Country rankings
Countries Without Debt
United States has the highest Total Debt in 2025 ($25.8T), followed by United Kingdom ($10.5T) and France ($8.19T). Montserrat has the lowest ($1.04M).
207 of 235 countries
Total Debt, 2025
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Ranking
Best first: the first 15 and last 5 of 207 countries.
Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →
Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.
Median
$16.8B
Middle half $1.55B – $156.5B
Average
$518.99B
207 countries
Lowest (best)
$1.04M
Montserrat
Highest (worst)
$25.8T
United States
Over time · 1990–2025
The top 5 in 2025, against the median.
- Median of all countries
- Montserrat
- Wallis and Futuna
- Kiribati
- Tuvalu
- British Virgin Islands
Data
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207 countries · # = rank by Total Debt
| # | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Montserrat | $1.04M | 2% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 |  Wallis and Futuna | $3.67M | 6% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3 |  Kiribati | $13.6M | 4.11% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4 |  Tuvalu | $14.8M | 22.4% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5 |  British Virgin Islands | $17.7M | 2% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6 |  Nauru | $33.3M | 20.7% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 7 |  Greenland | $36.4M | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 8 |  Anguilla | $48.3M | 15.8% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 9 |  Cayman Islands | $79M | 1.2% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10 |  Micronesia | $93.6M | 19.3% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 11 |  Marshall Islands | $98M | 32.1% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 12 |  New Caledonia | $112M | 1.16% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 13 |  Comoros | $133M | 9.37% | — | $323.97M | $323.97M | — | $61.6M |
| 14 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis | $188M | 16.5% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15 |  Vanuatu | $208M | 16.1% | — | $352.9M | $352.9M | $114.91M | $52.07M |
| 16 |  Tonga | $233M | 40.1% | — | $129.35M | $129.35M | — | $43.83M |
| 17 |  Sao Tome and Principe | $237M | 31.5% | — | $254.54M | $254.54M | $7.95M | $63.92M |
| 18 |  Cook Islands | $281M | 23.0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 |  Dominica | $289M | 40.8% | $16.65M | $339.61M | $356.25M | $173.67M | $39.61M |
| 20 |  Timor-Leste | $312M | 15.6% | — | $253.33M | $253.33M | $1.26M | $42.08M |
| 21 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | $321M | 28.5% | — | $690.59M | $690.59M | $65M | $50.86M |
| 22 |  Brunei | $340M | 2.12% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23 |  San Marino | $352M | 17.3% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 |  Antigua and Barbuda | $441M | 20.7% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 25 |  Samoa | $447M | 43.7% | $12.23M | $258.33M | $270.56M | $68.54M | $55.84M |
| 26 |  Eswatini | $471M | 9.25% | $102.34M | $866.92M | $969.26M | $69.86M | $199.48M |
| 27 |  Solomon Islands | $492M | 28.8% | $229.5M | $284.84M | $514.34M | $29.19M | $52.62M |
| 28 |  Turkmenistan | $503M | 0.6% | $7.92M | $2.89B | $2.9B | $30.91M | $389.29M |
| 29 |  Saint Lucia | $513M | 19.9% | — | $1.04B | $1.04B | $79.53M | $73.65M |
| 30 |  Gambia | $542M | 20.1% | $300M | $1.01B | $1.31B | $61.55M | $271.43M |
| 31 |  Grenada | $679M | 48.3% | — | $786.99M | $786.99M | $15.67M | $60.62M |
| 32 |  Central African Republic | $687M | 24.4% | — | $438.78M | $438.78M | $126.47M | $480.66M |
| 33 |  Aruba | $693M | 17.0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 34 |  Burundi | $705M | 23.1% | — | $601.23M | $601.23M | $2.65M | $420M |
