The CIA World Factbook Edition 2019 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 2019 edition carries it in 227 entries, in its Economy section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.

entries in the 2019 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

$76.56 trillion (31 December 2017 est.)

$75.09 trillion (31 December 2016 est.)

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

Africa

55 entries

Algeria

$6.26 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$5.088 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Angola

$42.08 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$27.14 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Benin

$2.804 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$2.476 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Botswana

$2.187 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$2.421 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Burkina Faso

$3.056 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$2.88 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Burundi

$610.9 million (31 December 2017 est.)

$622.4 million (31 December 2016 est.)

Cabo Verde

$1.713 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$1.688 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Cameroon

$9.375 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$7.364 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Central African Republic

$779.9 million (31 December 2017 est.)

$691.5 million (31 December 2016 est.)

Chad

$1.724 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$1.281 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Comoros

$199.8 million (31 December 2017 est.)

$132 million (31 December 2016 est.)

Congo, Democratic Republic of the now Democratic Republic of the Congo

$4.963 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$5.35 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Congo, Republic of the now Republic of the Congo

$4.605 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$4.721 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Cote d'Ivoire now Cote d'Ivoire

$13.07 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$11.02 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Djibouti

$1.954 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$1.519 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Egypt

$77.47 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$62.38 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Equatorial Guinea

$1.211 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$1.074 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Eritrea

$792.7 million (31 December 2017 est.)

$875.6 million (31 December 2016 est.)

Eswatini

$526.3 million (31 December 2017 est.)

$468.9 million (31 December 2016 est.)

Ethiopia

$26.05 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$24.82 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Gabon

$6.49 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$5.321 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Gambia, The now The Gambia

$586.8 million (31 December 2017 est.)

$571.2 million (31 December 2016 est.)

Ghana

$22.14 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$16.5 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Guinea

$1.458 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$1.462 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Guinea-Bissau

$1.095 billion (31 December 2010 est.)

$941.5 million (31 December 2000 est.)

Kenya

$27.59 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$37.7 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Lesotho

$934.6 million (31 December 2017 est.)

$921.3 million (31 December 2016 est.)

Liberia

$1.036 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$938.9 million (31 December 2016 est.)

Libya

$3.02 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$3.116 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Madagascar

$4.089 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$3.425 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Malawi

$2.102 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$1.5 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Mali

$4.192 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$3.981 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Mauritania

$4.15 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$3.899 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Mauritius

$19.99 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$14.34 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Morocco

$51.48 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$44.65 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Mozambique

$10.91 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$10.48 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Namibia

$7.969 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$6.904 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Niger

$3.728 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$2.926 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Nigeria

$40.96 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$31.41 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Rwanda

$3.258 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$2.611 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha

Sao Tome and Principe

$292.9 million (31 December 2017 est.)

$308.5 million (31 December 2016 est.)

Senegal

$8.571 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$6.327 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Seychelles

$2.559 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$2.651 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Sierra Leone

$1.615 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$1.503 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Somalia

$5.3 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

South Africa

$156.3 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$144.6 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Sudan

$56.05 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$51.26 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Tanzania

$17.66 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$15.21 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Togo

$1.442 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$1.22 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Tunisia

$30.19 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$28.95 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Uganda

$10.8 billion (22 March 2018 est.)
$11.54 billion (31 December 2017 est.)
$6.241 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Western Sahara

Zambia

$11.66 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$9.562 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Zimbabwe

$9.357 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$10.14 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Arctic Region

2 entries

Greenland

$36.4 million (2010)

$58 million (2009)

Iceland

$21.7 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$25.02 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Asia

22 entries

Afghanistan

$2.84 billion (FY/)

Armenia

$10.41 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$8.987 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Azerbaijan

$17.41 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$13.83 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Bangladesh

$50.26 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$41.85 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Bhutan

$2.671 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$2.355 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

China

$1.598 trillion (31 December 2017 est.)

$1.429 trillion (31 December 2016 est.)

Georgia

$16.99 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$14.08 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

India

$501.6 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$456.4 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Japan

$3.24 trillion (31 March 2016 est.)

$2.83 trillion (31 March 2015 est.)

Kazakhstan

$167.5 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$163.6 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Korea, North now North Korea

$5 billion (2013 est.)

