GLOBAL / RANKING
Countries by External Debt
Global country ranking by external debt for a consistent selectable data year, including unit, scale and source documentation.
Ranking chart and table
2024 / 110 countriesTop 10 countriesData year: 2024
Unit: Percent of GNI (%)Source: World Bank / IMF / public data sources
Bars use a zero baseline. Major and minor axis divisions use the indicator's defined unit. Only values from the displayed data year are compared.
| Rank | Country | Region | Value (Percent of GNI (%)) | Data year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2,21% | 2024 | open |
| 2 | Algeria | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2,67% | 2024 | open |
| 3 | Haiti | Latin America & Caribbean | 3,74% | 2024 | open |
| 4 | Turkmenistan | Europe & Central Asia | 5,22% | 2024 | open |
| 5 | Iraq | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 6,23% | 2024 | open |
| 6 | Botswana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 11,93% | 2024 | open |
| 7 | China | East Asia & Pacific | 13,00% | 2024 | open |
| 8 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | Sub-Saharan Africa | 14,92% | 2024 | open |
| 9 | Myanmar | East Asia & Pacific | 15,28% | 2024 | open |
| 10 | Timor-Leste | East Asia & Pacific | 15,37% | 2024 | open |
| 11 | Chad | Sub-Saharan Africa | 16,40% | 2024 | open |
| 12 | Azerbaijan | Europe & Central Asia | 17,04% | 2024 | open |
| 13 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | Sub-Saharan Africa | 18,25% | 2024 | open |
| 14 | India | South Asia | 18,58% | 2024 | open |
| 15 | Bangladesh | South Asia | 22,25% | 2024 | open |
| 16 | Guyana | Latin America & Caribbean | 22,64% | 2024 | open |
| 17 | Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 23,20% | 2024 | open |
| 18 | Nepal | South Asia | 23,27% | 2024 | open |
| 19 | Guatemala | Latin America & Caribbean | 24,24% | 2024 | open |
| 20 | Comoros | Sub-Saharan Africa | 24,81% | 2024 | open |
| 21 | Mali | Sub-Saharan Africa | 24,94% | 2024 | open |
| 22 | Philippines | East Asia & Pacific | 26,26% | 2024 | open |
| 23 | Niger | Sub-Saharan Africa | 27,51% | 2024 | open |
| 24 | Eswatini | Sub-Saharan Africa | 27,75% | 2024 | open |
| 25 | Brazil | Latin America & Caribbean | 28,66% | 2024 | open |
| 26 | Viet Nam | East Asia & Pacific | 28,85% | 2024 | open |
| 27 | Indonesia | East Asia & Pacific | 30,97% | 2024 | open |
| 28 | Sierra Leone | Sub-Saharan Africa | 31,13% | 2024 | open |
| 29 | Cameroon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 31,29% | 2024 | open |
| 30 | Bolivia | Latin America & Caribbean | 32,54% | 2024 | open |
| 31 | Mexico | Latin America & Caribbean | 32,89% | 2024 | open |
| 32 | Zimbabwe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 32,98% | 2024 | open |
| 33 | Solomon Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 33,83% | 2024 | open |
| 34 | Peru | Latin America & Caribbean | 34,23% | 2024 | open |
| 35 | Kenya | Sub-Saharan Africa | 34,99% | 2024 | open |
| 36 | Malawi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 35,25% | 2024 | open |
| 37 | Pakistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 35,63% | 2024 | open |
| 38 | Central African Republic | Sub-Saharan Africa | 35,85% | 2024 | open |
| 39 | Gabon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 35,95% | 2024 | open |
| 40 | Tajikistan | Europe & Central Asia | 37,39% | 2024 | open |
| 41 | Thailand | East Asia & Pacific | 37,49% | 2024 | open |
| 42 | Samoa | East Asia & Pacific | 37,56% | 2024 | open |
| 43 | Kosovo | Europe & Central Asia | 38,61% | 2024 | open |
| 44 | Argentina | Latin America & Caribbean | 39,06% | 2024 | open |
| 45 | Vanuatu | East Asia & Pacific | 39,16% | 2024 | open |
| 46 | Madagascar | Sub-Saharan Africa | 39,21% | 2024 | open |
| 47 | Uganda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 39,22% | 2024 | open |
| 48 | Turkiye | Europe & Central Asia | 39,39% | 2024 | open |
| 49 | Albania | Europe & Central Asia | 39,72% | 2024 | open |
| 50 | Honduras | Latin America & Caribbean | 41,82% | 2024 | open |
| 51 | Mauritania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 41,83% | 2024 | open |
| 52 | Papua New Guinea | East Asia & Pacific | 41,89% | 2024 | open |
