List of countries by external debt
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This is a list of countries by gross (i.e. total) external debt.
"External debt" is defined as the total public and private debt owed to nonresidents repayable in foreign currency, goods, or services (see definition). The list is based on The World Factbook unless otherwise noted. Source [1] accessed on October 2008. For informational purposes several non-sovereign entities are also included in this list.
Rank | Country - Entity | External Debt (million US$) |
Date of information | External Debt Per Capita (US$) |
Date of population* | External debt (% of GDP) |
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$54,610,000 | 2008 | $9,100 | 2008 est. | 69.68% | |
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$13,703,567 | 6/30/2008 | $42,343 | 31-March-08 | 99.95% |
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$10,450,000 | 6/30/2007 | $174,167 | July 2008 | 374.96% |
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$4,489,000 | 6/30/2007 | $54,604 | 30-Jun-07 | 159.92% |
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$4,396,000 | 6/30/2007 | $68,183 | 30-Jun-07 | 211.86% |
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$2,277,000 | 6/30/2007 | $136,795 | 30-Jun-07 | 352.75% |
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$1,841,000 | 6/30/2007 | $448,032 | 30-Jun-08 | 960.86% |
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$1,492,000 | 6/30/2007 | $45,287 | 30-Jun-07 | 34.93% |
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$1,340,000 | 6/30/2007 | $509,529 | 30-Jun-07 | 441.95% |
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$1,313,000 | 6/30/2007 | $126,202 | 30-Jun-07 | 348.74% |
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$1,084,000 | 6/30/2007 | $176,019 | 30 June 2007 est. | 79.65% |
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$996,300 | 12/31/2007 | $124,049 | 30-Jun-07 | 55.35% |
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$826,400 | 12/31/2007 | $38,798 | 30-Jun-07 | 106.91% |
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$758,600 | 6/30/2007 | $35,574 | 12-Sep-08 | 59.69% |
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$752,500 | 6/30/2007 | $90,289 | 30-Jun-07 | 233.70% |
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$598,200 | 6/30/2006 | $65,048 | 30-Jun-06 | 176.72% |
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$588,000 | 2007 | $84,445 | 2007 est. | 200.48% |
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$492,600 | 6/30/2007 | $89,853 | 30-Jun-07 | 242.30% |
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$469,100 | 6/30/2007 | $98,530 | 30-Jun-07 | 190.23% |
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$363,000 | 12/31/2007 | $271 | 31 December 2007 est. | 5.11% |
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$356,500 | 12/31/2007 | $2,500 | 30-Jun-07 | 17.00% |
21 | ![]() |
$271,200 | 6/30/2007 | $51,073 | 30-Jun-07 | 143.95% |
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$247,100 | 12/31/2007 | $7,106 | 30-Jun-07 | 28.94% |
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$229,400 | 12/31/2007 | $1,234 | 30-Jun-07 | 12.41% |
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$220,100 | 12/31/2007 | $1,234 | 30-Sep-07 | 18.25% |
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$179,800 | 12/31/2007 | $3,207 | 30-Jun-07 | 13.29% |
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$169,800 | 12/31/2007 | $4,927 | 30-Jun-07 | 27.25% |
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$149,200 | 12/31/2007 | $130 | 30-Jun-07 | 5.03% |
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$140,000 | 12/31/2007 | $146 | 30-Jun-07 | 16.59% |
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$135,800 | 12/31/2007 | $14,229 | 30-Sep-07 | 25.80% |
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$125,900 | 12/31/2007 | $12,200 | 30-Jun-07 | 65.68% |
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$119,200 | 12/31/2008 | $11,132 | 30-Jun-07 | 51.30% |
