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03_Official bilateral loans, total by country

The data show the outstanding debt on loans, other than direct export credits, extended by governments which are members of the OECD’s Development Assistance Committee (DAC). In addition to straightforward loans, official bilateral loans include loans repayable in kind, and eligible loans in Associated Financing packages.

Countries reporting
160
Highest
32.55 billion
India
Lowest
0
Tonga
Median
261.00 million
Years covered
28
1996–2023
Data points
3,734

What the numbers show

03_Official bilateral loans, total is currently reported for 160 countries. The highest value is 32.55 billion in India; the lowest is 0 in Tonga.

The median across all reporting countries is 261.00 million, and the mean is 1.41 billion.

Over the past decade 84 countries rose and 72 fell. The largest increase was in Aruba (up 10,300.0%), and the largest decrease in Belize (down 100.0%).

03_Official bilateral loans, total: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 India 32.55 billion 2023 up 65.7% rising
2 Indonesia 14.79 billion 2023 down 38.1% falling
3 Vietnam 14.55 billion 2023 up 8.4% volatile
4 Bangladesh 13.37 billion 2023 up 462.3% volatile
5 Philippines 9.93 billion 2023 up 11.0% falling
6 China 9.43 billion 2023 down 58.0% falling
7 Egypt 7.46 billion 2023 down 23.3% falling
8 Morocco 7.32 billion 2023 up 22.2% rising
9 Pakistan 6.48 billion 2023 down 36.5% falling
10 Iraq 5.86 billion 2023 up 265.6% volatile
11 Colombia 5.36 billion 2023 up 483.6% volatile
12 Turkey 4.92 billion 2023 down 16.1% rising
13 Myanmar 4.28 billion 2023 up 81.9% rising
14 Brazil 4.14 billion 2023 up 75.4% falling
15 Mexico 3.82 billion 2023 up 111.5% falling
16 Jordan 3.74 billion 2023 up 84.2% rising
17 Tunisia 3.73 billion 2023 up 10.2% rising
18 South Africa 3.34 billion 2023 up 140.3% volatile
19 Kenya 3.15 billion 2023 up 25.5% rising
20 Uzbekistan 3.02 billion 2023 up 248.0% volatile
21 Cambodia 2.82 billion 2023 up 325.5% volatile
22 Ukraine 2.59 billion 2023 up 973.4% volatile
23 South Korea 2.40 billion 2003 down 16.1% falling
24 Russia 2.29 billion 2003 down 80.2% volatile
25 Thailand 2.20 billion 2023 down 47.8% volatile
26 Senegal 2.13 billion 2023 up 163.9% volatile
27 Mozambique 2.08 billion 2023 up 81.0% falling
28 Ecuador 1.92 billion 2023 up 287.7% rising
29 Georgia 1.89 billion 2023 up 203.7% volatile
30 Nigeria 1.78 billion 2023 up 1,299.2% volatile
31 Peru 1.74 billion 2023 down 5.7% falling
32 Cote d'Ivoire 1.63 billion 2023 up 99.1% volatile
33 Israel 1.58 billion 2003 down 39.2% falling
34 Cameroon 1.55 billion 2023 up 203.1% volatile
35 Dominican Republic 1.54 billion 2023 up 125.4% rising
36 Mongolia 1.45 billion 2023 up 117.3% volatile
37 Tanzania 1.35 billion 2023 up 216.7% volatile
38 Malaysia 1.14 billion 2023 down 53.6% falling
39 Sri Lanka 1.07 billion 2023 down 78.1% rising
40 Serbia 1.07 billion 2023 up 29.4% rising
41 New Caledonia 1.06 billion 2003 up 21.1% rising
42 Ghana 1.02 billion 2023 up 10.7% rising
43 Armenia 999.00 million 2023 up 62.4% volatile
44 Azerbaijan 898.00 million 2023 up 13.0% volatile
45 Angola 838.00 million 2023 down 8.0% rising
