Of the economies in the World Bank's latest release, China has the highest external debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) (US$1.07 trillion in 2024) and Tonga the lowest (US$129.35 million in 2024).
What this measures
Long-term debt is debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year. It has three components: public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Each country's latest available year is shown; countries report on different schedules, so compare years before comparing values.
Ranking
| # | Economy | Latest value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$1.07 trillion | 2024 |
| 2 | India | US$555.31 billion | 2024 |
| 3 | Mexico | US$515.22 billion | 2024 |
| 4 | Brazil | US$503.61 billion | 2024 |
| 5 | Indonesia | US$347.54 billion | 2024 |
| 6 | Türkiye | US$329.64 billion | 2024 |
| 7 | Russian Federation | US$286.54 billion | 2022 |
| 8 | Colombia | US$176.75 billion | 2024 |
| 9 | Ukraine | US$156.25 billion | 2024 |
| 10 | Argentina | US$146.6 billion | 2024 |
| 11 | Kazakhstan | US$146.05 billion | 2024 |
| 12 | South Africa | US$121.43 billion | 2024 |
| 13 | Thailand | US$117.16 billion | 2024 |
| 14 | Philippines | US$112.43 billion | 2024 |
| 15 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | US$109.86 billion | 2024 |
| 16 | Pakistan | US$107.79 billion | 2024 |
| 17 | Viet Nam | US$93.97 billion | 2024 |
| 18 | Bangladesh | US$86.87 billion | 2024 |
| 19 | Nigeria | US$80.48 billion | 2024 |
| 20 | Peru | US$80.33 billion | 2024 |
| 21 | Mozambique | US$67.41 billion | 2024 |
| 22 | Uzbekistan | US$63.35 billion | 2024 |
| 23 | Morocco | US$57.2 billion | 2024 |
| 24 | Ecuador | US$49.82 billion | 2024 |
| 25 | Serbia | US$48.35 billion | 2024 |
| 26 | Dominican Republic | US$48.12 billion | 2024 |
| 27 | Sri Lanka | US$48.11 billion | 2024 |
| 28 | Angola | US$47.86 billion | 2024 |
| 29 | Lebanon | US$47.3 billion | 2024 |
| 30 | Senegal | US$40.54 billion | 2024 |
| 31 | Kenya | US$35.92 billion | 2024 |
| 32 | Mongolia | US$35.38 billion | 2024 |
| 33 | Bulgaria | US$35.26 billion | 2022 |
| 34 | Ethiopia | US$33.95 billion | 2024 |
| 35 | Côte d'Ivoire | US$31.49 billion | 2024 |
| 36 | Tanzania | US$30.9 billion | 2024 |
| 37 | Ghana | US$30.13 billion | 2024 |
| 38 | Jordan | US$26.42 billion | 2024 |
| 39 | Guatemala | US$26.09 billion | 2024 |
| 40 | Paraguay | US$26.03 billion | 2024 |
| 41 | Belarus | US$22.96 billion | 2024 |
| 42 | Tunisia | US$22.5 billion | 2024 |
| 43 | Zambia | US$22.2 billion | 2024 |
| 44 | El Salvador | US$21.65 billion | 2024 |
| 45 | Georgia | US$19.45 billion | 2024 |
| 46 | Uganda | US$18.04 billion | 2024 |
| 47 | Lao PDR | US$16.54 billion | 2024 |
| 48 | Cambodia | US$16.35 billion | 2024 |
| 49 | Sudan | US$14.95 billion | 2024 |
| 50 | Bolivia | US$14.57 billion | 2024 |
| 51 | Nicaragua | US$13.54 billion | 2024 |
| 52 | Iraq | US$13.23 billion | 2024 |
| 53 | Cameroon | US$12.79 billion | 2024 |
| 54 | Armenia | US$12.41 billion | 2024 |
| 55 | Benin | US$11.71 billion | 2024 |
| 56 | Papua New Guinea | US$11.48 billion | 2024 |
| 57 | Honduras | US$11.46 billion | 2024 |
| 58 | Rwanda | US$11.45 billion | 2024 |
| 59 | Azerbaijan | US$11.29 billion | 2024 |
| 60 | Jamaica | US$10.69 billion | 2024 |
| 61 | Burkina Faso | US$10.19 billion | 2024 |
| 62 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | US$10.11 billion | 2024 |
| 63 | Myanmar | US$9.72 billion | 2024 |
| 64 | Kyrgyz Republic | US$9.63 billion | 2024 |
| 65 | Albania | US$9.11 billion | 2024 |
| 66 | Zimbabwe | US$9.11 billion | 2024 |
| 67 | North Macedonia | US$9.09 billion | 2024 |
| 68 | Nepal | US$8.98 billion | 2024 |
| 69 | Mauritius | US$8.9 billion | 2024 |
| 70 | Montenegro | US$8.38 billion | 2024 |
| 71 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | US$7.92 billion | 2024 |
| 72 | Moldova | US$6.89 billion | 2024 |
| 73 | Yemen, Rep. | US$5.66 billion | 2024 |
