External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) by country
Long-term debt is debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year. It has three components: public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Countries reporting
120
Highest
1.07 trillion DOD, current US$
China
Lowest
129.35 million DOD, current US$
Tonga
Median
10.44 billion DOD, current US$
Years covered
55
1970–2024
Data points
6,432
What the numbers show
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) is currently reported for 120 countries. The highest value is 1.07 trillion DOD, current US$ in China; the lowest is 129.35 million DOD, current US$ in Tonga.
The median across all reporting countries is 10.44 billion DOD, current US$, and the mean is 54.11 billion DOD, current US$.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8,247.
Over the past decade 96 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in East Timor (up 1,059.9%), and the largest decrease in Haiti (down 85.5%).
External debt stocks, long-term: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 1.07 trillion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | up 101.7% | volatile |
| 2 | India | 555.31 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | up 51.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Mexico | 515.22 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | up 12.4% | volatile |
| 4 | Brazil | 503.61 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | up 1.8% | volatile |
| 5 | Indonesia | 347.54 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | up 42.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Turkey | 329.63 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 7 | Russia | 286.54 billion DOD, current US$ | 2022 | down 42.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Colombia | 176.75 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | up 93.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Ukraine | 156.25 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | up 60.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Argentina | 146.60 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | up 25.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Kazakhstan | 146.04 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | down 2.6% | volatile |
| 12 | South Africa | 121.43 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | up 16.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Thailand | 117.16 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | up 30.9% | volatile |
| 14 | Philippines | 112.43 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | up 83.6% | volatile |
| 15 | Egypt | 109.86 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | up 195.7% | volatile |
| 16 | Pakistan | 107.79 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | up 100.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Vietnam | 93.97 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | up 54.9% | volatile |
| 18 | Bangladesh | 86.87 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | up 193.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Nigeria | 80.48 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | up 154.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Peru | 80.33 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | up 33.8% | volatile |
| 21 | Mozambique | 67.41 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | up 100.1% | volatile |
| 22 | Uzbekistan | 63.35 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | up 442.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Morocco | 57.20 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | up 63.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Ecuador | 49.82 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | up 111.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Serbia | 48.35 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | up 57.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Dominican Republic | 48.12 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | up 109.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Sri Lanka | 48.11 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | up 45.3% | volatile |
| 28 | Angola | 47.86 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | up 28.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Lebanon | 47.30 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | down 15.8% | volatile |
| 30 | Senegal | 40.54 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | up 349.8% | volatile |
| 31 | Kenya | 35.92 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | up 164.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Mongolia | 35.38 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | up 75.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Bulgaria | 35.26 billion DOD, current US$ | 2022 | down 4.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Ethiopia | 33.95 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | up 109.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Cote d'Ivoire | 31.49 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | up 278.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Tanzania | 30.90 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | up 123.8% | volatile |
| 37 | Ghana | 30.13 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | up 23.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Jordan | 26.42 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | up 126.9% | volatile |
| 39 | Guatemala | 26.09 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | up 42.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Paraguay | 26.03 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | up 69.1% | volatile |
| 41 | Belarus | 22.96 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | down 13.6% | volatile |
| 42 | Tunisia | 22.50 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | up 17.1% | volatile |
| 43 | Zambia | 22.20 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | up 183.8% | volatile |
| 44 | El Salvador | 21.65 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | up 67.6% | volatile |
| 45 | Georgia | 19.45 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | up 68.7% | volatile |
| 46 | Uganda | 18.04 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | up 129.4% | volatile |
| 47 | Laos | 16.54 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | up 93.9% | volatile |
| 48 | Cambodia | 16.35 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | up 129.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Sudan | 14.95 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | down 6.9% | volatile |
| 50 | Bolivia | 14.57 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | up 74.3% | volatile |
| 51 | Nicaragua | 13.54 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | up 48.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Iraq | 13.23 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 53 | Cameroon | 12.79 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | up 146.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Armenia | 12.41 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | up 75.4% | volatile |
| 55 | Benin | 11.71 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | up 461.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Papua New Guinea | 11.48 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | down 41.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Honduras | 11.46 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | up 71.3% | volatile |
