External debt of the world’s countries
External debt – defined as the sum of public and private debt to be repaid.
| Rank | Country | External debt | Date of Information |
| 1 | United States | $20,275,951,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 2 | United Kingdom | $8,721,590,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 3 | France | $6,356,459,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 4 | Germany | $5,671,463,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 5 | Netherlands | $4,345,413,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 6 | Luxembourg | $4,266,792,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 7 | Japan | $4,254,271,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 8 | Australia | $3,115,913,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 9 | Ireland | $2,829,303,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 10 | Italy | $2,463,208,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 11 | Spain | $2,338,853,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 12 | Canada | $2,124,887,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 13 | China | $2,027,950,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 14 | Switzerland | $1,909,446,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 15 | Hong Kong | $1,648,409,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 16 | Singapore | $1,557,646,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 17 | Belgium | $1,317,513,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 18 | Sweden | $911,317,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 19 | Austria | $688,434,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 20 | Brazil | $681,336,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 21 | Norway | $651,040,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 22 | Finland | $631,549,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 23 | India | $555,388,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 24 | Denmark | $504,808,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 25 | Greece | $484,888,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 26 | Russia | $479,844,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 27 | Portugal | $462,431,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 28 | Korea, South | $457,745,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 29 | Mexico | $456,713,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 30 | Turkey (Turkiye) | $438,677,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 31 | Indonesia | $393,252,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 32 | Poland | $351,770,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 33 | Argentina | $278,524,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 34 | United Arab Emirates | $237,600,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 35 | Mauritius | $226,799,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 36 | Malaysia | $224,596,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 37 | Cyprus | $213,190,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 38 | Saudi Arabia | $205,100,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 39 | Chile | $193,298,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 40 | Czechia | $191,871,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 41 | New Zealand | $190,621,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 42 | Taiwan | $189,684,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 43 | South Africa | $179,871,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 44 | Thailand | $167,890,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 45 | Qatar | $167,800,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 46 | Kazakhstan | $159,351,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 47 | Colombia | $135,644,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 48 | Israel | $132,500,000,000 | 31 December 2020 est. |
| 49 | Hungary | $123,256,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 50 | Romania | $117,829,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 51 | Ukraine | $117,410,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 52 | Slovakia | $115,853,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 53 | Egypt | $109,238,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 54 | Pakistan | $107,527,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 55 | Panama | $101,393,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 56 | Venezuela | $100,300,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 57 | Malta | $98,179,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 58 | Vietnam | $96,580,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 59 | Philippines | $81,995,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 60 | Peru | $81,333,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 61 | Iraq | $73,020,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 62 | Puerto Rico | $56,820,000,000 | 31 December 2010 est. |
| 63 | Sudan | $56,050,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 64 | Sri Lanka | $55,332,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 65 | Morocco | $52,957,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 66 | Bahrain | $52,150,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 67 | Ecuador | $50,667,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 68 | Bangladesh | $50,260,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 69 | Slovenia | $48,656,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 70 | Croatia | $48,263,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 71 | Kuwait | $47,240,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 72 | Oman | $46,270,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 73 | Uruguay | $43,705,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 74 | Angola | $42,080,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 75 | Latvia | $40,164,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 76 | Belarus | $39,847,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 77 | Bulgaria | $39,059,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 78 | Lithuania | $37,859,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 79 | Tunisia | $35,911,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 80 | Lebanon | $33,077,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 81 | Jordan | $32,088,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 82 | Serbia | $30,927,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 83 | Cuba | $30,060,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 84 | Mongolia | $29,945,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 85 | Costa Rica | $29,589,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 86 | Kenya | $29,289,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 87 | Ethiopia | $27,270,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 88 | Nigeria | $26,847,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 89 | Estonia | $23,944,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 90 | Dominican Republic | $23,094,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 91 | Guatemala | $22,920,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 92 | Tanzania | $22,054,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 93 | Ghana | $20,467,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 94 | Iceland | $19,422,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 95 | Palau | $18,380,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 96 | Georgia | $18,149,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 97 | Papua New Guinea | $17,940,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 98 | Bahamas, The | $17,560,000,000 | 31 December 2013 est. |