46 Mauritius 836.00 million 2023 up 86.6% volatile
47 Poland 827.00 million 2003 down 82.7% volatile
48 Bolivia 806.00 million 2023 up 394.5% volatile
49 Ethiopia 790.00 million 2023 up 141.6% rising
50 Cape Verde 782.00 million 2023 up 4.7% volatile
51 El Salvador 750.00 million 2023 up 71.6% falling
52 Costa Rica 720.00 million 2023 up 129.3% rising
53 Uganda 668.00 million 2023 up 297.6% volatile
54 Albania 653.00 million 2023 up 5.5% rising
55 Laos 644.00 million 2023 up 125.2% volatile
56 French Polynesia 614.00 million 2003 down 21.8% falling
57 Gabon 580.00 million 2023 up 224.0% volatile
58 Panama 567.00 million 2023 up 68.8% rising
59 Sudan 515.00 million 2023 down 13.4% falling
60 Papua New Guinea 497.00 million 2023 up 203.0% volatile
61 Nepal 492.00 million 2023 up 151.0% falling
62 Nicaragua 481.00 million 2023 up 48.0% falling
63 Guatemala 463.00 million 2023 up 77.4% falling
64 Honduras 462.00 million 2023 up 24.5% falling
65 Madagascar 450.00 million 2023 up 1,451.7% volatile
66 Chile 436.00 million 2017 up 66.4% falling
67 Somalia 421.00 million 2023 up 3.2% falling
68 Burkina Faso 412.00 million 2023 up 209.8% volatile
69 Argentina 403.00 million 2023 down 59.8% volatile
70 Paraguay 381.00 million 2023 up 9.5% falling
70 Rwanda 381.00 million 2023 up 1,805.0% volatile
72 Namibia 372.00 million 2023 up 16.6% volatile
73 Netherlands Antilles 365.00 million 2003 — rising
74 Mali 336.00 million 2023 up 295.3% volatile
75 Zimbabwe 303.00 million 2023 down 37.5% falling
76 Bosnia and Herzegovina 300.00 million 2023 down 23.9% rising
77 Syria 290.00 million 2023 down 66.2% volatile
78 Bulgaria 278.00 million 2003 up 16.3% rising
79 Romania 276.00 million 2003 up 109.1% rising
80 Slovakia 263.00 million 2003 up 112.1% rising
81 Congo 259.00 million 2023 up 516.7% volatile
82 Moldova 258.00 million 2023 up 360.7% rising
83 Croatia 257.00 million 2010 up 30.5% volatile
83 Niger 257.00 million 2023 up 277.9% volatile
85 Saudi Arabia 249.00 million 2003 up 2.9% rising
86 Kazakhstan 243.00 million 2023 down 66.3% flat
87 Oman 234.00 million 2008 down 1.7% falling
88 Kyrgyzstan 193.00 million 2023 down 47.1% rising
89 Fiji 176.00 million 2023 up 1,500.0% volatile
90 North Macedonia 175.00 million 2023 down 19.4% volatile
91 Uruguay 167.00 million 2017 up 63.7% falling
92 Benin 161.00 million 2023 up 1,510.0% volatile
93 Guinea 160.00 million 2023 up 86.0% volatile
93 Yemen 160.00 million 2023 down 60.7% falling
95 Lebanon 147.00 million 2023 down 81.2% volatile
96 Botswana 141.00 million 2023 up 386.2% volatile
97 Qatar 140.00 million 2003 down 30.0% falling
98 Zambia 125.00 million 2023 up 346.4% volatile
99 Chad 118.00 million 2023 up 2,850.0% volatile
99 Togo 118.00 million 2023 down 14.5% falling
101 Lithuania 111.00 million 2003 unchanged falling
102 Algeria 109.00 million 2023 down 88.6% volatile
103 Aruba 104.00 million 2003 up 10,300.0% rising
104 Bhutan 103.00 million 2023 up 74.6% volatile
105 Montenegro 100.00 million 2023 down 11.5% falling
106 Cuba 88.00 million 2023 down 51.4% volatile
107 Mauritania 85.00 million 2023 down 73.8% flat
108 Sao Tome and Principe 84.00 million 2023 down 8.7% volatile
109 Czechia 79.00 million 2003 down 18.6% falling