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$100,900 | 12/31/2007 | $2,878 | 31 December 2007 est. | 98.54% |
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$97,850 | 12/31/2007 | $6,089 | 31-Dec-07 | 14.01% |
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$96,360 | 12/31/2007 | $12,006 | 30-Sep-07 | 57.29% |
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$89,950 | 12/31/2007 | $3,734 | 30-Jun-07 | 48.41% |
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$86,720 | 12/31/2007 | $3,953 | 30-Jun-07 | 26.47% |
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$74,700 | 12/31/2007 | $1,411 | 30-Jun-07 | 29.76% |
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$74,540 | 12/31/2007 | $1,354 | 31-Dec-07 | 30.17% |
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$69,040 | 12/31/2007 | $709 | 30-Jun-07 | 21.26% |
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$61,780 | 12/31/2007 | $5,947 | 31 December 2007 est. | 20.59% |
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$61,680 | 12/31/2007 | $930 | 31 December 2007 est. | 37.52% |
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$59,520 | 12/31/2007 | $2,107 | 30-Jun-07 | 11.41% |
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$58,600 | 12/31/2007 | $1,942 | 31 December 2007 est. | 10.73% |
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$57,600 | 12/31/2007 | $2,138 | 30-Jun-07 | 24.74% |
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$53,090 | 12/31/2007 | $11,725 | 30-Jun-07 | 14.70% |
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$51,440 | 12/31/2007 | $2,963 | 31 December 2007 est. | 45.77% |
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$46,300 | 6/30/2007 | $1,630 | 30-Jun-07 | 66.53% |
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$43,330 | 12/31/2007 | $982 | 31 December 2007 est. | 12.96% |
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$41,390 | 6/30/2007 | $9,124 | 30-Jun-07 | 12.63% |
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$40,420 | 6/30/2007 | $9,477 | 30-Jun-07 | 71.93% |
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$39,780 | 12/31/2007 | $19,953 | 30-Sep-07 | 8.50% |
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$38,800 | 12/31/2007 | $247 | 31 December 2007 est. | 9.42% |
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$36,630 | 12/31/2007 | $6,788 | 30-Jun-07 | 33.24% |
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$34,880 | 6/30/2007 | $8,458 | 30-Jun-07 | 40.23% |
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$33,620 | 12/31/2007 | $11,789 | 31 December 2007 est. | 24.01% |
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$33,530 | 12/31/2007 | $36,944 | 30-Jun-07 | 83.72% |
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$33,090 | 12/31/2007 | $396 | 31 December 2007 est. | 46.33% |
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$32,830 | 12/31/2007 | $13,152 | 31 September 2008 est. | 14.95% |
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$31,600 | 12/31/2007 | $768 | 31 December 2007 est. | 78.14% |
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$29,420 | 12/31/2007 | $3,834 | 31 December 2007 est. | 36.33% |
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$29,200 | 6/30/2007 | $1,048 | 30-Jun-07 | 7.20% |
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$27,190 | 12/31/2007 | $2,662 | 30-Jun-07 | 45.33% |
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$26,970 | 12/31/2007 | $30,550 | 31 December 2007 est. | 126.03% |
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$26,240 | 2007 | $3,561 | 2007 est. | 33.95% |
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$25,590 | 12/31/2007 | $279 | 31 December 2007 est. | 11.27% |
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$24,820 | 6/30/2007 | $6,744 | 30-Jun-07 | 86.51% |
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$21,830 | 12/31/2007 | $128 | 31 December 2007 est. | 9.87% |
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$21,230 | 12/31/2007 | $15,098 | 31 December 2007 est. | 10.19% |
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$20,680 | 12/31/2007 | $1,797 | 31 December 2007 est. | 2.71% |
