14_Debt securities held by nonresidents by country
The data are sourced from the IMF’s Coordinated Portfolio Investment Survey (CPIS) database. Individual economy data on debt securities held by nonresidents are derived from other economies’ CPIS creditor data. The relevant tables in the CPIS database are 1) derived portfolio investment liabilities: long-term debt...
Countries reporting
213
Highest
11.44 trillion
United States
Lowest
0
Vanuatu
Median
1.65 billion
Years covered
29
1997–2025
Data points
5,330
What the numbers show
14_Debt securities held by nonresidents is currently reported for 213 countries. The highest value is 11.44 trillion in United States; the lowest is 0 in Vanuatu.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.65 billion, and the mean is 166.65 billion.
Over the past decade 122 countries rose and 71 fell. The largest increase was in Lesotho (up 160,779.0%), and the largest decrease in Micronesia (country) (down 100.0%).
14_Debt securities held by nonresidents: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 11.44 trillion | 2025 | up 93.8% | rising |
| 2 | France | 3.07 trillion | 2025 | up 49.5% | rising |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 2.65 trillion | 2025 | up 45.9% | rising |
| 4 | Germany | 2.26 trillion | 2025 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 5 | Netherlands | 1.64 trillion | 2025 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 6 | Canada | 1.45 trillion | 2025 | up 86.6% | rising |
| 7 | Italy | 1.28 trillion | 2025 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 8 | Spain | 1.13 trillion | 2025 | up 51.9% | rising |
| 9 | Japan | 1.00 trillion | 2025 | up 83.0% | rising |
| 10 | Cayman Islands | 934.38 billion | 2025 | up 48.4% | rising |
| 11 | Luxembourg | 872.18 billion | 2025 | up 39.2% | rising |
| 12 | Australia | 821.33 billion | 2025 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 13 | Ireland | 711.82 billion | 2025 | up 48.4% | rising |
| 14 | Belgium | 587.26 billion | 2025 | up 50.2% | rising |
| 15 | China | 562.44 billion | 2025 | up 120.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Sweden | 429.72 billion | 2025 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 17 | Austria | 395.53 billion | 2025 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 18 | Finland | 327.90 billion | 2025 | up 63.5% | rising |
| 19 | Singapore | 299.61 billion | 2025 | up 175.9% | volatile |
| 20 | Norway | 284.10 billion | 2025 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 21 | Switzerland | 232.00 billion | 2025 | up 128.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Denmark | 231.50 billion | 2025 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 23 | Mexico | 218.62 billion | 2025 | down 5.9% | volatile |
| 24 | South Korea | 185.74 billion | 2025 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 25 | Brazil | 174.55 billion | 2025 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 26 | Hong Kong | 159.84 billion | 2025 | up 115.6% | volatile |
| 27 | Portugal | 129.97 billion | 2025 | up 23.2% | falling |
| 28 | British Virgin Islands | 128.46 billion | 2025 | up 75.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Bermuda | 117.36 billion | 2025 | up 97.1% | rising |
| 30 | Poland | 113.05 billion | 2025 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 31 | United Arab Emirates | 108.06 billion | 2025 | up 143.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Indonesia | 88.62 billion | 2025 | up 36.8% | volatile |
| 33 | Chile | 82.36 billion | 2025 | up 103.7% | volatile |
| 34 | Romania | 76.60 billion | 2025 | up 362.2% | volatile |
| 35 | India | 71.03 billion | 2025 | up 45.8% | volatile |
| 36 | New Zealand | 69.41 billion | 2025 | up 74.1% | rising |
| 37 | Czechia | 58.18 billion | 2025 | up 132.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Colombia | 58.11 billion | 2025 | up 35.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Hungary | 57.36 billion | 2025 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 40 | South Africa | 57.08 billion | 2025 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 41 | Malaysia | 51.56 billion | 2025 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 42 | Turkey | 51.02 billion | 2025 | down 43.6% | rising |
