| Rank | Country | External debt US dollars (billion) | Date | Per capita US dollars | % of GDP |
| 1 | United States | 14,300 | Jun 30, 2010 | 45,097 | 95 |
| — | EU | 13,720 | Jun 30, 2010 | 27,864 | 85 |
| 2 | UK | 8,981 | Jun 30, 2010 | 144,338 | 400 |
| 3 | Germany | 4,713 | Jun 30, 2010 | 57,755 | 142 |
| 4 | France | 4,698 | Jun 30, 2010 | 74,619 | 182 |
| 5 | Netherlands | 3,733 | Dec 31, 2009 | 225,814 | 471 |
| 6 | Japan | 2,441 | Sep 30, 2010 | 19,148 | 45 |
| 7 | Ireland | 2,253 | Sep 30, 2010 | 503,914 | 1103 |
| 8 | Norway | 2,232 | Jun 30, 2010 | 454,768 | 538 |
| 9 | Italy | 2,223 | Jun 30, 2010 | 36,841 | 108 |
| 10 | Spain | 2,166 | Jun 30, 2010 | 47,069 | 154 |
| 11 | Luxembourg | 1,892 | Jun 30, 2010 | 3,746,535 | 3443 |
| 12 | Belgium | 1,241 | Jun 30, 2010 | 113,603 | 266 |
| 13 | Switzerland | 1,200 | Sep 30, 2010 | 154,063 | 229 |
| 14 | Australia | 1,169 | Dec 31, 2010 | 52,596 | 95 |
| 15 | Canada | 1,009 | Jun 30, 2010 | 29,625 | 64 |
| 16 | Sweden | 853 | Jun 30, 2010 | 91,487 | 187 |
| 17 | Austria | 755 | Jun 30, 2010 | 90,128 | 200 |
| — | Hong Kong | 751 | Dec 31, 2010 | 105,420 | 334 |
| 18 | Denmark | 560 | Jun 30, 2010 | 101,084 | 180 |
| 19 | Greece | 533 | Jun 30, 2010 | 47,636 | 174 |
| 20 | Portugal | 498 | Jun 30, 2010 | 46,795 | 217 |
| 21 | Russia | 480 | Nov 30, 2010 | 3,421 | 33 |
| 22 | China | 407 | Dec 31, 2010 | 303 | 7 |
| 23 | Finland | 371 | Jun 30, 2010 | 68,960 | 155 |
| 24 | South Korea | 370 | Dec 31, 2010 | 7,567 | 37 |
| 25 | Brazil | 311 | Dec 31, 2010 | 1,608 | 15 |
| 26 | Turkey | 271 | Dec 31, 2010 | 3,794 | 36 |
| 27 | Polan | 253 | Dec 31, 2010 | 6,639 | 54 |
| 28 | India | 237 | Dec 31, 2010 | 195 | 15 |
| 29 | Mexico | 213 | Dec 31, 2010 | 1,956 | 20 |
| 30 | Indonesia | 196 | Dec 31, 2010 | 837 | 28 |
| 31 | Argentina | 161 | Sep 30, 2010 | 3,971 | 43 |
| 32 | Hungary | 148 | Dec 31, 2010 | 14,821 | 115 |
| 33 | UAE | 123 | Dec 31, 2010 | 24,273 | 41 |
| 34 | Romania | 109 | Dec 31, 2010 | 5,082 | 67 |
| 35 | Ukraine | 98 | Dec 31, 2010 | 2,144 | 71 |
| 36 | Kazakhstan | 94 | Dec 31, 2010 | 6,060 | 68 |
| 37 | China | 91 | Dec 31, 2010 | 3,918 | 21 |
| 38 | Israel | 90 | Dec 31, 2010 | 12,070 | 42 |
| 39 | Czech Republic | 87 | Dec 31, 2010 | 8,260 | 45 |
| 40 | Chile | 85 | Dec 31, 2010 | 4,916 | 42 |
| 41 | Saudi Arabia | 83 | Dec 31, 2010 | 3,176 | 19 |
| 42 | Thailand | 83 | Dec 31, 2010 | 1,292 | 26 |
| 43 | South Africa | 81 | Jun 30, 2010 | 1,613 | 23 |
| 44 | Malaysia | 73 | Dec 31, 2010 | 2,570 | 31 |
| 45 | Qatar | 71 | Dec 31, 2010 | 41,988 | 55 |
| 46 | New Zealand | 64 | Dec 31, 2010 | 14,724 | 46 |
| 47 | Philippines | 60 | Sep 30, 2010 | 636 | 32 |
| 48 | Croatia | 60 | Dec 31, 2010 | 13,519 | 99 |
| 49 | Slovakia | 59 | Jun 30, 2010 | 10,926 | 68 |
| 50 | Colombia | 58 | Dec 31, 2010 | 1,269 | 20 |
| Source: CIA |