CIA - The World Factbook -- Field Listing - Debt - external

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Country | Debt - external
Afghanistan | $8 billion in bilateral debt, mostly to Russia; Afghanistan has $500 million in debt to Multilateral Development Banks (2004)
Albania | $1.55 billion (2004)
Algeria | $21.54 billion (2005 est.)
American Samoa | $NA
Andorra | $NA
Angola | $9.879 billion (2005 est.)
Anguilla | $8.8 million (1998)
Antigua and Barbuda | $231 million (1999)
Argentina | $119 billion (June 2005 est.)
Armenia | $1.819 billion (20 September 2005)
Aruba | $453 million (2005 est.)
Australia | $509.6 billion (30 June 2005 est.)
Austria | $510.6 billion (30 June 2005 est.)
Azerbaijan | $2.253 billion (2005 est.)
Bahamas, The | $342.6 million (2004 est.)
Bahrain | $6.831 billion (2005 est.)
Bangladesh | $21.25 billion (2005 est.)
Barbados | $668 million (2003)
Belarus | $4.662 billion (30 June 2005 est.)
Belgium | $980.1 billion (30 June 2005 est.)
Belize | $1.362 billion (June 2004 est.)
Benin | $1.6 billion (2000)
Bermuda | $160 million (FY99/00)
Bhutan | $245 million (2000)
Bolivia | $6.43 billion (2005 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina | $3.1 billion (2005 est.)
Botswana | $556 million (2005 est.)
Brazil | $211.4 billion (30 June 2005 est.)
British Virgin Islands | $36.1 million (1997)
Brunei | $NA
Bulgaria | $15.46 billion (2005 est.)
Burkina Faso | $1.85 billion (2003)
Burma | $6.967 billion (2005 est.)
Burundi | $1.2 billion (2003)
Cambodia | $800 million (2003 est.)
Cameroon | $9.223 billion (2005 est.)
Canada | $439.8 billion (30 November 2005)
Cape Verde | $325 million (2002)
Cayman Islands | $70 million (1996)
Central African Republic | $1.06 billion (2002 est.)
Chad | $1.5 billion (2003 est.)
Chile | $44.8 billion (31 October 2005 est.)
China | $242 billion (2005 est.)
Colombia | $37.06 billion (30 June 2005 est.)
Comoros | $232 million (2000 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the | $10.6 billion (2003 est.)
Congo, Republic of the | $5 billion (2000 est.)
Cook Islands | $141 million (1996 est.)
Costa Rica | $3.633 billion (30 June 2005 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire | $13.26 billion (2005 est.)
Croatia | $29.28 billion (30 June 2005 est.)
Cuba | $13.1 billion (convertible currency); another $15-20 billion owed to Russia (2005 est.)
Cyprus | Republic of Cyprus: $7.803 billion; north Cyprus: $NA (2005 est.)
Czech Republic | $43.2 billion (30 June 2005 est.)
Denmark | $352.9 billion (30 June 2005)
Djibouti | $366 million (2002 est.)
Dominica | $161.5 million (2001)
Dominican Republic | $7.907 billion (2005 est.)
East Timor | $0
Ecuador | $18.29 billion (November 2005 est.)
Egypt | $28.95 billion (30 June 2005 est.)
El Salvador | $8.273 billion (30 June 2005 est.)
Equatorial Guinea | $248 million (2000 est.)
Eritrea | $311 million (2000 est.)
Estonia | $10.09 billion (30 June 2005 est.)
Ethiopia | $2.9 billion (2001 est.)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | $NA
Faroe Islands | $64 million (1999)
Fiji | $188.1 million (2001 est.)
Finland | $211.7 billion (30 June 2005)
France | $2.826 trillion (30 June 2005)
French Guiana | $1.2 billion (1988)
French Polynesia | $NA
Gabon | $3.857 billion (2005 est.)
Gambia, The | $628.8 million (2003 est.)
Gaza Strip | $0; note - includes West Bank (2002)
Georgia | $2.04 billion (2004)
Germany | $3.626 trillion (30 June 2005)
Ghana | $7.084 billion (2005 est.)
Gibraltar | $NA (2000 est.)
Greece | $75.1 billion (2005 est.)
Greenland | $25 million (1999)
Grenada | $196 million (2000)
Guadeloupe | $NA
Guam | $NA
Guatemala | $5.503 billion (2005 est.)
Guernsey | $NA
Guinea | $3.46 billion (2003 est.)
Guinea-Bissau | $941.5 million (2000 est.)
Guyana | $1.2 billion (2002)
Haiti | $1.3 billion (2005 est.)
Honduras | $4.675 billion (2005 est.)
Hong Kong | $416.5 billion (30 June 2005 est.)
Hungary | $76.23 billion (30 June 2005 est.)
Iceland | $3.073 billion (2002)
India | $119.7 billion (2005 est.)
Indonesia | $131 billion (2005 est.)
Iran | $16.94 billion (2005 est.)
Iraq | $82.1 billion (2005 est.)
Ireland | $1.049 trillion (30 June 2005)
Isle of Man | $NA
Israel | $73.87 billion (30 June 2005 est.)
Italy | $1.682 trillion (30 June 2005 est.)
Jamaica | $6.792 billion (2005 est.)
Japan | $1.545 trillion (31 December 2004)
Jersey | $NA
Jordan | $8.273 billion (2005 est.)
Kazakhstan | $32.7 billion (2005 est.)
Kenya | $7.349 billion (2005 est.)
Kiribati | $10 million (1999 est.)
Korea, North | $12 billion (1996 est.)
Korea, South | $188.4 billion (30 June 2005 est.)
Kuwait | $14.93 billion (2005 est.)
Kyrgyzstan | $2.428 billion (31 December 2004 est.)
