List of countries by external debt
This is a list of countries by external debt, which is the total public and private debt owed to nonresidents repayable in internationally accepted currencies, goods or services, where the public debt is the money or credit owed by any level of government, from central to local, and the private debt the money or credit owed by private households or private corporations based in the country under consideration.
For informational purposes, several non-sovereign entities are also included in this list.
Note that while a country may have a relatively large external debt it could actually be a "net international creditor" if its external debt is less than the total of the external debt of other countries held by it. For example, although the UK has more external debt than France, it has more external assets giving it a stronger NIIP.
| Rank | Country/Region | External debt US dollars | Date | Per capita US dollars | % of GDP |
| 1 | 1 May 2020 | 149 | |||
| 2 | 8475956000000 | 31 December 2017 | 127000 | 313 | |
| 3 | 4974278000000 | 31 December 2019 | 65600 | 145 | |
| 4 | 1 May 2020 | 26540 | 10 | ||
| 6 | 3586817000000 | 31 December 2017 | 28200 | 74 | |
| 7 | 2785709000000 | 12 May 2020 | 87200 | 98 | |
| 8 | 2510690000000 | 31 December 2017 | 42300 | 124 | |
| 9 | 2259127000000 | 31 December 2017 | 48700 | 97 | |
| 10 | 2094600000000 | 1 March 2020 | 1326 | 15 | |
| 11 | 1931900000000 | 31 December 2017 | 52300 | 115 | |
| 12 | 1820695000000 | 31 December 2017 | 213100 | 269 | |
| 13 | 1487720000000 | 30 June 2017 | 60800 | 126 | |
| 14 | 1320567000000 | 30 June 2017 | 231000 | 453 | |
| 15 | 1278465000000 | 30 June 2017 | 112000 | 265 | |
| 16 | 30 June 2017 | 94500 | 177 | ||
| 17 | 638340000000 | 30 June 2017 | 73100 | 167 | |
| 18 | 604423800000 | 30 June 2017 | 117000 | 169 | |
| 19 | 556418000000 | 30 September 2017 | 3200 | 30 | |
| 20 | 468800000000 | 1 July 2019 | 3700 | 28 | |
| 21 | 563900000000 | December 2019 | 383 | 19 | |
| 22 | 491617000000 | 30 June 2017 | 85700 | 163 | |
| 23 | 483369000000 | 30 June 2017 | 87500 | 196 | |
| 24 | 476997000000 | 31 December 2017 | 42800 | 228 | |
| 25 | 453400000000 | 30 September 2019 | 2983 | ||
| 26 | 447022000000 | 30 June 2017 | 43300 | 216 | |
| 27 | 437367000000 | 31 December 2017 | 3300 | 38 | |
| 28 | 407341000000 | 30 June 2017 | 7500 | 27 | |
| 29 | 389252000000 | 15 May 2020 | 1300 | ||
| 30 | 363658000000 | 30 June 2017 | 9500 | 70 | |
| 31 | 227844500000 | 31 March 2018 | 6800 | 75 | |
| 32 | 227600000000 | 31 December 2017 | 49000 | 64 | |
| 33 | 220400000000 | 31 December 2016 est. | 23500 | 59 | |
| 34 | 200900000000 | 31 December 2016 est. | 6100 | 31 | |
| 35 | 363117000000 | 31 December 2017 | 8280 | 66 | |
| 36 | 199710000000 | 30 June 2018 | 148000 | 1536 | |
| 37 | 199051000000 | 30 June 2018 | 7400 | 33 | |
| 38 | 191943700000 | 31 March 2020 | 38400 | 94 | |
| 39 | 186697000000 | 31 March 2019 | 9771 | 66 | |
| 40 | 167400000000 | 31 January 2015 est. | 47800 | 164 | |
