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Gross external debt, quarterly (World Bank QEDS)

Source series · Listed tier · External · Quarterly · USD mn · WB.L.QEDS.EXTDEBT.USD.Q

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Latest reading by geography

Sorted by value, highest first. Each row keeps its own period, and national definitions can differ, so the order is not a like for like ranking.

Gross external debt, quarterly (World Bank QEDS): latest reading for 136 geographies, with the period of each. Source: World Bank.
#Country or areaValue (USD mn)PeriodHistory
1United StatesUSA30,467,2962026-Q2History
Euro area (EMU)20,565,3042026-Q2History
2United KingdomGBR11,400,3372026-Q2History
3FranceFRA9,528,0712026-Q2History
4GermanyDEU8,297,1552026-Q2History
5NetherlandsNLD4,953,2872026-Q2History
6JapanJPN4,538,3842026-Q2History
7LuxembourgLUX4,111,5072026-Q2History
8IrelandIRL3,958,6142026-Q2History
9CanadaCAN3,554,5702026-Q2History
10SpainESP3,333,3542026-Q2History
11ItalyITA3,331,1502026-Q2History
12SingaporeSGP2,684,3162026-Q2History
13SwitzerlandCHE2,501,9302026-Q2History
14ChinaCHN2,328,8292025-Q4History
15Hong KongHKG2,278,0572026-Q2History
16AustraliaAUS1,962,5412026-Q2History
17BelgiumBEL1,864,9592026-Q2History
18SwedenSWE1,165,3182026-Q2History
19AustriaAUT953,4282026-Q2History
20NorwayNOR945,8372026-Q2History
21BrazilBRA869,5222026-Q2History
22South KoreaKOR812,8322026-Q2History
23IndiaIND778,2002026-Q2History
24FinlandFIN732,4532026-Q2History
25DenmarkDNK701,3332026-Q2History
26GreeceGRC689,1912026-Q2History
27MexicoMEX662,8132026-Q2History
28PolandPOL591,1542026-Q2History
29PortugalPRT542,8972026-Q2History
30TürkiyeTUR538,9562026-Q2History
31Saudi ArabiaSAU515,9302026-Q2History
32IndonesiaIDN453,3692026-Q2History
33MalaysiaMYS370,9322026-Q2History
34HungaryHUN341,5032026-Q2History
35ArgentinaARG327,8552026-Q2History
36RussiaRUS309,0142026-Q2History
37ChileCHL291,5982026-Q2History
38CzechiaCZE286,6172026-Q2History
39RomaniaROU269,3812026-Q2History
40CyprusCYP260,4652026-Q2History
41New ZealandNZL253,0282026-Q2History
42ColombiaCOL246,8012025-Q4History
43UkraineUKR241,0472026-Q2History
44MaltaMLT227,5912026-Q2History
45ThailandTHA214,7642026-Q2History
46South AfricaZAF206,6802026-Q2History
47MauritiusMUS206,3262026-Q2History
48KazakhstanKAZ187,8712026-Q2History
49IsraelISR187,2482026-Q2History
50EgyptEGY166,7482026-Q2History
51SlovakiaSVK163,2502026-Q2History
52PhilippinesPHL154,9322026-Q2History
53PakistanPAK138,8502026-Q2History
54BangladeshBGD114,9832026-Q2History
55PanamaPAN112,8152021-Q4History
56PeruPER112,2382026-Q2History
57LithuaniaLTU109,0092026-Q2History
58UzbekistanUZB92,3172026-Q2History
59MoroccoMAR86,0742026-Q2History
60CroatiaHRV80,5862026-Q2History
61BulgariaBGR79,8242026-Q2History
62SloveniaSVN76,7312026-Q2History
63EcuadorECU62,4972026-Q2History
64Sri LankaLKA55,1242026-Q2History
65EstoniaEST49,7742026-Q2History
66Dominican RepublicDOM49,1002026-Q2History
67UruguayURY48,3222026-Q2History
68Costa RicaCRI47,6452026-Q2History
69JordanJOR46,7242026-Q2History
70TunisiaTUN43,1222026-Q2History
71LatviaLVA43,0912021-Q2History
72KenyaKEN42,2672025-Q3History
73Côte d'IvoireCIV39,9822026-Q2History
74MongoliaMNG39,1442026-Q2History
75BelarusBLR35,7552026-Q2History
76LebanonLBN34,5902024-Q2History
77GuatemalaGTM31,9342026-Q2History
78EthiopiaETH31,1582024-Q4History
79IcelandISL30,3692026-Q2History
80GeorgiaGEO28,1662026-Q2History
81El SalvadorSLV28,0962026-Q2History
82UgandaUGA24,4342026-Q2History
83ZambiaZMB22,6182026-Q2History
84HondurasHND21,6792026-Q2History
85ArmeniaARM20,9592026-Q2History
86CambodiaKHM19,0572026-Q2History
87Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH17,3712026-Q2History
88ParaguayPRY16,8432026-Q2History
89CameroonCMR16,6312026-Q1History
90NicaraguaNIC16,6312026-Q2History
91BoliviaBOL16,3452026-Q2History
92Trinidad and TobagoTTO15,9402026-Q1History
93North MacedoniaMKD14,9492026-Q2History
94JamaicaJAM14,5982026-Q1History
95KyrgyzstanKGZ14,4312026-Q2History
96RwandaRWA14,1312026-Q2History
97NigeriaNGA13,0402015-Q4History
98AlbaniaALB12,2292026-Q2History
99MoldovaMDA11,8882026-Q2History
100NamibiaNAM11,5512026-Q2History
101Papua New GuineaPNG11,4142026-Q2History
102NepalNPL10,5202024-Q3History
103SurinameSUR10,3532026-Q2History
104TanzaniaTZA10,0322013-Q2History
105AlgeriaDZA7,9292026-Q2History
106BeninBEN7,6792020-Q1History
107GhanaGHA7,6412011-Q3History
108SeychellesSYC7,0852026-Q1History
109Burkina FasoBFA6,9872026-Q2History
110YemenYEM6,7672018-Q4History
111TajikistanTJK6,6632026-Q2History
112BahamasBHS6,2062026-Q2History
113MadagascarMDG6,0332026-Q2History
114KosovoXKX5,9012026-Q2History
115MontenegroMNE4,5302024-Q3History
116DjiboutiDJI3,5652025-Q3History
117AfghanistanAFG2,6532021-Q1History
118BotswanaBWA2,4542026-Q2History
119GabonGAB2,2442008-Q3History
120West Bank and GazaPSE1,9042026-Q2History
121Sierra LeoneSLE1,8402024-Q2History
122FijiFJI1,7182026-Q2History
123LiberiaLBR1,6162025-Q3History
124BelizeBLZ1,4902026-Q2History
125St. LuciaLCA1,2512026-Q2History
126Guinea-BissauGNB1,1082021-Q4History
127Antigua and BarbudaATG7372024-Q2History
128Solomon IslandsSLB7072026-Q2History
129Central African RepublicCAF5602010-Q3History
130DominicaDMA5012026-Q2History
131SamoaWSM3782026-Q2History
132PalauPLW2052023-Q3History
133TongaTON1292026-Q2History
134KiribatiKIR792025-Q4History
135NauruNRU162025-Q4History

Source: World Bank. 136 geographies, periods 2008-07-01 to 2026-04-01. n/a means the source value is missing or withheld.

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Frequency
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WB.L.QEDS.EXTDEBT.USD.Q

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