The CIA World Factbook Edition 2016 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 2016 edition carries it in 227 entries, in its Economy section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.

entries in the 2016 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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World

1 entry

World

$76.92 trillion (31 December 2014 est.)

$77.28 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)

note: this figure is the sum total of all countries' external debt, both public and private

Africa

55 entries

Algeria

$5.143 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$5.453 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 128

Angola

$33.83 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$28.45 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 73

Benin

$2.115 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$1.984 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 150

Botswana

$2.221 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$2.384 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 147

Burkina Faso

$2.669 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$2.544 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 143

Burundi

$684.1 million (31 December 2015 est.)

$690.2 million (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 173

Cabo Verde

$1.534 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$1.537 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 155

Cameroon

$6.3 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$5.289 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 121

Central African Republic

$661.9 million (31 December 2015 est.)

$657.4 million (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 175

Chad

$2.802 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$2.857 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 141

Comoros

$132.8 million (31 December 2015 est.)

$145 million (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 192

Congo, Democratic Republic Of The now Democratic Republic of the Congo

$5.106 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$5.508 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 129

Congo, Republic Of The now Republic of the Congo

$4.324 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$3.901 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 134

Cote D'Ivoire now Cote d'Ivoire

$11.71 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$10.86 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 104

Djibouti

$1.09 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$957.5 million (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 163

Egypt

$44.61 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$39.62 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 65

Equatorial Guinea

$1.194 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$1.459 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 160

Eritrea

$831.2 million (31 December 2015 est.)

$908.1 million (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 169

Swaziland now Eswatini

$440.1 million (31 December 2015 est.)

$438.4 million (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 182

Ethiopia

$19.04 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$16.59 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 89

Gabon

$4.883 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$4.326 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 131

Gambia, The now The Gambia

$502.5 million (31 December 2015 est.)

$500.1 million (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world:

177

Ghana

$19.15 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$17.61 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 88

Guinea

$1.329 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$1.407 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 157

Guinea-Bissau

$1.095 billion (31 December 2010 est.)

$941.5 million (31 December 2000 est.)

country comparison to the world: 162

Kenya

$17.92 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$16.18 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 94

Lesotho

$866.7 million (31 December 2015 est.)

$876.3 million (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 168

Liberia

$968 million (31 December 2015 est.)

$633 million (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 166

Libya

$3.985 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$5.244 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 135

Madagascar

$3.332 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$2.853 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 139

Malawi

$1.715 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$1.637 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 153

Mali

$3.334 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$3.416 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 138

Mauritania

$3.415 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$3.522 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 137

Mauritius

$10.62 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$11.29 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 107

Morocco

$42.25 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$42.77 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 67

Mozambique

$9.743 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$9.171 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 109

Namibia

$6.124 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

$5.829 billion (31 December 2013 est.)

country comparison to the world: 123

Niger

$2.611 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$2.585 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 144

Nigeria

$32.27 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$26.86 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 75

Rwanda

$2.178 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$2.022 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 148

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

$NA

Sao Tome And Principe now Sao Tome and Principe

$219 million (31 December 2015 est.)

$211.9 million (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 187

Senegal

$5.735 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$5.655 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 124

Seychelles

$2.758 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$2.837 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 142

Sierra Leone

$1.403 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$1.238 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 156

Somalia

$3.054 billion (31 December 2013 est.)

$2.92 billion (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 140

South Africa

$131.7 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$144 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 43

Sudan

$49.42 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$47.85 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 63

Tanzania

$15.3 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$14.44 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 97

Togo

$1.034 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$995.2 million (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 165

Tunisia

$25.45 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$26.4 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 81

Uganda

$5.649 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$5.135 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 125

Western Sahara

$NA

Zambia

$8.88 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$7.367 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 112

Zimbabwe

$10.56 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$10.57 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 108

Arctic Region

2 entries

Greenland

$36.4 million (2010)

$58 million (2009)
country comparison to the world: 196

Iceland

$31.04 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$97.8 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 76

Asia

22 entries

Afghanistan

$1.28 billion (FY10/11)

