External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$), per capita by country
External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$) 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
7,798 DOD, current US$ per person
Maldives
Lowest
3.53 DOD, current US$ per person
Iran, Islamic Republic of
Median
854.15 DOD, current US$ per person
Years covered
55
1970–2024
Data points
6,457
What the numbers show
External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$), per capita is currently reported for 122 countries. The highest value is 7,798 DOD, current US$ per person in Maldives; the lowest is 3.53 DOD, current US$ per person in Iran, Islamic Republic of.
The median across all reporting countries is 854.15 DOD, current US$ per person, and the mean is 1,436 DOD, current US$ per person.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2,207.
Over the past decade 98 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in Timor-Leste (up 878.7%), and the largest decrease in Iran, Islamic Republic of (down 91.3%).
External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maldives | 7,798 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 331.8% | volatile |
| 2 | Montenegro | 7,237 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 91.2% | rising |
| 3 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 6,864 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 123.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Grenada | 6,714 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 49.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Lebanon | 5,809 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 46.1% | volatile |
| 6 | Saint Lucia | 5,789 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 164.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Dominica | 5,130 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 28.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Serbia | 4,247 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 83.8% | volatile |
| 9 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4,230 DOD, current US$ per person | 2010 | up 25.1% | volatile |
| 10 | Bhutan | 4,198 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 59.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Suriname | 3,821 DOD, current US$ per person | 2023 | up 170.2% | rising |
| 12 | Cape Verde | 3,515 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 17.1% | volatile |
| 13 | Dominican Republic | 3,492 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 129.4% | volatile |
| 14 | Belize | 3,354 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 6.2% | volatile |
| 15 | North Macedonia | 3,151 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 92.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Mongolia | 2,798 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 55.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Jamaica | 2,798 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 2.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Ukraine | 2,778 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 276.8% | volatile |
| 19 | Mauritius | 2,729 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 89.8% | volatile |
| 20 | Guyana | 2,632 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 80.8% | rising |
| 21 | Georgia | 2,618 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 74.6% | volatile |
| 22 | Bulgaria | 2,455 DOD, current US$ per person | 2022 | up 206.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Argentina | 2,421 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 36.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Djibouti | 2,420 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 198.4% | volatile |
| 25 | Paraguay | 2,272 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 269.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Ecuador | 2,247 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 105.0% | volatile |
| 27 | El Salvador | 2,229 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 58.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Mexico | 2,212 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 7.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Gabon | 2,187 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 30 | Albania | 2,138 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 61.8% | volatile |
| 31 | Armenia | 2,082 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 85.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Jordan | 2,052 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 89.3% | rising |
| 33 | Colombia | 2,016 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 52.2% | volatile |
| 34 | Türkiye | 1,837 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 34.1% | volatile |
| 35 | Fiji | 1,826 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 126.1% | volatile |
| 36 | Sri Lanka | 1,804 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 45.2% | volatile |
| 37 | Belarus | 1,788 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 8.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Tunisia | 1,696 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 12.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Kazakhstan | 1,653 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 66.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,557 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 41 | South Africa | 1,528 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 35.6% | volatile |
| 42 | Peru | 1,384 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 162.1% | rising |
| 43 | Senegal | 1,356 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 286.9% | volatile |
| 44 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1,290 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 60.4% | volatile |
| 45 | Tonga | 1,242 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 29.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Angola | 1,217 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 47 | Republic of Moldova | 1,213 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 237.6% | volatile |
| 48 | Morocco | 1,201 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 49 | Samoa | 1,185 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 43.2% | volatile |
| 50 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 1,081 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 104.2% | volatile |
| 51 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1,081 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 17.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Uzbekistan | 1,077 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 575.2% | volatile |
| 53 | Vanuatu | 1,077 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 183.2% | volatile |
| 54 | Nicaragua | 1,042 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 76.4% | volatile |
| 55 | Côte d'Ivoire | 978.54 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 262.6% | rising |
| 56 | Russian Federation | 943.49 DOD, current US$ per person | 2022 | down 35.6% | rising |
| 57 | Azerbaijan | 928.74 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 5.1% | volatile |
