This dataset provides values for EXTERNAL DEBT reported in several countries. The data includes current values, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency.

Panama is the Latin American country with the highest foreign debt in relation to its gross domestic product (GDP). The total debt held by Panama's central government to foreign creditors represented over 50 percent of the country's GDP in 2022. Nicaragua ranked second among the countries shown in this statistic, with an external debt equivalent to 40.5 percent of its GDP.

Key information about Laos External Debt

• Laos External Debt reached 10.3 USD bn in Dec 2023, compared with 10.5 USD bn in the previous year.
• Laos External Debt: USD mn data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1996 to Dec 2023.
• The data reached an all-time high of 10.7 USD bn in Dec 2020 and a record low of 769.6 USD mn in Dec 1996.

External Debt covers Government Debt only.


Related information about Laos External Debt

• In the latest reports of Laos, Current Account recorded a surplus of 64.4 USD mn in Sep 2024.
• Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 176.1 USD mn in Sep 2024.
• Its Foreign Portfolio Investment fell by 132.7 USD mn in Sep 2024.
• The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 15.4 USD bn in Dec 2022.

It was estimated that the external debt service in Latin American and Caribbean countries would amount to more than 683.56 billion U.S. dollars by 2025. As of 2023, the debt service was around 642 billion U.S. dollars.

This dataset provides values for EXTERNAL DEBT reported in several countries. The data includes current values, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency.

China external debt for 2022 was 2.389 trillion US dollars, a 11.6% decline from 2021.

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<li>China external debt for 2021 was <strong>2.702 trillion US dollars</strong>, a <strong>16.16% increase</strong> from 2020.</li>
<li>China external debt for 2020 was <strong>2.326 trillion US dollars</strong>, a <strong>10.03% increase</strong> from 2019.</li>
<li>China external debt for 2019 was <strong>2.114 trillion US dollars</strong>, a <strong>7.78% increase</strong> from 2018.</li>
</ul>Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

The average for 2022 based on 118 countries was 11.51 percent. The highest value was in China: 51.68 percent and the lowest value was in Burkina Faso: 0 percent. The indicator is available from 1970 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Key information about European Union External Debt: % of GDP

• European Union External Debt accounted for 111.1 % of the country's Nominal GDP in 2023, compared with the ratio of 118.2 % in the previous year.
• EU External Debt: % of Nominal GDP data is updated yearly, available from Dec 2008 to Dec 2023.
• The data reached an all-time high of 136.7 % in Dec 2015 and a record low of 111.1 % in Dec 2023.

CEIC calculates External Debt as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly External Debt and quarterly Nominal GDP. European Central Bank provides External Debt in EUR. Eurostat provides Nominal GDP in EUR. External Debt as % of Nominal GDP covers Euro Area 20. External Debt as % of Nominal GDP prior to 2013 covers Euro Area 19.


Related information about European Union External Debt: % of GDP

• In the latest reports of EU, Current Account recorded a surplus of 133.2 USD bn in Dec 2024.
• Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 4.8 USD bn in Nov 2024.
• EU Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 7.2 USD bn in Nov 2024.
• Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 239.3 USD bn in Sep 2024.
• The country's External Debt reached 18,601,546.0 in Sep 2024.
• The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 4,430.4 USD bn in Mar 2023.

South Africa's external debt reached over *** billion U.S. dollars in 2021, which corresponded to the highest stock of foreign debt in Sub-Saharan Africa. Nigeria and Angola followed, each with debts of **** billion and **** billion U.S. dollars. Overall, external debt in Sub-Saharan Africa has been increasing. In 2020, the foreign debt burden in the region accumulated just under *** billion U.S. dollars.

Indonesia External Debt: Government: Country: Germany data was reported at 2.835 USD bn in May 2019. This records a decrease from the previous number of 2.888 USD bn for Apr 2019. Indonesia External Debt: Government: Country: Germany data is updated monthly, averaging 2.146 USD bn from Jan 2008 (Median) to May 2019, with 137 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4.111 USD bn in Mar 2008 and a record low of 1.516 USD bn in Nov 2015. Indonesia External Debt: Government: Country: Germany data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Directorate General of Budget Financing and Risk Management. The data is categorized under Indonesia Premium Database’s Government and Public Finance – Table ID.FA012: External Debt: by Country and International Organisations.

