List of countries by external debt
RankCountry/RegionExternal debt US dollarsDatePer capita US dollars% of GDP
1 United States22,284,900,000,000December 201758,20094
2 United Kingdom8,475,956,000,00031 December 2017[1]127,000313
3 France5,689,745,000,00031 December 2017[2]87,200213
4 Germany5,398,267,000,00031 December 2017[3]65,600141
5 Netherlands4,510,400,000,00031 December 2017[4]264,000522
6 Luxembourg3,781,000,000,00031 December 2017[5]6,968,0006,307
7 Japan3,586,817,000,00031 December 2017[6]28,20074
8 Italy2,510,690,000,00031 December 2017[7]42,300124
9 Ireland2,384,247,000,00031 December 2017[8]496,000684
10 Spain2,259,127,000,00031 December 2017[9]48,700167
11 Canada1,931,900,000,00031 December 2017[10]52,300115
12 China1,843,500,000,00031 March 2018[11]1,32615
— Hong Kong108,160,806,00030 June 2017[12]14,82035
13 Switzerland1,820,695,000,00031 December 2017[13]213,100269
14 Australia1,487,720,000,00030 June 2017[14]60,800126
15 Singapore1,320,567,000,00030 June 2017[15]231,000453
16 Belgium1,278,465,000,00030 June 2017[16]112,000265
17 Sweden135,739,662,90030 June 2017[17]94,500177
18 Austria638,340,000,00030 June 2017[18]73,100167
19 Norway623,223,000,00030 June 2017[19]117,000169
20 Brazil556,418,000,00030 September 2017[20]3,20030
21 Russia537,458,000,00030 September 2017[21]3,70040
22 India529,000,000,00029 June 2018[22]38020
23 Denmark491,617,000,00030 June 2017[23]85,700163
24 Finland483,369,000,00030 June 2017[24]87,500196
25 Greece476,997,000,00031 December 2017[25]42,800228
26 Turkey453,207,000,00031 December 2017[26]5,50053
27 Portugal447,022,000,00030 June 2017[27]43,300216
28 Mexico437,367,000,00031 December 2017[28]3,30038
29 South Korea407,341,000,00030 June 2017[29]7,50027
30 Poland363,658,000,00030 June 2017[30]9,50070
31 Indonesia335,289,000,00030 June 2017[31]1,30034
32 Malaysia227,844,500,00031 March 2018[32]6,80075
33 United Arab Emirates220,400,000,00031 December 2016 est.[33]23,50059
34 Saudi Arabia200,900,000,00031 December 2016 est.[34]6,10031
35 Argentina363,117,000,00031 December 2017[35]8,28066
36 Mauritius199,710,000,00030 June 2018[36]148,0001,536
37 Taiwan199,051,000,00030 June 2018[37]7,40033
38 New Zealand198,815,000,00031 March 2018[38]40,300100
39 Chile183,294,300,00031 May 2018[39]9,00066
— Puerto Rico167,400,000,00031 January 2015 est.47,800164
40 Kazakhstan165,501,000,00031 March 2017[40]9,100117
41 Qatar159,200,000,00031 December 2016 est.[41]68,100102
42 Thailand149,429,550,00031 December 2017[42]2,17033
43 Hungary148,024,000,00030 June 2017[43]15,000121
44 South Africa142,833,000,00031 December 2016[44]2,60048
45 Czech Republic137,606,000,00031 December 2016[45]13,00070
46 Colombia121,097,200,00031 January 2017[46]2,50043
47 Cyprus119,672,000,00030 June 2017[47]97,200597
48 Ukraine114,836,000,00030 June 2017[48]2,600122
49 Venezuela110,878,000,00030 September 2015[49]3,50023
50 Romania108,880,000,00031 July 2017[50]5,10055