| 58 | Egypt | 917.53 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 141.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Brazil | 916.84 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 60 | Honduras | 883.55 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 43.7% | rising |
| 61 | Indonesia | 865.99 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 57.7% | volatile |
| 62 | Congo | 842.31 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 22.1% | rising |
| 63 | Ghana | 743.13 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 62.1% | volatile |
| 64 | Guatemala | 741.15 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 66.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Botswana | 734.56 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 16.4% | volatile |
| 66 | Zambia | 725.93 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 119.6% | rising |
| 67 | Mauritania | 697.85 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 18.5% | rising |
| 68 | Eswatini | 697.54 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 164.9% | rising |
| 69 | Philippines | 694.98 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 85.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Papua New Guinea | 685.74 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 326.9% | volatile |
| 71 | Cambodia | 675.67 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 98.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Kenya | 630.53 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 118.3% | volatile |
| 73 | Benin | 616.79 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 286.2% | volatile |
| 74 | Guinea-Bissau | 595.17 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 208.5% | volatile |
| 75 | Rwanda | 585.38 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 279.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Kyrgyzstan | 583.86 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 77 | Kosovo | 459.26 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 205.0% | rising |
| 78 | Bangladesh | 447 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 166.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Lesotho | 434.69 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 17.5% | volatile |
| 80 | Thailand | 432.93 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 16.5% | volatile |
| 81 | Cameroon | 429.77 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 105.3% | volatile |
| 82 | Turkmenistan | 385.92 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 67.5% | volatile |
| 83 | Viet Nam | 380.74 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 24.7% | volatile |
| 84 | Comoros | 373.83 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 155.1% | volatile |
| 85 | Gambia | 365.83 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 72.9% | rising |
| 86 | China | 357.79 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 174.1% | volatile |
| 87 | Pakistan | 356.41 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 88 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 354.1 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 54.4% | rising |
| 89 | Solomon Islands | 347.71 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 139.4% | rising |
| 90 | Zimbabwe | 319.44 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 91 | Nepal | 299.17 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 140.7% | volatile |
| 92 | Sudan | 296.35 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 28.3% | rising |
| 93 | Togo | 288.04 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 179.2% | rising |
| 94 | Tajikistan | 282.85 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 95 | Uganda | 281.91 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 143.5% | volatile |
| 96 | Iraq | 280.87 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 97 | Guinea | 277.4 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 118.4% | rising |
| 98 | Mozambique | 264.21 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 20.1% | rising |
| 99 | Ethiopia | 257.08 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 60.4% | volatile |
| 100 | Liberia | 250.95 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 286.4% | volatile |
| 101 | Mali | 229.52 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 102 | Burkina Faso | 217.47 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 71.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Nigeria | 215.71 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 314.9% | volatile |
| 104 | Timor-Leste | 180.87 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 878.7% | volatile |
| 105 | Eritrea | 171.74 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 35.9% | rising |
| 106 | Myanmar | 169.53 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 10.5% | volatile |
| 107 | Niger | 167.49 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 85.3% | rising |
| 108 | India | 164.69 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 41.7% | volatile |
| 109 | Sierra Leone | 152.06 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 110 | Madagascar | 149.09 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 53.5% | volatile |
| 111 | Yemen | 139.58 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 38.5% | rising |
| 112 | Malawi | 138.71 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 68.7% | volatile |
| 113 | Syrian Arab Republic | 138.19 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 114 | Chad | 120.39 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 52.8% | volatile |
| 115 | Central African Republic | 82.31 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 10.1% | volatile |
| 116 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 72.52 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 33.2% | volatile |
| 117 | Burundi | 42.8 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 118 | Afghanistan | 42.08 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 31.7% | falling |
| 119 | Somalia | 34.92 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 74.1% | rising |
| 120 | Haiti | 21.29 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 87.5% | volatile |
| 121 | Algeria | 18.19 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 36.6% | volatile |
| 122 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 3.53 DOD, current US$ per person | 2024 | down 91.3% | 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) 1,756 DOD, current US$ per person
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 1,474 DOD, current US$ per person
- Upper middle income 717.57 DOD, current US$ per person
- Middle income 573.02 DOD, current US$ per person
- Low & middle income 529.35 DOD, current US$ per person
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 469.56 DOD, current US$ per person
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 444.1 DOD, current US$ per person
- Lower middle income 420.47 DOD, current US$ per person
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 410.87 DOD, current US$ per person
- IDA only 365.53 DOD, current US$ per person
- South Asia 222 DOD, current US$ per person
- Low income 180.08 DOD, current US$ per person
How this figure is calculated
External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 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, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (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.