| 35 |  Maldives | $742M | 10.3% | $352.73M | $4.12B | $4.47B | $159.81M | $64.18M |
| 36 |  Eritrea | $820M | 34.4% | — | $607.19M | $607.19M | $46.45M | $39.64M |
| 37 |  Fiji | $833M | 14.4% | $909.1M | $1.7B | $2.61B | $1.05B | $210.5M |
| 38 |  Faroe Islands | $889M | 38.0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 39 |  Lesotho | $949M | 39.6% | $608.52M | $1.02B | $1.62B | $3.24M | $145.33M |
| 40 |  Guinea-Bissau | $1.1B | 50.9% | — | $1.31B | $1.31B | $817,000 | $122.2M |
| 41 |  Liberia | $1.11B | 23.4% | $145.76M | $1.41B | $1.55B | — | $680.45M |
| 41 |  Andorra | $1.11B | 28.5% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 43 |  Guyana | $1.14B | 5.4% | $1.09B | $2.19B | $3.28B | $63.73M | $340.81M |
| 44 |  Togo | $1.17B | 11.9% | $1.05B | $2.42B | $3.47B | $146.09M | $676.67M |
| 45 |  Suriname | $1.24B | 28.5% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 46 |  Afghanistan | $1.28B | 8.85% | $17.75M | $1.79B | $1.81B | $442.6M | $1.09B |
| 47 |  Guinea | $1.33B | 5.23% | $75M | $4.09B | $4.17B | $377.76M | $842.54M |
| 47 |  Belize | $1.33B | 40.3% | $90.17M | $1.4B | $1.49B | $13.15M | $56.71M |
| 49 |  Djibouti | $1.34B | 30.7% | $10M | $2.83B | $2.84B | $518.11M | $100.99M |
| 50 |  Equatorial Guinea | $1.36B | 12.7% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 51 |  Botswana | $1.43B | 6.69% | — | $1.85B | $1.85B | $144.67M | $321.39M |
| 52 |  Palestine | $1.54B | 8.25% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 53 |  Sierra Leone | $1.56B | 34.3% | — | $1.31B | $1.31B | $173.9M | $841.76M |
| 54 |  Cape Verde | $1.66B | 61.1% | — | $1.85B | $1.85B | $388.09M | $126.33M |
| 55 |  Chad | $1.88B | 10.0% | — | $2.44B | $2.44B | $29.49M | $875.13M |
| 56 |  Malawi | $1.92B | 17.1% | — | $3B | $3B | $75.41M | $664.48M |
| 56 |  South Sudan | $1.92B | 29.4% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 58 |  Haiti | $2.02B | 8.41% | $5.7M | $250.6M | $256.3M | $129.22M | $559.22M |
| 59 |  Bhutan | $2.26B | 72.7% | $43.86M | $3.32B | $3.37B | — | $33.31M |
| 60 |  Benin | $2.34B | 11.0% | $2.79B | $8.92B | $11.71B | $1.27B | $1.18B |
| 61 |  Rwanda | $2.44B | 17.8% | $3.1B | $8.35B | $11.45B | $500.84M | $1.1B |
| 61 |  Bermuda | $2.44B | 31.1% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 63 |  Seychelles | $2.55B | 115.8% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 64 |  Niger | $2.73B | 14.5% | — | $4.53B | $4.53B | $29.66M | $751.58M |
| 65 |  Burkina Faso | $3.09B | 14.1% | $5.07B | $5.12B | $10.19B | — | $656.22M |
| 66 |  Libya | $3.53B | 7.88% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 67 |  Mauritania | $3.59B | 33.7% | — | $3.61B | $3.61B | $213.34M | $639.1M |
| 68 |  Mali | $3.63B | 16.7% | — | $5.62B | $5.62B | $41.8M | $779.87M |
| 69 |  Algeria | $3.7B | 1.4% | $278.34M | $851.55M | $1.13B | $1.76B | $4.01B |
| 70 |  Madagascar | $4.01B | 24.3% | $489.33M | $4.77B | $5.26B | $101.61M | $1.3B |
| 71 |  Montenegro | $4.39B | 54.9% | $3.86B | $4.51B | $8.38B | $235.21M | $129.02M |
| 72 |  Barbados | $4.49B | 65.4% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 73 |  Republic of the Congo | $4.82B | 31.1% | $8.25M | $5.33B | $5.34B | $656.78M | $728.96M |
| 74 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | $4.96B | 17.0% | $5.18B | $4.93B | $10.11B | $3.07B | $703.58M |
| 75 |  North Korea | $5B | 33.0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 76 |  Gabon | $5.16B | 24.6% | — | $5.55B | $5.55B | $152.1M | $1.11B |
| 77 |  Somalia | $5.3B | 41.4% | — | $663.72M | $663.72M | $752M | $383.72M |
| 77 |  Azerbaijan | $5.3B | 7% | $1.82B | $9.48B | $11.29B | $218.43M | $689.89M |
| 79 |  DR Congo | $5.33B | 7.35% | — | $7.92B | $7.92B | $476.02M | $4.08B |
| 80 |  Syria | $5.92B | 31.8% | — | $3.41B | $3.41B | $616.05M | $731.08M |
| 81 |  Senegal | $6.19B | 18.4% | $15.45B | $25.09B | $40.54B | $4.57B | $2.03B |
