Part 297
This entry gives the total public and private debt owed to nonresidents repayable in internationally accepted currencies, goods, or services. These figures are calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms. Country Comparison to the World Country
Debt - external
Afghanistan $2.7 billion (2008/2009) $8 billion (2004)
Albania $1.55 billion (2004)
Algeria $4.138 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $5.413 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
American Samoa $NA
Andorra $NA
Angola $17.98 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $13.64 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Anguilla $8.8 million (1998)
Antigua and Barbuda $359.8 million (June 2006)
Argentina $128.6 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $118.4 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Armenia $5.227 billion (30 June 2010) $3.449 billion (31 December 2008)
Aruba $478.6 million (2005 est.)
Australia $1.169 trillion (31 December 2010 est.) $1.094 trillion (31 December 2009 est.)
Austria $755 billion (30 June 2010) $864.2 billion (31 December 2008)
Azerbaijan $3.221 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $3.44 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Bahamas, The $342.6 million (2004 est.)
Bahrain $14.68 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $10.55 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Bangladesh $24.46 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $24.22 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Barbados $668 million (2003)
Belarus $24.8 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $19.74 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Belgium $1.241 trillion (30 June 2010) $1.354 trillion (31 December 2008)
Belize $1.01 billion (2009 est.) $954.1 million (2008 est.)
Benin $2.894 billion (31 December 2009 est.) $986.2 million (31 December 2008 est.)
Bermuda $160 million (FY99/00)
Bhutan $836 million (2009) $713.3 million (2006)
Bolivia $6.13 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $5.653 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina $7.996 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $8.048 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Botswana $2.222 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $1.681 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Brazil $310.8 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $273.7 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
British Virgin Islands $36.1 million (1997)
Brunei $0 (2005)
Bulgaria $36.15 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $39.56 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Burkina Faso $2.002 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $1.784 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Burma $7.145 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $7.079 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Burundi $1.2 billion (2003)
Cambodia $4.338 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $4.284 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Cameroon $3.344 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $3.231 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Canada $1.009 trillion (30 June 2010) $781.1 billion (31 December 2008)
Cape Verde $325 million (2002)
Cayman Islands $70 million (1996)
Central African Republic $1.153 billion (2007 est.)
Chad $NA (31 December 2010 est.) $1.749 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
Chile $84.51 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $72.76 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
China $406.6 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $349.3 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Colombia $57.74 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $52.9 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Comoros $232 million (2000 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the $4.3 billion (2009 est.) $12.7 billion (2008 est.)
Congo, Republic of the $5 billion (2000 est.)
Cook Islands $141 million (1996 est.)
Costa Rica $9.126 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $7.972 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire $11.6 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $11.34 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Croatia $59.7 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $62.41 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Cuba $19.75 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $19.42 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Cyprus $NA (31 December 2010 est.) $32.61 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
Czech Republic $86.79 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $82.42 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Denmark $559.5 billion (30 June 2010) $588.8 billion (31 December 2008)
Djibouti $428 million (2006)
Dominica $213 million (2004)
Dominican Republic $13.09 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $11.04 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Ecuador $14.71 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $13.48 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Egypt $30.61 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $29.66 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
El Salvador $11.45 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $10.83 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Equatorial Guinea $832 million (31 December 2010 est.) $766 million (31 December 2009 est.)
Eritrea $NA (31 December 2010 est.) $961.9 million (31 December 2008 est.)
Estonia $25.13 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $25.56 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Ethiopia $4.289 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $3.621 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
European Union
$13.72 trillion (30 June 2010); This is the external debt for the euro area only; it excludes the external debt of the non-euro-area members of the EU
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) $NA
Faroe Islands $68.1 million (2006)
Fiji $127 million (2004 est.)
Finland $370.8 billion (30 June 2010) $339.5 billion (31 December 2008)
France $4.698 trillion (30 June 2010) $4.935 trillion (31 December 2008)
French Polynesia $NA
Gabon $2.374 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $2.352 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Gambia, The $530 million (31 December 2010 est.) $489 million (31 December 2009 est.)
