This is a list of countries by external debt: it is the total public and private debt owed to non-residents repayable in internationally accepted currencies, goods or services, where the public debt is the money or credit owed by any level of government, from central to local, and the private debt the money or credit owed by private households or private corporations based on the country under consideration.
For information purposes, several non-sovereign entities are also included in this list. Note that while a country may have a relatively large external debt (either in absolute or per capita terms) it could actually be a "net international creditor" if its external debt is less than the total of external debt of other countries held by it.
List of countries by External debt
Country Total debt(billions) Per capita, $ % of GDP % of totalwealthLast Reported 30,196.961 21.59 Mar 2026 11,355 152,271 278.18 5.91 31 March 2026 9,249.4815 57.85 Mar 2026 8,139.6669 46.71 Mar 2026 4,877.3109 100.17 Mar 2026 4,786.71 21.2 Mar 2026 4,055.4745 1356.35 Mar 2026 3,899.2285 427.08 Mar 2026 3,468.2119 30.79 Mar 2026 3,290.5521 38.77 Mar 2026 3,268.9915 29.66 Mar 2026 2,584.7364 135.61 Mar 2026 2,519.5166 52.17 Mar 2026 2,412.0799 2.86 Mar 2026 2,121.2209 60.73 Mar 2026 2,050 21.09 December 2025 1,841.2479 57.63 Mar 2026 1,154.6942 49.45 Mar 2026 937.3072 52.25 Mar 2026 880 18.10 Jul 2023 875.5962 53.26 Mar 2026 774.3902 7.83 Mar 2026 762.7656 4.96 Mar 2026 693 77.85 December 2025 692.6895 14.97 Jun 2026 688 36.79 December 2025 683.1452 86.26 Mar 2026 565 54.26 September 2025 552.542 34.71 Mar 2026 523 39.52 December 2025 444.4005 13.65 May 2026 355.7179 52.47 Mar 2026 321.7828 76.61 Mar 2026 313.632 68.48 Mar 2026 299.0637 6.82 Mar 2026 288.8523 37.08 Apr 2026 275 35.77 December 2025 264 11.64 2022 261.0716 239.52 Mar 2026 260 38.93 September 2025 257.6775 18.07 Mar 2026 237 4.36 September 2025 236.72 34.86 Mar 2026 227.8944 392.92 Mar 2026 220 17.75 Dec 2016 212 37.51 September 2025 209.7429 14.76 Mar 2026 204.7499 3412.5 Jun 2026 195.932 21.16 Mar 2026 195 47.79 2018 182.7782 25.39 Mar 2026 175.1923 12.81 Mar 2026 167 31 Jan 2015 164.776 13.19 Mar 2026 162 59.94 December 2025 148 14.60 December 2025 137.5578 20.29 Mar 2026 130.8716 12.87 2025 114 10.52 December 2025 112.4321 21.66 Mar 2026 110 Mar 2019 94.8379 16.82 Dec 2025 92.0 62.60 December 2025 89.8928 Mar 2026 78.2539 30.33 Apr 2026 74.4 39.55 September 2025 66.4657 26.06 May 2026 64.8 18.67 Dec 2022 62.4 283.64 2021 59.933 32.22 Mar 2026 54.5248 15.19 Mar 2026 54.0 28.59 2021 52.9 22.98 Dec 2022 52.2698 37.07 Mar 2026 51.9 7.42 December 2025 48.8 22.51 December 2025 48.7 32.45 December 2025 48.3787 59 Mar 2026 46.0207 19.58 Mar 2026 42.9465 24.26 Mar 2026 42.3375 9.73 Dec 2025 40.561 2024 40.2175 268.12 Mar 2026 39.4 33.98 