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$19,910 | 12/31/2007 | $545 | 31 December 2007 est. | 15.93% |
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$19,270 | 12/1/2007 | $1,316 | Dec-07 | 25.33% |
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$18,000 | 2000 | $540,000 | 2000 est. | 1843.70% |
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$17,120 | 12/31/2007 | $1,490 | 31-Oct-07 | 17.34% |
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$16,790 | 12/31/2007 | $194 | 31 December 2007 est. | 13.38% |
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$13,790 | 12/31/2007 | $701 | 31 December 2007 est. | 41.98% |
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$12,500 | 2001 | $525 | 2001 est. | 31.25% |
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$12,200 | 12/31/2007 | $3,593 | 31 December 2007 est. | 14.87% |
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$11,420 | 12/31/2007 | $566 | 30-Sep-07 | 30.45% |
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$10,450 | 12/31/2007 | $3,159 | 31 December 2007 est. | 30.02% |
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$10,210 | 12/31/2007 | $495,050 | 31 December 2007 est. | 16.56% |
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$10,000 | 2006 | $954 | 2006 est. | 52.55% |
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$9,657 | 12/31/2007 | $906 | 31 December 2007 est. | 47.15% |
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$9,574 | 12/1/2007 | $519 | Dec-07 | 23.00% |
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$8,357 | 12/31/2007 | $295 | 31 December 2007 est. | 8.75% |
85 | ![]() |
$8,133 | 12/31/2007 | $206 | 31 December 2007 est. | 28.59% |
86 | ![]() |
$8,007 | 12/31/2007 | $10,119 | 31 December 2007 est. | 2.70% |
87 | ![]() |
$8,000 | 2004 | $1,263 | 2004 | 22.86% |
88 | ![]() |
$7,858 | 12/31/2007 | $1,603 | 31 December 2007 est. | 32.73% |
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$7,416 | 6/30/2007 | $2,630 | 30-Jun-07 | 16.20% |
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$7,347 | 12/31/2007 | $1,793 | 30-Jun-07 | 7.10% |
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$7,022 | 12/31/2007 | $142 | 31 December 2007 est. | 7.71% |
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$6,734 | 12/31/2007 | $318 | 31 December 2007 est. | 24.31% |
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$6,713 | 12/31/2007 | $273 | 31 December 2007 est. | 10.97% |
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$6,633 | 12/31/2007 | $39 | December 2007 est. | 7.34% |
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$6,044 | 12/31/2007 | $416 | 31 December 2007 est. | 10.75% |
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$5,908 | 12/31/2007 | $794 | 31 December 2007 est. | 9.12% |
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$5,297 | 12/31/2007 | $197 | 31 December 2007 est. | 8.70% |
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$5,155 | 12/31/2007 | $454 | 31 December 2007 est. | 220.11% |
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$5,000 | 2000 | $80 | 2000 est. | 38.88% |
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$4,895 | 12/31/2007 | $123 | 31 December 2007 est. | 23.95% |
101 | ![]() |
$4,891 | 12/31/2007 | $785 | 31 December 2007 est. | 15.71% |
102 | ![]() |
$4,837 | 12/31/2007 | $234 | 31 December 2007 est. | 6.47% |
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$4,600 | 2002 | $1,024 | 2002 | 24.95% |
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$4,500 | 2007 | $200 | 2007 | 21.84% |
105 | ![]() |
$4,495 | 12/31/2007 | $276 | 31 December 2007 est. | 11.31% |
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$4,382 | 12/31/2007 | $545 | 31 December 2007 est. | 8.58% |
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$4,189 | 12/31/2007 | $399 | 31 December 2007 est. | 23.75% |
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$3,967 | 12/31/2007 | $49 | 31-Dec-07 | 22.86% |
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$3,957 | 12/31/2007 | $661 | 31 May 2008 est. | 1.78% |