| 53 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 41,98% | 2024 | open |
| 54 | Sao Tome and Principe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 42,75% | 2024 | open |
| 55 | Togo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 43,16% | 2024 | open |
| 56 | Morocco | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 44,72% | 2024 | open |
| 57 | South Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | 44,83% | 2024 | open |
| 58 | Congo, Rep. | Sub-Saharan Africa | 44,90% | 2024 | open |
| 59 | Dominican Republic | Latin America & Caribbean | 45,33% | 2024 | open |
| 60 | Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | 45,40% | 2024 | open |
| 61 | Belize | Latin America & Caribbean | 46,04% | 2024 | open |
| 62 | Cambodia | East Asia & Pacific | 46,11% | 2024 | open |
| 63 | Belarus | Europe & Central Asia | 46,15% | 2024 | open |
| 64 | Ghana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 46,92% | 2024 | open |
| 65 | Burundi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 47,13% | 2024 | open |
| 66 | Tanzania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 47,32% | 2024 | open |
| 67 | Burkina Faso | Sub-Saharan Africa | 48,76% | 2024 | open |
| 68 | Cote d'Ivoire | Sub-Saharan Africa | 48,83% | 2024 | open |
| 69 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Europe & Central Asia | 49,16% | 2024 | open |
| 70 | Colombia | Latin America & Caribbean | 49,20% | 2024 | open |
| 71 | Ecuador | Latin America & Caribbean | 49,75% | 2024 | open |
| 72 | Liberia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 50,46% | 2024 | open |
| 73 | St. Lucia | Latin America & Caribbean | 51,31% | 2024 | open |
| 74 | Moldova | Europe & Central Asia | 57,15% | 2024 | open |
| 75 | Sri Lanka | South Asia | 58,89% | 2024 | open |
| 76 | Nigeria | Sub-Saharan Africa | 60,04% | 2024 | open |
| 77 | Uzbekistan | Europe & Central Asia | 60,51% | 2024 | open |
| 78 | Serbia | Europe & Central Asia | 62,25% | 2024 | open |
| 79 | Kazakhstan | Europe & Central Asia | 62,60% | 2024 | open |
| 80 | Lesotho | Sub-Saharan Africa | 65,35% | 2024 | open |
| 81 | Armenia | Europe & Central Asia | 65,99% | 2024 | open |
| 82 | Gambia, The | Sub-Saharan Africa | 66,36% | 2024 | open |
| 83 | Benin | Sub-Saharan Africa | 66,55% | 2024 | open |
| 84 | Guinea-Bissau | Sub-Saharan Africa | 67,11% | 2024 | open |
| 85 | Grenada | Latin America & Caribbean | 68,59% | 2024 | open |
| 86 | Kyrgyz Republic | Europe & Central Asia | 69,24% | 2024 | open |
| 87 | Paraguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 69,74% | 2024 | open |
| 88 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | Latin America & Caribbean | 70,31% | 2024 | open |
| 89 | Fiji | East Asia & Pacific | 71,39% | 2024 | open |
| 90 | El Salvador | Latin America & Caribbean | 75,39% | 2024 | open |
| 91 | Maldives | South Asia | 75,56% | 2024 | open |
| 92 | Jamaica | Latin America & Caribbean | 76,07% | 2024 | open |
| 93 | Tunisia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 77,70% | 2024 | open |
| 94 | Angola | Sub-Saharan Africa | 79,57% | 2024 | open |
| 95 | Georgia | Europe & Central Asia | 79,68% | 2024 | open |
| 96 | North Macedonia | Europe & Central Asia | 81,15% | 2024 | open |
| 97 | Dominica | Latin America & Caribbean | 82,36% | 2024 | open |
| 98 | Nicaragua | Latin America & Caribbean | 82,81% | 2024 | open |
| 99 | Djibouti | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 83,83% | 2024 | open |
| 100 | Cabo Verde | Sub-Saharan Africa | 86,89% | 2024 | open |
| 101 | Jordan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 90,13% | 2024 | open |
| 102 | Rwanda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 93,88% | 2024 | open |
| 103 | Ukraine | Europe & Central Asia | 101,27% | 2024 | open |
| 104 | Montenegro | Europe & Central Asia | 108,64% | 2024 | open |
| 105 | Zambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 114,20% | 2024 | open |
| 106 | Lao PDR | East Asia & Pacific | 115,40% | 2024 | open |
| 107 | Mauritius | Sub-Saharan Africa | 123,17% | 2024 | open |
| 108 | Senegal | Sub-Saharan Africa | 150,69% | 2024 | open |
| 109 | Mongolia | East Asia & Pacific | 181,86% | 2024 | open |
| 110 | Mozambique | Sub-Saharan Africa | 350,57% | 2024 | open |