| 74 | Mali | US$5.62 billion | 2024 |
| 75 | Tajikistan | US$5.6 billion | 2024 |
| 76 | Gabon | US$5.55 billion | 2024 |
| 77 | Congo, Rep. | US$5.34 billion | 2024 |
| 78 | Madagascar | US$5.26 billion | 2024 |
| 79 | Niger | US$4.53 billion | 2024 |
| 80 | Maldives | US$4.47 billion | 2024 |
| 81 | Guinea | US$4.17 billion | 2024 |
| 82 | Mauritania | US$3.61 billion | 2024 |
| 83 | Togo | US$3.47 billion | 2024 |
| 84 | Syrian Arab Republic | US$3.41 billion | 2024 |
| 85 | Bhutan | US$3.37 billion | 2024 |
| 86 | Guyana | US$3.28 billion | 2024 |
| 87 | Malawi | US$3 billion | 2024 |
| 88 | Turkmenistan | US$2.9 billion | 2024 |
| 89 | Djibouti | US$2.84 billion | 2024 |
| 90 | Fiji | US$2.61 billion | 2024 |
| 91 | Kosovo | US$2.57 billion | 2024 |
| 92 | Chad | US$2.44 billion | 2024 |
| 93 | Botswana | US$1.85 billion | 2024 |
| 94 | Cabo Verde | US$1.85 billion | 2024 |
| 95 | Afghanistan | US$1.81 billion | 2024 |
| 96 | Lesotho | US$1.62 billion | 2024 |
| 97 | Liberia | US$1.55 billion | 2024 |
| 98 | Belize | US$1.49 billion | 2024 |
| 99 | Sierra Leone | US$1.31 billion | 2024 |
| 100 | Guinea-Bissau | US$1.31 billion | 2024 |
| 101 | Gambia, The | US$1.31 billion | 2024 |
| 102 | Algeria | US$1.13 billion | 2024 |
| 103 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | US$1.05 billion | 2024 |
| 104 | St. Lucia | US$1.04 billion | 2024 |
| 105 | Eswatini | US$969.26 million | 2024 |
| 106 | Grenada | US$786.99 million | 2024 |
| 107 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | US$690.59 million | 2024 |
| 108 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | US$663.72 million | 2024 |
| 109 | Eritrea | US$607.19 million | 2024 |
| 110 | Burundi | US$601.23 million | 2024 |
| 111 | Solomon Islands | US$514.34 million | 2024 |
| 112 | Central African Republic | US$438.78 million | 2024 |
| 113 | Dominica | US$356.25 million | 2024 |
| 114 | Vanuatu | US$352.9 million | 2024 |
| 115 | Comoros | US$323.98 million | 2024 |
| 116 | Samoa | US$270.56 million | 2024 |
| 117 | Haiti | US$256.3 million | 2024 |
| 118 | São Tomé and Principe | US$254.54 million | 2024 |
| 119 | Timor-Leste | US$253.33 million | 2024 |
| 120 | Tonga | US$129.35 million | 2024 |
Regions and income groups
| Region or group | Latest value | Year |
|---|---|---|
| East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) | US$1.83 trillion | 2024 |
| Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) | US$874.01 billion | 2024 |
| IDA only | US$616.34 billion | 2023 |
| Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | US$1.65 trillion | 2024 |
| Low & middle income | US$6.17 trillion | 2024 |
| Low income | US$206.92 billion | 2024 |
| Lower middle income | US$1.83 trillion | 2024 |
| Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | US$400.21 billion | 2024 |
| Middle income | US$5.96 trillion | 2024 |
| South Asia | US$707.11 billion | 2024 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | US$705.03 billion | 2024 |
| Upper middle income | US$4.14 trillion | 2024 |
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- Primary income payments (BoP, current US$)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$, BoP)
- Insurance and financial services (% of service imports, BoP)
- Goods imports (current US$, BoP)
- Service imports (current US$, BoP)
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$)
- Imports of goods, services and primary income (current US$, BoP)
- Transport services (% of service imports, BoP)
- Travel services (% of service imports, BoP)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$)
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Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, DT.DOD.DLXF.CD, CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB) View on data.worldbank.org; the full definition is in the World Bank's metadata glossary.
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