Laos | $2.49 billion (2001)
Latvia | $13.2 billion (30 June 2005 est.)
Lebanon | $25.92 billion (2005 est.)
Lesotho | $735 million (2002)
Liberia | $3.2 billion (2005 est.)
Libya | $4.267 billion (2005 est.)
Liechtenstein | $0 (2001)
Lithuania | $10.47 billion (31 December 2004 est.)
Luxembourg | $NA
Macau | $3.1 billion (2004)
Macedonia | $1.939 billion (2005 est.)
Madagascar | $4.6 billion (2002)
Malawi | $3.284 billion (2005 est.)
Malaysia | $56.72 billion (30 June 2005 est.)
Maldives | $316 million (2004 est.)
Mali | $2.8 billion (2002)
Malta | $188.8 million (2005)
Marshall Islands | $86.5 million (FY99/00 est.)
Martinique | $180 million (1994)
Mauritania | $2.5 billion (2000)
Mauritius | $2.958 billion (2005 est.)
Mayotte | $NA
Mexico | $174.3 billion (30 June 2005 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States of | $53.1 million (FY02/03 est.)
Moldova | $1.926 billion (2005 est.)
Monaco | $18 billion (2000 est.)
Mongolia | $1.36 billion (2004)
Montserrat | $8.9 million (1997)
Morocco | $15.6 billion (2005 est.)
Mozambique | $966 million (2002 est.)
Namibia | $1.164 billion (2005 est.)
Nauru | $33.3 million (2002)
Nepal | $3.34 billion (March 2005)
Netherlands | $1.645 trillion (30 June 2005)
Netherlands Antilles | $2.68 billion (2004)
New Caledonia | $79 million (1998 est.)
New Zealand | $57.67 billion (2005 est.)
Nicaragua | $5.144 billion (31 December 2005 est.)
Niger | $2.1 billion (2003 est.)
Nigeria | $37.49 billion (2005 est.)
Niue | $418,000 (2002 est.)
Norfolk Island | $NA
Northern Mariana Islands | $NA
Norway | $281 billion; note - Norway is a net external creditor (30 June 2005)
Oman | $4.586 billion (2005 est.)
Pakistan | $39.94 billion (2005 est.)
Palau | $0 (FY99/00)
Panama | $9.859 billion (2005 est.)
Papua New Guinea | $1.978 billion (2005 est.)
Paraguay | $3.535 billion (2005 est.)
Peru | $30.18 billion (30 June 2005 est.)
Philippines | $67.62 billion (2005 est.)
Poland | $123.4 billion (30 June 2005 est.)
Portugal | $298.7 billion (30 June 2005 est.)
Puerto Rico | $NA
Qatar | $20.63 billion (2005 est.)
Reunion | $NA
Romania | $29.47 billion (2005 est.)
Russia | $230.3 billion (30 June 2005 est.)
Rwanda | $1.4 billion (2004 est.)
Saint Helena | $NA
Saint Kitts and Nevis | $171 million (2001)
Saint Lucia | $214 million (2000)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | $NA
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | $167.2 million (2000)
Samoa | $197 million (2000)
San Marino | $NA
Sao Tome and Principe | $318 million (2002)
Saudi Arabia | $34.55 billion (2005 est.)
Senegal | $3.61 billion (2003 est.)
Serbia and Montenegro | $15.43 billion (2005 est.)
Seychelles | $276.8 million (2005 est.)
Sierra Leone | $1.61 billion (2003 est.)
Singapore | $24.67 billion (2005 est.)
Slovakia | $26.54 billion (2005 est.)
Slovenia | $22.91 billion (30 September 2005 est.)
Solomon Islands | $180.4 million (2002)
Somalia | $3 billion (2001 est.)
South Africa | $44.33 billion (30 June 2005 est.)
Spain | $1.249 trillion (30 June 2005 est.)
Sri Lanka | $11.59 billion (2005 est.)
Sudan | $18.15 billion (2005 est.)
Suriname | $504.3 million (2005 est.)
Swaziland | $357 million (2003 est.)
Sweden | $516.1 billion (30 June 2005)
Switzerland | $856 billion (30 June 2005)
Syria | $8.59 billion; note - excludes military debt and debt to Russia (2005 est.)
Taiwan | $81.64 billion (2005 est.)
Tajikistan | $888 million (2004 est.)
Tanzania | $7.95 billion (2005 est.)
Thailand | $50.63 billion (30 June 2005 est.)
Togo | $2 billion (2005)
Tonga | $63.4 million (2001)
Trinidad and Tobago | $2.986 billion (2005 est.)
Tunisia | $18.91 billion (30 June 2005 est.)
Turkey | $161.8 billion (30 June 2005 est.)
Turkmenistan | $2.4 billion to $5 billion (2001 est.)
Turks and Caicos Islands | $NA
Tuvalu | $NA
Uganda | $4.949 billion (2005 est.)
Ukraine | $33.93 billion (30 June 2005 est.)
United Arab Emirates | $30.21 billion (2005 est.)
United Kingdom | $7.107 trillion (30 June 2005)
United States | $8.837 trillion (30 June 2005 est.)
Uruguay | $11.22 billion (June 2005 est.)
Uzbekistan | $5.184 billion (2005 est.)
Vanuatu | $83.7 million (2002)
Venezuela | $39.79 billion (2005 est.)
Vietnam | $19.17 billion (2005 est.)
Virgin Islands | $NA
Wallis and Futuna | $NA
West Bank | $0; note - includes Gaza Strip (2002)
Western Sahara | $NA
World | $38.54 trillion note: this figure is the sum total of all countries' external debt, both public and private (2004 est.)
Yemen | $5.689 billion (2005 est.)
Zambia | $5.866 billion (2005 est.)
Zimbabwe | $5.17 billion (2005 est.)
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