Korea, South now South Korea

$384.6 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$384.1 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Kyrgyzstan

$8.164 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$8.182 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Maldives

$848.8 million (31 December 2016 est.)

$696.2 million (31 December 2015 est.)

Mongolia

$25.33 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$24.63 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Nepal

$5.849 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$4.321 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Pakistan

$82.19 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$70.45 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Russia

$539.6 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$434.8 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Sri Lanka

$51.72 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$45.26 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Tajikistan

$5.75 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$5.495 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Turkmenistan

$539.4 million (31 December 2017 est.)

$425.3 million (31 December 2016 est.)

Uzbekistan

$16.9 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$16.76 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Central America and the Caribbean

27 entries

Anguilla

$41.04 million (31 December 2013)

$8.8 million (1998)

Antigua and Barbuda

$441.2 million (31 December 2012)

$458 million (June 2010)

Aruba

$693.2 million (31 December 2014 est.)

$666.4 million (31 December 2013 est.)

Bahamas, The now The Bahamas

$17.56 billion (31 December 2013 est.)

$16.35 billion (31 December 2012 est.)

Barbados

$4.49 billion (2010 est.)

$668 million (2003 est.)

Belize

$1.315 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$1.338 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

British Virgin Islands

$36.1 million (1997)

Costa Rica

$26.83 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$24.3 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Cuba

$30.06 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$29.89 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Dominica

$280.4 million (31 December 2017 est.)

$314.2 million (31 December 2015 est.)

Dominican Republic

$29.16 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$27.7 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

El Salvador

$15.51 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$16.32 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Grenada

$793.5 million (2017 est.)

$682.3 million (2016 est.)

Guatemala

$22.92 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$21.45 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Haiti

$2.762 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$2.17 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Honduras

$8.625 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$7.852 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Jamaica

$14.94 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$10.24 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Montserrat

$8.9 million (1997)

Nicaragua

$11.31 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$10.87 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Panama

$91.53 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$83.81 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Puerto Rico

$56.82 billion (31 December 2010 est.)

$52.98 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Saint Kitts and Nevis

$201.8 million (31 December 2017 est.)

$187.9 million (31 December 2016 est.)

Saint Lucia

$570.6 million (31 December 2017 est.)

$529 million (31 December 2015 est.)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

$362.2 million (31 December 2017 est.)

$330.8 million (31 December 2016 est.)

Trinidad and Tobago

$8.238 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$8.746 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Turks and Caicos Islands

Virgin Islands

Europe

48 entries

Albania

$9.505 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$8.421 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Andorra

$0 (2016)

Austria

$630.8 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$679.3 billion (31 March 2015 est.)

Belarus

$39.92 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$37.74 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Belgium

$1.281 trillion (31 March 2016 est.)

$1.214 trillion (31 March 2015 est.)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

$10.87 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$10.64 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Bulgaria

$42.06 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$35.98 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Croatia

$48.1 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$46.96 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Czechia

$205.2 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$138 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Denmark

$484.8 billion (31 March 2016 est.)

$519.8 billion (31 March 2015 est.)

Estonia

$19.05 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

$18.3 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

European Union

$29.27 trillion (31 December 2016 est.)

$28.68 trillion (31 December 2015 est.)

Faroe Islands

$387.6 million (2012)

$274.5 million (2010)

Finland

$150.6 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

$147.8 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

France

$5.36 trillion (31 March 2016 est.)

$5.25 trillion (31 March 2015 est.)

Germany

$5.326 trillion (31 March 2016 est.)

$5.21 trillion (31 March 2015 est.)

Gibraltar

Greece

$506.6 billion (31 March 2016 est.)

$468.2 billion (31 March 2015 est.)

Guernsey

Hungary

$138.1 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$131.3 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Ireland

$2.47 trillion (31 March 2016 est.)

$2.35 trillion (31 March 2015 est.)

Isle of Man

Italy

$2.444 trillion (31 March 2016 est.)

$2.3 trillion (31 March 2015 est.)

Jersey

Kosovo

$506 million (31 December 2017 est.)

$448 million (31 December 2016 est.)

Latvia

$40.02 billion (31 March 2016 est.)