| 82 |  Uganda | $6.24B | 11.2% | $3.94B | $14.1B | $18.04B | $519.03M | $1.97B |
| 83 |  Iran | $6.28B | 1.31% | $727.36M | $323.49M | $1.05B | $2.28B | $6.32B |
| 84 |  Tajikistan | $6.35B | 48.8% | $2.6B | $3B | $5.6B | $871.16M | $506.08M |
| 85 |  Armenia | $6.45B | 25.4% | $6.1B | $6.31B | $12.41B | $3.5B | $483.24M |
| 86 |  Namibia | $6.52B | 51.0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 87 |  Yemen | $7.19B | 42.5% | — | $5.66B | $5.66B | $510.64M | $911.61M |
| 88 |  Cameroon | $7.38B | 13.8% | $271.23M | $12.52B | $12.79B | $950.9M | $2.03B |
| 89 |  Honduras | $8.04B | 21.9% | $1.89B | $9.57B | $11.46B | $1.76B | $1.08B |
| 90 |  Moldova | $10.2B | 55.4% | $3.98B | $2.91B | $6.89B | $2.23B | $1.36B |
| 91 |  Mozambique | $10.3B | 44.8% | $58.26B | $9.15B | $67.41B | $1.21B | $1.15B |
| 91 |  Laos | $10.3B | 67.5% | $6.52B | $10.02B | $16.54B | $1.1B | $198.34M |
| 93 |  Nepal | $10.5B | 24.1% | $114.04M | $8.87B | $8.98B | $422.88M | $744.41M |
| 94 |  Zimbabwe | $10.9B | 30.4% | $3.8B | $5.31B | $9.11B | $3.97B | $1.33B |
| 95 |  Nicaragua | $11.1B | 59.0% | $6.34B | $7.21B | $13.54B | $1.35B | $600.43M |
| 95 |  Albania | $11.1B | 43.8% | $4.03B | $5.08B | $9.11B | $1.24B | $360.12M |
| 97 |  Kyrgyzstan | $11.7B | 73.9% | $5.41B | $4.22B | $9.63B | $1.6B | $465.95M |
| 98 |  Myanmar | $12.2B | 18.9% | $483.59M | $9.24B | $9.72B | $63.96M | $1.39B |
| 99 |  North Macedonia | $12.7B | 80.1% | $3.34B | $5.75B | $9.09B | $3.18B | $572M |
| 100 |  El Salvador | $14.9B | 41.6% | $7.52B | $14.13B | $21.65B | $2.65B | $666.25M |
| 101 |  Bolivia | $15.3B | 31.7% | $1.15B | $13.42B | $14.57B | $635.36M | $514.16M |
| 102 |  Tanzania | $15.9B | 19.9% | $6.62B | $24.28B | $30.9B | $3.38B | $2.06B |
| 103 |  Monaco | $16.5B | 187.8% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 104 |  Jamaica | $16.8B | 83.4% | $2.75B | $7.94B | $10.69B | $2.4B | $1.74B |
| 105 |  Bahamas | $17.6B | 122.0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 106 |  Palau | $18.4B | 5,968.0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 107 |  Guatemala | $19.1B | 15.8% | $12.45B | $13.64B | $26.09B | $170.7M | $797.75M |
| 108 |  Cambodia | $21B | 41.0% | $4.43B | $11.92B | $16.35B | $4.3B | $328.18M |
| 109 |  Trinidad and Tobago | $21.5B | 75.9% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 110 |  Paraguay | $21.8B | 48.4% | $10.28B | $15.74B | $26.03B | $3.56B | $375.89M |
| 111 |  Papua New Guinea | $22B | 69.5% | $4.23B | $7.25B | $11.48B | $121.14M | $1.25B |
| 112 |  Iraq | $22.6B | 8.34% | $300M | $12.93B | $13.23B | $726.17M | $3.56B |
| 113 |  Zambia | $23.1B | 77.5% | $6.72B | $15.47B | $22.2B | $2.79B | $3.13B |
| 114 |  Costa Rica | $24.9B | 24.7% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 115 |  Georgia | $25.3B | 76.3% | $9.47B | $9.98B | $19.45B | $4.73B | $977.93M |
| 115 |  Iceland | $25.3B | 76.8% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 117 |  Ethiopia | $25.4B | 10.7% | — | $33.95B | $33.95B | $351.67M | $2.25B |
| 118 |  Dominican Republic | $26.1B | 19.2% | $8.22B | $39.91B | $48.12B | $4.15B | $1.02B |
| 119 |  Cuba | $26.3B | 17.9% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 120 |  Ghana | $27.9B | 37.1% | $4.55B | $25.58B | $30.13B | $2.62B | $4.66B |
| 121 |  Uzbekistan | $33.3B | 26.2% | $24.18B | $39.16B | $63.35B | $5.7B | $1.21B |
| 122 |  Lebanon | $34.6B | 158.8% | $13.57B | $33.73B | $47.3B | $19.04B | $1.04B |
| 123 |  Belarus | $36.4B | 49.8% | $6.63B | $16.33B | $22.96B | $9.93B | $1.33B |
| 124 |  Ivory Coast | $36.5B | 42.0% | $239.97M | $31.25B | $31.49B | $4.28B | $4.79B |
| 125 |  Mongolia | $37.1B | 169.2% | $25.52B | $9.86B | $35.38B | $2.35B | $287.85M |
| 126 |  Angola | $37.7B | 31.8% | $1.75B | $46.11B | $47.86B | $5.81B | $5.06B |
