External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per capita by country
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) 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
121
Highest
13,435 DOD, current US$ per person
Montenegro
Lowest
11.48 DOD, current US$ per person
Iran
Median
1,085 DOD, current US$ per person
Years covered
55
1970–2024
Data points
6,432
What the numbers show
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per capita is currently reported for 121 countries. The highest value is 13,435 DOD, current US$ per person in Montenegro; the lowest is 11.48 DOD, current US$ per person in Iran.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,085 DOD, current US$ per person, and the mean is 2,076 DOD, current US$ per person.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,171.
Over the past decade 90 countries rose and 31 fell. The largest increase was in East Timor (up 878.7%), and the largest decrease in Haiti (down 87.2%).
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per capita: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montenegro | 13,435 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 2 | Mongolia | 10,038 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 47.1% | volatile |
| 3 | Maldives | 8,466 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 271.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Lebanon | 8,147 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 8.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Serbia | 7,340 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 70.3% | volatile |
| 6 | Mauritius | 7,148 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 23.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Kazakhstan | 7,092 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 15.7% | volatile |
| 8 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 6,864 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 123.5% | volatile |
| 9 | Grenada | 6,714 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 49.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Saint Lucia | 5,789 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 164.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Bulgaria | 5,454 DOD, current US$ per person | 2022 | up 8.5% | volatile |
| 12 | Dominica | 5,381 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 28.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Suriname | 5,237 DOD, current US$ per person | 2023 | up 50.6% | rising |
| 14 | Georgia | 5,103 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 64.6% | volatile |
| 15 | North Macedonia | 4,980 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 97.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Bhutan | 4,254 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 61.7% | volatile |
| 17 | Dominican Republic | 4,211 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 89.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Ukraine | 4,127 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 94.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Armenia | 4,092 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 74.3% | volatile |
| 20 | Guyana | 3,943 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 131.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Mexico | 3,937 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Turkey | 3,855 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 10.3% | volatile |
| 23 | Albania | 3,833 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 63.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Jamaica | 3,767 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 8.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Paraguay | 3,756 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 48.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Belize | 3,570 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 0.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Cape Verde | 3,515 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 17.1% | volatile |
| 28 | El Salvador | 3,415 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 62.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Colombia | 3,342 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 70.3% | volatile |
| 30 | Argentina | 3,208 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 18.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3,196 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 32 | Moldova | 2,869 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 123.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Fiji | 2,805 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 161.2% | volatile |
| 34 | Ecuador | 2,747 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 87.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Belarus | 2,514 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 10.6% | volatile |
| 36 | Djibouti | 2,428 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 199.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Brazil | 2,376 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 3.9% | volatile |
| 38 | Peru | 2,348 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 17.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Jordan | 2,287 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 72.6% | volatile |
| 40 | Sri Lanka | 2,195 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 37.7% | volatile |
| 41 | Senegal | 2,191 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 244.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Gabon | 2,187 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 43 | Laos | 2,129 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 67.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Russia | 1,987 DOD, current US$ per person | 2022 | down 43.2% | volatile |
| 45 | Nicaragua | 1,958 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 29.8% | volatile |
| 46 | Mozambique | 1,946 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 49.0% | volatile |
| 47 | South Africa | 1,897 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 1.1% | volatile |
| 48 | Tunisia | 1,833 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 7.6% | volatile |
| 49 | Uzbekistan | 1,742 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 350.6% | volatile |
| 50 | Thailand | 1,635 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 28.3% | volatile |
| 51 | Kosovo | 1,613 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 132.4% | rising |
| 52 | Morocco | 1,502 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 47.1% | volatile |
| 53 | Guatemala | 1,417 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 21.7% | volatile |
| 54 | Kyrgyzstan | 1,333 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 18.1% | volatile |
| 55 | Angola | 1,263 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 8.1% | volatile |
| 56 | Tonga | 1,242 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 29.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Samoa | 1,241 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 40.5% | volatile |
| 58 | Indonesia | 1,226 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 30.2% | volatile |
