External debt - Country rankings

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External debt, percent of Gross National Income, 2020 - Country rankings:

The average for 2020 based on 116 countries was 64.03 percent.The highest value was in Mongolia: 275.75 percent and the lowest value was in Iran: 2.69 percent. The indicator is available from 1970 to 2020. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: percent; Source: The World Bank

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Countries	External debt, 2020	Global rank	Available data
Mongolia	275.75	1	1992 - 2020
Lebanon	222.11	2	1989 - 2020
Panama	208.13	3	1970 - 2020
Montenegro	200.64	4	2006 - 2020
Zambia	170.7	5	1970 - 2020
Mauritius	155.66	6	1976 - 2020
Mozambique	154.41	7	1991 - 2020
Jamaica	135.01	8	1970 - 2020
Georgia	132.97	9	1993 - 2020
Bhutan	132.05	10	1981 - 2020
Angola	125.88	11	1989 - 2020
Cape Verde	124.56	12	1981 - 2020
Kyrgyzstan	117.43	13	1992 - 2020
Sudan	115.59	14	1970 - 2020
Armenia	105.21	15	1993 - 2020
Kazakhstan	104.4	16	1993 - 2020
Tunisia	101.13	17	1970 - 2020
Nicaragua	98.31	18	1970 - 2020
Maldives	96.91	19	1985 - 2020
Belize	96.73	20	1970 - 2020
Laos	94.78	21	1984 - 2020
Somalia	94.09	22	1970 - 2020
North Macedonia	89.93	23	1993 - 2020
Jordan	87.25	24	1970 - 2020
Djibouti	81.52	25	1991 - 2020
Ukraine	81.42	26	1992 - 2020
Rwanda	81.14	27	1970 - 2020
El Salvador	78.6	28	1970 - 2020
Serbia	74.39	29	1997 - 2020
Albania	74.19	30	1991 - 2020
Papua N.G.	73.66	31	1970 - 2020
Belarus	73.58	32	1994 - 2020
Mauritania	73.13	33	1970 - 2020
Zimbabwe	73.02	34	1970 - 2020
Bosnia & Herz.	72.13	35	1999 - 2020
Sri Lanka	71.78	36	1970 - 2020
Senegal	71.69	37	1970 - 2020
Tajikistan	71.12	38	1992 - 2020
Cambodia	70.82	39	1995 - 2020
Moldova	68.43	40	1996 - 2020
Argentina	66.94	41	1970 - 2020
Dominica	63.51	42	1981 - 2020
Bulgaria	63.23	43	1981 - 2020
Grenada	62.55	44	1977 - 2020
S.T.&Principe	61.91	45	2001 - 2020
Turkey	61.29	46	1970 - 2020
R. of Congo	61.09	47	1970 - 2020
Domin. Rep.	59.3	48	1970 - 2020
Ecuador	58.54	49	1970 - 2020
Colombia	58.31	50	1970 - 2020
Romania	58.16	51	1989 - 2020
Morocco	58.11	52	1970 - 2020
Paraguay	57.13	53	1995 - 2020
Samoa	56.31	54	1982 - 2020
G.-Bissau	55.34	55	1970 - 2020
Uzbekistan	53.86	56	1992 - 2020
Costa Rica	53.68	57	1970 - 2020
Sierra Leone	53.03	58	1970 - 2020
Gabon	52.51	59	1970 - 2020
Liberia	52.12	60	2000 - 2020
South Africa	51.78	61	1994 - 2020
St. Vincent & ...	50.17	62	1970 - 2020
Lesotho	50.15	63	1970 - 2020
Honduras	49.97	64	1970 - 2020
Vietnam	48.93	65	1989 - 2020
Saint Lucia	48.23	66	1981 - 2020
Vanuatu	46.92	67	1981 - 2020
Uganda	46.54	68	1970 - 2020
Pakistan	45.31	69	1970 - 2020
Mexico	45.08	70	1970 - 2020
Ghana	44.26	71	1970 - 2020
Bolivia	42.67	72	1976 - 2020
Gambia	42.22	73	1970 - 2020
Ivory Coast	42.16	74	1970 - 2020
Thailand	41.89	75	1970 - 2020
Tanzania	41.25	76	1988 - 2020
Indonesia	40.54	77	1970 - 2020
Brazil	38.76	78	1970 - 2020
Madagascar	38.46	79	1970 - 2020
Kenya	38.45	80	1970 - 2020
C.A. Republic	38.08	81	1970 - 2020
Peru	37.56	82	1970 - 2020
Azerbaijan	37.33	83	1993 - 2020
Egypt	37.18	84	1970 - 2020
Chad	36.73	85	1970 - 2020
Tonga	36.65	86	1985 - 2020
Mali	36.31	87	1970 - 2020
Fiji	35.68	88	1970 - 2020
Niger	34.89	89	1970 - 2020
Cameroon	34.73	90	1970 - 2020
Benin	33.9	91	1970 - 2020
Togo	33.54	92	1970 - 2020
Guatemala	32.98	93	1970 - 2020
Russia	32.82	94	1992 - 2020
Guyana	32.68	95	1970 - 2020
Guinea	29.12	96	1986 - 2020
Ethiopia	28.36	97	1981 - 2020
Solomon Isl.	27.12	98	1978 - 2020
Burkina Faso	26.97	99	1970 - 2020
Philippines	25.3	100	1970 - 2020
Malawi	24.79	101	1970 - 2020
Comoros	24.54	102	1980 - 2020
Nepal	23.21	103	1970 - 2020
Burundi	21.92	104	1970 - 2020
Swaziland	21.43	105	1970 - 2020
India	21.41	106	1970 - 2020
Bangladesh	19.99	107	1973 - 2020
Burma	17.18	108	1970 - 2020
Nigeria	16.94	109	1970 - 2020
China	16.07	110	1981 - 2020
Haiti	15.94	111	1980 - 2020
Afghanistan	14.95	112	2009 - 2020
DR Congo	12.94	113	1994 - 2020
Botswana	10.58	114	1970 - 2020
Algeria	3.64	115	1970 - 2020
Iran	2.69	116	1980 - 2020

