Government debt in foreign currency, percent - Country rankings

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Government debt in foreign currency, percent, 2024:

The average for 2024 based on 52 countries was 39.04 percent. The highest value was in Lebanon: 97.71 percent and the lowest value was in Ireland: 0 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 Government debt in foreign currency, percent, 2024 Global rank Available data
Lebanon 97.71 1 2013 - 2024
Nicaragua 93.25 2 2010 - 2024
Paraguay 90.46 3 2011 - 2024
Tajikistan 88.78 4 2018 - 2024
Kazakhstan 87.65 5 2021 - 2024
Rwanda 87.53 6 2023 - 2024
Lesotho 82.02 7 2024 - 2024
Bangladesh 74.62 8 2009 - 2024
Honduras 72.48 9 2000 - 2024
Georgia 69.87 10 2009 - 2024
Kyrgyzstan 69.66 11 2014 - 2024
Domin. Rep. 69.59 12 2011 - 2024
North Macedonia 66.66 13 2018 - 2024
Moldova 63.46 14 2009 - 2024
El Salvador 62.04 15 2009 - 2024
Saint Lucia 56.64 16 2012 - 2024
Ivory Coast 55.88 17 2017 - 2024
Papua N.G. 53.93 18 2024 - 2024
Nepal 51.93 19 2018 - 2024
Bosnia & Herz. 49.63 20 2007 - 2024
Guatemala 47.34 21 2012 - 2024
Kenya 46.83 22 2009 - 2024
Peru 46.03 23 2010 - 2024
Uganda 44.39 24 2022 - 2024
Albania 44.29 25 2009 - 2024
Romania 43.26 26 2012 - 2024
Turkey 41.83 27 2016 - 2024
Barbados 37.96 28 2012 - 2024
Burkina Faso 36.56 29 2024 - 2024
Fiji 36.37 30 2016 - 2024
Colombia 33.8 31 2008 - 2024
Hungary 32.47 32 1995 - 2024
Indonesia 28.75 33 2010 - 2024
Mauritius 17.89 34 2008 - 2024
Mexico 15.78 35 2006 - 2024
South Africa 9.33 36 2010 - 2024
Latvia 7.46 37 2000 - 2024
Brazil 5.83 38 2009 - 2024
Sweden 5.2 39 1995 - 2024
Netherlands 1.27 40 2009 - 2024
Slovakia 1.05 41 2006 - 2024
Thailand 0.99 42 2023 - 2024
UK 0.7 43 1995 - 2024
USA 0.37 44 1990 - 2024
Switzerland 0.3 45 2018 - 2024
Austria 0.13 46 2000 - 2024
Italy 0.04 47 1995 - 2024
Spain 0.01 48 1995 - 2024
Ireland 0 49 2000 - 2024
Lithuania 0 50 2010 - 2024
Malta 0 51 2011 - 2024
Portugal 0 52 1995 - 2024


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Definition: The percent of central government debt that is denominated in foreign currencies. The source for these data is: 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. Lebanon
2. Nicaragua
3. Paraguay
4. Tajikistan
5. Kazakhstan
6. Rwanda
7. Lesotho
8. Bangladesh
9. Honduras
10. Georgia
11. Kyrgyzstan
12. Domin. Rep.
13. North Macedonia
14. Moldova
15. El Salvador
16. Saint Lucia
17. Ivory Coast
18. Papua N.G.
19. Nepal
20. Bosnia & Herz.
21. Guatemala
22. Kenya
23. Peru
24. Uganda
25. Albania
26. Romania
27. Turkey
28. Barbados
29. Burkina Faso
30. Fiji
31. Colombia
32. Hungary
33. Indonesia
34. Mauritius
35. Mexico
36. South Africa
37. Latvia
38. Brazil
39. Sweden
40. Netherlands
41. Slovakia
42. Thailand
43. UK
44. USA
45. Switzerland
46. Austria
47. Italy
48. Spain
49. Ireland
50. Lithuania
51. Malta
52. Portugal
97.71
93.25
90.46
88.78
87.65
87.53
82.02
74.62
72.48
69.87
69.66
69.59
66.66
63.46
62.04
56.64
55.88
53.93
51.93
49.63
47.34
46.83
46.03
44.39
44.29
43.26
41.83
37.96
36.56
36.37
33.80
32.47
28.75
17.89
15.78
9.33
7.46
5.83
5.20
1.27
1.05
0.99
0.70
0.37
0.30
0.13
0.04
0.01
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0
24.4
48.9
73.3
97.71


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