The Global Index has named figures of countries’ external debt in the categories of trillion and billion.
In the trillion category, according to the debt figures posted on its X handle @TheGlobal_Index on Saturday, the United States leads with $20.27 trillion, followed by the UK, and France with $8.72 trillion, and $6.35 trillion, respectively.
In that category, China, Switzerland, and Singapore are the least with $2.02 trillion, $2 trillion, and $1.55 trillion, respectively.
- USA: $20.27 trillion
- UK: $8.72 trillion
- France: $6.35 trillion
- Germany: $5.67 trillion
- Netherlands: $4.34 trillion
- Luxembourg: $4.30 trillion
- Japan: $4.25 trillion
- Australia: $3.15 trillion
- Ireland: $3 trillion
- Italy: $2.5 trillion
- Spain: $2.33 trillion
- Canada: $2.12 trillion
- China: $2.02 trillion
- Switzerland: $2 trillion
- Singapore: $1.55 trillion
In the billion category, Brazil, Norway, and India rank first, second, and third with $700 billion, $651 billion, and $555 billion, respectively.
In the same category, Nigeria, Iran and North Korea are the least with $27 billion, $8 billion, and $5 billion, respectively.
- Brazil: $700 billion
- Norway: $651 billion
- India: $555 billion
- Russia: $500 billion
- South Korea: $457 billion
- Mexico: $456 billion
- Turkey: $455 billion
- Portugal: $401 billion
- Indonesia: $400 billion
- Argentina: $280 billion
- UAE: $240 billion
- Saudi Arabia: $205 billion
- South Africa: $180 billion
- Qatar: $170 billion
- Colombia: $135 billion
- Israel: $135 billion
- Ukraine: $120 billion
- Pakistan: $110 billion
- Vietnam: $100 billion
- Philippines: $82 billion
- Bangladesh: $50 billion
- Kenya: $30 billion
- Nigeria: $27 billion
- Iran: $8 billion
- North Korea: $5 billion