$38.19 billion (31 March 2015 est.)

Liechtenstein

$0 (2015 est.)

note: public external debt only; private external debt unavailable

Lithuania

$34.48 billion (31 March 2016 est.)

$31.6 billion (31 March 2015 est.)

Luxembourg

$3.781 trillion (31 March 2016 est.)

$3.806 trillion (31 March 2015 est.)

Malta

$90.98 billion (September 2016 est.)

$99.02 billion (31 December 2015 est.)

Moldova

$6.549 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$6.138 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Monaco

Montenegro

$2.516 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$2.224 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Netherlands

$4.063 trillion (31 December 2016 est.)

$4.054 trillion (31 December 2015 est.)

North Macedonia

$8.79 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$7.685 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Norway

$642.3 billion (31 March 2016 est.)

$640.1 billion (31 March 2015 est.)

note: Norway is a net external creditor

Poland

$241 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$347.8 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Portugal

$449 billion (31 March 2016 est.)

$447 billion (31 March 2015 est.)

Romania

$95.97 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$93.71 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

San Marino

Serbia

$29.5 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$30.38 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Slovakia

$75.04 billion (31 March 2016 est.)

$74.19 billion (31 March 2015 est.)

Slovenia

$46.3 billion (31 January 2017 est.)

$48.2 billion (31 January 2016 est.)

Spain

$2.094 trillion (31 December 2017 est.)

$1.963 trillion (31 March 2015 est.)

Sweden

$939.9 billion (31 March 2016 est.)

$929.4 billion (31 March 2015 est.)

Switzerland

$1.664 trillion (31 March 2016 est.)

$1.663 trillion (31 March 2015 est.)

Ukraine

$130 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$121.1 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

United Kingdom

$8.126 trillion (31 March 2016 est.)

$8.642 trillion (31 March 2015 est.)

Middle East

17 entries

Bahrain

$52.15 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$42.55 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Cyprus

$95.28 billion (31 December 2013 est.)

$103.5 billion (31 December 2012 est.)

Gaza Strip

see entry for the West Bank

Iran

$7.995 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$8.196 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Iraq

$73.02 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$64.16 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Israel

$88.66 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$87.96 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Jordan

$29.34 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$26.38 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Kuwait

$47.24 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$38.34 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Lebanon

$39.3 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$36.6 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Oman

$46.27 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$27.05 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Qatar

$167.8 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$157.9 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Saudi Arabia

$205.1 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$189.3 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Syria

$4.989 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$5.085 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Turkey now Turkiye

$452.4 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$404.9 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

United Arab Emirates

$237.6 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$218.7 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

West Bank

$1.662 billion (31 March 2016 est.)

$1.467 billion (31 March 2015 est.)

note: data include the Gaza Strip

Yemen

$7.068 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$7.181 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

North America

5 entries

Bermuda

$2.515 billion (2017 est.)

$2.435 billion (2015 est.)

Canada

$1.608 trillion (31 March 2016 est.)

$1.55 trillion (31 March 2015 est.)

Mexico

$445.8 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$450.2 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

United States

$17.91 trillion (31 March 2016 est.)

$17.85 trillion (31 March 2015 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

Oceania

23 entries

$32.3 million (2015 est.)

Marshall Islands

$97.96 million (2013 est.)

$87 million (2008 est.)

Micronesia, Federated States of now Federated States of Micronesia

$93.6 million (2013 est.)

$93.5 million (2012 est.)

South America

13 entries

$0 (2016 est.)

Southeast Asia

14 entries

Brunei

$0 (2014)

$0 (2013)

note: public external debt only; private external debt unavailable

Burma now Burma (Myanmar)

$6.594 billion (31 December 2017 est.)

$8.2 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2019, “Debt - external”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/debt-external/2019.

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Entries with Debt - external in each edition

World

Africa

Congo, Democratic Republic of the now Democratic Republic of the Congo

Congo, Republic of the now Republic of the Congo

Cote d&#39;Ivoire now Cote d'Ivoire

Gambia, The now The Gambia

Arctic Region

Asia

Korea, North now North Korea

Korea, South now South Korea

Central America and the Caribbean

Bahamas, The now The Bahamas

Europe

Cote d'Ivoire now Cote d'Ivoire