PPG, official creditors (NFL, US$), per square kilometre by country
PPG, official creditors (NFL, US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Countries reporting
121
Highest
1.24 million NFL, US$ per square kilometre
Maldives
Lowest
-33,927 NFL, US$ per square kilometre
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Median
976.71 NFL, US$ per square kilometre
Years covered
54
1970–2023
Data points
6,176
What the numbers show
PPG, official creditors (NFL, US$), per square kilometre is currently reported for 121 countries. The highest value is 1.24 million NFL, US$ per square kilometre in Maldives; the lowest is -33,927 NFL, US$ per square kilometre in Saint Kitts and Nevis.
The median across all reporting countries is 976.71 NFL, US$ per square kilometre, and the mean is 19,527 NFL, US$ per square kilometre.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 37.
Over the past decade 65 countries rose and 54 fell. The largest increase was in Saint Lucia (up 30,612.0%), and the largest decrease in Montenegro (down 1,572.8%).
PPG, official creditors (NFL, US$), per square kilometre: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maldives | 1.24 million NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 133.3% | volatile |
| 2 | Saint Lucia | 202,670 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 30,612.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 189,178 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 194.9% | volatile |
| 4 | Grenada | 147,939 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 128.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Mauritius | 126,799 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 29.3% | volatile |
| 6 | Bangladesh | 56,649 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 571.6% | volatile |
| 7 | El Salvador | 53,149 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 2,519.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Sri Lanka | 48,715 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 108.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Ukraine | 46,275 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1,161.8% | volatile |
| 10 | Dominica | 37,256 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 107.9% | volatile |
| 11 | Rwanda | 37,136 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 711.9% | volatile |
| 12 | Sao Tome and Principe | 25,743 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 121.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Dominican Republic | 24,308 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 23.5% | volatile |
| 14 | Lebanon | 16,654 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 190.2% | volatile |
| 15 | Philippines | 16,177 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 444.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Jordan | 14,694 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 241.2% | volatile |
| 17 | North Macedonia | 13,666 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 208.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Djibouti | 12,155 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 655.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Senegal | 9,984 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 635.9% | volatile |
| 20 | Comoros | 9,669 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 4,066.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Republic of Moldova | 9,491 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1,004.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Gambia | 8,741 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 249.9% | volatile |
| 23 | Cambodia | 6,213 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 105.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Uzbekistan | 6,150 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 345.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Georgia | 6,023 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 54.9% | volatile |
| 26 | Côte d'Ivoire | 5,661 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 261.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Nigeria | 5,295 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 321.8% | volatile |
| 28 | Tunisia | 5,185 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 169.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Serbia | 5,085 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 12.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Pakistan | 4,712 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 502.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Nepal | 4,462 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 540.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Benin | 4,379 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 81.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Ecuador | 4,070 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 51.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Malawi | 3,328 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 51.3% | volatile |
| 35 | Bhutan | 3,190 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 66.3% | volatile |
| 36 | Togo | 3,158 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 40.6% | volatile |
| 37 | Nicaragua | 2,992 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 53.7% | volatile |
| 38 | Cape Verde | 2,978 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 88.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Egypt | 2,687 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 64.7% | volatile |
| 40 | Argentina | 2,488 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 363.1% | volatile |
| 41 | Uganda | 2,451 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 16.1% | volatile |
| 42 | Belize | 2,410 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 38.3% | volatile |
| 43 | Ethiopia | 2,377 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 59.1% | volatile |
| 44 | India | 2,187 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 397.3% | volatile |
| 45 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 2,180 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 16.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Albania | 2,171 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 53.5% | volatile |
| 47 | Paraguay | 2,091 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1,636.5% | volatile |
| 48 | Ghana | 2,082 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 56.6% | volatile |
| 49 | Bulgaria | 2,006 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2022 | up 4,385.4% | volatile |
| 50 | Armenia | 2,000 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 118.7% | volatile |
| 51 | Liberia | 1,681 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 427.4% | volatile |
| 52 | Indonesia | 1,575 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 389.7% | volatile |
| 53 | Solomon Islands | 1,555 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 784.1% | volatile |
| 54 | Kenya | 1,493 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 5.5% | volatile |
| 55 | Morocco | 1,379 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 65.3% | volatile |
| 56 | Suriname | 1,267 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 376.6% | volatile |
| 57 | Eswatini | 1,101 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 385.9% | volatile |
| 58 | Zimbabwe | 1,057 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1,770.2% | volatile |
| 59 | Burundi | 1,001 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 327.1% | volatile |
