How much a country as a whole owes abroad — government, banks and companies together.
The ranking uses the latest available value for each country — the year is shown in the row. The table spans 2022 to 2024.
Top-20 · US$
The scale does not start at zero — the values lie in a narrow range, and starting from zero the bars would be indistinguishable. The axis ticks are labeled.
| # | Year | Subregion | World rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
China
|
2.42T | 2024 | 121 | |
| 2 |
India
|
716B | 2024 | 120 | |
| 3 |
Brazil
|
605B | 2024 | 119 | |
| 4 |
Mexico
|
591B | 2024 | 118 | |
| 5 |
Türkiye
|
515B | 2024 | 117 | |
| 6 |
Indonesia
|
421B | 2024 | 116 | |
| 7 |
Russia
|
376B | 2022 | 115 | |
| 8 |
Argentina
|
242B | 2024 | 114 | |
| 9 |
Colombia
|
202B | 2024 | 113 | |
| 10 |
Ukraine
|
193B | 2024 | 112 | |
| 11 |
Thailand
|
192B | 2024 | 111 | |
| 12 |
South Africa
|
176B | 2024 | 110 | |
| 13 |
Kazakhstan
|
168B | 2024 | 109 | |
| 14 |
Egypt
|
156B | 2024 | 108 | |
| 15 |
Philippines
|
137B | 2024 | 107 | |
| 16 |
Vietnam
|
133B | 2024 | 106 | |
| 17 |
Pakistan
|
130B | 2024 | 105 | |
| 18 |
Nigeria
|
109B | 2024 | 104 | |
| 19 |
Bangladesh
|
104B | 2024 | 103 | |
| 20 |
Peru
|
93.27B | 2024 | 102 | |
| 21 |
Uzbekistan
|
70.26B | 2024 | 101 | |
| 22 |
Mozambique
|
69.77B | 2024 | 100 | |
| 23 |
Morocco
|
67.99B | 2024 | 99 | |
| 24 |
Lebanon
|
67.39B | 2024 | 98 | |
| 25 |
Ecuador
|
60.36B | 2024 | 97 | |
| 26 |
Angola
|
58.73B | 2024 | 96 | |
| 27 |
Sri Lanka
|
56.83B | 2024 | 95 | |
| 28 |
Dominican Republic
|
53.29B | 2024 | 94 | |
| 29 |
Serbia
|
51.98B | 2024 | 93 | |
| 30 |
Bulgaria
|
47.21B | 2022 | 92 | |
| 31 |
Senegal
|
47.15B | 2024 | 91 | |
| 32 |
Jordan
|
46.97B | 2024 | 90 | |
| 33 |
Kenya
|
42.89B | 2024 | 89 | |
| 34 |
Côte d'Ivoire
|
40.56B | 2024 | 88 | |
| 35 |
Tunisia
|
40.46B | 2024 | 87 | |
| 36 |
Mongolia
|
38.02B | 2024 | 86 | |
| 37 |
Ghana
|
37.41B | 2024 | 85 | |
| 38 |
Ethiopia
|
36.55B | 2024 | 84 | |
| 39 |
Tanzania
|
36.34B | 2024 | 83 | |
| 40 |
Belarus
|
34.22B | 2024 | 82 | |
| 41 |
Paraguay
|
29.96B | 2024 | 81 | |
| 42 |
Zambia
|
28.12B | 2024 | 80 | |
| 43 |
Guatemala
|
27.06B | 2024 | 79 | |
| 44 |
Georgia
|
25.16B | 2024 | 78 | |
| 45 |
El Salvador
|
24.96B | 2024 | 77 | |
| 46 |
Sudan
|
22.02B | 2024 | 76 | |
| 47 |
Cambodia
|
20.98B | 2024 | 75 | |
| 48 |
Uganda
|
20.53B | 2024 | 74 | |
| 49 |
Mauritius
|
20.36B | 2024 | 73 | |
| 50 |
Laos
|
17.84B | 2024 | 72 | |
| 51 |
Iraq
|
17.52B | 2024 | 71 | |
| 52 |
Armenia
|
16.4B | 2024 | 70 | |
| 53 |
Cameroon
|
15.77B | 2024 | 69 | |
| 54 |
Bolivia
|
15.72B | 2024 | 68 | |
| 55 |
Nicaragua
|
15.49B | 2024 | 67 | |
| 56 |
Jamaica
|
14.84B | 2024 | 66 | |
| 57 |
Zimbabwe
|
14.4B | 2024 | 65 | |
| 58 |
Honduras
|
14.3B | 2024 | 64 | |
| 59 |
Benin
|
14.16B | 2024 | 63 | |
| 60 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
13.89B | 2024 | 62 | |
| 61 |
Rwanda
|
13.05B | 2024 | 61 | |
| 62 |
Papua New Guinea
|
12.85B | 2024 | 60 | |
| 63 |
North Macedonia
|
12.84B | 2024 | 59 | |
| 64 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
12.48B | 2024 | 58 | |
| 65 |
Azerbaijan
|
12.2B | 2024 | 57 | |
| 66 |
Kyrgyzstan
|
11.69B | 2024 | 56 | |
| 67 |
Myanmar
|
11.17B | 2024 | 55 | |
| 68 |
Burkina Faso