| 59 | Bolivia | 1,174 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 52.3% | rising |
| 60 | Azerbaijan | 1,107 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 6.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Papua New Guinea | 1,085 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 52.4% | volatile |
| 62 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1,081 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 17.3% | volatile |
| 63 | Vanuatu | 1,077 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 183.2% | volatile |
| 64 | Honduras | 1,058 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 43.4% | rising |
| 65 | Zambia | 1,041 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 111.6% | volatile |
| 66 | Cote d'Ivoire | 986.06 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 191.0% | rising |
| 67 | Philippines | 970.5 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 64.5% | volatile |
| 68 | Egypt | 942.7 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 147.5% | volatile |
| 69 | Vietnam | 930.49 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 40.6% | volatile |
| 70 | Cambodia | 927.08 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 100.7% | volatile |
| 71 | Ghana | 875.23 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 0.9% | volatile |
| 72 | Congo | 843.62 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 22.0% | rising |
| 73 | Benin | 809.75 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 327.9% | volatile |
| 74 | Rwanda | 802.95 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 230.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Eswatini | 779.89 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 103.9% | volatile |
| 76 | China | 757.11 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 96.4% | volatile |
| 77 | Botswana | 734.56 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 19.7% | volatile |
| 78 | Mauritania | 697.85 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 18.5% | rising |
| 79 | Lesotho | 695.03 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 82.8% | volatile |
| 80 | Kenya | 636.51 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 115.7% | volatile |
| 81 | Solomon Islands | 627.85 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 175.2% | rising |
| 82 | Guinea-Bissau | 595.17 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 208.5% | volatile |
| 83 | Zimbabwe | 547.75 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 40.7% | volatile |
| 84 | Tajikistan | 528.77 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 20.6% | volatile |
| 85 | Bangladesh | 500.54 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 166.7% | volatile |
| 86 | Gambia | 474.53 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 124.3% | rising |
| 87 | Tanzania | 450.67 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 64.3% | rising |
| 88 | Cameroon | 439.09 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 86.9% | volatile |
| 89 | Burkina Faso | 432.67 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 21.3% | volatile |
| 90 | Pakistan | 428.98 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 70.9% | volatile |
| 91 | Togo | 412.94 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 300.3% | rising |
| 92 | Turkmenistan | 386.98 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 67.6% | volatile |
| 93 | India | 382.72 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 37.2% | volatile |
| 94 | Comoros | 373.83 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 155.1% | volatile |
| 95 | Uganda | 360.76 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 66.9% | volatile |
| 96 | Nigeria | 345.87 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 103.5% | volatile |
| 97 | Nepal | 303.02 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 140.8% | volatile |
| 98 | Sudan | 296.35 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 28.3% | rising |
| 99 | Iraq | 287.38 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 100 | Guinea | 282.48 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 122.4% | rising |
| 101 | Liberia | 276.92 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 256.6% | volatile |
| 102 | Ethiopia | 257.08 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 60.4% | volatile |
| 103 | Mali | 229.52 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 104 | East Timor | 180.87 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 878.7% | volatile |
| 105 | Myanmar | 178.41 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 5.8% | volatile |
| 106 | Eritrea | 171.74 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 35.9% | rising |
| 107 | Niger | 167.49 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 85.3% | rising |
| 108 | Madagascar | 164.4 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 68.9% | volatile |
| 109 | Sierra Leone | 152.06 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 110 | Yemen | 139.58 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 38.5% | rising |
| 111 | Malawi | 138.71 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 68.7% | volatile |
| 112 | Syria | 138.19 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 113 | Chad | 120.39 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 52.8% | volatile |
| 114 | Central African Republic | 82.31 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 10.1% | volatile |
| 115 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 72.52 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 33.2% | volatile |
| 116 | Burundi | 42.8 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 117 | Afghanistan | 42.5 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 118 | Somalia | 34.92 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 74.1% | rising |
| 119 | Algeria | 24.14 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 47.7% | volatile |
| 120 | Haiti | 21.77 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 87.2% | volatile |
| 121 | Iran | 11.48 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 71.8% | 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) 3,491 DOD, current US$ per person
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 2,654 DOD, current US$ per person
- Upper middle income 1,348 DOD, current US$ per person
- Middle income 997.9 DOD, current US$ per person
- Low & middle income 917.78 DOD, current US$ per person
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 855.37 DOD, current US$ per person
- Lower middle income 628.05 DOD, current US$ per person
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 546.62 DOD, current US$ per person
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 539.59 DOD, current US$ per person
- IDA only 496.72 DOD, current US$ per person
- South Asia 421.56 DOD, current US$ per person
- Low income 276.94 DOD, current US$ per person
How this figure is calculated
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- External debt stocks, long-term 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, long-term (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.