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$3,927 | 12/31/2007 | $593 | 31 December 2007 est. | 6.10% |
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$3,890 | 12/31/2007 | $2,689 | 31 December 2007 est. | 14.85% |
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$3,492 | 12/31/2007 | $1,342 | 31 December 2007 est. | 13.08% |
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$3,411 | 12/31/2007 | $144 | 31 December 2007 est. | 10.57% |
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$3,351 | 12/31/2007 | $352 | 31 December 2007 est. | 30.57% |
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$3,341 | 12/31/2007 | $853 | 31 December 2007 est. | 20.66% |
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$3,300 | 12/31/2007 | $543 | 30-Jun-07 | 33.83% |
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$3,200 | 2005 | $9,717 | 2005 est. | 209.84% |
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$3,179 | 2006 | $109 | 2006 | 24.84% |
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$3,073 | 2002 | $2,269 | 2002 | 25.21% |
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$3,070 | 3/1/2006 | $345 | Mar-06 | 10.48% |
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$3,000 | 2001 | $558 | 2001 est. | 55.69% |
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$2,966 | 6/30/2007 | $227 | 30-Jun-07 | 28.11% |
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$2,869 | 12/31/2007 | $235 | 31 December 2007 est. | 10.71% |
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$2,800 | 2002 | $731 | 2002 | 20.54% |
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$2,680 | 2004 | $1,353 | 2004 | 95.71% |
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$2,621 | 12/31/2007 | $13,958 | 31 December 2007 est. | 4.68% |
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$2,596 | 12/31/2007 | $2,047 | 31 December 2007 est. | 16.12% |
128 | ![]() |
$2,554 | 12/31/2007 | $800 | 31 December 2007 est. | 6.35% |
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$2,439 | 12/31/2007 | $132 | 31 December 2007 est. | 3.77% |
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$2,190 | 12/31/2007 | $148 | 31-Dec-07 | 10.42% |
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$2,149 | 12/31/2007 | $239 | 31 December 2007 est. | 15.06% |
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$2,100 | 2003 | $162 | 2003 est. | 23.70% |
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$2,000 | 2005 | $304 | 2005 | 39.67% |
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$1,646 | 12/31/2007 | $287 | 31 December 2007 est. | 13.66% |
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$1,610 | 2003 | $274 | 2003 est. | 40.34% |
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$1,600 | 2005 | $148 | 2005 est. | 10.48% |
137 | ![]() |
$1,560 | 12/31/2007 | $486 | 31 December 2007 est. | 13.04% |
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$1,550 | 2004 | $547 | 2004 | 7.43% |
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$1,498 | 12/31/2007 | $689 | 31 December 2007 est. | 5.14% |
140 | ![]() |
$1,475 | 12/31/2007 | $144 | 31 December 2007 est. | 12.96% |
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$1,438 | 2007 | $282 | 2007 | 16.83% |
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$1,400 | 2004 | $457 | 2004 est. | 17.38% |
143 | ![]() |
$1,400 | 2004 | $45 | 2004 est. | 5.20% |
144 | ![]() |
$1,372 | 12/31/2007 | $90 | 31 December 2007 est. | 7.99% |
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$1,330 | 2007 | $194 | 2007 | 7.64% |
146 | ![]() |
$1,200 | 6/1/2005 | $130 | June 2005 est. | 49.10% |
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$1,200 | 2007 | $4,167 | 2007 | 10.00% |
148 | ![]() |
$1,200 | 2003 | $141 | 2003 | 41.28% |
149 | ![]() |
$1,200 | 2002 | $1,626 | 2002 | 42.57% |
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$1,153 | 2007 | $133 | 2007 est. | 38.34% |
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$1,059 | 12/31/2007 | $265 | 31 December 2007 est. | 76.85% |
