How much does a country owe to the rest of the world?

Total external debt stocks — debt owed to non-residents — as a share of gross national income. Reported by the World Bank for low- and middle-income economies.

World Bank Open Data DT.DOD.DECT.GN.ZS · 1970–2024

As of 2024, Mozambique is highest at 350.6%, and Iran, Islamic Rep. lowest at 2.2%; the median across 121 countries is 43.2%.

Highest (latest) 350.6% Mozambique · 2024
Lowest (latest) 2.2% Iran, Islamic Rep. · 2024
Countries 121 % of GNI

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ChinaIndiaBrazilNigeria
% of GNI0%20%40%60%197019801990200020102020CHN 13%IND 18.6%BRA 28.7%NGA 60%
Ranked as of 2024 · 121 countries · range 1970–2024value in % of GNI
#Country% of GNIAs of
Pinned
38Nigeria60.0%
93Brazil28.7%
107India18.6%
115China13.0%
All countries
1Mozambique350.6%
2Lebanon331.6%2023
3Mongolia181.9%
4Senegal150.7%
5Suriname129.1%2023
6Mauritius123.2%
7Lao PDR115.4%
8Bhutan114.5%2023
9Zambia114.2%
10Montenegro108.6%
11Ukraine101.3%
12Rwanda93.9%
13Jordan90.1%
14Cabo Verde86.9%
15Djibouti83.8%
16Nicaragua82.8%
17Dominica82.4%
18North Macedonia81.2%
19Georgia79.7%
20Angola79.6%
21Tunisia77.7%
22Jamaica76.1%
23Maldives75.6%
24El Salvador75.4%
25Fiji71.4%
26St. Vincent and the Grenadines70.3%
27Paraguay69.7%
28Kyrgyz Republic69.2%
29Grenada68.6%
30Guinea-Bissau67.1%
31Benin66.5%
32Gambia, The66.4%
33Armenia66.0%
34Lesotho65.3%
35Kazakhstan62.6%
36Serbia62.3%
37Uzbekistan60.5%
39Sri Lanka58.9%
40Moldova57.1%
41Bulgaria55.1%2022
42Eritrea51.5%2011
43St. Lucia51.3%
44Liberia50.5%
45Ecuador49.8%
46Colombia49.2%
47Bosnia and Herzegovina49.2%
48Cote d'Ivoire48.8%
49Burkina Faso48.8%
50Tanzania47.3%
51Burundi47.1%
52Ghana46.9%
53Belarus46.1%
54Cambodia46.1%
55Belize46.0%
56Sudan45.4%
57Dominican Republic45.3%
58Congo, Rep.44.9%
59South Africa44.8%
60Morocco44.7%
61Togo43.2%
62Sao Tome and Principe42.8%
63Egypt, Arab Rep.42.0%
64Papua New Guinea41.9%
65Mauritania41.8%
66Honduras41.8%
67Albania39.7%
68Turkiye39.4%
69Uganda39.2%
70Madagascar39.2%
71Vanuatu39.2%
72Argentina39.1%
73Kosovo38.6%
74Samoa37.6%
75Thailand37.5%
76Tajikistan37.4%
77Gabon36.0%
78Central African Republic35.9%
79Pakistan35.6%
80Tonga35.4%2023
81Malawi35.3%
82Kenya35.0%
83Peru34.2%
84Solomon Islands33.8%
85Yemen, Rep.33.5%2018
86Zimbabwe33.0%
87Mexico32.9%
88Bolivia32.5%
89Cameroon31.3%
90Sierra Leone31.1%
91Indonesia31.0%
92Viet Nam28.9%
94Eswatini27.8%
95Niger27.5%
96Philippines26.3%
97Syrian Arab Republic25.3%2023
98Mali24.9%
99Comoros24.8%
100Ethiopia24.3%2022
101Guatemala24.2%
102Nepal23.3%
103Guinea23.2%
104Guyana22.6%
105Bangladesh22.3%
106Afghanistan19.9%2023
108Congo, Dem. Rep.18.3%
109Azerbaijan17.0%
110Russian Federation16.8%2022
111Chad16.4%
112Timor-Leste15.4%
113Myanmar15.3%
114Somalia, Fed. Rep.14.9%
116Botswana11.9%
117Iraq6.2%
118Turkmenistan5.2%
119Haiti3.7%
120Algeria2.7%
121Iran, Islamic Rep.2.2%

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