External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita by country
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Countries reporting
122
Highest
16,346 DOD, current US$ per person
Mauritius
Lowest
72.89 DOD, current US$ per person
Burundi
Median
1,428 DOD, current US$ per person
Years covered
55
1970–2024
Data points
6,470
What the numbers show
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita is currently reported for 122 countries. The highest value is 16,346 DOD, current US$ per person in Mauritius; the lowest is 72.89 DOD, current US$ per person in Burundi.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,428 DOD, current US$ per person, and the mean is 2,644 DOD, current US$ per person.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 224.
Over the past decade 100 countries rose and 22 fell. The largest increase was in Uzbekistan (up 377.9%), and the largest decrease in Turkmenistan (down 63.4%).
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mauritius | 16,346 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 61.6% | volatile |
| 2 | Montenegro | 14,019 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 3 | Lebanon | 11,607 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Mongolia | 10,786 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 41.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Maldives | 8,891 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 234.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Dominica | 8,603 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 25.6% | volatile |
| 7 | Kazakhstan | 8,136 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 9.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 8,015 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 141.1% | volatile |
| 9 | Serbia | 7,892 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 75.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Grenada | 7,365 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 31.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Bulgaria | 7,302 DOD, current US$ per person | 2022 | up 3.7% | volatile |
| 12 | North Macedonia | 7,037 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 101.7% | volatile |
| 13 | Saint Lucia | 6,641 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 115.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Georgia | 6,600 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 74.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Suriname | 6,436 DOD, current US$ per person | 2023 | up 46.1% | rising |
| 16 | Turkey | 6,022 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 12.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Armenia | 5,405 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 90.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Argentina | 5,304 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 48.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Jamaica | 5,226 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 3.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Ukraine | 5,111 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 84.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Dominican Republic | 4,664 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 83.1% | volatile |
| 22 | Mexico | 4,518 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 0.5% | volatile |
| 23 | Albania | 4,507 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 46.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Cape Verde | 4,495 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 24.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Guyana | 4,430 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 42.7% | rising |
| 26 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4,389 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 27 | Moldova | 4,367 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 113.3% | volatile |
| 28 | Paraguay | 4,324 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 51.8% | volatile |
| 29 | Bhutan | 4,296 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 62.2% | volatile |
| 30 | Fiji | 4,166 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 166.7% | volatile |
| 31 | Jordan | 4,065 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 48.1% | volatile |
| 32 | El Salvador | 3,938 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 60.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Colombia | 3,815 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 69.7% | volatile |
| 34 | Belarus | 3,747 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 11.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Belize | 3,738 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 1.3% | volatile |
| 36 | Ecuador | 3,329 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 113.6% | volatile |
| 37 | Tunisia | 3,296 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 34.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Djibouti | 2,958 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 214.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Brazil | 2,856 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 2.6% | volatile |
| 40 | Kosovo | 2,757 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 137.5% | volatile |
| 40 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 2,757 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 137.5% | volatile |
| 42 | South Africa | 2,748 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 2.3% | volatile |
| 43 | Peru | 2,726 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 20.9% | volatile |
| 44 | Gabon | 2,685 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 45 | Thailand | 2,677 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 27.9% | volatile |
| 46 | Russia | 2,608 DOD, current US$ per person | 2022 | down 36.8% | volatile |
| 47 | Sri Lanka | 2,593 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 27.5% | volatile |
| 48 | Senegal | 2,548 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 235.3% | volatile |
| 49 | Laos | 2,296 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 63.2% | volatile |
| 50 | Nicaragua | 2,240 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 23.9% | volatile |
| 51 | Mozambique | 2,014 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 50.2% | volatile |
| 52 | Uzbekistan | 1,932 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 377.9% | volatile |
| 53 | Samoa | 1,811 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 25.1% | volatile |
| 54 | Morocco | 1,786 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 40.9% | volatile |
| 55 | China | 1,717 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 32.5% | volatile |
| 56 | Tonga | 1,662 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 9.5% | volatile |
| 57 | Kyrgyzstan | 1,619 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 31.2% | volatile |
| 58 | Vanuatu | 1,586 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 103.1% | volatile |