| 43 | Israel | 48.96 billion | 2025 | up 74.5% | rising |
| 44 | Slovakia | 48.46 billion | 2025 | up 74.7% | volatile |
| 45 | Peru | 48.31 billion | 2025 | up 132.8% | volatile |
| 46 | Saudi Arabia | 45.31 billion | 2025 | up 1,211.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Argentina | 37.48 billion | 2025 | up 67.8% | volatile |
| 48 | Panama | 36.20 billion | 2025 | up 145.2% | volatile |
| 49 | Greece | 34.30 billion | 2025 | down 4.1% | volatile |
| 50 | Philippines | 31.25 billion | 2025 | up 36.3% | rising |
| 51 | Egypt | 29.51 billion | 2025 | up 813.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Qatar | 26.21 billion | 2025 | up 66.4% | volatile |
| 53 | Thailand | 25.89 billion | 2025 | up 19.4% | volatile |
| 54 | Slovenia | 22.32 billion | 2025 | up 13.4% | volatile |
| 55 | Nigeria | 21.11 billion | 2025 | up 262.4% | volatile |
| 56 | Dominican Republic | 21.06 billion | 2025 | up 172.6% | volatile |
| 57 | Uruguay | 14.86 billion | 2025 | up 26.1% | volatile |
| 58 | Bulgaria | 14.56 billion | 2025 | up 300.4% | volatile |
| 59 | Oman | 14.49 billion | 2025 | up 3,709.8% | volatile |
| 60 | Lithuania | 14.07 billion | 2025 | up 18.3% | volatile |
| 61 | Latvia | 11.90 billion | 2025 | up 164.7% | volatile |
| 62 | Cote d'Ivoire | 11.82 billion | 2025 | up 192.1% | volatile |
| 63 | Morocco | 10.97 billion | 2025 | up 64.8% | volatile |
| 64 | Croatia | 10.91 billion | 2025 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 65 | Serbia | 10.81 billion | 2025 | up 38.9% | volatile |
| 66 | Kazakhstan | 10.75 billion | 2025 | down 17.1% | volatile |
| 67 | Bahrain | 10.10 billion | 2025 | up 196.3% | volatile |
| 68 | Iceland | 9.26 billion | 2025 | up 13.4% | volatile |
| 69 | Macao | 8.77 billion | 2025 | up 935.8% | volatile |
| 70 | Ukraine | 8.52 billion | 2025 | up 2.3% | volatile |
| 71 | Pakistan | 8.43 billion | 2025 | up 211.1% | volatile |
| 72 | Mauritius | 8.04 billion | 2025 | up 26.8% | volatile |
| 73 | Liberia | 7.94 billion | 2025 | up 327.5% | volatile |
| 74 | Cyprus | 7.63 billion | 2025 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 75 | Estonia | 7.14 billion | 2025 | up 568.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Guatemala | 6.90 billion | 2025 | up 530.6% | volatile |
| 77 | Uzbekistan | 6.13 billion | 2025 | up 20,679.4% | volatile |
| 78 | Costa Rica | 6.02 billion | 2025 | up 24.9% | volatile |
| 79 | Sri Lanka | 5.61 billion | 2025 | down 28.7% | volatile |
| 80 | Angola | 5.46 billion | 2025 | up 648.5% | volatile |
| 81 | El Salvador | 5.36 billion | 2025 | up 53.3% | volatile |
| 82 | Bahamas | 5.36 billion | 2025 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 83 | Ghana | 5.34 billion | 2025 | up 35.7% | volatile |
| 84 | Paraguay | 5.14 billion | 2025 | up 248.5% | volatile |
| 85 | Kenya | 5.02 billion | 2025 | up 63.2% | volatile |
| 86 | Ecuador | 4.93 billion | 2025 | up 129.7% | volatile |
| 87 | Malta | 4.66 billion | 2025 | up 227.8% | volatile |
| 88 | Venezuela | 4.60 billion | 2025 | down 68.9% | volatile |
| 89 | Russia | 3.62 billion | 2025 | down 89.9% | volatile |
| 90 | Liechtenstein | 3.60 billion | 2025 | up 904.4% | volatile |
| 91 | Jordan | 3.57 billion | 2025 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 92 | Senegal | 3.44 billion | 2025 | up 274.9% | volatile |
| 93 | Namibia | 3.28 billion | 2025 | up 461.7% | volatile |
| 94 | Zambia | 3.18 billion | 2025 | up 80.5% | volatile |
| 95 | Barbados | 3.12 billion | 2025 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 96 | Isle of Man | 2.95 billion | 2025 | down 17.2% | volatile |
| 97 | Marshall Islands | 2.92 billion | 2025 | down 45.7% | volatile |
| 98 | Mongolia | 2.87 billion | 2025 | up 13.2% | volatile |
| 99 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.77 billion | 2025 | up 71.4% | rising |
| 100 | Azerbaijan | 2.70 billion | 2025 | down 19.4% | volatile |
| 101 | Kuwait | 2.29 billion | 2025 | up 189.6% | volatile |
| 102 | Honduras | 1.97 billion | 2025 | up 41.2% | volatile |
| 103 | Georgia | 1.94 billion | 2025 | down 32.9% | volatile |