| 127 |  Bahrain | $39.4B | 82.5% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 128 |  Kenya | $40.2B | 34.4% | $337.61M | $35.58B | $35.92B | $2.01B | $4.96B |
| 129 |  Estonia | $41.7B | 96.8% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 130 |  Jordan | $42.3B | 79.3% | $2.71B | $23.71B | $26.42B | $17.9B | $2.65B |
| 131 |  Tunisia | $42.6B | 80.9% | $1.69B | $20.82B | $22.5B | $15.93B | $2.03B |
| 132 |  Nigeria | $43B | 21.5% | $30.29B | $50.19B | $80.48B | $22.23B | $6.05B |
| 133 |  Latvia | $44.1B | 96.8% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 134 |  Panama | $44.2B | 48.2% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 135 |  Uruguay | $47.8B | 57.9% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 136 |  Bulgaria | $50.7B | 43.9% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 137 |  Croatia | $52.9B | 55.0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 138 |  Serbia | $54B | 65.5% | $20.37B | $27.97B | $48.35B | $1B | $2.64B |
| 138 |  Oman | $54B | 48.5% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 140 |  Sri Lanka | $56.6B | 75.6% | $8.57B | $39.54B | $48.11B | $5.82B | $2.9B |
| 141 |  Ecuador | $57.7B | 45.9% | $9.06B | $40.76B | $49.82B | $626.22M | $9.92B |
| 142 |  Slovenia | $60.7B | 82.9% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 143 |  Kuwait | $62.1B | 38.3% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 144 |  Sudan | $62.4B | 202.1% | — | $14.95B | $14.95B | $4.74B | $2.33B |
| 145 |  Lithuania | $62.8B | 75.9% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 146 |  Morocco | $64.8B | 38.4% | $11.48B | $45.73B | $57.2B | $7.5B | $3.28B |
| 147 |  Peru | $86.3B | 30.6% | $32.97B | $47.36B | $80.33B | $10.47B | $2.46B |
| 148 |  Bangladesh | $104B | 21.5% | $9.29B | $77.58B | $86.87B | $12.95B | $4.67B |
| 149 |  Venezuela | $110B | 100.2% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 150 |  Pakistan | $131B | 33.3% | $18.23B | $89.56B | $107.79B | $9.61B | $12.32B |
| 151 |  Vietnam | $139B | 27.5% | $55.52B | $38.45B | $93.97B | $37.09B | $1.85B |
| 152 |  Philippines | $140B | 27.5% | $31.92B | $80.51B | $112.43B | $20.95B | $3.65B |
| 153 |  Slovakia | $145B | 95.0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 154 |  Israel | $147B | 26.7% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 155 |  Egypt | $155B | 44.9% | $2.93B | $106.93B | $109.86B | $31B | $15.12B |
| 156 |  Romania | $158B | 39.0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 157 |  South Africa | $164B | 39.2% | $23.62B | $97.81B | $121.43B | $46.83B | $7.63B |
| 158 |  Kazakhstan | $166B | 54.1% | $112.01B | $34.03B | $146.04B | $19.59B | $1.9B |
| 159 |  Puerto Rico | $167B | 142.2% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 160 |  Ukraine | $172B | 90.4% | $51.07B | $105.18B | $156.25B | $18.33B | $18.92B |
| 161 |  Mauritius | $189B | 1,156.0% | $5.51B | $3.4B | $8.9B | $11.16B | $303.99M |
| 162 |  Qatar | $195B | 81.0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 163 |  Thailand | $201B | 36.8% | $86.13B | $31.03B | $117.16B | $69.39B | $5.28B |
| 163 |  Colombia | $201B | 47.9% | $70.12B | $106.62B | $176.75B | $19.05B | $5.96B |
| 165 |  Malta | $207B | 912.4% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 166 |  Taiwan | $213B | 26.1% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 167 |  United Arab Emirates | $220B | 38.8% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 168 |  Czechia | $226B | 62.6% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 169 |  New Zealand | $246B | 93.7% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 170 |  Chile | $247B | 68.2% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 171 |  Saudi Arabia | $264B | 23.9% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 172 |  Argentina | $283B | 46.8% | $35.99B | $110.61B | $146.6B | $48.58B | $47.18B |