| 41 | 165501000000 | 31 March 2017 | 9100 | 117 | |
| 42 | 159200000000 | 31 December 2016 est. | 68100 | 102 | |
| 43 | 149429550000 | 31 December 2017 | 2170 | 33 | |
| 44 | 148024000000 | 30 June 2017 | 15000 | 121 | |
| 45 | 142833000000 | 31 December 2016 | 2600 | 48 | |
| 46 | 137606000000 | 31 December 2016 | 13000 | 70 | |
| 47 | 121097200000 | 31 January 2017 | 2500 | 43 | |
| 48 | 119672000000 | 30 June 2017 | 97200 | 597 | |
| 49 | 114836000000 | 30 June 2017 | 2600 | 122 | |
| 50 | 111047000000 | 31 December 2019 | 525 | 39 | |
| 51 | 110878000000 | 30 September 2015 | 3500 | 23 | |
| 52 | 108880000000 | 31 July 2017 | 5100 | 55 | |
| 53 | 96251300000 | 30 June 2017 | 223000 | 879 | |
| 54 | 89438400000 | 30 June 2017 | 10700 | 26 | |
| 55 | 86630000000 | 30 June 2017 | 15900 | 91 | |
| 56 | 74651200000 | 31 December 2016 | 2300 | 38 | |
| 57 | 72493000000 | 30 June 2017 | 720 | 25 | |
| 58 | 68010000000 | 31 December 2016 est. | 1800 | 44 | |
| 59 | 67322600000 | 31 December 2016 | 700 | 41 | |
| 60 | 51980800000 | 30 April 2020 | 25000 | 109 | |
| 61 | 50937700000 | 31 December 2015 | 500 | 26 | |
| 62 | 48830300000 | 30 June 2017 | 1400 | 44 | |
| 63 | 47890000000 | 31 December 2016 est. | 11700 | 43 | |
| 64 | 46585700000 | 31 December 2016 | 2200 | 59 | |
| 65 | 46084700000 | 30 June 2017 | 10700 | 87 | |
| 66 | 45000000000 | 31 December 2015 | 1100 | 47 | |
| 67 | 41147000000 | 30 June 2017 | 21200 | 147 | |
| 68 | 40419000000 | 31 January 2018 | 5700 | 66 | |
| 69 | 38975000000 | 30 June 2017 | 4000 | 83 | |
| 70 | 37700000000 | 31 December 2016 est. | 1400 | 41 | |
| 71 | 36747200000 | 31 August 2017 | 2100 | 35 | |
| 72 | 36427700000 | 30 June 2017 | 12700 | 86 | |
| 73 | 27954000000 | 30 June 2017 | 3200 | 78 | |
| 74 | 27796000000 | 31 December 2016 | 4600 | 54 | |
| 75 | 27756400000 | 30 June 2017 | 3400 | 30 | |
| 76 | 26320000000 | 31 December 2016 est. | 2300 | 34 | |
| 77 | 26149200000 | 31 December 2016 | 7600 | 50 | |
| 78 | 26050000000 | 31 December 2016 est. | 2400 | 36 | |
| 79 | 25963000000 | 30 June 2016 | 160 | 12 | |
| 80 | 25215000000 | 30 June 2017 | 7800 | 186 | |
| 81 | 25124700000 | 31 December 2012 | 2200 | 56 | |
| 82 | 24910000000 | 31 December 2016 est. | 5100 | 43 | |
| 83 | 24390600000 | 30 June 2017 | 72700 | 118 | |
| 84 | 22490000000 | 31 December 2016 est. | 220 | 32 | |
| 85 | 22171900000 | 30 June 2017 | 370 | 26 | |
| 86 | 22040000000 | 31 December 2016 est. | 2800 | 111 | |
| 87 | 21532100000 | 31 December 2016 | 15700 | 76 | |
| 88 | 21170000000 | 31 December 2016 est. | 700 | 50 | |
| 89 | 21160000000 | 31 December 2016 est. | 14900 | 66 | |
| 90 | 20850000000 | 31 December 2016 est. | 4400 | 35 | |
| 91 | 20525100000 | 31 December 2016 | 15700 | 91 | |
| 92 | 19090000000 | 31 December 2016 est. | 1100 | 28 | |
| 93 | 18380000000 | 31 December 2014 est. | 846000 | 6209 | |
| 94 | 18341000000 | 28 February 2018 | 4400 | 30 | |
| 95 | 17560000000 | 31 December 2013 est. | 44200 | 194 | |