| 104 | Togo | 1.81 billion | 2025 | up 6,117.3% | volatile |
| 105 | Laos | 1.73 billion | 2025 | up 112.9% | volatile |
| 106 | Curacao | 1.71 billion | 2025 | down 93.4% | volatile |
| 107 | Armenia | 1.65 billion | 2025 | up 82.4% | volatile |
| 108 | Albania | 1.58 billion | 2025 | up 570.1% | volatile |
| 109 | Benin | 1.52 billion | 2025 | up 21,832.5% | volatile |
| 110 | Jamaica | 1.47 billion | 2025 | down 45.4% | volatile |
| 111 | North Macedonia | 1.45 billion | 2025 | up 126.6% | volatile |
| 112 | Montenegro | 1.35 billion | 2025 | up 126.9% | volatile |
| 113 | Gibraltar | 1.32 billion | 2025 | up 562.7% | volatile |
| 114 | Lebanon | 1.19 billion | 2025 | down 67.3% | volatile |
| 115 | Vietnam | 1.14 billion | 2025 | down 61.2% | volatile |
| 116 | Gabon | 1.13 billion | 2025 | down 29.3% | volatile |
| 117 | Uganda | 1.00 billion | 2025 | up 370.1% | volatile |
| 118 | Faroe Islands | 757.68 million | 2025 | up 136.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Tunisia | 736.40 million | 2025 | down 79.1% | flat |
| 120 | Iraq | 598.09 million | 2025 | down 42.1% | volatile |
| 121 | Cameroon | 595.22 million | 2025 | up 247.9% | volatile |
| 122 | Andorra | 592.36 million | 2025 | up 939.7% | volatile |
| 123 | Mozambique | 475.44 million | 2025 | up 185.2% | volatile |
| 124 | Botswana | 435.95 million | 2025 | up 757.5% | volatile |
| 125 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 434.79 million | 2025 | up 1,949.1% | volatile |
| 126 | Puerto Rico | 415.65 million | 2025 | up 116.8% | volatile |
| 127 | Kyrgyzstan | 405.62 million | 2025 | up 152.3% | volatile |
| 128 | Belarus | 405.59 million | 2025 | down 54.8% | volatile |
| 129 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 386.10 million | 2025 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 130 | Lesotho | 365.07 million | 2025 | up 160,779.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Bolivia | 355.54 million | 2025 | down 4.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Suriname | 319.60 million | 2025 | up 4,099.9% | volatile |
| 133 | San Marino | 313.24 million | 2025 | up 1,262.5% | volatile |
| 134 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 302.61 million | 2025 | down 40.9% | volatile |
| 135 | Tajikistan | 298.29 million | 2025 | up 96.5% | volatile |
| 136 | Ethiopia | 281.80 million | 2025 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 137 | Papua New Guinea | 275.86 million | 2025 | up 4,951.8% | volatile |
| 138 | Aruba | 255.66 million | 2025 | down 17.5% | volatile |
| 139 | Eswatini | 237.28 million | 2025 | up 1,861.4% | volatile |
| 140 | Antigua and Barbuda | 213.88 million | 2025 | up 8,515.3% | volatile |
| 141 | Rwanda | 197.43 million | 2025 | down 23.8% | volatile |
| 142 | Tanzania | 197.30 million | 2025 | down 68.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Cambodia | 184.37 million | 2025 | down 50.8% | volatile |
| 144 | Congo | 179.96 million | 2025 | down 44.8% | volatile |
| 145 | Moldova | 177.76 million | 2025 | up 898.3% | volatile |
| 146 | Bangladesh | 166.85 million | 2025 | down 84.2% | volatile |
| 147 | United States Virgin Islands | 149.84 million | 2025 | down 78.8% | volatile |
| 148 | Belize | 86.90 million | 2025 | down 75.8% | volatile |
| 149 | Nicaragua | 76.32 million | 2025 | down 48.5% | volatile |
| 150 | Central African Republic | 72.29 million | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 151 | Seychelles | 66.91 million | 2025 | down 41.2% | volatile |
| 152 | Burkina Faso | 59.21 million | 2025 | up 337.8% | volatile |
| 153 | Iran | 53.09 million | 2025 | down 96.2% | volatile |
| 154 | Eritrea | 52.90 million | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 155 | Saint Lucia | 48.68 million | 2025 | up 349.5% | volatile |
| 156 | Grenada | 44.68 million | 2025 | up 28.1% | volatile |
| 157 | Burundi | 40.58 million | 2025 | down 84.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Algeria | 39.43 million | 2025 | down 66.3% | volatile |
| 159 | Greenland | 33.44 million | 2025 | up 22,193.6% | volatile |
