External debt - Country rankings

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External debt, percent of Gross National Income, 2021:

The average for 2021 based on 111 countries was 64.09 percent. The highest value was in Mozambique: 398.59 percent and the lowest value was in Algeria: 4.5 percent. The indicator is available from 1970 to 2021. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: percent; Source: The World Bank

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Countries	External debt, 2021	Global rank	Available data
Mozambique	398.59	1	1991 - 2021
Lebanon	381.72	2	1989 - 2021
Mongolia	260.65	3	1992 - 2021
Montenegro	177.88	4	2006 - 2021
Jamaica	133.94	5	1970 - 2021
Georgia	124.84	6	1992 - 2021
Zambia	124.71	7	1970 - 2021
Kyrgyzstan	115.81	8	1992 - 2021
Nicaragua	108.76	9	1970 - 2021
Mauritius	108.66	10	1976 - 2021
Cape Verde	108.5	11	1981 - 2021
Senegal	106.99	12	1970 - 2021
Armenia	102.59	13	1993 - 2021
Angola	100.66	14	1989 - 2021
Djibouti	97.7	15	1991 - 2021
Laos	97.16	16	1984 - 2021
Kazakhstan	95.9	17	1993 - 2021
Jordan	92.91	18	1970 - 2021
Tunisia	91.39	19	1970 - 2021
Maldives	86.85	20	1985 - 2021
Belize	85.01	21	1970 - 2021
Rwanda	82.94	22	1970 - 2021
North Macedonia	82.01	23	1993 - 2021
Cambodia	78.41	24	1995 - 2021
El Salvador	74.4	25	1970 - 2021
R. of Congo	70.47	26	1970 - 2021
Ukraine	69.55	27	1992 - 2021
Dominica	69.06	28	1981 - 2021
Sri Lanka	68.62	29	1970 - 2021
Sudan	68.07	30	1970 - 2021
Grenada	67.86	31	1977 - 2021
Serbia	67.83	32	1997 - 2021
G.-Bissau	67.77	33	1970 - 2021
Somalia	66.69	34	1970 - 2021
Tajikistan	66.68	35	1992 - 2021
Moldova	66.08	36	1996 - 2021
Papua N.G.	65.48	37	1970 - 2021
Lesotho	63.92	38	1970 - 2021
Belarus	63.48	39	1993 - 2021
Albania	61.55	40	1991 - 2021
Sierra Leone	60.46	41	1970 - 2021
St. Vincent & ...	59.45	42	1970 - 2021
Mauritania	59.18	43	1970 - 2021
Bosnia & Herz.	58.08	44	1999 - 2021
Bulgaria	57.52	45	1981 - 2021
Samoa	57.31	46	1982 - 2021
Costa Rica	56.38	47	1970 - 2021
Liberia	56.38	48	2000 - 2021
Colombia	56.16	49	1970 - 2021
Paraguay	56.16	50	1995 - 2021
Uzbekistan	56.16	51	1992 - 2021
Ecuador	55.73	52	1970 - 2021
S.T.&Principe	55.42	53	2001 - 2021
Burkina Faso	55.01	54	1970 - 2021
Turkey	54.21	55	1970 - 2021
Zimbabwe	53.75	56	1970 - 2021
Gambia	52.97	57	1970 - 2021
Saint Lucia	51.18	58	1981 - 2021
Argentina	51.15	59	1970 - 2021
Vanuatu	50.57	60	1981 - 2021
Morocco	50.07	61	1970 - 2021
Domin. Rep.	48.82	62	1970 - 2021
Uganda	48.33	63	1970 - 2021
Mexico	48.04	64	1970 - 2021
Ghana	47.84	65	1970 - 2021
Fiji	46.52	66	1970 - 2021
Gabon	45.28	67	1970 - 2021
Honduras	45.28	68	1970 - 2021
Ivory Coast	43.98	69	1970 - 2021
Thailand	43.22	70	1970 - 2021
Peru	42.2	71	1970 - 2021
Tanzania	42.17	72	1988 - 2021
C.A. Republic	41.49	73	1970 - 2021
South Africa	41.27	74	1994 - 2021
Togo	41.1	75	1970 - 2021
Bolivia	40.56	76	1976 - 2021
Vietnam	39.29	77	1989 - 2021
Benin	39	78	1970 - 2021
Brazil	38.91	79	1970 - 2021
Pakistan	38.17	80	1970 - 2021
Kenya	37.91	81	1970 - 2021
Madagascar	37.32	82	1970 - 2021
Egypt	36.57	83	1970 - 2021
Indonesia	36.07	84	1970 - 2021
Cameroon	36.06	85	1970 - 2021
Mali	34.77	86	1970 - 2021
Chad	34.56	87	1970 - 2021
Guinea	33.61	88	1986 - 2021
Burundi	33.21	89	1970 - 2021
Niger	32.82	90	1970 - 2021
Guatemala	31.98	91	1970 - 2021
Solomon Isl.	29.15	92	1978 - 2021
Russia	27.79	93	1992 - 2021
Azerbaijan	27.47	94	1993 - 2021
Ethiopia	27.11	95	1981 - 2021
Guyana	26.6	96	1970 - 2021
Philippines	26.07	97	1970 - 2021
Malawi	25.69	98	1970 - 2021
Comoros	25.52	99	1980 - 2021
Swaziland	25.32	100	1970 - 2021
Nepal	24.27	101	1970 - 2021
Burma	21.99	102	1970 - 2021
Bangladesh	20.87	103	1973 - 2021
DR Congo	19.79	104	1994 - 2021
India	19.62	105	1970 - 2021
Nigeria	17.98	106	1970 - 2021
China	15.38	107	1981 - 2021
Haiti	12.42	108	1980 - 2021
Iraq	12.26	109	2015 - 2021
Botswana	11.9	110	1970 - 2021
Algeria	4.5	111	1970 - 2021