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$1,003 | 12/31/2007 | $11,000 | 31 December 2007 est. | 9.38% |
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$942 | 2000 | $555 | 2000 est. | 113.93% |
154 | ![]() |
$894 | 12/31/2007 | $345 | 31 December 2007 est. | 8.44% |
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$713 | 2006 | $2,272 | 2004 | 21.24% |
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$689 | 12/31/2007 | $1,087 | 31 December 2007 est. | 22.49% |
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$668 | 2003 | $368 | 2003 | 12.58% |
158 | ![]() |
$650 | 2006 | $45 | 2006 | 10.98% |
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$629 | 2003 | $99 | 2003 est. | 30.51% |
160 | ![]() |
$524 | 12/31/2007 | $901 | 31 December 2007 est. | 9.77% |
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$504 | 2005 | $472 | 2005 est. | 13.11% |
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$482 | 2006 | $273 | 2006 est. | 30.35% |
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$479 | 2005 | $1,101 | 2005 est. | 21.20% |
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$428 | 2006 | $1,575 | 2006 | 24.63% |
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$408 | 12/31/2007 | $4,602 | 31 December 2007 est. | 1.57% |
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$360 | 6/1/2006 | $514 | Jun-06 | 23.58% |
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$347 | 2004 | $4,233 | 2004 | 31.32% |
168 | ![]() |
$343 | 2004 | $3,274 | 2004 est. | 4.01% |
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$338 | 12/31/2007 | $1,035 | 31 December 2007 est. | 2.18% |
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$325 | 2002 | $613 | 2002 | 20.27% |
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$318 | 2002 | $10,258 | 2002 | 124.22% |
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$314 | 2004 | $6,280 | 2004 | 43.55% |
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$311 | 2000 | $64 | 2000 est. | 8.59% |
174 | ![]() |
$257 | 2004 | $568 | 2004 | 14.33% |
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$232 | 2000 | $1,558 | 2000 est. | 18.38% |
176 | ![]() |
$223 | 2004 | $340 | 2004 | 21.40% |
177 | ![]() |
$213 | 2004 | $1,858 | 2004 | 32.87% |
178 | ![]() |
$189 | 2005 | $3,179 | 2005 | 2.01% |
179 | ![]() |
$177 | 2004 | $464 | 2004 | 17.20% |
180 | ![]() |
$166 | 2004 | $939 | 2004 | 17.51% |
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$160 | FY99/00 | $335 | FY 99/00 | 3.56% |
182 | ![]() |
$141 | 1996 | $2,462 | 1996 est. | 76.97% |
183 | ![]() |
$127 | 2004 | $37 | 2004 est. | 2.50% |
184 | ![]() |
$87 | FY99/00 | $153 | FY 99/00 est. | 75.22% |
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$81 | 2004 | $1,466 | 2004 | 9.05% |
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$81 | 2004 | $359 | 2004 | 15.34% |
187 | ![]() |
$79 | 1998 | $807 | 1998 est. | 2.50% |
188 | ![]() |
$70 | 1996 | $329 | 1996 | 3.61% |
189 | ![]() |
$64 | 1999 | $1,489 | 1999 | 6.40% |
190 | ![]() |
$61 | FY05 | $1,320 | FY 05 est. | 21.95% |
191 | ![]() |
$36 | 1997 | $548 | 1997 | 4.23% |
192 | ![]() |
$33 | 2002 | $1,570 | 2002 | 55.50% |
193 | ![]() |
$25 | 1999 | $3,330 | 1999 | 2.27% |
194 | ![]() |
$10 | 1999 | $431 | 1999 est. | 2.87% |
195 | ![]() |
$9 | 1997 | $105 | 1997 | 30.69% |
196 | ![]() |
$9 | 1998 | $1,508 | 1998 | 8.08% |
197 | ![]() |
$4 | 2004 | $677 | 2004 | 6.12% |
198 | ![]() |
$0 | 2002 | $8 | 2002 est. | 5.50% |
199 | ![]() |
$0 | 2005 | $0 | 2005 | 0.00% |
200 | ![]() |
$0 | 2001 | $0 | 2001 | 0.00% |
201 | ![]() |
$0 | 2006 | $0 | 2006 | 0.00% |
202 | ![]() |
$0 | FY99/00 | $261 | FY 99/00 | 0.00% |
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- Per capita debt is based upon the total debt (column 3 - estimated as of the date in column 4) divided by the population as of the date in the last column.
[edit] Reference
[edit] Source
- External debt rank order - CIA world factbook
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- www.jedh.org - Gross external debt (Joint External Debt Hub)
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