|
10.85B | 2024 | 54 | |
| 69 |
Albania
|
10.71B | 2024 | 53 | |
| 70 |
Moldova
|
10.49B | 2024 | 52 | |
| 71 |
Nepal
|
10.15B | 2024 | 51 | |
| 72 |
Iran
|
9.65B | 2024 | 50 | |
| 73 |
Montenegro
|
8.74B | 2024 | 49 | |
| 74 |
Yemen
|
7.09B | 2024 | 48 | |
| 75 |
Tajikistan
|
6.98B | 2024 | 47 | |
| 76 |
Algeria
|
6.9B | 2024 | 46 | |
| 77 |
Gabon
|
6.82B | 2024 | 45 | |
| 78 |
Republic of the Congo
|
6.73B | 2024 | 44 | |
| 79 |
Madagascar
|
6.65B | 2024 | 43 | |
| 80 |
Mali
|
6.44B | 2024 | 42 | |
| 81 |
Guinea
|
5.39B | 2024 | 41 | |
| 82 |
Niger
|
5.31B | 2024 | 40 | |
| 83 |
Syria
|
4.76B | 2024 | 39 | |
| 84 |
Maldives
|
4.69B | 2024 | 38 | |
| 85 |
Mauritania
|
4.46B | 2024 | 37 | |
| 86 |
Kosovo
|
4.4B | 2024 | 36 | |
| 87 |
Togo
|
4.29B | 2024 | 35 | |
| 88 |
Suriname
|
4.05B | 2023 | 34 | |
| 89 |
Fiji
|
3.87B | 2024 | 33 | |
| 90 |
Malawi
|
3.74B | 2024 | 32 | |
| 91 |
Guyana
|
3.68B | 2024 | 31 | |
| 92 |
Djibouti
|
3.46B | 2024 | 30 | |
| 93 |
Bhutan
|
3.4B | 2024 | 29 | |
| 94 |
Chad
|
3.35B | 2024 | 28 | |
| 95 |
Afghanistan
|
3.34B | 2024 | 27 | |
| 96 |
Turkmenistan
|
3.32B | 2024 | 26 | |
| 97 |
Cabo Verde
|
2.36B | 2024 | 25 | |
| 98 |
Sierra Leone
|
2.33B | 2024 | 24 | |
| 99 |
Botswana
|
2.32B | 2024 | 23 | |
| 100 |
Liberia
|
2.23B | 2024 | 22 | |
| 101 |
Somalia
|
1.8B | 2024 | 21 | |
| 102 |
Lesotho
|
1.77B | 2024 | 20 | |
| 103 |
Gambia
|
1.64B | 2024 | 19 | |
| 104 |
Belize
|
1.56B | 2024 | 18 | |
| 105 |
Guinea-Bissau
|
1.43B | 2024 | 17 | |
| 106 |
Eswatini
|
1.24B | 2024 | 16 | |
| 107 |
Saint Lucia
|
1.19B | 2024 | 15 | |
| 108 |
Central African Republic
|
1.05B | 2024 | 14 | |
| 109 |
Burundi
|
1.02B | 2024 | 13 | |
| 110 |
Haiti
|
945M | 2024 | 12 | |
| 111 |
Grenada
|
863M | 2024 | 11 | |
| 112 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
806M | 2024 | 10 | |
| 113 |
Eritrea
|
693M | 2024 | 9 | |
| 114 |
Solomon Islands
|
596M | 2024 | 8 | |
| 115 |
Dominica
|
570M | 2024 | 7 | |
| 116 |
Vanuatu
|
520M | 2024 | 6 | |
| 117 |
Samoa
|
395M | 2024 | 5 | |
| 118 |
Comoros
|
386M | 2024 | 4 | |
| 119 |
Sao Tome and Principe
|
326M | 2024 | 3 | |
| 120 |
Timor-Leste
|
297M | 2024 | 2 | |
| 121 |
Tonga
|
173M | 2024 | 1 |
Total external debt: the liabilities of a country's residents to non-residents in foreign and in national currency, covering public, publicly guaranteed and private debt. It differs from government debt fundamentally — it includes the borrowing of banks and corporations that the government does not guarantee but that turns out to be its problem in a crisis all the same.
Important: Only middle- and low-income countries report to the World Bank Debtor Reporting System, so the table holds about 130 of them. Aggregates for country groups are not computed: the sum over those present is the debt of developing countries, not of the world.
Gross general government debt as a percent of GDP.
Public Finance 1980–2031 Budget balanceThe budget deficit or surplus as a percent of GDP. A negative value means spending exceeds revenue.
Finance 1960–2025 International reservesThe gold and foreign exchange reserves of a country in US dollars.
Finance 1960–2023 Development aid receivedHow much official development assistance a country receives — in grants and concessional loans.