economic2023

External debt stocks as a proportion of GNI (%)

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data118 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
56.3%
Median: 45.1%
Countries Covered
118
with available data
Highest
Mozambique
349.7%
Lowest
Islamic Republic of Iran
2.5%
Top 5 Countries
1Mozambique349.7%
2Lebanon332.8%
3Mongolia189.7%
4Lao People's Democratic Republic138.6%
5Senegal134.0%
By Region
Europe79.8%(2 countries)
Other59.5%(84 countries)
Asia53.3%(16 countries)
South America42.7%(5 countries)
Africa40.3%(9 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (2.5%)High (349.7%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 56.3%)

Europe (2)
Other (84)
Asia (16)
South America (5)
Africa (9)
North America (2)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1Mozambique349.7%
2Lebanon332.8%
3Mongolia189.7%
4Lao People's Democratic Republic138.6%
5Senegal134.0%
6Suriname129.1%
7Mauritius128.4%
8Bhutan115.0%
9Montenegro113.3%
10Zambia110.5%
11Cape Verde97.9%
12Ukraine96.1%
13Dominica91.2%
14Nicaragua89.5%
15Jordan88.4%
16Tunisia87.4%
17Georgia86.2%
18Djibouti85.6%
19The Republic of North Macedonia84.3%
20Rwanda82.4%
21Jamaica80.2%
22Sri Lanka75.6%
23Angola74.3%
24Kyrgyzstan73.3%
25El Salvador71.4%
26Kazakhstan69.0%
27Lesotho68.9%
28Maldives68.7%
29Armenia67.6%
30Sao Tome and Principe66.3%
31Fiji65.3%
32Benin64.1%
33Serbia63.5%
34Moldova, Republic of63.3%
35Paraguay62.9%
36Saint Vincent and the Grenadines59.4%
37Grenada58.9%
38Uzbekistan58.7%
39Ghana58.0%
40Republic of The Gambia56.0%
41Guinea-Bissau55.2%
42Colombia54.9%
43Cambodia54.5%
44Republic of the Congo53.5%
45Burkina Faso53.4%
46Papua New Guinea53.2%
47Belarus52.9%
48Liberia52.4%
49Ecuador52.1%
50Eritrea51.5%
51Bosnia and Herzegovina51.2%
52Belize51.1%
53Saint Lucia49.1%
54Morocco48.7%
55Costa Rica48.5%
56Cote d'Ivoire48.3%
57Samoa46.8%
58Tajikistan45.4%
59Türkiye45.2%
60Dominican Republic45.1%
61United Republic of Tanzania44.6%
62Egypt44.4%
63South Africa44.2%
64Mauritania43.2%
65Argentina42.1%
66Madagascar41.8%
67Gabon41.2%
68Zimbabwe40.9%
69Uganda40.6%
70Kenya40.4%
71Honduras40.2%
72Pakistan39.4%
73Burundi39.4%
74Tonga38.6%
75Thailand38.5%
76Central African Republic37.7%
77Sierra Leone37.5%
78Bolivia37.2%
79Vanuatu36.7%
80Togo36.6%
81Peru35.5%
82Vietnam34.8%
83Niger34.7%
84Mexico34.2%
85Yemen33.5%
86Mali32.8%
87Solomon Islands31.8%
88Cameroon31.7%
89Indonesia30.4%
90Eswatini30.0%
91Malawi29.2%
92Nigeria29.0%
93Brazil28.8%
94Guyana28.3%
95Comoros28.2%
96Somalia27.7%
97Guinea25.5%
98Philippines25.0%
99Chad24.8%
100Guatemala24.7%
101Nepal24.1%
102Bangladesh22.3%
103Syrian Arab Republic21.3%
104Azerbaijan21.0%
105Sudan20.9%
106Ethiopia20.4%
107Afghanistan19.8%
108Myanmar18.6%
109India18.4%
110Democratic Republic of the Congo17.2%
111People's Republic of China13.7%
112Haiti13.3%
113Timor-Leste12.6%
114Botswana10.7%
115Iraq8.1%
116Turkmenistan6.5%
117Algeria3.0%
118Islamic Republic of Iran2.5%
Showing 118 of 118 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).

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