Definition: Total external debt stocks to gross national income. Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad.

1. Mongolia

2. Lebanon

3. Panama

4. Montenegro

5. Zambia

6. Mauritius

7. Mozambique

8. Jamaica

9. Georgia

10. Bhutan

11. Angola

12. Cape Verde

13. Kyrgyzstan

14. Sudan

15. Armenia

16. Kazakhstan

17. Tunisia

18. Nicaragua

19. Maldives

20. Belize

21. Laos

22. Somalia

23. North Macedonia

24. Jordan

25. Djibouti

26. Ukraine

27. Rwanda

28. El Salvador

29. Serbia

30. Albania

31. Papua N.G.

32. Belarus

33. Mauritania

34. Zimbabwe

35. Bosnia & Herz.

36. Sri Lanka

37. Senegal

38. Tajikistan

39. Cambodia

40. Moldova

41. Argentina

42. Dominica

43. Bulgaria

44. Grenada

45. S.T.&Principe

46. Turkey

47. R. of Congo

48. Domin. Rep.

49. Ecuador

50. Colombia

51. Romania

52. Morocco

53. Paraguay

54. Samoa

55. G.-Bissau

56. Uzbekistan

57. Costa Rica

58. Sierra Leone

59. Gabon

60. Liberia

61. South Africa

62. St. Vincent & ...

63. Lesotho

64. Honduras

65. Vietnam

66. Saint Lucia

67. Vanuatu

68. Uganda

69. Pakistan

70. Mexico

71. Ghana

72. Bolivia

73. Gambia

74. Ivory Coast

75. Thailand

76. Tanzania

77. Indonesia

78. Brazil

79. Madagascar

80. Kenya

81. C.A. Republic

82. Peru

83. Azerbaijan

84. Egypt

85. Chad

86. Tonga

87. Mali

88. Fiji

89. Niger

90. Cameroon

91. Benin

92. Togo

93. Guatemala

94. Russia

95. Guyana

96. Guinea

97. Ethiopia

98. Solomon Isl.

99. Burkina Faso

100. Philippines

101. Malawi

102. Comoros

103. Nepal

104. Burundi

105. Swaziland

106. India

107. Bangladesh

108. Burma

109. Nigeria

110. China

111. Haiti

112. Afghanistan

113. DR Congo

114. Botswana

115. Algeria

116. Iran

275.75

222.11

208.13

200.64

170.70

155.66

154.41

135.01

132.97

132.05

125.88

124.56

117.43

115.59

105.21

104.40

101.13

98.31

96.91

96.73

94.78

94.09

89.93

87.25

81.52

81.42

81.14

78.60

74.39

74.19

73.66

73.58

73.13

73.02

72.13

71.78

71.69

71.12

70.82

68.43

66.94

63.51

63.23

62.55

61.91

61.29

61.09

59.30

58.54

58.31

58.16

58.11

57.13

56.31

55.34

53.86

53.68

53.03

52.51

52.12

51.78

50.17

50.15

49.97

48.93

48.23

46.92

46.54

45.31

45.08

44.26

42.67

42.22

42.16

41.89

41.25

40.54

38.76

38.46

38.45

38.08

37.56

37.33

37.18

36.73

36.65

36.31

35.68

34.89

34.73

33.90

33.54

32.98

32.82

32.68

29.12

28.36

27.12

26.97

25.30

24.79

24.54

23.21

21.92

21.43

21.41

19.99

17.18

16.94

16.07

15.94

14.95

12.94

10.58

3.64

2.69

68.9

137.9

206.8

275.75

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