economic2024

Present value of external debt (current US$)

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2024. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.

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Key Insights

Global Average
27,101,883,848.8current US$
Median: 6,070,300,679.6current US$
Countries Covered
117
with available data
Highest
People's Republic of China
471,972,877,894.8current US$
Lowest
Tonga
114,912,910.6current US$
Top 5 Countries
1People's Republic of China471,972,877,894.8current US$
2Mexico275,578,179,006.8current US$
3Indonesia224,133,893,469.8current US$
4India205,578,556,985.2current US$
5Brazil180,262,402,589.8current US$
By Region
North America143,634,141,722.7current US$(2 countries)
South America86,107,377,670.8current US$(5 countries)
Asia81,705,669,674.3current US$(16 countries)
Europe57,457,542,685.0current US$(2 countries)
Africa44,122,591,791.2current US$(9 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (114,912,910.6current US$)High (471,972,877,894.8current US$)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 27,101,883,848.8current US$)

North America (2)
South America (5)
Asia (16)
Europe (2)
Africa (9)
Other (83)

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 World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2024. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. 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
1People's Republic of China471,972,877,894.8current US$
2Mexico275,578,179,006.8current US$
3Indonesia224,133,893,469.8current US$
4India205,578,556,985.2current US$
5Brazil180,262,402,589.8current US$
6Türkiye149,002,885,766.5current US$
7Colombia102,805,520,401.5current US$
8Egypt97,260,908,176.3current US$
9South Africa94,135,136,084.2current US$
10Ukraine91,729,967,711.0current US$
11Pakistan80,399,346,680.6current US$
12Argentina67,532,481,910.4current US$
13Philippines65,963,220,366.1current US$
14Bangladesh57,653,657,994.3current US$
15Nigeria43,380,635,262.6current US$
16Lebanon42,970,633,727.1current US$
17Angola42,531,305,603.8current US$
18Peru41,185,284,655.4current US$
19Ecuador38,751,198,796.8current US$
20Morocco38,022,269,684.3current US$
21Dominican Republic34,246,925,494.7current US$
22Sri Lanka32,727,719,169.5current US$
23Uzbekistan32,500,375,631.7current US$
24Kazakhstan31,663,652,910.1current US$
25Thailand30,297,519,331.8current US$
26Kenya30,271,574,572.3current US$
27Cote d'Ivoire28,516,688,545.0current US$
28Ethiopia27,353,571,079.5current US$
29Vietnam27,065,008,722.8current US$
30Ghana23,589,285,577.6current US$
31Serbia23,185,117,659.0current US$
32Senegal21,633,233,308.2current US$
33Sudan20,146,294,194.1current US$
34Jordan19,888,666,352.7current US$
35Tunisia18,016,806,267.0current US$
36United Republic of Tanzania17,535,370,265.9current US$
37Belarus16,047,412,122.3current US$
38Paraguay14,588,137,263.9current US$
39Zambia13,608,113,410.8current US$
40El Salvador13,098,975,802.1current US$
41Guatemala11,690,104,438.6current US$
42Cameroon10,966,230,881.7current US$
43Uganda10,669,756,608.8current US$
44Bolivia10,319,613,706.6current US$
45Iraq9,090,775,703.3current US$
46Lao People's Democratic Republic8,595,181,312.3current US$
47Azerbaijan8,428,157,318.8current US$
48Cambodia8,343,314,367.4current US$
49Mongolia8,091,094,803.2current US$
50Georgia7,808,294,045.8current US$
51Honduras7,715,653,340.1current US$
52Mozambique7,630,854,859.1current US$
53Benin7,626,049,030.1current US$
54Jamaica7,613,041,877.3current US$
55Democratic Republic of the Congo7,146,902,103.5current US$
56Myanmar7,056,375,925.5current US$
57Papua New Guinea6,363,869,515.1current US$
58Nicaragua6,183,320,346.6current US$
59Zimbabwe6,070,300,679.6current US$
60Rwanda6,019,970,324.5current US$
61Nepal5,653,726,173.6current US$
62Yemen5,521,587,176.5current US$
63The Republic of North Macedonia5,463,158,952.0current US$
64Armenia5,400,836,923.0current US$
65Gabon5,355,800,970.9current US$
66Republic of the Congo4,601,523,552.6current US$
67Albania4,499,377,676.2current US$
68Bosnia and Herzegovina4,409,704,066.3current US$
69Montenegro4,116,760,583.8current US$
70Syrian Arab Republic4,002,761,741.7current US$
71Mali3,858,065,480.8current US$
72Maldives3,716,594,607.1current US$
73Burkina Faso3,554,536,438.9current US$
74Guinea3,505,075,274.9current US$
75Niger3,390,762,100.6current US$
76Madagascar3,334,851,412.8current US$
77Kyrgyzstan3,246,481,394.6current US$
78Mauritius3,043,544,576.8current US$
79Bhutan2,876,444,602.2current US$
80Mauritania2,809,296,979.7current US$
81Tajikistan2,617,533,836.9current US$
82Turkmenistan2,559,971,496.8current US$
83Djibouti2,468,663,634.9current US$
84Moldova, Republic of2,448,025,637.7current US$
85Afghanistan2,148,466,405.2current US$
86Chad2,138,336,994.5current US$
87Malawi2,098,740,073.1current US$
88Togo1,935,804,540.5current US$
89Guyana1,787,267,668.5current US$
90Botswana1,549,990,980.5current US$
91Cape Verde1,318,944,540.4current US$
92Somalia1,304,255,109.2current US$
93Belize1,178,615,143.2current US$
94Fiji1,119,085,400.0current US$
95Sierra Leone1,047,017,384.7current US$
96Guinea-Bissau1,022,759,480.7current US$
97Liberia953,411,292.5current US$
98Saint Lucia928,522,277.9current US$
99Republic of The Gambia805,722,291.4current US$
100Lesotho786,439,732.0current US$
101Eswatini748,582,258.2current US$
102Central African Republic588,129,124.0current US$
103Grenada560,994,391.4current US$
104Algeria558,640,079.9current US$
105Saint Vincent and the Grenadines527,996,124.2current US$
106Burundi526,749,868.2current US$
107Eritrea417,632,542.6current US$
108Haiti343,243,581.4current US$
109Dominica250,142,530.2current US$
110Vanuatu247,831,068.6current US$
111Comoros232,195,148.7current US$
112Islamic Republic of Iran215,131,899.4current US$
113Samoa206,956,414.3current US$
114Sao Tome and Principe192,094,635.8current US$
115Solomon Islands177,603,071.8current US$
116Timor-Leste173,438,417.7current US$
117Tonga114,912,910.6current US$
Showing 117 of 117 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2024).

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