List of countries by external debt

This is a list of countries by external debt, the total public and private debt owed to nonresidents repayable in internationally accepted currencies, goods, or services,^[1] 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 in the country under consideration. This is not to be confused with public debts which can be found under 'List of countries by public debt'.

For informational 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 be a "net international creditor" if its external debt is less than the total of the external debt of other countries held by it. For example, Norway, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Italy and others are net international creditors.

See also

• Balance of trade
• Domestic Liability Dollarization
• List of sovereign states by external assets

Notes

References

External links

• www.jedh.org - Gross external debt (Joint External Debt Hub)
• Russia’s External Debt down 10% to $36 Bln in 2011
• CIA Factbook - External debt by countries