Gaza Strip see entry for West Bank
Georgia $3.381 billion (31 December 2009) $7.711 billion (31 December 2008)
Germany $4.713 trillion (30 June 2010) $5.158 trillion (31 December 2008)
Ghana $6.483 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $5.427 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Gibraltar $NA
Greece $532.9 billion (30 June 2010) $504.6 billion (31 December 2008)
Greenland $58 million (2009) $25 million (1999)
Grenada $347 million (2004)
Guam $NA
Guatemala $17.47 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $16.04 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Guernsey $NA
Guinea $3.072 billion (31 December 2009 est.) $3.222 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
Guinea-Bissau $941.5 million (2000 est.)
Guyana $804.3 million (30 September 2008) $1.2 billion (2002)
Haiti $494 million (31 December 2010 est.) $1.362 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Honduras $3.54 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $3.311 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Hong Kong $69.86 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $655.1 billion (30 September 2009)
Hungary $134.6 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $147.5 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Iceland $3.073 billion (2002)
India $237.1 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $221.3 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Indonesia $155.9 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $156.7 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Iran $12.84 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $12.63 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Iraq $52.58 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $73 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Ireland $2.131 trillion (30 June 2010) $2.356 trillion (31 December 2008)
Isle of Man $NA
Israel $89.68 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $86.78 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Italy $2.223 trillion (30 June 2010 est.) $2.328 trillion (31 December 2008)
Jamaica $12.66 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $10.56 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Japan $2.246 trillion (30 June 2010) $2.231 trillion (31 December 2008)
Jersey $NA
Jordan $5.522 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $6.766 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Kazakhstan $94.44 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $106.3 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Kenya $7.935 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $7.795 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Kiribati $10 million (1999 est.)
Korea, North $12.5 billion (2001 est.)
Korea, South $370.1 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $370.8 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Kosovo $NA
Kuwait $56.81 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $55.23 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Kyrgyzstan $3.738 billion (30 June 2010) $3.467 billion (31 December 2008)
Laos $3.085 billion (2009 est.) $3.179 billion (2006 est.)
Latvia $37.28 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $41.58 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Lebanon $34.45 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $31.89 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Lesotho $647 million (31 December 2010 est.) $671 million (31 December 2009 est.)
Liberia $3.2 billion (2005 est.)
Libya $6.378 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $5.891 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Liechtenstein $0 (2001)
Lithuania $27.6 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $28.69 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Luxembourg $1.892 trillion (30 June 2010) $2.02 trillion (31 December 2008)
Macau $0 (2009)
Macedonia $5.52 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $5.5 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Madagascar $2.973 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $2.261 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Malawi $1.213 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $1.166 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Malaysia $62.82 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $58.79 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Maldives $589 million (2009 est.) $477 million (2008 est.)
Mali $2.8 billion (2002)
Malta $41.02 billion (30 June 2010) $3.75 billion (2008)
Marshall Islands $87 million (2008 est.) $86.5 million (FY99/00 est.)
Mauritania $NA
Mauritius $5.043 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $4.474 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Mayotte $NA
Mexico $212.5 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $204.5 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States of $60.8 million (FY05 est.)
Moldova $4.146 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $3.844 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Monaco $18 billion (2000 est.)
Mongolia $1.86 billion (2009) $1.6 billion (2008)
Montenegro $650 million (2006)
Montserrat $8.9 million (1997)
Morocco $22.69 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $21.12 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Mozambique $4.99 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $4.246 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Namibia $2.373 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $2.175 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Nauru $33.3 million (2004 est.)
Nepal $4.5 billion (2009) $3.285 billion (2008)
Netherlands $NA (30 June 2010) $3.733 trillion (31 December 2009)
New Caledonia $79 million (1998 est.)
New Zealand $64.33 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $62.47 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Nicaragua $4.03 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $3.633 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Niger $2.1 billion (2003 est.)
Nigeria $11.02 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $10.11 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Niue $418,000 (2002 est.)
Norfolk Island $NA
Northern Mariana Islands $NA
Norway $2.232 trillion (30 June 2010) $475.9 billion (31 December 2008) note: Norway is a net external creditor
Oman $8.829 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $7.061 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Pakistan $57.21 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $53.62 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Palau $0 (FY99/00)
Panama $13.85 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $13.7 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Papua New Guinea $1.548 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $1.436 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Paraguay $4.346 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $3.883 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Peru $33.29 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $30.51 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Philippines $61.85 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $62.97 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Poland $252.9 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $239.6 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Portugal $497.8 billion (30 June 2010) $507 billion (30 June 2009)
Puerto Rico $NA
Qatar $71.38 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $70.37 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Romania $108.9 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $110 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Russia $480.2 billion (30 November 2010 est.) $467.2 billion (31 December 2009)
Rwanda $NA
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha $NA
Saint Kitts and Nevis $314 million (2004)
Saint Lucia $257 million (2004)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon $NA
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines $479 million (2010 est.) $223 million (2004)
Samoa $177 million (2004)
San Marino $NA
Sao Tome and Principe $318 million (2002)
Saudi Arabia $82.92 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $72.77 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Senegal $3.885 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $3.462 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Serbia $32.31 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $32.01 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Seychelles $1.374 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $1.321 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Sierra Leone $1.61 billion (2003 est.)
