Countries Without Debt 2025
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5 Countries with the Most Debt per Capita
Country | Debt Per Capita↑ | Total Debt (billions) | Debt as % of GDP | Debt as % of Total Wealth | Data Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Afghanistan | $40 | $1.28 | 7% | 3.12% | 2011 |
 | Nigeria | $60 | $96.40 | 2% | 13.79% | 2023 |
 | Burundi | $60 | $0.70 | 26% | 17.63% | 2016 |
 | DR Congo | $70 | $5.33 | 13% | 7.51% | 2016 |
 | Algeria | $89 | $98.70 | 2% | 27.88% | 2021 |
 | Iran | $90 | $8.67 | 2% | 0.29% | 2022 |
 | Turkmenistan | $90 | $0.50 | 1% | 0.64% | 2016 |
 | Malawi | $100 | $1.92 | 39% | 8.73% | 2016 |
 | Guinea | $100 | $1.33 | 20% | 7.39% | 2016 |
 | Myanmar | $120 | $13.90 | 17% | 4.91% | 2021 |
 | Nepal | $120 | $9.13 | 16% | 10.14% | 2022 |
 | Kiribati | $120 | $0.01 | 8% | 2013 | |
 | Niger | $130 | $2.73 | 36% | 21% | 2016 |
 | Chad | $130 | $1.88 | 18% | 18.8% | 2016 |
 | Central African Republic | $130 | $0.69 | 39% | 34.35% | 2016 |
 | Kuwait | $140 | $0.69 | 0.42% | 0.12% | 2023 |
 | Uganda | $150 | $6.24 | 24% | 12.73% | 2016 |
 | Togo | $150 | $1.17 | 26% | 19.5% | 2016 |
 | Eritrea | $150 | $0.82 | 15% | 16.4% | 2016 |
 | Madagascar | $160 | $4.01 | 41% | 13.37% | 2016 |
 | Burkina Faso | $160 | $3.09 | 26% | 19.31% | 2016 |
 | Comoros | $160 | $0.13 | 21% | 6.65% | 2016 |
 | South Sudan | $167 | $1.92 | 62.7% | 2017 | |
 | Haiti | $180 | $2.02 | 24% | 40.4% | 2016 |
 | North Korea | $200 | $5 | 18% | 2013 | |
 | Mali | $200 | $3.63 | 26% | 16.5% | 2016 |
 | Benin | $200 | $2.34 | 26% | 15.6% | 2016 |
 | Rwanda | $200 | $2.44 | 29% | 8.71% | 2016 |
 | Montserrat | $200 | $0 | 2% | 2011 | |
 | Sierra Leone | $230 | $1.56 | 36% | 39% | 2016 |
 | Liberia | $230 | $1.11 | 51% | 7.93% | 2016 |
 | Timor-Leste | $250 | $0.31 | 12% | 7.8% | 2014 |
 | Yemen | $260 | $7.19 | 21% | 2015 | |
 | Tajikistan | $260 | $6.66 | 38% | 26.64% | 2021 |
 | Gambia | $260 | $0.54 | 61% | 18.07% | 2016 |
 | Somalia | $270 | 52% | 2013 | ||
 | Tanzania | $280 | $15.90 | 34% | 10.97% | 2016 |
 | Wallis and Futuna | $280 | $0 | 6% | 2004 | |
 | Cameroon | $300 | $7.38 | 24% | 16.04% | 2016 |
 | Syria | $300 | $5.92 | 24% | 32.89% | 2016 |
 | Mozambique | $320 | $10.20 | 72% | 63.75% | 2020 |
 | Palestine | $340 | $1.54 | 35% | 2018 | |
 | Eswatini | $360 | $0.47 | 14% | 2016 | |
 | Kenya | $370 | $0.07 | 26% | 0.02% | 2023 |
