economic2026
External debt stocks (% of GNI)
Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024.
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Key Insights
Global Average
54.8%
Median: 43.9%
Countries Covered
118
with available data
Highest
Mozambique
350.6%
Lowest
Islamic Republic of Iran
2.2%
Top 5 Countries
1Mozambique350.6%
2Lebanon331.6%
3Mongolia181.9%
4Senegal150.7%
5Suriname129.1%
By Region
Europe72.9%(3 countries)
Other57.4%(84 countries)
Asia52.3%(15 countries)
Africa42.2%(9 countries)
South America40.2%(5 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (2.2%)High (350.6%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 54.8%)
Europe (3)
Other (84)
Asia (15)
Africa (9)
South America (5)
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 World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mozambique | 350.6% |
| 2 | Lebanon | 331.6% |
| 3 | Mongolia | 181.9% |
| 4 | Senegal | 150.7% |
| 5 | Suriname | 129.1% |
| 6 | Mauritius | 123.2% |
| 7 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 115.4% |
| 8 | Bhutan | 114.5% |
| 9 | Zambia | 114.2% |
| 10 | Montenegro | 108.6% |
| 11 | Ukraine | 101.3% |
| 12 | Rwanda | 93.9% |
| 13 | Jordan | 90.1% |
| 14 | Cape Verde | 86.9% |
| 15 | Djibouti | 83.8% |
| 16 | Nicaragua | 82.8% |
| 17 | Dominica | 82.4% |
| 18 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 81.2% |
| 19 | Georgia | 79.7% |
| 20 | Angola | 79.6% |
| 21 | Tunisia | 77.7% |
| 22 | Jamaica | 76.1% |
| 23 | Maldives | 75.6% |
| 24 | El Salvador | 75.4% |
| 25 | Fiji | 71.4% |
| 26 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 70.3% |
| 27 | Paraguay | 69.7% |
| 28 | Kyrgyzstan | 69.2% |
| 29 | Grenada | 68.6% |
| 30 | Guinea-Bissau | 67.1% |
| 31 | Benin | 66.6% |
| 32 | Republic of The Gambia | 66.4% |
| 33 | Armenia | 66.0% |
| 34 | Lesotho | 65.4% |
| 35 | Kazakhstan | 62.6% |
| 36 | Serbia | 62.2% |
| 37 | Uzbekistan | 60.5% |
| 38 | Nigeria | 60.0% |
| 39 | Sri Lanka | 58.9% |
| 40 | Moldova, Republic of | 57.1% |
| 41 | Bulgaria | 55.1% |
| 42 | Saint Lucia | 51.3% |
| 43 | Liberia | 50.5% |
| 44 | Ecuador | 49.7% |
| 45 | Colombia | 49.2% |
| 46 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 49.2% |
| 47 | Cote d'Ivoire | 48.8% |
| 48 | Burkina Faso | 48.8% |
| 49 | United Republic of Tanzania | 47.3% |
| 50 | Burundi | 47.1% |
| 51 | Ghana | 46.9% |
| 52 | Belarus | 46.1% |
| 53 | Cambodia | 46.1% |
| 54 | Belize | 46.0% |
| 55 | Sudan | 45.4% |
| 56 | Dominican Republic | 45.3% |
| 57 | Republic of the Congo | 44.9% |
| 58 | South Africa | 44.8% |
| 59 | Morocco | 44.7% |
| 60 | Togo | 43.2% |
| 61 | Sao Tome and Principe | 42.7% |
| 62 | Egypt | 42.0% |
| 63 | Papua New Guinea | 41.9% |
| 64 | Mauritania | 41.8% |
| 65 | Honduras | 41.8% |
| 66 | Albania | 39.7% |
| 67 | Türkiye | 39.4% |
| 68 | Uganda | 39.2% |
| 69 | Madagascar | 39.2% |
| 70 | Vanuatu | 39.2% |
| 71 | Argentina | 39.1% |
| 72 | Samoa | 37.6% |
| 73 | Thailand | 37.5% |
| 74 | Tajikistan | 37.4% |
| 75 | Gabon | 36.0% |
| 76 | Central African Republic | 35.9% |
| 77 | Pakistan | 35.6% |
| 78 | Tonga | 35.4% |
| 79 | Malawi | 35.2% |
| 80 | Kenya | 35.0% |
| 81 | Peru | 34.2% |
| 82 | Solomon Islands | 33.8% |
| 83 | Zimbabwe | 33.0% |
| 84 | Mexico | 32.9% |
| 85 | Bolivia | 32.5% |
| 86 | Cameroon | 31.3% |
| 87 | Sierra Leone | 31.1% |
| 88 | Indonesia | 31.0% |
| 89 | Vietnam | 28.8% |
| 90 | Brazil | 28.7% |
| 91 | Eswatini | 27.8% |
| 92 | Niger | 27.5% |
| 93 | Philippines | 26.3% |
| 94 | Syrian Arab Republic | 25.3% |
| 95 | Mali | 24.9% |
| 96 | Comoros | 24.8% |
| 97 | Ethiopia | 24.3% |
| 98 | Guatemala | 24.2% |
| 99 | Nepal | 23.3% |
| 100 | Guinea | 23.2% |
| 101 | Guyana | 22.6% |
| 102 | Bangladesh | 22.3% |
| 103 | Afghanistan | 19.9% |
| 104 | India | 18.6% |
| 105 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 18.3% |
| 106 | Azerbaijan | 17.0% |
| 107 | Russian Federation | 16.8% |
| 108 | Chad | 16.4% |
| 109 | Timor-Leste | 15.4% |
| 110 | Myanmar | 15.3% |
| 111 | Somalia | 14.9% |
| 112 | People's Republic of China | 13.0% |
| 113 | Botswana | 11.9% |
| 114 | Iraq | 6.2% |
| 115 | Turkmenistan | 5.2% |
| 116 | Haiti | 3.7% |
| 117 | Algeria | 2.7% |
| 118 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 2.2% |
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2026).
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