| 173 |  Russia | $290B | 13.2% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 174 |  Cyprus | $291B | 837.8% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 175 |  Malaysia | $301B | 61.7% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 176 |  Hungary | $343B | 109.6% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 177 |  Indonesia | $424B | 28.4% | $102.05B | $245.5B | $347.54B | $65.12B | $8.39B |
| 178 |  Portugal | $457B | 142.7% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 179 |  Poland | $467B | 51.0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 180 |  Turkey | $526B | 36.1% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 181 |  Denmark | $590B | 136.5% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 182 |  Greece | $618B | 233.0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 183 |  Finland | $687B | 214.6% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 184 |  South Korea | $703B | 36.1% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 185 |  India | $712B | 16.7% | $316.36B | $238.95B | $555.31B | $139.57B | $21.58B |
| 186 |  Norway | $743B | 147.6% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 187 |  Austria | $756B | 135.2% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 188 |  Mexico | $880B | 43.6% | $225.76B | $289.47B | $515.22B | $61.17B | $14.86B |
| 189 |  Sweden | $1.12T | 175.1% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 190 |  Brazil | $1.49T | 63.9% | $309.25B | $194.37B | $503.61B | $84.28B | $17.57B |
| 191 |  Belgium | $1.65T | 239.7% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 192 |  Hong Kong | $1.93T | 456.2% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 193 |  Australia | $1.95T | 103.7% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 194 |  Singapore | $2.15T | 383.3% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 195 |  Switzerland | $2.32T | 232.5% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 196 |  China | $2.52T | 12.9% | $562.63B | $504.11B | $1.07T | $1.31T | $47.22B |
| 197 |  Spain | $2.87T | 156.8% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 198 |  Italy | $2.93T | 119.0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 199 |  Canada | $3.17T | 136.1% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 200 |  Ireland | $3.31T | 562.9% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 201 |  Luxembourg | $3.93T | 4,052.0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 202 |  Netherlands | $4.4T | 345.6% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 203 |  Japan | $4.63T | 105.6% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 204 |  Germany | $7.12T | 144.6% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 205 |  France | $8.19T | 249.6% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 206 |  United Kingdom | $10.5T | 293.5% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 207 |  United States | $25.8T | 88.5% | — | — | — | — | — |
What correlates with Total Debt (2025)?
Pearson r against 1,365 other country metrics sharing at least 125 countries. Correlation is not causation.
Higher together
Places that have a higher Total Debt tend to score higher on these
Opposite directions
Places that have a higher Total Debt tend to score lower on these
Quick answers
- Which country has the highest Total Debt?
- United States has the highest Total Debt in 2025, at $25.8T, followed by United Kingdom ($10.5T) and France ($8.19T).
- Which country has the lowest Total Debt?
- Montserrat has the lowest Total Debt in 2025, at $1.04M.
- What is the median Total Debt across countries?
- The median is $16.8B across the 207 countries with data in 2025.
- Where does this countries without debt data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: List of countries by external debt - Wiki; Debt - external - The World Factbook; External debt stocks - World Bank.