Foreign liabilities (current US$) by country
Countries reporting
150
Highest
46.75 trillion current US$
United States
Lowest
384.00 million current US$
Comoros
Median
74.47 billion current US$
Years covered
26
1995–2020
Data points
3,851
What the numbers show
Foreign liabilities (current US$) is currently reported for 150 countries. The highest value is 46.75 trillion current US$ in United States; the lowest is 384.00 million current US$ in Comoros.
The median across all reporting countries is 74.47 billion current US$, and the mean is 1.25 trillion current US$.
Over the past decade 141 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in Ethiopia (up 513.2%), and the largest decrease in Iceland (down 77.7%).
Foreign liabilities: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 46.75 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 92.5% | volatile |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 17.88 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 3 | Luxembourg | 13.58 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 111.9% | volatile |
| 4 | France | 10.79 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 36.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Netherlands | 10.28 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 37.4% | volatile |
| 6 | Germany | 10.18 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 7 | Ireland | 9.12 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 133.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Japan | 7.62 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 103.1% | rising |
| 9 | China | 6.58 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 141.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Switzerland | 5.12 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 74.8% | volatile |
| 11 | Canada | 4.21 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 65.1% | volatile |
| 12 | Spain | 4.00 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 25.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Italy | 3.75 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 14 | Singapore | 3.75 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 106.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Australia | 3.13 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Belgium | 2.36 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 17 | Sweden | 1.91 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 18 | India | 1.63 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 101.2% | volatile |
| 19 | South Korea | 1.49 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 80.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Brazil | 1.47 trillion current US$ | 2020 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Mexico | 1.28 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 59.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Denmark | 1.26 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 61.3% | rising |
| 23 | Austria | 1.06 trillion current US$ | 2020 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 24 | Russia | 1.05 trillion current US$ | 2020 | down 8.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Finland | 1.01 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 33.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Norway | 981.97 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 18.2% | volatile |
| 27 | Portugal | 700.26 billion current US$ | 2020 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 28 | Indonesia | 684.46 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 55.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Greece | 670.73 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 9.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Hungary | 648.78 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 45.1% | volatile |
| 31 | Turkey | 641.46 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 32 | Poland | 626.48 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 19.9% | volatile |
| 33 | United Arab Emirates | 583.94 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 138.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Thailand | 569.52 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 86.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Saudi Arabia | 549.66 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 121.2% | volatile |
| 36 | Mauritius | 469.65 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 46.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Malaysia | 454.30 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 49.5% | volatile |
| 38 | Chile | 440.67 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 64.7% | volatile |
| 39 | South Africa | 439.14 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 3.4% | volatile |
| 40 | Israel | 412.74 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 77.7% | rising |
| 41 | Czechia | 391.54 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 57.6% | volatile |
| 42 | Colombia | 382.72 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 133.6% | volatile |
| 43 | New Zealand | 360.15 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 49.7% | rising |
| 44 | Qatar | 325.92 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 86.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Vietnam | 323.69 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 201.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Malta | 307.72 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 33.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Egypt | 280.48 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 127.5% | volatile |
| 48 | Argentina | 277.69 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 38.2% | rising |
| 49 | Philippines | 254.19 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 93.1% | rising |
| 50 | Romania | 237.27 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 34.4% | volatile |
| 51 | Kazakhstan | 233.19 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 49.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Peru | 226.69 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 96.4% | volatile |
| 53 | Slovakia | 197.54 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 73.4% | volatile |
| 54 | Ukraine | 171.66 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 2.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Nigeria | 164.56 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 76.4% | volatile |
| 56 | Lebanon | 162.89 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 63.5% | volatile |
| 57 | Pakistan | 148.35 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 73.7% | rising |
| 58 | Panama | 144.53 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 113.8% | volatile |
| 59 | Morocco | 139.79 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 82.9% | volatile |
| 60 | Oman | 119.18 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 224.3% | volatile |
| 61 | Iraq | 116.45 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 58.4% | rising |
| 62 | Bahrain | 113.39 billion current US$ | 2020 | down 34.9% | rising |
| 63 | Sudan | 98.18 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 64 | Bangladesh | 96.52 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 177.8% | volatile |
| 65 | Bulgaria | 96.25 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 20.3% | volatile |
| 66 | Kuwait | 89.72 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 71.1% | volatile |
| 67 | Serbia | 87.53 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 59.9% | rising |
| 68 | Dominican Republic | 86.54 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 131.4% | volatile |
| 69 | Slovenia | 85.71 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 26.6% | volatile |