Singapore $21.66 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $20.3 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Slovakia $59.33 billion (30 June 2010 est.) $52.53 billion (31 December 2008)
Slovenia $51.57 billion (30 June 2010) $54.61 billion (31 December 2008)
Solomon Islands $166 million (2004)
Somalia $3 billion (2001 est.)
South Africa $80.52 billion (30 June 2010 est.) $73.84 billion (30 June 2009)
Spain $2.166 trillion (30 June 2010) $2.317 trillion (31 December 2008)
Sri Lanka $17.97 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $17.44 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Sudan $37.98 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $35.71 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Suriname $504.3 million (2005 est.)
Swaziland $497 million (31 December 2010 est.) $411 million (31 December 2009 est.)
Sweden $853.3 billion (30 June 2010) $617.3 billion (31 December 2008)
Switzerland $1.19 trillion (30 June 2010) $1.305 trillion (31 December 2008)
Syria $7.682 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $7.359 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Taiwan $91.41 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $75.3 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Tajikistan $1.997 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $1.771 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Tanzania $7.576 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $6.879 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Thailand $82.5 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $70.3 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Togo $NA (31 December 2010) $1.573 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
Tonga $80.7 million (2004)
Trinidad and Tobago $4.303 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $3.895 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Tunisia $18.76 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $19.6 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Turkey $270.7 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $268.3 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Turkmenistan $5 billion (2009 est.) $1.4 billion (2004 est.)
Turks and Caicos Islands $NA
Tuvalu $NA
Uganda $2.888 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $2.554 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Ukraine $97.5 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $94.3 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
United Arab Emirates $122.7 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $122.5 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
United Kingdom $8.981 trillion (30 June 2010) $9.041 trillion (31 December 2008)
United States $13.98 trillion (30 June 2010) $13.75 trillion (31 December 2008) note: approximately 4/5ths of US external debt is denominated in US dollars; foreign lenders have been willing to hold US dollar denominated debt instruments because they view the dollar as the world's reserve currency
Uruguay $13.39 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $13.23 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Uzbekistan $4.236 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $4.053 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Vanuatu $81.2 million (2004)
Venezuela $55.61 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $53.58 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Vietnam $33.45 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $27.84 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Virgin Islands $NA
Wallis and Futuna $3.67 million (2004)
West Bank $1.04 billion (2010 est.) $1.3 billion (2007 est.)
Western Sahara $NA
World $59.09 trillion (31 December 2010 est.) $62.25 trillion (31 December 2009 est.) note: this figure is the sum total of all countries' external debt, both public and private
Yemen $7.147 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $6.552 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Zambia $3.495 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $3.091 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Zimbabwe $5.772 billion (31 December 2010 est.) $5.667 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
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Field Listing :: Flag description
This entry provides a written flag description produced from actual flags or the best information available at the time the entry was written. The flags of independent states are used by their dependencies unless there is an officially recognized local flag. Some disputed and other areas do not have flags. Country
Flag description
Afghanistan three equal vertical bands of black (hoist side), red, and green, with the national emblem in white centered on the red band and slightly overlapping the other two bands; the center of the emblem features a mosque with pulpit and flags on either side, below the mosque are numerals for the solar year 1298 (1919 in the Gregorian calendar, the year of Afghan independence from the UK); this central image is circled by a border consisting of sheaves of wheat on the left and right, in the upper-center is an Arabic inscription of the Shahada (Muslim creed) below which are rays of the rising sun over the Takbir (Arabic expression meaning "God is great"), and at bottom center is a scroll bearing the name Afghanistan; black signifies the past, red is for the blood shed for independence, and green can represent either hope for the future, agricultural prosperity, or Islam note: Afghanistan had more changes to its national flag in the 20th century than any other country; the colors black, red, and green appeared on most of them