| 58 | Rwanda | 11.45 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | up 313.9% | volatile |
| 59 | Azerbaijan | 11.29 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | up 14.4% | volatile |
| 60 | Jamaica | 10.69 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | down 7.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Burkina Faso | 10.19 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | up 1.7% | volatile |
| 62 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 10.11 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | down 11.7% | rising |
| 63 | Myanmar | 9.72 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | up 1.2% | volatile |
| 64 | Kyrgyzstan | 9.63 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | up 44.4% | volatile |
| 65 | Albania | 9.11 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | up 40.5% | volatile |
| 66 | Zimbabwe | 9.11 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | up 64.8% | volatile |
| 67 | North Macedonia | 9.09 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | up 87.6% | volatile |
| 68 | Nepal | 8.98 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | up 158.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Mauritius | 8.90 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | up 22.4% | volatile |
| 70 | Montenegro | 8.38 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 71 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 7.92 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | up 85.7% | rising |
| 72 | Moldova | 6.89 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | up 87.5% | volatile |
| 73 | Yemen | 5.66 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | down 17.4% | volatile |
| 74 | Mali | 5.62 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | up 75.6% | volatile |
| 75 | Tajikistan | 5.60 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | up 51.6% | volatile |
| 76 | Gabon | 5.55 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | up 27.3% | volatile |
| 77 | Congo | 5.34 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 78 | Madagascar | 5.26 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | up 118.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Niger | 4.53 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | up 160.7% | volatile |
| 80 | Maldives | 4.47 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | up 373.7% | volatile |
| 81 | Guinea | 4.17 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | up 186.0% | rising |
| 82 | Mauritania | 3.61 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | up 9.4% | volatile |
| 83 | Togo | 3.47 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | up 385.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Syria | 3.41 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 85 | Bhutan | 3.37 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | up 74.5% | volatile |
| 86 | Suriname | 3.29 billion DOD, current US$ | 2023 | up 62.9% | rising |
| 87 | Guyana | 3.28 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | up 155.4% | volatile |
| 88 | Malawi | 3.00 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | up 119.8% | volatile |
| 89 | Turkmenistan | 2.90 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | down 60.1% | volatile |
| 90 | Djibouti | 2.84 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | up 249.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Fiji | 2.61 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | up 164.4% | volatile |
| 93 | Chad | 2.44 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | down 32.5% | volatile |
| 94 | Botswana | 1.85 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | down 6.8% | volatile |
| 95 | Cape Verde | 1.85 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Afghanistan | 1.81 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | down 10.3% | rising |
| 97 | Lesotho | 1.62 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | up 105.4% | volatile |
| 98 | Liberia | 1.55 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | up 338.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Belize | 1.49 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | up 18.6% | volatile |
| 100 | Sierra Leone | 1.31 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | up 43.4% | rising |
| 101 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.31 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | up 290.1% | volatile |
| 102 | Gambia | 1.31 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | up 186.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Algeria | 1.13 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | down 37.6% | volatile |
| 104 | Iran | 1.05 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | down 68.3% | volatile |
| 105 | Saint Lucia | 1.04 billion DOD, current US$ | 2024 | up 172.8% | volatile |
| 106 | Eswatini | 969.26 million DOD, current US$ | 2024 | up 123.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Grenada | 786.99 million DOD, current US$ | 2024 | up 53.2% | volatile |
| 108 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 690.59 million DOD, current US$ | 2024 | up 109.1% | volatile |
| 109 | Somalia | 663.72 million DOD, current US$ | 2024 | down 63.1% | rising |
| 110 | Eritrea | 607.19 million DOD, current US$ | 2024 | down 26.8% | rising |
| 111 | Burundi | 601.23 million DOD, current US$ | 2024 | up 48.6% | volatile |
| 112 | Solomon Islands | 514.34 million DOD, current US$ | 2024 | up 265.4% | volatile |
| 113 | Central African Republic | 438.78 million DOD, current US$ | 2024 | up 3.6% | volatile |
| 114 | Dominica | 356.25 million DOD, current US$ | 2024 | up 20.8% | volatile |
| 115 | Vanuatu | 352.89 million DOD, current US$ | 2024 | up 256.7% | volatile |
| 116 | Comoros | 323.98 million DOD, current US$ | 2024 | up 210.7% | volatile |
| 117 | Samoa | 270.56 million DOD, current US$ | 2024 | down 35.2% | volatile |
| 118 | Haiti | 256.30 million DOD, current US$ | 2024 | down 85.5% | volatile |
| 119 | Sao Tome and Principe | 254.54 million DOD, current US$ | 2024 | up 40.5% | volatile |
| 120 | East Timor | 253.33 million DOD, current US$ | 2024 | up 1,059.9% | volatile |
| 121 | Tonga | 129.35 million DOD, current US$ | 2024 | down 30.6% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Kosovo 2.57 billion DOD, current US$
- Low & middle income 6.17 trillion DOD, current US$
- Middle income 5.96 trillion DOD, current US$
- Upper middle income 4.14 trillion DOD, current US$
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 1.83 trillion DOD, current US$
- Lower middle income 1.83 trillion DOD, current US$
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 1.65 trillion DOD, current US$
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 874.01 billion DOD, current US$
- South Asia 707.11 billion DOD, current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 705.03 billion DOD, current US$
- IDA only 616.34 billion DOD, current US$
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 400.21 billion DOD, current US$
About this data
Long-term debt is debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year. It has three components: public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.