GM ECONOMY · INDICATOR PROFILE
External Debt
Total external debt stocks as a percentage of GNI.
Country coverage57 / 11450% of active countries
Time coverage1970–20242451 observations
Common ranking year202448 countries · 84%
Data qualityLimited45 median observations / country
Minimum · 20242.21%
Median · 202439.11%
Maximum · 2024181.86%
Data quality
Recency and time-series depthGood53latest within 1 year of the series maximum and at least 10 observations
Adequate3latest within 3 years and at least 5 observations
Limited1older or comparatively short series
Indicator metadata
Definition and machine-readable identifiersCountry ranking · 2024
48 comparable countries| Rank | Country | 2024 value | Latest year | Latest value | Observations | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mongolia | 181.86% | 2024 | 181.86% | 33 | 1992–2024 |
| 2 | Laos | 115.40% | 2024 | 115.40% | 41 | 1984–2024 |
| 3 | Ukraine | 101.27% | 2024 | 101.27% | 33 | 1992–2024 |
| 4 | Jordan | 90.13% | 2024 | 90.13% | 55 | 1970–2024 |
| 5 | Georgia | 79.68% | 2024 | 79.68% | 33 | 1992–2024 |
| 6 | Tunisia | 77.70% | 2024 | 77.70% | 55 | 1970–2024 |
| 7 | Maldives | 75.56% | 2024 | 75.56% | 47 | 1978–2024 |
| 8 | Fiji | 71.39% | 2024 | 71.39% | 55 | 1970–2024 |
| 9 | Kyrgyzstan | 69.24% | 2024 | 69.24% | 33 | 1992–2024 |
| 10 | Armenia | 65.99% | 2024 | 65.99% | 32 | 1993–2024 |
| 11 | Kazakhstan | 62.60% | 2024 | 62.60% | 32 | 1993–2024 |
| 12 | Serbia | 62.25% | 2024 | 62.25% | 28 | 1997–2024 |
| 13 | Uzbekistan | 60.51% | 2024 | 60.51% | 33 | 1992–2024 |
| 14 | Nigeria | 60.04% | 2024 | 60.04% | 17 | 2008–2024 |
| 15 | Sri Lanka | 58.89% | 2024 | 58.89% | 55 | 1970–2024 |
| 16 | Colombia | 49.20% | 2024 | 49.20% | 55 | 1970–2024 |
| 17 | Ghana | 46.92% | 2024 | 46.92% | 55 | 1970–2024 |
| 18 | Cambodia | 46.11% | 2024 | 46.11% | 44 | 1981–2024 |
| 19 | South Africa | 44.83% | 2024 | 44.83% | 31 | 1994–2024 |
| 20 | Morocco | 44.72% | 2024 | 44.72% | 55 | 1970–2024 |
| 21 | Egypt | 41.98% | 2024 | 41.98% | 55 | 1970–2024 |
| 22 | Papua New Guinea | 41.89% | 2024 | 41.89% | 55 | 1970–2024 |
| 23 | Turkey | 39.39% | 2024 | 39.39% | 55 | 1970–2024 |
| 24 | Vanuatu | 39.16% | 2024 | 39.16% | 44 | 1981–2024 |
| 25 | Argentina | 39.06% | 2024 | 39.06% | 55 | 1970–2024 |
| 26 | Samoa | 37.56% | 2024 | 37.56% | 55 | 1970–2024 |
| 27 | Thailand | 37.49% | 2024 | 37.49% | 55 | 1970–2024 |
| 28 | Tajikistan | 37.39% | 2024 | 37.39% | 33 | 1992–2024 |
| 29 | Pakistan | 35.63% | 2024 | 35.63% | 55 | 1970–2024 |
| 30 | Kenya | 34.99% | 2024 | 34.99% | 55 | 1970–2024 |
| 31 | Peru | 34.23% | 2024 | 34.23% | 55 | 1970–2024 |
| 32 | Solomon Islands | 33.83% | 2024 | 33.83% | 47 | 1978–2024 |
| 33 | Mexico | 32.89% | 2024 | 32.89% | 55 | 1970–2024 |
| 34 | Indonesia | 30.97% | 2024 | 30.97% | 55 | 1970–2024 |
| 35 | Vietnam | 28.85% | 2024 | 28.85% | 36 | 1989–2024 |
| 36 | Brazil | 28.66% | 2024 | 28.66% | 55 | 1970–2024 |
| 37 | Philippines | 26.26% | 2024 | 26.26% | 55 | 1970–2024 |
| 38 | Nepal | 23.27% | 2024 | 23.27% | 55 | 1970–2024 |
| 39 | Bangladesh | 22.25% | 2024 | 22.25% | 52 | 1973–2024 |
| 40 | India | 18.58% | 2024 | 18.58% | 55 | 1970–2024 |
| 41 | Azerbaijan | 17.04% | 2024 | 17.04% | 32 | 1993–2024 |
| 42 | Timor-Leste | 15.37% | 2024 | 15.37% | 13 | 2012–2024 |
| 43 | Myanmar | 15.28% | 2024 | 15.28% | 55 | 1970–2024 |
| 44 | China | 13.00% | 2024 | 13.00% | 44 | 1981–2024 |
| 45 | Iraq | 6.23% | 2024 | 6.23% | 10 | 2015–2024 |
| 46 | Turkmenistan | 5.22% | 2024 | 5.22% | 32 | 1993–2024 |
| 47 | Algeria | 2.67% | 2024 | 2.67% | 55 | 1970–2024 |
| 48 | Iran | 2.21% | 2024 | 2.21% | 45 | 1980–2024 |
The ranking uses a single common year rather than mixing each country’s latest observation. GM Economy selects the most recent year with data for at least 75% of countries covered by this indicator; if no year reaches that threshold, the year with the broadest coverage is used. Values are ordered from highest to lowest. This is a descriptive data ranking, not an assessment of whether a higher or lower value is preferable.