| 96 | 16760000000 | 31 December 2016 est. | 6000 | 122 | |
| 97 | 16500000000 | 30 June 2010 est. | 434000 | 240 | |
| 98 | 16416500000 | 30 June 2017 | 3900 | 108 | |
| 99 | 16122400000 | 31 December 2016 | 2400 | 58 | |
| 100 | 15890000000 | 31 December 2016 est. | 280 | 34 | |
| 101 | 15750000000 | 31 December 2016 est. | 500 | 24 | |
| 102 | 15047000000 | 30 June 2017 | 60 | 3 | |
| 103 | 14900000000 | 31 December 2016 est. | 2400 | 56 | |
| 104 | 11980000000 | 31 December 2016 est. | 1700 | 87 | |
| 105 | 11100000000 | 31 December 2016 est. | 1800 | 83 | |
| 106 | 10900000000 | 31 December 2016 est. | 670 | 77 | |
| 107 | 10617780000 | 31 March 2020 | 16960 | 16 | |
| 108 | 10044000000 | 30 June 2017 | 3300 | 94 | |
| 109 | 10028100000 | 31 December 2015 | 420 | 28 | |
| 110 | 9824400000 | 31 December 2016 | 600 | 49 | |
| 111 | 9554000000 | 31 December 2016 est. | 320 | 79 | |
| 112 | 9270000000 | 31 December 2016 est. | 540 | 45 | |
| 113 | 8631500000 | 30 June 2017 | 2900 | 73 | |
| 114 | 8042000000 | 31 December 2016 est. | 1000 | 38 | |
| 115 | 7866800000 | 31 December 2016 | 1300 | 120 | |
| 116 | 7645500000 | 31 December 2016 | 3700 | 74 | |
| 117 | 7375000000 | 31 December 2016 est. | 300 | 24 | |
| 118 | 7191500000 | 31 January 2015 | 260 | 21 | |
| 119 | 7116000000 | 31 December 2016 est. | 90 | 2 | |
| 120 | 6913200000 | 31 December 2016 | 1300 | 20 | |
| 121 | 6594700000 | 31 December 2016 | 1600 | 98 | |
| 122 | 6515000000 | 31 December 2016 est. | 2500 | 64 | |
| 123 | 6401200000 | 31 December 2015 | 120 | 17 | |
| 124 | 6340800000 | 31 December 2015 | 600 | 19 | |
| 125 | 6241000000 | 31 December 2016 est. | 150 | 24 | |
| 126 | 6186000000 | 31 December 2016 est. | 390 | 42 | |
| 127 | 5918000000 | 31 December 2016 est. | 300 | 24 | |
| 128 | 5331000000 | 31 December 2016 est. | 70 | 13 | |
| 129 | 5158000000 | 31 December 2016 est. | 2900 | 35 | |
| 130 | 5000000000 | 2013 est. | 200 | 18 | |
| 131 | 4817000000 | 31 December 2016 est. | 1000 | 55 | |
| 132 | 4716600000 | 30 June 2017 | 1300 | 31 | |
| 133 | 4490000000 | 2010 est. | 15700 | 100 | |
| 134 | 4007000000 | 31 December 2016 est. | 160 | 41 | |
| 135 | 3626000000 | 31 December 2016 est. | 200 | 26 | |
| 136 | 3585000000 | 31 December 2016 est. | 840 | 76 | |
| 137 | 3531000000 | 31 December 2016 est. | 550 | 9 | |
| 138 | 3450200000 | 31 July 2015 | 120 | 16 | |
| 139 | 3139000000 | 30 June 2016 | 80 | 2 | |
| 140 | 3092000000 | 31 December 2016 est. | 160 | 26 | |
| 141 | 3054000000 | 31 December 2013 est. | 270 | 52 | |
| 142 | 2729000000 | 31 December 2016 est. | 130 | 36 | |
| 143 | 2640000000 | 30 June 2018 | 4260 | 60 | |
| 144 | 2552000000 | 31 December 2016 est. | 26200 | 180 | |
| 145 | 2442000000 | 31 December 2016 est. | 200 | 29 | |
| 146 | 2435000000 | 2015 est. | 39700 | 47 | |
| 147 | 2389700000 | 30 June 2017 | 1200 | 34 | |
| 148 | 2340000000 | 31 December 2016 est. | 200 | 26 | |
| 149 | 2274100000 | 31 December 2016 | 260 | 35 | |
| 150 | 2261000000 | 31 December 2016 est. | 2900 | 108 | |
