Foreign liabilities (real chained 2019 US$) by country
Countries reporting
149
Highest
46.18 trillion real chained 2019 US$
United States
Lowest
377.36 million real chained 2019 US$
Comoros
Median
73.11 billion real chained 2019 US$
Years covered
26
1995–2020
Data points
3,820
What the numbers show
Foreign liabilities (real chained 2019 US$) is currently reported for 149 countries. The highest value is 46.18 trillion real chained 2019 US$ in United States; the lowest is 377.36 million real chained 2019 US$ in Comoros.
The median across all reporting countries is 73.11 billion real chained 2019 US$, and the mean is 1.25 trillion real chained 2019 US$.
Over the past decade 105 countries rose and 44 fell. The largest increase was in Burkina Faso (up 429.3%), and the largest decrease in Sudan (down 88.3%).
Foreign liabilities: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 46.18 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 62.2% | rising |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 17.70 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 3 | Luxembourg | 13.46 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 82.6% | volatile |
| 4 | France | 10.74 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 5 | Netherlands | 10.15 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 17.1% | volatile |
| 6 | Germany | 10.13 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 7 | Ireland | 9.15 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 119.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Japan | 7.62 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 92.6% | rising |
| 9 | China | 6.42 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 88.8% | volatile |
| 10 | Switzerland | 5.16 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 76.9% | volatile |
| 11 | Canada | 4.18 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 40.4% | rising |
| 12 | Spain | 4.01 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 13 | Singapore | 3.76 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 80.7% | volatile |
| 14 | Italy | 3.76 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 15 | Australia | 3.11 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 16 | Belgium | 2.35 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 13.9% | rising |
| 17 | Sweden | 1.90 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 18 | India | 1.53 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 19 | South Korea | 1.49 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 56.1% | rising |
| 20 | Brazil | 1.43 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 42.5% | rising |
| 21 | Denmark | 1.25 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 22 | Mexico | 1.24 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 23 | Austria | 1.04 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 19.5% | rising |
| 24 | Russia | 1.02 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 51.1% | falling |
| 25 | Finland | 1.01 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 26 | Norway | 969.49 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 3.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Portugal | 700.35 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 13.9% | rising |
| 28 | Greece | 679.21 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 29 | Indonesia | 671.56 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 30 | Hungary | 627.90 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 15.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Poland | 606.03 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 32 | United Arab Emirates | 596.34 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 112.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Thailand | 574.38 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 66.3% | rising |
| 34 | Turkey | 571.31 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 56.8% | falling |
| 35 | Saudi Arabia | 531.35 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 80.6% | volatile |
| 36 | Malaysia | 459.53 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 37 | Mauritius | 457.83 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 10.1% | volatile |
| 38 | Chile | 427.65 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 39 | South Africa | 425.42 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 36.9% | rising |
| 40 | Israel | 415.18 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 65.2% | rising |
| 41 | Czechia | 379.54 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 31.1% | volatile |
| 42 | Colombia | 373.30 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 61.6% | rising |
| 43 | New Zealand | 354.08 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 44 | Qatar | 334.41 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 65.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Vietnam | 313.59 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 78.4% | rising |
| 46 | Malta | 305.77 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 47 | Egypt | 267.01 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 48 | Philippines | 247.67 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 45.2% | rising |
| 49 | Romania | 231.19 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 50 | Peru | 222.62 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 48.6% | rising |
| 51 | Kazakhstan | 218.44 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 25.6% | volatile |
| 52 | Argentina | 195.53 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 67.7% | volatile |
| 53 | Slovakia | 193.79 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 47.4% | volatile |
| 54 | Ukraine | 167.10 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 64.5% | flat |
| 55 | Panama | 146.81 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 77.9% | rising |
| 56 | Nigeria | 144.87 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 41.9% | falling |
| 57 | Morocco | 138.81 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 63.6% | rising |
| 58 | Pakistan | 135.18 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 59 | Oman | 120.26 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 188.3% | volatile |
| 60 | Bahrain | 116.08 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 43.9% | flat |
| 61 | Iraq | 115.78 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 31.6% | volatile |
| 62 | Bulgaria | 94.67 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 3.4% | volatile |
| 63 | Bangladesh | 91.32 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 46.3% | rising |
| 64 | Lebanon | 88.11 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 32.0% | rising |
| 65 | Kuwait | 87.87 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 32.3% | volatile |
| 66 | Serbia | 86.17 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 9.3% | falling |
| 67 | Slovenia | 85.76 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 68 | Ecuador | 84.03 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 129.9% | volatile |
| 69 | Dominican Republic | 83.38 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 68.7% | rising |
| 70 | Croatia | 79.82 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 19.7% | volatile |