$2.7 billion (FY08/09)

country comparison to the world: 159

Armenia

$8.554 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$8.551 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 113

Azerbaijan

$12.28 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$11.69 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 103

Bangladesh

$35.49 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$34.93 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 71

Bhutan

$1.911 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$1.841 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 152

China

$958.3 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$959.5 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 17

Georgia

$13.31 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$13.91 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 101

India

$480.8 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$463.2 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 27

Japan

$5.18 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)

$4.026 trillion (31 December 2012)

country comparison to the world: 6

Kazakhstan

$153.3 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$157.6 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 39

Korea, North now North Korea

$5 billion (2013 est.)

country comparison to the world: 130

Korea, South now South Korea

$381.8 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$407 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 31

Kyrgyzstan

$7.37 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$7.257 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 119

Maldives

$741.6 million (2014 est.)

$792.2 million (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 171

Mongolia

$18.16 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$20.83 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 93

Nepal

$4.609 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$4.01 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 132

Pakistan

$60.91 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$62.18 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 58

Russia

$520.2 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$600.7 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 23

Sri Lanka

$45.47 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$43.61 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 64

Tajikistan

$3.938 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$4.047 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 136

Turkmenistan

$454.7 million (31 December 2015 est.)

$441.2 million (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 179

Uzbekistan

$13.92 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$13.39 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 100

Central America and the Caribbean

27 entries

Anguilla

$8.8 million (1998)

$41.04 million (31 December 2013 est.)

country comparison to the world: 201

Antigua And Barbuda now Antigua and Barbuda

$441.2 million (31 December 2012)

$458 million (June 2010)

country comparison to the world: 181

Aruba

$693.2 million (31 December 2014 est.)

$666.4 million (31 December 2013 est.)

country comparison to the world: 172

Bahamas, The now The Bahamas

$17.56 billion (31 December 2013 est.)

$16.35 billion (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 95

Barbados

$4.49 billion (2010 est.)

$668 million (2003 est.)
country comparison to the world: 133

Belize

$1.309 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$1.288 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 158

British Virgin Islands

$36.1 million (1997)

country comparison to the world: 197

Costa Rica

$23.18 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$20.97 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 83

Cuba

$26 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$25.1 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 79

Dominica

$275.4 million (31 December 2015 est.)

$291.3 million (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 186

Dominican Republic

$25.71 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$26.71 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 80

El Salvador

$14.67 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$14.56 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 98

Grenada

$679 million (2013 est.)

$538 million (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 174

Guatemala

$18.6 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$18.76 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 90

Haiti

$1.969 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$1.937 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 151

Honduras

$7.649 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$7.331 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 116

Jamaica

$16.49 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$17.25 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 96

Montserrat

$8.9 million (1997)

country comparison to the world: 200

Nicaragua

$10.64 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$10.22 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 106

Panama

$21.03 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$19.34 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 84

Puerto Rico

$56.82 billion (31 December 2010 est.)

$52.98 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

country comparison to the world: 60

Saint Kitts And Nevis now Saint Kitts and Nevis

$168.3 million (31 December 2015 est.)

$157.3 million (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 190

Saint Lucia

$517 million (31 December 2015 est.)

$527.5 million (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 176

Saint Vincent And The Grenadines now Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

$327 million (31 December 2015 est.)

$338.9 million (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 184

Trinidad And Tobago now Trinidad and Tobago

$2.115 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

$2.072 billion (31 December 2013 est.)

country comparison to the world: 149

Turks And Caicos Islands now Turks and Caicos Islands

$NA

Virgin Islands

$NA

Europe

48 entries

Albania

$7.716 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$8 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 114

Andorra

$NA

Austria

$675 billion (30 September 2015 est.)

$740.1 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 18

Belarus

$34.85 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$40.01 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 72

Belgium

$1.312 trillion (31 December 2014 est.)