| 151 | 2022000000 | 31 December 2016 est. | 180 | 24 | |
| 152 | 1921000000 | 31 December 2016 est. | 100 | 35 | |
| 153 | 1875000000 | 31 December 2016 est. | 130 | 18 | |
| 154 | 1685400000 | 31 March 2017 | 720 | 10 | |
| 155 | 1662000000 | 31 March 2016 est. | 340 | 17 | |
| 156 | 1660000000 | 31 December 2016 est. | 3100 | 99 | |
| 157 | 1561000000 | 31 December 2016 est. | 230 | 36 | |
| 158 | 1364000000 | 31 December 2016 est. | 1500 | 12 | |
| 159 | 1339000000 | 31 December 2016 est. | 1500 | 71 | |
| 160 | 1332000000 | 31 December 2016 est. | 100 | 20 | |
| 161 | 1327000000 | 31 December 2016 est. | 3500 | 75 | |
| 162 | 1280000000 | FY-2010/11 | 40 | 7 | |
| 163 | 1235000000 | 31 December 2016 est. | 2200 | 30 | |
| 164 | 1173000000 | 31 December 2016 est. | 150 | 26 | |
| 165 | 1143000000 | 31 December 2015 | 1500 | 36 | |
| 166 | 1111000000 | 31 December 2016 est. | 230 | 51 | |
| 167 | 1095000000 | 31 December 2010 est. | 570 | 94 | |
| 168 | 948800000 | 31 December 2016 est. | 430 | 53 | |
| 169 | 888800000 | 2010 | 18400 | 38 | |
| 170 | 833400000 | 31 December 2016 est. | 900 | 18 | |
| 171 | 820200000 | 31 December 2016 est. | 150 | 15 | |
| 172 | 741600000 | 2014 est. | 2000 | 23 | |
| 173 | 705200000 | 31 December 2016 est. | 60 | 26 | |
| 174 | 693200000 | 31 December 2014 est. | 6600 | 28 | |
| 175 | 686900000 | 31 December 2016 est. | 130 | 39 | |
| 176 | 679000000 | 2013 est. | 6300 | 66 | |
| 177 | 541800000 | 31 December 2016 est. | 260 | 61 | |
| 178 | 513200000 | 31 December 2016 est. | 2700 | 36 | |
| 179 | 502800000 | 31 December 2016 est. | 90 | 1 | |
| 180 | 491500000 | 31 December 2013 est. | 800 | 40 | |
| 181 | 470500000 | 31 December 2016 est. | 360 | 14 | |
| 182 | 447200000 | 31 December 2013 est. | 2300 | 51 | |
| 183 | 441200000 | 31 December 2012 | 4700 | 34 | |
| 184 | 2016 | ||||
| 185 | 321100000 | 31 December 2016 est. | 2900 | 42 | |
| 186 | 311500000 | 31 December 2014 est. | 250 | 12 | |
| 187 | 288600000 | 31 December 2016 est. | 3900 | 55 | |
| 188 | 281200000 | 31 December 2011 | 13400 | 23 | |
| 189 | 236500000 | 31 December 2016 est. | 1200 | 67 | |
| 190 | 233100000 | 31 December 2016 est. | 2200 | 54 | |
| 191 | 208100000 | 31 December 2016 est. | 750 | 27 | |
| 192 | 187500000 | 31 December 2016 est. | 3300 | 20 | |
| 193 | 133300000 | 31 December 2016 est. | 160 | 21 | |
| 194 | 112000000 | 31 December 2013 est. | 420 | 1 | |
| 195 | 97960000 | 2013 est. | 1800 | 52 | |
| 196 | 93600000 | 2013 est. | 900 | 29 | |
| 197 | 79000000 | 1998 est. | 2100 | 7 | |
| 198 | 36400000 | 2010 | 650 | 2 | |
| 199 | 33300000 | 2004 est. | 3200 | 22 | |
| 200 | 17670000 | 31 December 2016 | 570 | 2 | |
| 201 | 13600000 | 2013 est. | 120 | 8 | |
| 202 | 8800000 | 1998 | 590 | 5 | |
| 203 | 3670000 | 2004 | 280 | 6 | |
| 204 | 1040000 | 31 December 2011 | 200 | 2 | |
| 205 | 0 | 2014 | 0 | 0 | |
| 206 | 0 | 2001 | 0 | 0 | |
| 207 | 0 | 27 October 2016 | 0 | 0 | |
| 208 | N/A | ||||
| 209 | N/A | ||||
| 210 | N/A | ||||
| 211 | N/A |