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Countries Ranked by External debt stocks (2025)

External debt stocks: each country's latest value (2020–2025), ranked from highest to lowest. Source: The World Bank (CC BY 4.0).

Summary

China ranks #1 with US$2.28 trillion. That is 3 times India in second place (US$763.52 billion). The top five are China, India, Brazil, Mexico and Türkiye. Together the top 10 account for 65.8% of the total across the 122 countries listed. The median across all 122 is US$14.92 billion; Tonga is last at US$164.07 million. China's figure has risen 1136% since 2001 (US$184.32 billion to US$2.28 trillion in 2025).

#1
China · US$2.28 trillion
Median
US$14.92 billion
Coverage
122 countries
Data year
2025
Last updated
2026-11-14
Top 10: External debt stocksBar chart of the top 10: 1. China 2.28 trillion; 2. India 763.52 billion; 3. Brazil 659.8 billion; 4. Mexico 645.04 billion; 5. Türkiye 572.79 billion; 6. Indonesia 438.09 billion; 7. Russian Federation 376.12 billion; 8. Argentina 261.65 billion; 9. Colombia 255.96 billion; 10. Ukraine 250.26 billion.China2.28 trillionIndia763.52 billionBrazil659.8 billionMexico645.04 billionTürkiye572.79 billionIndonesia438.09 billionRussian Federation376.12 billionArgentina261.65 billionColombia255.96 billionUkraine250.26 billion
Top 10: External debt stocks (US$). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. China 2.28 trillion; 2. India 763.52 billion; 3. Brazil 659.8 billion; 4. Mexico 645.04 billion; 5. Türkiye 572.79 billion; 6. Indonesia 438.09 billion; 7. Russian Federation 376.12 billion; 8. Argentina 261.65 billion; 9. Colombia 255.96 billion; 10. Ukraine 250.26 billion.
External debt stocks over time, top 5China: 184.32 billion in 2001 to 2.28 trillion in 2025; India: 99.5 billion in 2001 to 763.52 billion in 2025; Brazil: 229.96 billion in 2001 to 659.8 billion in 2025; Mexico: 202.57 billion in 2001 to 645.04 billion in 2025; Türkiye: 112.95 billion in 2001 to 572.79 billion in 2025.0681.1 billion1.36 trillion2.04 trillion2.72 trillion200120132025ChinaIndiaBrazilMexicoTürkiye
External debt stocks over time, top 5 (US$). China: 184.32 billion in 2001 to 2.28 trillion in 2025; India: 99.5 billion in 2001 to 763.52 billion in 2025; Brazil: 229.96 billion in 2001 to 659.8 billion in 2025; Mexico: 202.57 billion in 2001 to 645.04 billion in 2025; Türkiye: 112.95 billion in 2001 to 572.79 billion in 2025.
Share of the total: External debt stocksChina 23.1%; India 7.7%; Brazil 6.7%; Mexico 6.5%; Türkiye 5.8%; All others 50.2%23%8%50%

China 23.1%India 7.7%Brazil 6.7%Mexico 6.5%Türkiye 5.8%All others 50.2%

Share of the total: External debt stocks, as a share of 122 countries. China 23.1%; India 7.7%; Brazil 6.7%; Mexico 6.5%; Türkiye 5.8%; All others 50.2%.