109 Jamaica 79.00 million 2023 down 65.0% volatile
111 Democratic Republic of Congo 75.00 million 2023 up 435.7% volatile
112 Tajikistan 74.00 million 2023 up 76.2% volatile
113 Guinea-Bissau 68.00 million 2023 down 24.4% volatile
114 Venezuela 67.00 million 2023 down 20.2% volatile
115 Burundi 59.00 million 2008 down 31.4% falling
115 Maldives 59.00 million 2023 up 43.9% volatile
117 Sierra Leone 50.00 million 2023 up 900.0% volatile
118 North Korea 47.00 million 2005 down 2.1% rising
119 Singapore 45.00 million 2003 down 56.7% falling
120 Latvia 43.00 million 2003 up 10.3% falling
120 Vanuatu 43.00 million 2023 up 760.0% volatile
122 Liberia 39.00 million 2023 up 129.4% volatile
123 Malawi 30.00 million 2023 up 1,400.0% volatile
124 Eritrea 28.00 million 2023 down 71.4% rising
125 East Timor 27.00 million 2023 up 1,250.0% volatile
126 Slovenia 26.00 million 2003 down 72.6% falling
127 Afghanistan 24.00 million 2023 down 85.3% falling
127 Eswatini 24.00 million 2023 down 61.9% falling
129 Solomon Islands 22.00 million 2023 — volatile
130 Suriname 20.00 million 2023 down 60.0% volatile
130 Samoa 20.00 million 2023 down 25.9% volatile
132 Haiti 15.00 million 2023 up 15.4% volatile
133 Seychelles 11.00 million 2017 down 42.1% volatile
134 Cyprus 10.00 million 2003 down 64.3% falling
134 Dominica 10.00 million 2023 down 64.3% volatile
134 Equatorial Guinea 10.00 million 2018 down 9.1% volatile
137 Hungary 8.00 million 2003 down 98.3% volatile
138 Belarus 7.00 million 2023 down 81.1% volatile
139 Iran 6.00 million 2023 down 96.9% volatile
139 Turkmenistan 6.00 million 2023 down 79.3% volatile
141 Malta 5.00 million 2003 down 80.0% volatile
142 Antigua and Barbuda 3.00 million 2021 up 200.0% volatile
142 Lesotho 3.00 million 2023 down 75.0% volatile
144 Guyana 2.00 million 2023 down 60.0% volatile
144 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2.00 million 2012 down 91.7% volatile
144 Saint Lucia 2.00 million 2022 down 92.0% volatile
144 Turks and Caicos Islands 2.00 million 2001 unchanged flat
148 Comoros 1.00 million 2023 down 75.0% volatile
148 Cayman Islands 1.00 million 2002 down 94.4% volatile
148 Trinidad and Tobago 1.00 million 2010 down 97.4% volatile
148 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.00 million 2023 down 83.3% volatile
152 Belize 0 2012 down 100.0% volatile
152 Barbados 0 2001 down 100.0% volatile
152 Central African Republic 0 2017 down 100.0% volatile
152 Estonia 0 2003 down 100.0% volatile
152 Gambia 0 2023 down 100.0% volatile
152 Grenada 0 2023 down 100.0% volatile
152 Hong Kong 0 2003 down 100.0% volatile
152 South Sudan 0 2022 down 100.0% volatile
152 Tonga 0 2008 down 100.0% volatile

About this data

Indicator
03_Official bilateral loans, total
Source
OECD
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
162 places, 3,734 data points, 1996–2023
Last refreshed

The data show the outstanding debt on loans, other than direct export credits, extended by governments which are members of the OECD’s Development Assistance Committee (DAC). In addition to straightforward loans, official bilateral loans include loans repayable in kind, and eligible loans in Associated Financing packages.