Bangladesh external debt for 2023 was 101.45 billion US dollars, a 4.56% increase from 2022.

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<li>Bangladesh external debt for 2022 was <strong>97.02 billion US dollars</strong>, a <strong>6.06% increase</strong> from 2021.</li>
<li>Bangladesh external debt for 2021 was <strong>91.48 billion US dollars</strong>, a <strong>24.37% increase</strong> from 2020.</li>
<li>Bangladesh external debt for 2020 was <strong>73.55 billion US dollars</strong>, a <strong>17.74% increase</strong> from 2019.</li>
</ul>Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

The statistic shows the external debt in Latin America and the Caribbean from 2016 to 2026. In 2024, the external debt of Latin America and the Caribbean amounted to about 2.74 trillion U.S. dollars.

External Debt in Egypt decreased to 155093.40 USD Million in the fourth quarter of 2024 from 155204.30 USD Million in the third quarter of 2024. This dataset provides - Egypt External Debt - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

The external debt (or the foreign debt), at any given time, is the outstanding amount of the actual current (and not contingent) liabilities that require payment(s) of principal and/or interest by the debtor at some point(s) in the future and that are owed to non-residents by residents of an economy. The external debt is the portion of a country's debt that was borrowed from creditors outside the country, including commercial banks, other governments or international financial institutions (such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank.). The assets/liabilities include debt securities, such as bonds, notes and money market instruments, as well as loans, deposits, currency, trade credits and advances due to non-residents. The loans must usually be paid in the currency in which they was made. In order to earn the needed currency, the borrowing country may sell and export goods to the lender's country. The data are expressed in % of GDP. Copyright notice and free re-use of data on: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/about-us/policies/copyright

Romania external debt for 2020 was 142.39 billion US dollars, a 20.37% increase from 2019.

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<li>Romania external debt for 2019 was <strong>118.30 billion US dollars</strong>, a <strong>5.11% increase</strong> from 2018.</li>
<li>Romania external debt for 2018 was <strong>112.55 billion US dollars</strong>, a <strong>1.28% decline</strong> from 2017.</li>
<li>Romania external debt for 2017 was <strong>114.01 billion US dollars</strong>, a <strong>18.61% increase</strong> from 2016.</li>
</ul>Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

This dataset provides values for EXTERNAL DEBT.PHP reported in several countries. The data includes current values, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency.

In the third quarter of 2024, Greece's national debt was the highest in all the European Union, amounting to 158 percent of Greece's gross domestic product. In spite of Greece's total being high by EU standards, it marks a substantial decrease from the historical high point reached by the country's national debt of 207 percent of GDP in 2020. Italy, France, Spain, Belgium, and Portugal also all have government debt worth over one year's production of their economies, while the small Baltic country of Estonia has the smallest national debt when compared with GDP, at only 24 percent. In debitum incrementum?A country’s national debt, also known as government debt or public debt, is defined as all borrowings owed by the government of a country. It usually comprises internal debt – owed to other governmental departments – and external debt, which is held by the public and is owed to government bond owners. National debt can be caused by a struggling economy in general, or by low tax income, which usually leads to money being borrowed from other governments for support, which in turn cannot be paid back right away. At first glance, a high national debt is not always a sign of a struggling economy – but since increasing debt can slow down economic growth significantly, it is imperative for the respective government to seek a steady reduction in the long run.

Argentina External Debt: Private: by Country of Creditor: Netherlands data was reported at 6.894 USD bn in Dec 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 7.014 USD bn for Sep 2024. Argentina External Debt: Private: by Country of Creditor: Netherlands data is updated quarterly, averaging 4.667 USD bn from Dec 2001 (Median) to Dec 2024, with 92 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 7.787 USD bn in Sep 2023 and a record low of 1.811 USD bn in Mar 2003. Argentina External Debt: Private: by Country of Creditor: Netherlands data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bank of Argentina. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Argentina – Table AR.JB024: External Debt: Private Sector.

Special summary tables present cross-country comparisons of key debt statistics and composition of total external debt stocks.

External Debt in Russia increased to 312.40 USD Billion in the first quarter of 2025 from 290.30 USD Billion in the fourth quarter of 2024. This dataset provides - Russia External Debt - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.