| 71 | Tunisia | 79.13 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 72 | Uruguay | 77.86 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 73 | Jordan | 75.78 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 42.3% | rising |
| 74 | Lithuania | 73.68 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 36.2% | volatile |
| 75 | Costa Rica | 73.11 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 122.8% | rising |
| 76 | Mozambique | 71.02 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 162.2% | rising |
| 77 | Azerbaijan | 70.60 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 14.6% | volatile |
| 78 | Kenya | 66.12 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 120.5% | rising |
| 79 | Estonia | 62.35 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 35.2% | volatile |
| 80 | Latvia | 62.25 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 5.6% | volatile |
| 81 | Angola | 60.96 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 72.3% | falling |
| 82 | Ethiopia | 58.79 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 75.7% | falling |
| 83 | Sri Lanka | 55.18 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 84 | Cambodia | 53.43 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 318.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Belarus | 50.81 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 73.4% | volatile |
| 86 | Mongolia | 43.65 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 75.4% | volatile |
| 87 | Cote d'Ivoire | 43.07 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 79.2% | rising |
| 88 | Tanzania | 40.96 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 24.3% | falling |
| 89 | Guatemala | 39.35 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 54.7% | rising |
| 90 | Sudan | 39.22 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 88.3% | volatile |
| 91 | Iran | 38.66 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 87.4% | volatile |
| 92 | Georgia | 34.51 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 54.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Jamaica | 34.19 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 94 | Ghana | 32.78 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 50.9% | volatile |
| 95 | Senegal | 30.26 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 160.1% | volatile |
| 96 | Uganda | 29.61 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 67.6% | rising |
| 97 | El Salvador | 28.91 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 98 | Zambia | 28.47 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 9.2% | volatile |
| 99 | Honduras | 28.43 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 62.5% | flat |
| 100 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 27.91 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 101 | Laos | 27.36 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 115.8% | volatile |
| 102 | Trinidad and Tobago | 26.98 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 35.3% | flat |
| 103 | Iceland | 26.70 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 83.2% | volatile |
| 104 | Paraguay | 26.21 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 105 | Congo | 24.38 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 54.5% | rising |
| 106 | Bolivia | 24.04 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 46.9% | falling |
| 107 | Cameroon | 23.98 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 205.1% | falling |
| 108 | Gabon | 22.03 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 151.9% | rising |
| 109 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 21.83 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 17.7% | volatile |
| 110 | Papua New Guinea | 21.66 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 111 | Nicaragua | 21.00 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 11.4% | falling |
| 112 | Zimbabwe | 20.37 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 118.2% | rising |
| 113 | Burkina Faso | 19.33 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 429.3% | volatile |
| 114 | Albania | 18.62 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 80.6% | volatile |
| 115 | Niger | 16.52 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 190.1% | volatile |
| 116 | Armenia | 16.04 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 23.0% | volatile |
| 117 | North Macedonia | 15.86 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 52.9% | volatile |
| 118 | Montenegro | 14.83 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 59.0% | rising |
| 119 | Mali | 13.66 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 154.9% | rising |
| 120 | Chad | 13.25 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 2.3% | volatile |
| 121 | Kyrgyzstan | 12.08 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 122 | Mauritania | 11.96 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 70.8% | rising |
| 123 | Benin | 11.27 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 184.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Namibia | 11.10 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 125 | Moldova | 10.57 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 126 | Maldives | 10.37 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 247.4% | volatile |
| 127 | Nepal | 10.16 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 30.8% | falling |
| 128 | Guyana | 9.72 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 253.3% | rising |
| 129 | Madagascar | 9.13 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 130 | Togo | 8.95 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 207.6% | rising |
| 131 | Rwanda | 8.76 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 262.5% | rising |
| 132 | Botswana | 7.96 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 133 | Tajikistan | 7.88 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 10.7% | volatile |
| 134 | Malawi | 6.99 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 135 | Guinea | 6.11 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 36.2% | volatile |
| 136 | Belize | 4.03 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 137 | Haiti | 3.93 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 138 | Suriname | 3.93 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 139 | Burundi | 3.16 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 57.1% | volatile |
| 140 | Sierra Leone | 3.07 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 141 | Saint Lucia | 2.89 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 46.2% | rising |
| 142 | Central African Republic | 2.22 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 22.4% | falling |
| 143 | Lesotho | 2.14 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 144 | Gambia | 2.08 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 145 | Eswatini | 2.02 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 34.7% | falling |
| 146 | Liberia | 1.70 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 17.4% | volatile |
| 147 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.51 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 273.0% | falling |
| 148 | Solomon Islands | 809.02 million real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 149 | Comoros | 377.36 million real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 7.2% | falling |