July 2023 38.2956 15.02 Mar 2026 37.7 68.55 Dec 2016 34.6 10.03 Jun 2024 29.8225 23.12 Dec 2025 29.7333 43.73 Dec 2025 29.1198 26 Mar 2026 27.1128 58.94 Mar 2026 26.3 Dec 2016 26.1 Dec 2016 25.4 8.48 25 Jan 2024 24.9 11.81 Dec 2016 23.3726 86.57 Dec 2025 22.6 Dec 2023 22.0 51.26 Dec 2016 21.5 42.22 Dec 2016 19.3689 30.26 Mar 2026 19.1 Dec 2016 17.6 109.75 Dec 2013 16.8 37.24 Dec 2016 16.5 30 June 2010 16.0163 15.25 Dec 2025 14.9 Dec 2016 15.9 10.96 Dec 2016 14.8639 Mar 2026 12.5266 50.11 Dec 2025 12.0882 18.6 Mar 2026 11.9144 15.47 Mar 2026 11.1748 3.95 2024 11.1 16.09 Dec 2016 10.9613 31.32 2025 10.9 15.35 Dec 2016 10.5 11.69 Sep 2024 9.7212 60.76 2025 8.7413 24.28 2024 8.040 Dec 2016 7.380 16.03 Dec 2016 7.192 Jan 2015 6.629 14.1 Jun 2026 6.5919 26.37 Sep 202 6.520 21.02 Dec 2016 6.240 12.74 Dec 2016 6.190 15.09 Dec 2016 5.920 32.88 Dec 2016 5.6177 Mar 2026 5.5727 6.41 Mar 2026 5.330 7.51 Dec 2016 5.300 Dec 2013 5.160 22.43 Dec 2016 5.000 2013 4.8616 0.16 2025 4.820 80.28 Dec 2016 4.8135 3.07 Dec 2025 4.760 1.04 2023 4.490 28.06 2010 4.010 13.36 Dec 2016 3.630 16.48 Dec 2016 3.590 59.75 Dec 2016 3.530 8.02 Dec 2016 3.090 19.32 Dec 2016 2.813 8.73 2021 2.730 20.99 Dec 2016 2.550 63.80 Dec 2016 2.440 8.72 Dec 2016 (UK) 2.440 2015 2.340 15.60 Dec 2016 2.260 Dec 2016 2.020 40.44 Dec 2016 1.920 2017 1.880 18.75 Dec 2016 1.660 Dec 2016 1.560 39.02 Dec 2016 1.535 0.27 Dec 2018 1.4988 5.55 2025 1.360 6.82 Dec 2016 1.340 66.95 Dec 2016 1.330 7.40 Dec 2016 1.330 44.23 Dec 2016 1.280 3.12 2011 1.240 61.75 Dec 2016 1.170 19.55 Dec 2016 1.140 19.05 Dec 2015 1.110 2014 1.110 7.94 Dec 2016 1.100 54.75 Dec 2010 0.949 47.44 Dec 2016 (Denmark) 0.889 2010 0.833 6.94 Dec 2016 0.820 16.40 Dec 2016 0.742 7.42 2014 0.705 17.63 Dec 2016 0.693 Dec 2014 0.687 34.34 Dec 2016 0.679 2013 0.542 18.06 Dec 2016 0.513 Dec 2016 (UK) 0.503 6891 Sep 2024 0.503 0.64 Dec 2016 0.492 Dec 2013 0.471 Dec 2016 0.447 Dec 2013 0.441 Dec 2012 0.352 2016 0.340 2.83 2017 0.321 Dec 2016 0.312 7.79 Dec 2014 0.289 Dec 2016 0.281 Dec 2011 0.237 Dec 2016 0.233 Dec 2016 0.224 95.00 Sep 2021 0.208 Dec 2016 0.188 Dec 2016 0.133 6.66 Dec 2016 (France) 0.112 Dec 2013 0.098 2013 0.094 2013 (UK) 0.048 3,288 15.83 Dec 2024 (Denmark) 0.036 2010 0.033 2004 (UK) 0.018 Dec 2016 0.015 2017 0.014 2013 (France) 0.004 2004 (UK) 0.001 Dec 2011 (New Zealand) 0.000 27 Oct 2016
World Bank
+List of countries by external debt stocks (World Bank, 2023)CountryExternal debt stocks(Nominal)Present value ofexternal debtPresent value tonominal ratio (%)Total(millions)% of GNITotal(millions)% of