| 160 | North Korea | 21.87 million | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 161 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 18.00 million | 2025 | down 53.9% | volatile |
| 162 | Nepal | 17.51 million | 2025 | up 766.8% | volatile |
| 163 | Madagascar | 15.24 million | 2025 | up 103.2% | volatile |
| 164 | Monaco | 15.09 million | 2025 | down 58.1% | volatile |
| 165 | Maldives | 13.92 million | 2025 | up 358.3% | volatile |
| 166 | Mali | 13.12 million | 2025 | down 50.5% | volatile |
| 167 | Myanmar | 11.64 million | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 168 | East Timor | 11.51 million | 2025 | up 680.4% | volatile |
| 169 | Zimbabwe | 10.71 million | 2025 | down 91.3% | volatile |
| 170 | Nauru | 8.83 million | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 171 | Brunei | 5.86 million | 2025 | down 72.9% | volatile |
| 172 | Comoros | 4.11 million | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 173 | Dominica | 3.86 million | 2025 | down 9.8% | volatile |
| 174 | Malawi | 3.80 million | 2025 | down 73.7% | volatile |
| 175 | Fiji | 3.44 million | 2025 | down 98.8% | volatile |
| 176 | Guyana | 3.31 million | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 177 | Cape Verde | 3.16 million | 2025 | up 182.4% | volatile |
| 178 | Sudan | 2.93 million | 2025 | down 67.6% | volatile |
| 179 | Guam | 2.31 million | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 180 | Sierra Leone | 2.19 million | 2025 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 181 | American Samoa | 2.16 million | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 182 | Mauritania | 1.84 million | 2025 | down 56.5% | volatile |
| 183 | French Polynesia | 1.72 million | 2025 | down 97.6% | volatile |
| 184 | Cuba | 1.59 million | 2025 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 185 | Samoa | 929,495 | 2025 | down 98.9% | volatile |
| 186 | Yemen | 622,339 | 2025 | down 79.6% | volatile |
| 187 | Niger | 587,214 | 2025 | up 535.9% | volatile |
| 188 | Haiti | 248,056 | 2025 | down 91.0% | volatile |
| 189 | Netherlands Antilles | 191,758 | 2012 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 190 | Afghanistan | 150,630 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 191 | Bhutan | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 191 | Micronesia (country) | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 191 | Guinea | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 191 | Gambia | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 191 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 191 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 191 | Kiribati | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 191 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 191 | Libya | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 191 | Saint Martin (French part) | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 191 | New Caledonia | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 191 | Palau | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 191 | Solomon Islands | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 191 | Somalia | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 191 | South Sudan | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 191 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 191 | Syria | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 191 | Chad | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 191 | Turkmenistan | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 191 | Tonga | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 191 | Tuvalu | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 191 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 191 | Vanuatu | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
About this data
The data are sourced from the IMF’s Coordinated Portfolio Investment Survey (CPIS) database. Individual economy data on debt securities held by nonresidents are derived from other economies’ CPIS creditor data. The relevant tables in the CPIS database are 1) derived portfolio investment liabilities: long-term debt securities; and 2) derived portfolio investment liabilities: short-term debt securities.