
$70.37 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Saudi Arabia
$82.92 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 41
$72.77 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Syria
$7.682 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 93
$7.359 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Turkey now Turkiye
$270.7 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 26
$268.3 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
United Arab Emirates
$122.7 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 33
$122.5 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Yemen
$7.147 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 95
$6.552 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
North America
5 entriesCanada
$1.009 trillion (30 June 2010)
country comparison to the world: 15
$781.1 billion (31 December 2008)
Mexico
$212.5 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 29
$204.5 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
United States
$13.98 trillion (30 June 2010)
country comparison to the world: 1
$13.75 trillion (31 December 2008)
note: approximately 4/5ths of US external debt is denominated in US dollars; foreign lenders have been willing to hold US dollar denominated debt instruments because they view the dollar as the world's reserve currency
Oceania
23 entriesAustralia
$1.169 trillion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 14
$1.094 trillion (31 December 2009 est.)
Marshall Islands
$87 million (2008 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 180
$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: 186
New Zealand
$64.33 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 46
$62.47 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Papua New Guinea
$1.548 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 144
$1.436 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
South America
13 entriesArgentina
$128.6 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 32
$118.4 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Bolivia
$6.13 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 99
$5.653 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Brazil
$310.8 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 25
$273.7 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Chile
$84.51 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 40
$72.76 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Colombia
$57.74 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 51
$52.9 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Ecuador
$14.71 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 78
$13.48 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Paraguay
$4.346 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 109
$3.883 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Peru
$33.29 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 63
$30.51 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Uruguay
$13.39 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 81
$13.23 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Venezuela
$55.61 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 54
$53.58 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Southeast Asia
13 entriesBurma now Burma (Myanmar)
$7.145 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 96
$7.079 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Cambodia
$4.338 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 110
$4.284 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Hong Kong
$69.86 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 45
$655.1 billion (30 September 2009)
Indonesia
$155.9 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 30
$156.7 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Malaysia
$62.82 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 47
$58.79 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Philippines
$61.85 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 48
$62.97 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Singapore
$21.66 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 71
$20.3 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Taiwan
$91.41 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 37
$75.3 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Thailand
$82.5 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 42
$70.3 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Vietnam
$33.45 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 62
$27.84 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
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Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2010, “Debt - external”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/debt-external/2010.