Akrotiri the flag of the UK is used
Albania red with a black two-headed eagle in the center; the design is claimed to be that of 15th-century hero George Castriota SKANDERBERG, who led a successful uprising against the Turks that resulted in a short-lived independence for some Albanian regions (1443-1478); an unsubstantiated explanation for the eagle symbol is the tradition that Albanians see themselves as descendants of the eagle; they refer to themselves as "Shkypetars," which translates as "sons of the eagle"
Algeria two equal vertical bands of green (hoist side) and white; a red, five-pointed star within a red crescent centered over the two-color boundary; the colors represent Islam (green), purity and peace (white), and liberty (red); the crescent and star are also Islamic symbols, but the crescent is more closed than those of other Muslim countries because the Algerians believe the long crescent horns bring happiness
American Samoa blue, with a white triangle edged in red that is based on the fly side and extends to the hoist side; a brown and white American bald eagle flying toward the hoist side is carrying two traditional Samoan symbols of authority, a war club known as a "Fa'alaufa'i" (upper; left talon), and a coconut fiber fly whisk known as a "Fue" (lower; right talon); the combination of symbols broadly mimics that seen on the US Great Seal and reflects the relationship between the United States and American Samoa
Andorra three vertical bands of blue (hoist side), yellow, and red, with the national coat of arms centered in the yellow band; the latter band is slightly wider than the other two so that the ratio of band widths is 8:9:8; the coat of arms features a quartered shield with the emblems of (starting in the upper left and proceeding clockwise): Urgell, Foix, Bearn, and Catalonia; the motto reads VIRTUS UNITA FORTIOR (Strength United is Stronger); the flag combines the blue and red French colors with the red and yellow of Spain to show Franco-Spanish protection note: similar to the flags of Chad and Romania, which do not have a national coat of arms in the center, and the flag of Moldova, which does bear a national emblem
Angola two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and black with a centered yellow emblem consisting of a five-pointed star within half a cogwheel crossed by a machete (in the style of a hammer and sickle); red represents liberty, black the African continent, the symbols characterize workers and peasants
Anguilla blue, with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Anguillan coat of arms centered in the outer half of the flag; the coat of arms depicts three orange dolphins in an interlocking circular design on a white background with a turquoise-blue field below; the white in the background represents peace; the blue base symbolizes the surrounding sea, as well as faith, youth, and hope; the three dolphins stand for endurance, unity, and strength
Antigua and Barbuda red, with an inverted isosceles triangle based on the top edge of the flag; the triangle contains three horizontal bands of black (top), light blue, and white, with a yellow rising sun in the black band; the sun symbolizes the dawn of a new era, black represents the African heritage of most of the population, blue is for hope, and red is for the dynamism of the people; the "V" stands for victory; the successive yellow, blue, and white coloring is also meant to evoke the country's tourist attractions of sun, sea, and sand
Argentina three equal horizontal bands of light blue (top), white, and light blue; centered in the white band is a radiant yellow sun with a human face known as the Sun of May; the colors represent the clear skies and snow of the Andes; the sun symbol commemorates the appearance of the sun through cloudy skies on 25 May 1810 during the first mass demonstration in favor of independence; the sun features are those of Inti, the Inca god of the sun
Armenia three equal horizontal bands of red (top), blue, and orange; the color red recalls the blood shed for liberty, blue the Armenian skies as well as hope, and orange the land and the courage of the workers who farm it
Aruba blue, with two narrow, horizontal, yellow stripes across the lower portion and a red, four-pointed star outlined in white in the upper hoist-side corner; the star represents Aruba and its red soil and white beaches, its four points the four major languages (Papiamento, Dutch, Spanish, English) as well as the four points of a compass, to indicate that its inhabitants come from all over the world; the blue symbolizes Caribbean waters and skies; the stripes represent the island's two main "industries": the flow of tourists to the sun-drenched beaches and the flow of minerals from the earth
Ashmore and Cartier Islands the flag of Australia is used
Australia blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and a large seven-pointed star in the lower hoist-side quadrant known as the Commonwealth or Federation Star, representing the federation of the colonies of Australia in 1901; the star depicts one point for each of the six original states and one representing all of Australia's internal and external territories; on the fly half is a representation of the Southern Cross constellation in white with one small five-pointed star and four larger, seven-pointed stars