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External Debt in the United States increased to 28097015 USD Million in the first quarter of 2025 from 27629576 USD Million in the fourth quarter of 2024. This dataset provides - United States Net International Investment Position - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.
As of December 2024, Japan held United States treasury securities totaling about 1.06 trillion U.S. dollars. Foreign holders of United States treasury debt According to the Federal Reserve and U.S. Department of the Treasury, foreign countries held a total of 8.5 trillion U.S. dollars in U.S. treasury securities as of December 2024. Of the total held by foreign countries, Japan and Mainland China held the greatest portions, with China holding 759 billion U.S. dollars in U.S. securities. The U.S. public debt In 2023, the United States had a total public national debt of 33.2 trillion U.S. dollars, an amount that has been rising steadily, particularly since 2008. In 2023, the total interest expense on debt held by the public of the United States reached 678 billion U.S. dollars, while 197 billion U.S. dollars in interest expense were intra governmental debt holdings. Total outlays of the U.S. government were 6.1 trillion U.S. dollars in 2023. By 2029, spending is projected to reach 8.3 trillion U.S. dollars.
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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.
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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.
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Indonesia External Debt: Country: USA data was reported at 21.534 USD bn in May 2019. This records an increase from the previous number of 21.465 USD bn for Apr 2019. Indonesia External Debt: Country: USA data is updated monthly, averaging 10.267 USD bn from Jan 2008 (Median) to May 2019, with 137 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 21.534 USD bn in May 2019 and a record low of 5.540 USD bn in Jan 2011. Indonesia External Debt: Country: USA 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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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.
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External Debt in Mexico increased to 623302.60 USD Million in the first quarter of 2025 from 592728.30 USD Million in the fourth quarter of 2024. This dataset provides - Mexico External Debt - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.
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Indonesia External Debt: Government: Country: Other America data was reported at 160.817 USD mn in May 2019. This records a decrease from the previous number of 165.996 USD mn for Apr 2019. Indonesia External Debt: Government: Country: Other America data is updated monthly, averaging 265.030 USD mn from Jan 2008 (Median) to May 2019, with 137 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 414.456 USD mn in Feb 2008 and a record low of 158.770 USD mn in Dec 2018. Indonesia External Debt: Government: Country: Other America 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.
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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.
In September 2023, the national debt of the United States had risen up to 33.17 trillion U.S. dollars. The national debt per capita had risen to 85,552 U.S. dollars in 2021. As represented by the statistic above, the public debt of the United States has been continuously rising.
U.S. public debt Public debt, also known as national and governmental debt, is the debt owed by a nations’ central government. In the case of the U.S., national debt is owed by the federal government to Treasury security holders. Generally speaking, government debt increases with government spending, and can be decreased through taxes. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. government increased spending significantly to finance virus infrastructure, aid, and various forms of economic relief.
International public debt
Venezuela leads the global ranking of the 20 countries with the highest public debt in 2021. In relation to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Venezuela's public debt amounted to around 306.95 percent of GDP. Eritrea was ranked fifth, with an estimated debt of 170 percent of the Gross Domestic Product.
The national debt of the United Kingdom is forecasted to grow from 87 percent in 2022 to 70 percent in 2027, in relation to the Gross Domestic Product. These figures include England, Wales, Scotland as well as Northern Ireland.
Greece had the highest national debt among EU countries as of the 4th quarter of 2020 in relation to the Gross Domestic Product. Germany ranked 13th in the EU, with its national debt amounting to 69 percent of GDP in the same time period.
Tuvalu was one of the 20 countries with the lowest national debt in 2021 in relation to the GDP, while Macao had an estimated level of national debt of zero percent, the lowest of any country. The data refer to the debts of the entire state, including the central government, the provinces, municipalities, local authorities and social insurance.
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