| 59 | Angola | 1,550 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 60 | Indonesia | 1,485 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 31.4% | volatile |
| 61 | Guatemala | 1,470 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 18.2% | volatile |
| 62 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1,386 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 63 | Egypt | 1,338 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 212.5% | volatile |
| 64 | Honduras | 1,321 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 62.3% | rising |
| 65 | Zambia | 1,319 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 117.3% | volatile |
| 66 | Vietnam | 1,316 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 61.4% | volatile |
| 67 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1,270 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 217.8% | rising |
| 68 | Bolivia | 1,266 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 54.6% | rising |
| 69 | Papua New Guinea | 1,215 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 49.3% | volatile |
| 70 | Azerbaijan | 1,196 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 5.9% | volatile |
| 71 | Cambodia | 1,189 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 120.1% | volatile |
| 72 | Philippines | 1,183 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 56.0% | rising |
| 73 | Ghana | 1,087 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 6.9% | volatile |
| 74 | Congo | 1,062 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 75 | Eswatini | 996.6 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 110.8% | volatile |
| 76 | Benin | 979.27 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 196.2% | volatile |
| 77 | Botswana | 919.42 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 19.8% | volatile |
| 78 | Rwanda | 915.39 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 257.5% | volatile |
| 79 | Zimbabwe | 865.9 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 42.1% | volatile |
| 80 | Mauritania | 862.75 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 26.7% | rising |
| 81 | Kenya | 759.95 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 106.9% | volatile |
| 82 | Lesotho | 758.59 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 73.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Solomon Islands | 727.72 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 139.4% | rising |
| 84 | Tajikistan | 658.81 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 85 | Guinea-Bissau | 651.05 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 189.8% | volatile |
| 86 | Bangladesh | 602.01 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 169.6% | volatile |
| 87 | Gambia | 595.17 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 130.7% | rising |
| 88 | Cameroon | 541.51 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 107.2% | volatile |
| 89 | Tanzania | 530.09 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 62.8% | rising |
| 90 | Pakistan | 516.25 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 72.1% | volatile |
| 91 | Togo | 510.81 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 243.8% | rising |
| 92 | India | 493.79 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 41.6% | volatile |
| 93 | Nigeria | 467.42 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 86.2% | volatile |
| 94 | Burkina Faso | 460.54 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 18.5% | volatile |
| 95 | Comoros | 444.91 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 131.4% | volatile |
| 96 | Turkmenistan | 443.05 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 63.4% | volatile |
| 97 | Sudan | 436.49 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 22.9% | rising |
| 98 | Uganda | 410.56 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 72.7% | volatile |
| 99 | Liberia | 398.15 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 166.6% | volatile |
| 100 | Iraq | 380.46 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 101 | Guinea | 365.19 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 127.6% | rising |
| 102 | Nepal | 342.39 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 138.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Ethiopia | 276.75 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 65.1% | volatile |
| 104 | Sierra Leone | 269.58 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 105 | Mali | 263.08 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 106 | East Timor | 211.81 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 140.0% | rising |
| 107 | Madagascar | 208.15 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 73.9% | rising |
| 108 | Myanmar | 205.04 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 3.4% | volatile |
| 109 | Niger | 196.39 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 88.4% | rising |
| 110 | Central African Republic | 196.21 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 111 | Eritrea | 196.09 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 33.1% | rising |
| 112 | Syria | 192.79 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 113 | Yemen | 174.63 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 31.7% | rising |
| 114 | Malawi | 172.88 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 73.0% | rising |
| 115 | Chad | 164.95 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 37.2% | volatile |
| 116 | Algeria | 147.35 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 4.6% | volatile |
| 117 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 114.25 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 58.9% | volatile |
| 118 | Iran | 105.43 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 47.7% | volatile |
| 119 | Somalia | 94.66 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 55.5% | rising |
| 120 | Haiti | 80.25 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 60.2% | volatile |
| 121 | Afghanistan | 78.41 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 122 | Burundi | 72.89 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 13.9% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 4,670 DOD, current US$ per person
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 3,213 DOD, current US$ per person
- Upper middle income 2,071 DOD, current US$ per person
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 1,592 DOD, current US$ per person
- Middle income 1,455 DOD, current US$ per person
- Low & middle income 1,329 DOD, current US$ per person
- Lower middle income 803.96 DOD, current US$ per person
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 756.67 DOD, current US$ per person
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 697.46 DOD, current US$ per person
- IDA only 593.16 DOD, current US$ per person
- South Asia 534.17 DOD, current US$ per person
- Low income 324.47 DOD, current US$ per person
How this figure is calculated
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- External debt stocks, total International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.