| 60 | Guyana | 984.22 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 8.4% | volatile |
| 61 | Burkina Faso | 976.71 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1,528.8% | volatile |
| 62 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 957.32 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 90.2% | volatile |
| 63 | Lesotho | 943.03 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 135.2% | volatile |
| 64 | Papua New Guinea | 916.69 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 156.7% | volatile |
| 65 | Peru | 882.2 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 154.6% | volatile |
| 66 | Kyrgyzstan | 830.78 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 53.6% | volatile |
| 67 | Madagascar | 830.14 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 335.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Timor-Leste | 677.44 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 34.1% | volatile |
| 69 | Guinea-Bissau | 677.37 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 39.4% | volatile |
| 70 | Colombia | 659.48 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 61.3% | volatile |
| 71 | South Africa | 517.24 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 14.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 423.58 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 21.3% | volatile |
| 73 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 392.91 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 18.1% | volatile |
| 74 | Fiji | 317.05 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 87.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Guinea | 291.52 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 76.7% | volatile |
| 76 | Cameroon | 273.47 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 86.7% | volatile |
| 77 | Mozambique | 243.11 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 81.9% | volatile |
| 78 | Zambia | 182.22 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 24.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Chad | 156.03 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 733.1% | volatile |
| 80 | Sierra Leone | 148.26 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 86.6% | volatile |
| 81 | Mali | 146.85 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 44.3% | volatile |
| 82 | Honduras | 134.59 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 96.7% | volatile |
| 83 | Tajikistan | 115.29 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 121.2% | volatile |
| 84 | Brazil | 104.81 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 23.3% | volatile |
| 85 | Niger | 63.71 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Mongolia | 54.28 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 92.6% | volatile |
| 87 | Central African Republic | 15.88 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 43.9% | volatile |
| 88 | Botswana | 11.41 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 105.1% | volatile |
| 89 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Russian Federation | -5.22 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2022 | up 90.8% | volatile |
| 91 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | -12.32 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 91.9% | volatile |
| 92 | Afghanistan | -15.68 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 131.5% | volatile |
| 93 | Somalia | -23.97 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Myanmar | -38.03 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 103.8% | volatile |
| 95 | Algeria | -41.14 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 24.8% | volatile |
| 96 | Mauritania | -60.3 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 129.1% | volatile |
| 97 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | -69.5 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 102.9% | volatile |
| 98 | Eritrea | -73.79 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 83.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Sudan | -74.4 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 165.4% | volatile |
| 100 | China | -150.2 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 61.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Yemen | -150.4 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 513.4% | volatile |
| 102 | Kazakhstan | -173.92 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 206.5% | volatile |
| 103 | Vanuatu | -187.96 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 124.2% | volatile |
| 104 | Türkiye | -192.65 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 107.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Angola | -340.81 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 140.3% | volatile |
| 106 | Congo | -436.16 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 125.4% | volatile |
| 107 | Gabon | -530.29 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 154.7% | volatile |
| 108 | Mexico | -897.1 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 212.7% | volatile |
| 109 | Haiti | -1,097 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 107.7% | volatile |
| 110 | Turkmenistan | -1,182 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 130.6% | volatile |
| 111 | Iraq | -1,228 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 172.6% | volatile |
| 112 | Thailand | -1,232 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 193.8% | volatile |
| 113 | Guatemala | -1,914 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 155.2% | volatile |
| 114 | Belarus | -3,253 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 129.2% | volatile |
| 115 | Viet Nam | -3,902 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 135.5% | volatile |
| 116 | Azerbaijan | -4,882 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 252.4% | volatile |
| 117 | Montenegro | -7,533 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 1,572.8% | volatile |
| 118 | Samoa | -10,655 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 285.7% | volatile |
| 119 | Jamaica | -16,733 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 216.1% | volatile |
| 120 | Tonga | -17,122 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 531.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | -33,927 NFL, US$ per square kilometre | 2010 | down 393.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- South Asia 5,381 NFL, US$ per square kilometre
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 4,919 NFL, US$ per square kilometre
- Lower middle income 2,566 NFL, US$ per square kilometre
- Middle income 1,392 NFL, US$ per square kilometre
- IDA only 1,301 NFL, US$ per square kilometre
- Low & middle income 1,219 NFL, US$ per square kilometre
- Upper middle income 893.5 NFL, US$ per square kilometre
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 869.31 NFL, US$ per square kilometre
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 848.87 NFL, US$ per square kilometre
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 684.41 NFL, US$ per square kilometre
- Low income 471.55 NFL, US$ per square kilometre
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 382.02 NFL, US$ per square kilometre
How this figure is calculated
PPG, official creditors (NFL, US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
PPG, official creditors (NFL, US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- PPG, official creditors International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
PPG, official creditors (NFL, US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.