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. Mozambique

2. Lebanon

3. Mongolia

4. Montenegro

5. Jamaica

6. Georgia

7. Zambia

8. Kyrgyzstan

9. Nicaragua

10. Mauritius

11. Cape Verde

12. Senegal

13. Armenia

14. Angola

15. Djibouti

16. Laos

17. Kazakhstan

18. Jordan

19. Tunisia

20. Maldives

21. Belize

22. Rwanda

23. North Macedonia

24. Cambodia

25. El Salvador

26. R. of Congo

27. Ukraine

28. Dominica

29. Sri Lanka

30. Sudan

31. Grenada

32. Serbia

33. G.-Bissau

34. Somalia

35. Tajikistan

36. Moldova

37. Papua N.G.

38. Lesotho

39. Belarus

40. Albania

41. Sierra Leone

42. St. Vincent & ...

43. Mauritania

44. Bosnia & Herz.

45. Bulgaria

46. Samoa

47. Costa Rica

48. Liberia

49. Colombia

50. Paraguay

51. Uzbekistan

52. Ecuador

53. S.T.&Principe

54. Burkina Faso

55. Turkey

56. Zimbabwe

57. Gambia

58. Saint Lucia

59. Argentina

60. Vanuatu

61. Morocco

62. Domin. Rep.

63. Uganda

64. Mexico

65. Ghana

66. Fiji

67. Gabon

68. Honduras

69. Ivory Coast

70. Thailand

71. Peru

72. Tanzania

73. C.A. Republic

74. South Africa

75. Togo

76. Bolivia

77. Vietnam

78. Benin

79. Brazil

80. Pakistan

81. Kenya

82. Madagascar

83. Egypt

84. Indonesia

85. Cameroon

86. Mali

87. Chad

88. Guinea

89. Burundi

90. Niger

91. Guatemala

92. Solomon Isl.

93. Russia

94. Azerbaijan

95. Ethiopia

96. Guyana

97. Philippines

98. Malawi

99. Comoros

100. Swaziland

101. Nepal

102. Burma

103. Bangladesh

104. DR Congo

105. India

106. Nigeria

107. China

108. Haiti

109. Iraq

110. Botswana

111. Algeria

398.59

381.72

260.65

177.88

133.94

124.84

124.71

115.81

108.76

108.66

108.50

106.99

102.59

100.66

97.70

97.16

95.90

92.91

91.39

86.85

85.01

82.94

82.01

78.41

74.40

70.47

69.55

69.06

68.62

68.07

67.86

67.83

67.77

66.69

66.68

66.08

65.48

63.92

63.48

61.55

60.46

59.45

59.18

58.08

57.52

57.31

56.38

56.16

55.73

55.42

55.01

54.21

53.75

52.97

51.18

51.15

50.57

50.07

48.82

48.33

48.04

47.84

46.52

45.28

43.98

43.22

42.20

42.17

41.49

41.27

41.10

40.56

39.29

39.00

38.91

38.17

37.91

37.32

36.57

36.07

36.06

34.77

34.56

33.61

33.21

32.82

31.98

29.15

27.79

27.47

27.11

26.60

26.07

25.69

25.52

25.32

24.27

21.99

20.87

19.79

19.62

17.98

15.38

12.42

12.26

11.90

4.50

99.6

199.3

298.9

398.59

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