External debt - Country rankings

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External debt, percent of GDP, 2024:

The average for 2024 based on 15 countries was 60.3 percent. The highest value was in Canada: 141.18 percent and the lowest value was in Guatemala: 23.61 percent. The indicator is available from 1990 to 2024. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: percent; Source: The World Bank
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Countries External debt, 2024 Global rank Available data
Canada 141.18 1 1998 - 2024
USA 94.56 2 2003 - 2024
Dominica 84.2 3 1990 - 2024
Nicaragua 79.11 4 1991 - 2024
El Salvador 70.88 5 1990 - 2024
Jamaica 67.63 6 1990 - 2024
Tr.&Tobago 62.72 7 2015 - 2024
Belize 48.1 8 1990 - 2024
Saint Lucia 46.51 9 1990 - 2024
Domin. Rep. 43.89 10 1990 - 2024
Honduras 38.67 11 1990 - 2024
Bahamas 36.65 12 2007 - 2024
Ant.& Barb. 34.91 13 2009 - 2024
Mexico 31.89 14 1990 - 2024
Guatemala 23.61 15 1990 - 2024


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Definition: The total debt of public and private borrowers held by non-residents as percent of GDP. Source: Kose, M. Ayhan, Sergio Kurlat, Franziska Ohnsorge, and Naotaka Sugawara. 2022. "A Cross-Country Database of Fiscal Space." Journal of International Money and Finance 128 (November): 102682.

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1. Canada
2. USA
3. Dominica
4. Nicaragua
5. El Salvador
6. Jamaica
7. Tr.&Tobago
8. Belize
9. Saint Lucia
10. Domin. Rep.
11. Honduras
12. Bahamas
13. Ant.& Barb.
14. Mexico
15. Guatemala
141.18
94.56
84.20
79.11
70.88
67.63
62.72
48.10
46.51
43.89
38.67
36.65
34.91
31.89
23.61
0
35.3
70.6
105.9
141.18


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