| 99 | Azerbaijan | $17,410,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 100 | El Salvador | $17,240,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 101 | Uzbekistan | $16,900,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 102 | Paraguay | $16,622,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 103 | Laos | $14,900,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 104 | Jamaica | $13,876,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 105 | Uganda | $13,850,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 106 | Cote d’Ivoire | $13,070,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 107 | Bolivia | $12,810,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 108 | Cambodia | $11,870,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 109 | Nicaragua | $11,674,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 110 | Zambia | $11,660,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 111 | Armenia | $11,637,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 112 | Mozambique | $10,910,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 113 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | $10,870,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 114 | Cameroon | $9,375,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 115 | Zimbabwe | $9,357,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 116 | Albania | $9,311,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 117 | Honduras | $9,137,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 118 | North Macedonia | $9,065,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 119 | Senegal | $8,571,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 120 | Kyrgyzstan | $8,372,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 121 | Trinidad and Tobago | $8,238,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 122 | Iran | $7,995,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 123 | Namibia | $7,969,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 124 | Moldova | $7,232,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 125 | Yemen | $6,805,000,000 | 2018 est. |
| 126 | Burma | $6,594,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 127 | Gabon | $6,490,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 128 | Tajikistan | $6,470,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 129 | Nepal | $5,849,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 130 | Algeria | $5,574,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 131 | Somalia | $5,300,000,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 132 | Korea, North | $5,000,000,000 | 2013 est. |
| 133 | Syria | $4,989,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 134 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | $4,963,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 135 | Seychelles | $4,802,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 136 | Congo, Republic of the | $4,605,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 137 | Barbados | $4,490,000,000 | 2010 est. |
| 138 | Mali | $4,192,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 139 | Mauritania | $4,150,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 140 | Niger | $3,728,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 141 | Rwanda | $3,258,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 142 | Madagascar | $3,085,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 143 | Burkina Faso | $3,056,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 144 | Libya | $3,020,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 145 | Benin | $2,804,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 146 | Haiti | $2,762,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 147 | Bhutan | $2,671,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 148 | Montenegro | $2,516,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 149 | Bermuda | $2,515,000,000 | 2017 est. |
| 150 | Kosovo | $2,388,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 151 | Botswana | $2,187,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 152 | Malawi | $2,102,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 153 | Djibouti | $1,954,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 154 | Chad | $1,724,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 155 | Cabo Verde | $1,713,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 156 | Suriname | $1,700,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 157 | Guyana | $1,690,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 158 | West Bank | $1,662,000,000 | 31 March 2016 est. |
| 159 | Sierra Leone | $1,615,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 160 | Guinea | $1,458,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 161 | Togo | $1,442,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 162 | Belize | $1,315,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 163 | Equatorial Guinea | $1,211,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 164 | Guinea-Bissau | $1,095,000,000 | 31 December 2010 est. |
| 165 | Fiji | $1,022,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 166 | Lesotho | $868,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 167 | Maldives | $848,800,000 | 31 December 2016 est. |
| 168 | Liberia | $826,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 169 | Grenada | $793,500,000 | 2017 est. |
| 170 | Eritrea | $792,700,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 171 | Central African Republic | $779,900,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 172 | Solomon Islands | $757,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 173 | Aruba | $693,200,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 174 | Burundi | $610,900,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 175 | Gambia, The | $586,800,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 176 | Saint Lucia | $570,600,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 177 | Turkmenistan | $539,400,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 178 | Eswatini | $535,000,000 | 2019 est. |
| 179 | Samoa | $447,200,000 | 31 December 2013 est. |
| 180 | Antigua and Barbuda | $441,200,000 | 31 December 2012 |
| 181 | Faroe Islands | $387,600,000 | 2012 |
| 182 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | $362,200,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 183 | Timor-Leste | $311,500,000 | 31 December 2014 est. |
| 184 | Sao Tome and Principe | $292,900,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 185 | Afghanistan | $284,000,000 | FY10/11 |
| 186 | Dominica | $280,400,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 187 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | $201,800,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 188 | Vanuatu | $200,500,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 189 | Comoros | $199,800,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 190 | Tonga | $189,900,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 191 | Cook Islands | $141,000,000 | 1996 est. |
| 192 | New Caledonia | $112,000,000 | 31 December 2013 est. |
| 193 | Marshall Islands | $97,960,000 | 2013 est. |
| 194 | Micronesia, Federated States of | $93,600,000 | 2013 est. |
| 195 | Anguilla | $41,040,000 | 31 December 2013 |
| 196 | Kiribati | $40,900,000 | 2016 est. |
| 197 | Greenland | $36,400,000 | 2010 |
| 198 | British Virgin Islands | $36,100,000 | 1997 |
| 199 | Nauru | $33,300,000 | 2004 est. |
| 200 | Montserrat | $8,900,000 | 1997 |
| 201 | Wallis and Futuna | $3,670,000 | 2004 |
| 202 | Niue | $418,000 | 2002 est. |
| 203 | Andorra | $0 | 2016 |
| 204 | Brunei | $0 | 2014 |
| 205 | Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | $0 | 2017 est. |
| 206 | Liechtenstein | $0 | 2015 est. |
| 207 | Macau | $0 | 31 December 2013 |