GNI2,420,21113.7488,1142.820.2646,78718.4212,7286.132.9607,11528.8198,5829.432.7595,91834.2306,30717.651.4499,84245.2149,65413.529.9406,05430.4225,27316.955.5266,16742.174,36211.827.9197,50554.9108,02730.054.7193,62638.537,0657.419.1176,64596.190,00349.051.0168,06244.4117,27231.069.8165,78744.193,87925.056.6163,15569.025,76510.915.8141,85034.834,4268.524.3130,84739.489,14826.868.1121,40225.063,24113.052.1102,48229.045,00912.843.9101,44722.358,02012.857.290,06835.538,10215.042.369,26748.742,26229.761.066,848349.78,27443.312.466,296332.841,936—63.361,70675.642,19851.768.460,56452.139,65834.165.559,18458.725,71425.543.457,03274.345,29959.079.452,25745.035,04430.267.149,00063.521,72628.244.344,63088.421,05841.747.243,74258.029,24138.866.842,91040.431,45129.673.341,27987.421,21244.951.439,950134.014,98550.337.539,02548.515,57419.439.936,70552.918,01026.049.136,54848.326,57635.172.734,59844.617,51322.650.634,321189.78,37946.324.433,29020.425,42615.676.429,029110.516,59763.257.226,13562.813,78333.152.725,36524.711,86211.646.824,46886.29,08532.037.122,74271.312,66839.755.722,58120.921,65020.095.922,53454.58,01919.435.620,350138.69,61965.547.320,3318.115,5806.276.619,39340.610,46921.954.019,252128.33,63224.218.916,30737.211,17425.568.515,83967.66,00225.637.915,34980.29,63650.462.815,33231.711,11223.072.515,32153.27,01124.345.815,16389.56,75339.944.514,53321.012,37817.985.214,21340.86,67119.246.914,01051.25,35919.638.312,82140.27,78524.460.712,61484.35,63737.744.712,48364.16,30932.450.512,16218.68,74813.471.911,38482.45,53140.048.611,36448.95,36323.147.211,06717.27,92612.371.610,63963.32,63715.724.810,39753.43,56518.334.310,11573.33,61726.235.89,96924.15,71913.857.49,9012.46,7591.768.38,617113.33,64347.942.37,77953.56,36043.781.87,58841.26,44235.084.97,3153.04,7642.065.17,283—6,492—89.16,87345.43,02420.044.06,45732.84,08520.763.36,45241.83,54823.055.05,61334.73,79323.467.65,16425.53,76418.672.94,87621.34,573—93.84,60443.23,07228.866.74,24239.77867.418.54,048129.12,64584.465.34,00068.73,11353.577.83,9186.53,6966.194.33,60429.22,26918.463.03,42985.62,53163.273.83,42819.82,71715.779.33,37536.61,92320.957.03,34865.31,39727.241.73,269115.02,827—86.53,21424.82,28617.671.13,02327.72,56323.584.82,95328.31,80517.361.12,63813.31,8659.470.72,45197.91,38555.356.52,38237.51,45122.860.92,07910.71,7619.184.72,07852.41,33533.764.21,77668.992836.052.31,51051.11,23541.881.81,32556.090238.268.11,24130.092322.374.41,12855.289743.879.51,08649.090140.783.01,04339.480530.477.21,02137.772426.870.972758.950140.668.9726—461—63.562959.445743.272.759891.230145.950.352831.818411.134.847136.730023.463.745466.232747.772.043246.827029.262.538228.226819.770.230712.62389.877.519638.6159—81.1
See also Balance of trade Domestic liability dollarization List of countries by corporate debt List of countries by household debt List of countries by government debt List of countries by financial assets National debt of the United States Global debt
References
External links CIA Factbook - External Debt Definition CIA Factbook - External Debt by Countries Joint External Debt Hub