$1.285 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)

country comparison to the world: 15

Bosnia And Herzegovina now Bosnia and Herzegovina

$9.597 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$10.59 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 110

Bulgaria

$42.5 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$48.74 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 66

Croatia

$50.88 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$56.6 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 62

Czechia

$126.2 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$129.1 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 45

Denmark

$534.6 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

$609.8 billion (31 December 2013 est.)

country comparison to the world: 22

Estonia

$18.3 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$20.11 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 92

European Union

$13.05 trillion (31 December 2014 est.)

$14.14 trillion (31 December 2013)

country comparison to the world: 2

Faroe Islands

$888.8 million (2010)

$68.1 million (2006)
country comparison to the world: 167

Finland

$547.5 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

$571.8 billion (31 December 2013 est.)

country comparison to the world: 20

France

$5.496 trillion (31 December 2014 est.)

$5.549 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)

country comparison to the world: 5

Germany

$5.597 trillion (31 December 2014 est.)

$5.998 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)

country comparison to the world: 4

Gibraltar

$NA

Greece

$514.4 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

$575.4 billion (31 December 2013 est.)

country comparison to the world: 24

Guernsey

$NA

Hungary

$127.6 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$145.3 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 44

Ireland

$1.96 trillion (31 December 2014 est.)

$2.078 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)

country comparison to the world: 11

Isle Of Man now Isle of Man

$NA

Italy

$2.459 trillion (31 December 2014 est.)

$2.635 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)

country comparison to the world: 9

Jersey

$NA

Kosovo

$411.6 million (2014 est.)

$448.2 million (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 183

Latvia

$40.5 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

$42.06 billion (31 December 2013 est.)

country comparison to the world: 68

Liechtenstein

$0 (2001)

note: public external debt only; private external debt unavailable

country comparison to the world: 206

Lithuania

$30.81 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

$33.64 billion (31 December 2013 est.)

country comparison to the world: 77

Luxembourg

$3.331 trillion (31 December 2014 est.)

$3.525 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)

country comparison to the world: 8

Malta

$99.02 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$103.8 billion (30 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 50

Moldova

$6.207 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$6.464 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 122

Monaco

$NA

Montenegro

$1.576 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

$1.433 billion (31 December 2013 est.)

country comparison to the world: 154

Netherlands

$4.154 trillion (31 December 2014 est.)

$4.524 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)

country comparison to the world: 7

Macedonia now North Macedonia

$7.029 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$7.241 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 120

Norway

$661.2 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

$730.1 billion (31 December 2013 est.)

note: Norway is a net external creditor

country comparison to the world: 19

Poland

$332.2 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$338.6 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 32

Portugal

$493.7 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

$531.6 billion (31 December 2013 est.)

country comparison to the world: 25

Romania

$102.6 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$111.3 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 48

San Marino

$NA

Serbia

$32.44 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$33.1 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 74

Slovakia

$67.66 billion (30 September 2015 est.)

$67.78 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 57

Slovenia

$56.11 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

$55.45 billion (31 December 2013 est.)

country comparison to the world: 61

Spain

$2.064 trillion (31 December 2014 est.)

$2.238 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)

country comparison to the world: 10

Sweden

$1.01 trillion (31 December 2014 est.)

$1.107 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)

country comparison to the world: 16

Switzerland

$1.533 trillion (31 December 2014 est.)

$1.601 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)

country comparison to the world: 12

Ukraine

$119.8 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$130.7 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 46

United Kingdom

$9.219 trillion (31 December 2014 est.)

$9.411 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)

country comparison to the world: 3

Middle East

17 entries

Bahrain

$19.74 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$18.88 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 87

Cyprus

$95.28 billion (31 December 2013 est.)

$103.5 billion (31 December 2012 est.)

Debt - external:: $NA
country comparison to the world:: 51

Gaza Strip

see entry for the West Bank

Iran

$5.348 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$5.495 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 126

Iraq

$60.28 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$58.14 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 59

Israel

$89.36 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$96.13 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 52

Jordan

$25.16 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$24.26 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 82

Kuwait

$36.3 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$35.26 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 70

Lebanon

$37.08 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$34.42 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 69

Oman

$12.94 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$10.66 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 102

Qatar

$141.6 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$138.2 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 40

Saudi Arabia

$169.8 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$166.1 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 36

Syria

$5.3 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$4.597 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 127

Turkey now Turkiye

$397.8 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$408.2 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 30

United Arab Emirates

$204.3 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$192.5 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 34

West Bank

$1.089 billion (2014 est.)