Full ranking

Countries Ranked by External debt stocks, 2025
RankCountryExternal debt stocks (US$)Year
1China2,277,600,000,0002025
2India763,520,000,0002025
3Brazil659,800,000,0002025
4Mexico645,040,000,0002025
5Türkiye572,790,000,0002025
6Indonesia438,090,000,0002025
7Russian Federation376,120,000,0002022
8Argentina261,650,000,0002025
9Colombia255,960,000,0002025
10Ukraine250,260,000,0002025
11Thailand208,880,000,0002025
12South Africa206,340,000,0002025
13Kazakhstan183,100,000,0002025
14Egypt, Arab Rep.164,270,000,0002025
15Philippines147,170,000,0002025
16Nigeria145,020,000,0002025
17Pakistan135,110,000,0002025
18Viet Nam131,780,000,0002025
19Bangladesh113,440,000,0002025
20Peru94,270,000,0002025
21Uzbekistan88,034,000,0002025
22Morocco80,527,000,0002025
23Mozambique74,384,000,0002025
24Lebanon69,294,000,0002025
25Ecuador66,616,000,0002025
26Angola63,733,000,0002025
27Serbia59,634,000,0002025
28Sri Lanka57,658,000,0002025
29Dominican Republic56,284,000,0002025
30Jordan50,519,000,0002025
31Bulgaria47,206,000,0002022
32Kenya46,313,000,0002025
33Senegal45,399,000,0002025
34Côte d'Ivoire45,270,000,0002025
35Tunisia41,508,000,0002025
36Mongolia41,306,000,0002025
37Ethiopia39,973,000,0002025
38Ghana38,837,000,0002025
39Tanzania38,709,000,0002025
40Belarus35,922,000,0002025
41Paraguay34,300,000,0002025
42Guatemala31,997,000,0002025
43Zambia28,633,000,0002025
44El Salvador27,926,000,0002025
45Georgia25,390,000,0002025
46Sudan24,183,000,0002025
47Uganda23,899,000,0002025
48Mauritius22,468,000,0002025
49Honduras21,674,000,0002025
50Cambodia19,603,000,0002025
51Lao PDR19,410,000,0002025
52Armenia18,733,000,0002025
53Iraq18,723,000,0002025
54Cameroon17,575,000,0002025
55Benin16,889,000,0002025
56Bolivia16,630,000,0002025
57Bosnia and Herzegovina16,033,000,0002025
58Nicaragua15,994,000,0002025
59Zimbabwe15,990,000,0002025
60Congo, Dem. Rep.15,344,000,0002025
61Jamaica15,300,000,0002025
62Rwanda14,547,000,0002025
63North Macedonia14,332,000,0002025
64Kyrgyz Republic12,526,000,0002025
65Moldova12,398,000,0002025
66Azerbaijan12,327,000,0002025
67Papua New Guinea12,244,000,0002025
68Albania12,164,000,0002025
69Nepal11,869,000,0002025
70Burkina Faso11,328,000,0002025
71Montenegro10,935,000,0002025
72Myanmar10,842,000,0002025
73Iran, Islamic Rep.9,966,700,0002025
74Suriname9,577,400,0002025
75Gabon7,889,400,0002025
76Madagascar7,762,100,0002025
77Algeria7,724,200,0002025
78Congo, Rep.7,710,800,0002025
79Yemen, Rep.7,480,600,0002025
80Mali7,332,400,0002025
81Tajikistan7,152,000,0002025
82Guinea6,540,100,0002025
83Niger6,422,000,0002025
84Syrian Arab Republic5,949,600,0002025
85Togo5,652,600,0002025
86Kosovo5,621,300,0002025
87Maldives4,747,300,0002025
88Mauritania4,606,600,0002025
89Guyana4,277,400,0002025
90Malawi4,048,200,0002025
91Fiji3,972,400,0002025
92Djibouti3,754,800,0002025
93Chad3,457,100,0002025
94Afghanistan3,418,600,0002025
95Bhutan3,361,600,0002025
96Turkmenistan2,851,400,0002025
97Cabo Verde2,663,100,0002025
98Liberia2,468,600,0002025
99Botswana2,465,400,0002025
100Sierra Leone2,367,100,0002025

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Source and method

External debt stocks: each country's latest value (2020–2025), ranked from highest to lowest.

Source: The World Bank, indicator DT.DOD.DECT.CD. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved: 2026-11-14.

The World Bank: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$): International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB) (via World Development Indicators)

Original data provider, as recorded by the World Bank: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).

Values are shown as published. Provider terms: The World Bank. All licences: Sources & licences.