The CIA World Factbook Edition 2011 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 2011 edition carries it in 228 entries, in its Economy section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.
- entries in the 2011 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
$60.47 trillion (31 December 2010 est.)
$61.53 trillion (31 December 2009 est.)
note: this figure is the sum total of all countries' external debt, both public and private
Africa
56 entriesAlgeria
$4.344 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 119
$5.345 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Angola
$18.11 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 77
$16.72 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Botswana
$2.499 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 135
$1.617 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Burkina Faso
$2.05 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 139
$1.835 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Cameroon
$3.123 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 127
$2.941 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Central African Republic
$402.8 million (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 168
$396 million (31 December 2009 est.)
Chad
$1.743 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 142
$1.743 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Comoros
$279.3 million (31 December 2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 174
$279.3 million (2000 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the now Democratic Republic of the Congo
$13.5 billion (2009 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 85
$12.18 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Congo, Republic of the now Republic of the Congo
$5 billion (2000 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 110
Cote d'Ivoire
$11.52 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 91
$11.7 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Egypt
$34.91 billion (30 June 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 65
$35.37 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
Equatorial Guinea
$794.7 million (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 157
$757.2 million (31 December 2009 est.)
Eritrea
$1.048 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 149
$1.019 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Swaziland now Eswatini
$445.6 million (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 166
$417.8 million (31 December 2009 est.)
Ethiopia
$5.593 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 107
$5.025 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Gabon
$2.247 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 138
$2.13 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Gambia, The now The Gambia
$572 million (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 161
$520.1 million (31 December 2009 est.)
Ghana
$6.795 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 102
$5.72 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Guinea
$2.843 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 133
$2.926 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Kenya
$8.465 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 96
$8.005 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Lesotho
$666.2 million (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 159
$671.3 million (31 December 2009 est.)
Liberia
$1.66 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 143
$3.2 billion (2005 est.)
Libya
$6.396 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 104
$5.884 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Madagascar
$2.265 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 137
$2.214 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Malawi
$1.269 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 147
$1.115 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Mali
$3.024 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 129
$2.667 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Mauritania
$2.344 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 136
$2.03 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Mauritius
$4.695 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 114
$3.717 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Morocco
$30.19 billion (30 June 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 70
$26.56 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
Mozambique
$4.81 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 111
$4.169 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Namibia
$3.101 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 128
$2.199 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Niger
$990.9 million (31 December 2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 152
$2.1 billion (2003 est.)
Nigeria
$9.16 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 95
$7.846 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Sao Tome and Principe
$185.9 million (31 December 2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 179
$318 million (2002 est.)
Senegal
$3.858 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 123
$3.503 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Seychelles
$1.526 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 146
$1.624 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
South Africa
$109.4 billion (30 June 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 41
$44.8 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
Sudan
$37.7 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 63
$35.72 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Tanzania
$8.259 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 97
$7.325 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Tunisia
$23.09 billion (30 June 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 73
$21.47 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
Uganda
$2.938 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 131
$2.49 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Zambia
$3.461 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 126
$3.049 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Zimbabwe
$5.204 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 108
$5.015 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Arctic Region
2 entriesAsia
22 entriesArmenia
$6.965 billion (30 June 2011)
country comparison to the world: 101
$5.227 billion (30 June 2010)
Azerbaijan
$3.934 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 122
$4.008 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Bangladesh
$24.6 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 71
$23.82 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
China
$529.2 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 23
$428.4 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Georgia
$10.5 billion (30 June 2011)
country comparison to the world: 92
$3.381 billion (31 December 2009)
India
$316.9 billion (30 June 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 28
$251.9 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
Japan
$2.719 trillion (30 June 2011)
country comparison to the world: 6
$2.441 trillion (30 September 2010)
Kazakhstan
$124.1 billion (30 June 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 37
$95.91 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
Korea, South now South Korea
$398 billion (30 June 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 25
$380.9 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
Kyrgyzstan
$3.738 billion (30 June 2010)
country comparison to the world: 125
$3.467 billion (31 December 2008)
Pakistan
$56.12 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 56
$53.6 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Russia
$538.6 billion (30 June 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 22
$393.5 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
Sri Lanka
$19.78 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 75
$17.21 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Tajikistan
$1.988 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 140
$1.762 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Turkmenistan
$517.7 million (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 162
$575.7 million (31 December 2009 est.)
Uzbekistan
$4.221 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 121
$4.109 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Central America and the Caribbean
28 entriesCosta Rica
$9.239 billion (30 June 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 94
$8.59 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
Cuba
$19.75 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 76
$19.42 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Dominican Republic
$13.24 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 86
$10.86 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
El Salvador
$11.92 billion (30 June 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 90
$12.06 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
Guatemala
$15.75 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 80
$13.8 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Haiti
$504.1 million (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 164
$1.362 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Honduras
$3.748 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 124
$3.675 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Jamaica
$12.57 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 88
$10.77 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Nicaragua
$4.739 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 113
$4.42 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Panama
$13.22 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 87
$12.42 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Puerto Rico
$56.82 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 55
$52.98 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Saint Kitts and Nevis
$215.8 million (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 177
$226.6 million (31 December 2009 est.)