$1.191 billion (2013 est.)

note: data include the Gaza Strip

country comparison to the world: 164

Yemen

$7.697 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$7.71 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 115

North America

5 entries

Bermuda

$2.435 billion (2015 est.)

$1.4 billion (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 145

Canada

$1.491 trillion (31 December 2014 est.)

$1.395 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)

country comparison to the world: 14

Mexico

$441.6 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$432.6 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 29

Saint Pierre And Miquelon now Saint Pierre and Miquelon

$NA

United States

$17.26 trillion (31 December 2014 est.)

$16.49 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)

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

country comparison to the world: 1

Oceania

23 entries

American Samoa

$NA

Australia

$1.524 trillion (31 December 2015 est.)

$1.552 trillion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 13

Cook Islands

$141 million (1996 est.)

country comparison to the world: 191

Fiji

$820.1 million (31 December 2015 est.)

$863.5 million (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 170

$14.1 million (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 199

Marshall Islands

$97.96 million (2013 est.)

$87 million (2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 194

Micronesia, Federated States Of now Federated States of Micronesia

$93.6 million (2013 est.)

$93.5 million (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 195

Nauru

$33.3 million (2004 est.)

country comparison to the world: 198

New Caledonia

$112 million (31 December 2013 est.)

$79 million (31 December 1998 est.)

country comparison to the world: 193

New Zealand

$83.4 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$89.55 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 53

Niue

$418,000 (2002 est.)

country comparison to the world: 203

country comparison to the world: 91

Papua New Guinea

$20.41 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$20.05 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 85

Samoa

$447.2 million (31 December 2013 est.)

$450.2 million (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 180

Solomon Islands

$491.5 million (31 December 2013 est.)

$187.3 million (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 178

Tonga

$206.2 million (31 December 2015 est.)

$196.3 million (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 188

Tuvalu

$NA

Vanuatu

$190.9 million (31 December 2015 est.)

$181.7 million (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 189

Wallis And Futuna now Wallis and Futuna

$3.67 million (2004)

country comparison to the world: 202

South America

13 entries

Argentina

$136.1 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$140.4 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 41

Bolivia

$9.035 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$8.781 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 111

Brazil

$542.3 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$556.9 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 21

Chile

$156.1 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$149.6 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 38

Colombia

$107.3 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$102.3 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 47

Ecuador

$30.79 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$26.33 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 78

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

$NA

Guyana

$2.303 billion (31 December 2013 est.)

$1.974 billion (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 146

Paraguay

$14.41 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$14.09 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 99

Peru

$67.87 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$66.47 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 56

Suriname

$1.15 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$1.088 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 161

Uruguay

$20.07 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$19.03 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 86

Venezuela

$101.9 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$116.7 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 49

Southeast Asia

14 entries

Brunei

$0 (2014)

$0 (2013)

note: public external debt only; private external debt unavailable

country comparison to the world: 204

Burma now Burma (Myanmar)

$7.407 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$6.351 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 118

Cambodia

$7.483 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$6.811 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 117

Hong Kong

$491.9 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$460.9 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 26

Indonesia

$316 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$293.4 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 33

Laos

$10.77 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$10.72 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 105

Macau

$0 (31 December 2013)

$0 (31 December 2012)

country comparison to the world: 205

Malaysia

$186.5 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$210.8 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 35

Philippines

$77.46 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$77.66 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 54

Singapore

$465.5 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$479.7 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 28

Taiwan

$159 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$177.9 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 37

Thailand

$134.7 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$135.8 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 42

Timor-Leste

$311.5 million (31 December 2014 est.)

$687 million (31 December 2013 est.)

country comparison to the world: 185

Vietnam

$73.33 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

$71.89 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 55

Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2016, “Debt - external”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/debt-external/2016.

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