The following is a list of countries by external debt, the total public and private debt owed to nonresidents repayable in internationally accepted currencies, goods, or services, where the indebtedness is the result of a direct loan, credit line, or other debt finance, or where the indebtedness is the result of the provision of goods or services to meet the current account deficit.
| Country | External Debt | Year |
|---|---|---|
| United States | $27,054,000,000,000 | 2023 |
| United Kingdom | $11,505,000,000,000 | 2023 |
| Germany | $6,445,000,000,000 | 2023 |
| France | $5,675,000,000,000 | 2023 |
| Japan | $4,840,000,000,000 | 2023 |
| Brazil | $1,342,000,000,000 | 2023 |
| India | $1,249,000,000,000 | 2023 |
| South Africa | $163,000,000,000 | 2023 |