| 70 | Uruguay | 85.45 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 172.4% | volatile |
| 71 | Ecuador | 83.75 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 184.4% | volatile |
| 72 | Tunisia | 83.59 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 50.6% | rising |
| 73 | Croatia | 79.94 billion current US$ | 2020 | down 11.7% | volatile |
| 74 | Jordan | 76.03 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 79.4% | volatile |
| 75 | Lithuania | 74.57 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 63.2% | volatile |
| 76 | Angola | 74.38 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 77 | Costa Rica | 73.64 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 189.2% | volatile |
| 78 | Mozambique | 73.50 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 394.7% | volatile |
| 79 | Azerbaijan | 72.55 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 37.7% | volatile |
| 80 | Kenya | 69.69 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 341.6% | volatile |
| 81 | Ethiopia | 64.31 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 513.2% | volatile |
| 82 | Latvia | 62.39 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 23.6% | volatile |
| 83 | Estonia | 62.08 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 64.4% | volatile |
| 84 | Sri Lanka | 58.57 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 86.2% | volatile |
| 85 | Cambodia | 55.01 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 459.9% | volatile |
| 86 | Belarus | 53.63 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 42.9% | volatile |
| 87 | Iran | 45.73 billion current US$ | 2020 | down 17.9% | rising |
| 88 | Mongolia | 45.26 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 256.1% | volatile |
| 89 | Cote d'Ivoire | 44.11 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 104.9% | rising |
| 90 | Tanzania | 42.30 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 140.6% | volatile |
| 91 | Guatemala | 40.61 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 128.1% | volatile |
| 92 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 37.00 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 148.0% | rising |
| 93 | Georgia | 36.30 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 116.4% | volatile |
| 94 | Ghana | 36.02 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 50.2% | volatile |
| 95 | Jamaica | 35.97 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 62.9% | volatile |
| 96 | Zambia | 32.95 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 123.1% | volatile |
| 97 | Senegal | 31.03 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 191.4% | volatile |
| 98 | Uganda | 30.73 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 202.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Honduras | 29.42 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 152.8% | volatile |
| 100 | El Salvador | 28.80 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 54.4% | rising |
| 101 | Laos | 28.76 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 208.2% | volatile |
| 102 | Iceland | 27.46 billion current US$ | 2020 | down 77.7% | volatile |
| 103 | Trinidad and Tobago | 27.14 billion current US$ | 2020 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 104 | Paraguay | 26.68 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 105 | Congo | 24.83 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 96.2% | volatile |
| 106 | Cameroon | 24.57 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 270.9% | rising |
| 107 | Bolivia | 24.27 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 119.9% | rising |
| 108 | Papua New Guinea | 22.71 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 66.1% | volatile |
| 109 | Gabon | 22.29 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 212.6% | volatile |
| 110 | Nicaragua | 21.77 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 88.0% | rising |
| 111 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 21.60 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 112 | Zimbabwe | 20.74 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 164.2% | rising |
| 113 | Burkina Faso | 19.69 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 484.4% | volatile |
| 114 | Albania | 18.92 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 118.5% | volatile |
| 115 | Niger | 16.89 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 224.1% | volatile |
| 116 | Armenia | 16.23 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 60.8% | volatile |
| 117 | North Macedonia | 16.05 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 75.5% | volatile |
| 118 | Montenegro | 14.79 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 85.1% | rising |
| 119 | Mali | 13.72 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 178.4% | volatile |
| 120 | Chad | 13.68 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 24.3% | volatile |
| 121 | Kyrgyzstan | 12.84 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 114.7% | volatile |
| 122 | Mauritania | 12.25 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 136.2% | volatile |
| 123 | Benin | 11.61 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 223.9% | volatile |
| 124 | Namibia | 11.34 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 104.0% | volatile |
| 125 | Moldova | 10.97 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 67.1% | volatile |
| 126 | Nepal | 10.67 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 159.4% | rising |
| 127 | Maldives | 10.22 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 367.9% | volatile |
| 128 | Guyana | 10.15 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 328.6% | volatile |
| 129 | Rwanda | 9.62 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 501.6% | volatile |
| 130 | Madagascar | 9.52 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 131 | Togo | 9.12 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 254.9% | volatile |
| 132 | Tajikistan | 8.23 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 96.1% | volatile |
| 133 | Botswana | 8.11 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 134 | Malawi | 7.59 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 70.5% | rising |
| 135 | Guinea | 6.76 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 85.5% | rising |
| 136 | Suriname | 5.31 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 217.5% | volatile |
| 137 | Haiti | 4.83 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 158.7% | volatile |
| 138 | Belize | 4.04 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 42.7% | volatile |
| 139 | Sierra Leone | 3.49 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 143.3% | rising |
| 140 | Burundi | 3.39 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 207.1% | rising |
| 141 | Saint Lucia | 2.94 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 65.1% | volatile |
| 142 | Central African Republic | 2.27 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 90.1% | rising |
| 143 | Lesotho | 2.24 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 144 | Gambia | 2.20 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 76.8% | rising |
| 145 | Eswatini | 2.15 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 146 | Liberia | 1.86 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 216.1% | volatile |
| 147 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.61 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 348.6% | rising |
| 148 | Solomon Islands | 833.00 million current US$ | 2020 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 149 | Sao Tome and Principe | 734.00 million current US$ | 2020 | up 88.2% | rising |
| 150 | Comoros | 384.00 million current US$ | 2020 | up 17.4% | rising |