Saint Lucia
$366 million (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 169
$416.4 million (31 December 2009 est.)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
$272.4 million (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 175
$208.8 million (31 December 2009 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago
$4.289 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 120
$3.857 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Europe
48 entriesAlbania
$4.752 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 112
$4.719 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Belarus
$33.1 billion (30 June 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 67
$22.13 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
Belgium
$1.399 trillion (30 June 2011)
country comparison to the world: 11
$1.241 trillion (30 June 2010)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
$9.692 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 93
$9.583 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Bulgaria
$53.48 billion (30 June 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 57
$38.17 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
Croatia
$68.69 billion (30 June 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 51
$61.62 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
Czech Republic now Czechia
$105.8 billion (30 June 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 42
$86.53 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
Denmark
$626.9 billion (30 June 2011)
country comparison to the world: 19
$559.5 billion (30 June 2010)
Estonia
$24.22 billion (30 June 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 72
$22.03 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
France
$5.633 trillion (30 June 2011)
country comparison to the world: 4
$4.698 trillion (30 June 2010)
Germany
$5.624 trillion (30 June 2011)
country comparison to the world: 5
$4.713 trillion (30 June 2010)
Greece
$583.3 billion (30 June 2011)
country comparison to the world: 20
$532.9 billion (30 June 2010)
Hungary
$232.5 billion (30 June 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 31
$179 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
Ireland
$2.357 trillion (30 June 2011)
country comparison to the world: 9
$2.253 trillion (30 September 2010)
Italy
$2.684 trillion (30 June 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 7
$2.223 trillion (30 June 2010 est.)
Latvia
$42.07 billion (30 June 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 62
$39.55 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
Lithuania
$35.84 billion (30 June 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 64
$29.88 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
Luxembourg
$2.146 trillion (30 June 2011)
country comparison to the world: 10
$1.892 trillion (30 June 2010)
Malta
$48.79 billion (30 June 2011)
country comparison to the world: 59
$5.978 billion (31 December 2010)
Moldova
$5.056 billion (30 June 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 109
$3.697 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
Macedonia now North Macedonia
$5.704 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 106
$5.589 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Norway
$644.5 billion (30 June 2011)
country comparison to the world: 18
note: Norway is a net external creditor
Poland
$365.4 billion (30 June 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 27
$272.2 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
Portugal
$548.3 billion (30 June 2011)
country comparison to the world: 21
$497.8 billion (30 June 2010)
Romania
$143.5 billion (30 June 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 34
$122.8 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
Serbia
$33.6 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 66
$33.38 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Slovakia
$75.9 billion (30 June 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 48
$59.33 billion (30 June 2010 est.)
Slovenia
$61.23 billion (30 June 2011)
country comparison to the world: 54
$51.57 billion (30 June 2010)
Sweden
$1.016 trillion (30 June 2011)
country comparison to the world: 15
$853.3 billion (30 June 2010)
Switzerland
$1.346 trillion (30 June 2011)
country comparison to the world: 12
$1.2 trillion (30 September 2010)
Ukraine
$123.4 billion (30 June 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 38
$99.51 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
United Kingdom
$9.836 trillion (30 June 2011)
country comparison to the world: 3
$8.981 trillion (30 June 2010)
Middle East
17 entriesBahrain
$14.58 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 81
$10.55 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Iran
$14.34 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 82
$13.43 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Iraq
$52.58 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 58
$73 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Israel
$112.4 billion (30 June 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 39
$106.1 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
Jordan
$17.46 billion (30 June 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 79
$7.301 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
Kuwait
$45.43 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 60
$45.49 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Lebanon
$30.45 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 69
$30.74 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Oman
$7.921 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 99
$7.169 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Qatar
$75.13 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 49
$70.8 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Saudi Arabia
$80.95 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 46
$72.4 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Syria
$7.636 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 100
$7.246 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Turkey now Turkiye
$309.6 billion (30 June 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 29
$290.7 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
United Arab Emirates
$151.8 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 33
$149 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Yemen
$6.586 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 103
$6.356 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
North America
5 entriesCanada
$1.181 trillion (30 June 2011)
country comparison to the world: 14
$1.009 trillion (30 June 2010)
Mexico
$279.8 billion (30 June 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 30
$195.6 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
United States
$14.71 trillion (30 June 2011)
country comparison to the world: 2
$13.98 trillion (30 June 2010)
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
$1.302 trillion (30 June 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 13
$1.265 trillion (31 December 2010 est.)
Marshall Islands
$87 million (2008 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 185
$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: 190
New Zealand
$81.1 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 45
$82.33 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Papua New Guinea
$1.622 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 144
$1.543 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Tonga
$104.5 million (31 December 2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 184
$80.7 million (2004)
South America
13 entriesArgentina
$132.5 billion (30 June 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 35
$128 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
Bolivia
$6.164 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 105
$5.812 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Brazil
$396.2 billion (30 June 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 26
$346.5 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
Chile
$96.57 billion (30 June 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 44
$84.03 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
Colombia
$68.94 billion (30 June 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 50
$62.11 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
Ecuador
$14.32 billion (30 June 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 83
$14.73 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
Paraguay
$4.545 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 116
$4.323 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Peru
$42.27 billion (30 June 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 61
$34.25 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
note:
- public debt component of total:
- $20.6 billion (31 December 2009)
Uruguay
$13.95 billion (30 June 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 84
$12.25 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
Venezuela
$61.42 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 53
$54.5 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Southeast Asia
13 entriesBurma now Burma (Myanmar)
$7.993 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 98
$8.186 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Cambodia
$4.431 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 118
$4.364 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Hong Kong
$903.2 billion (30 June 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 16
$750.8 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
Indonesia
$223 billion (30 June 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 32
$196.1 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
Laos
$4.635 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 115
$4.721 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Malaysia
$79.12 billion (30 June 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 47
$70.18 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
Philippines
$61.42 billion (30 June 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 52
$62.62 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
Singapore
$21.82 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 74
$20.3 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Taiwan
$101.7 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 43
$81.96 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Thailand
$111.9 billion (30 June 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 40
$74.05 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
Vietnam
$32.84 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 68
$28.67 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
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Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2011, “Debt - external”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/debt-external/2011.