 | Senegal | $390 | $6.19 | 42% | 15.1% | 2016 |
 | Ivory Coast | $420 | $29.80 | 24% | 2021 | |
 | New Caledonia | $420 | $0.11 | 1% | 2013 | |
 | Lesotho | $430 | $0.95 | 53% | 47.45% | 2016 |
 | India | $449 | $625 | 16.83% | 52.1% | 2023 |
 | Bangladesh | $460 | $98.90 | 22% | 8.92% | 2023 |
 | Vietnam | $500 | $142 | 39.1% | 13.96% | 2021 |
 | Uzbekistan | $500 | $33.30 | 24% | 2020 | |
 | Zambia | $540 | $8.92 | 45% | 33.04% | 2023 |
 | Libya | $550 | $3.53 | 9% | 8.02% | 2016 |
 | Pakistan | $554 | $124 | 43% | 18.29% | 2023 |
 | Guinea-Bissau | $570 | $1.10 | 94% | 55% | 2010 |
 | British Virgin Islands | $570 | $0.02 | 2% | 2016 | |
 | Anguilla | $590 | $0.01 | 5% | 1998 | |
 | Cambodia | $600 | $22.40 | 57% | 35% | 2022 |
 | Bolivia | $600 | $15.50 | 33% | 14.76% | 2023 |
 | Greenland | $650 | $0.04 | 2% | 2010 | |
 | Zimbabwe | $670 | $10.90 | 77% | 15.35% | 2016 |
 | Ghana | $700 | $29.20 | 30% | 26.07% | 2022 |
 | Botswana | $720 | $3.50 | 8% | 12.96% | 2023 |
 | Vanuatu | $750 | $0.21 | 27% | 2016 | |
 | Solomon Islands | $800 | $0.49 | 40% | 2013 | |
 | Mauritania | $840 | $3.59 | 76% | 59.83% | 2016 |
 | Fiji | $900 | $0.83 | 18% | 6.94% | 2016 |
 | Micronesia | $900 | $0.09 | 29% | 2013 | |
 | Honduras | $1,000 | $8.04 | 38% | 2016 | |
 | Republic of the Congo | $1,000 | $4.82 | 55% | 80.33% | 2016 |
 | Sudan | $1,100 | $62.40 | 121% | 283.64% | 2021 |
 | Guatemala | $1,100 | $19.10 | 28% | 2016 | |
 | Sao Tome and Principe | $1,200 | $0.24 | 67% | 2016 | |
 | Tuvalu | $1,224 | $0.01 | 37% | 2017 | |
 | Ethiopia | $1,296 | $26 | 129.13% | 19.77% | 2024 |
 | Azerbaijan | $1,300 | $8.14 | 22% | 5.18% | 2021 |
 | Kyrgyzstan | $1,300 | $5.74 | 112% | 22.96% | 2023 |
 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | $1,300 | $5.04 | 23% | 5.79% | 2022 |
 | Angola | $1,400 | $37.70 | 41% | 68.55% | 2016 |
 | Morocco | $1,400 | $91.10 | 46% | 26.25% | 2022 |
 | Indonesia | $1,417 | $395 | 29.1% | 45.73% | 2023 |
 | Equatorial Guinea | $1,500 | $1.36 | 12% | 6.8% | 2016 |
 | Djibouti | $1,500 | $1.34 | 71% | 67% | 2016 |
 | Guyana | $1,500 | $1.14 | 36% | 19% | 2015 |
 | Egypt | $1,557 | $165 | 42.72% | 13.21% | 2023 |
 | Moldova | $1,600 | $5.65 | 70% | 8.69% | 2023 |
 | Laos | $1,700 | $10.20 | 53% | 29.14% | 2022 |
 | China | $1,736 | $2,450 | 13.55% | 2.9% | 2022 |
 | Iraq | $1,800 | $68 | 44% | 2016 | |
 | Nicaragua | $1,800 | $11.10 | 83% | 16.09% | 2016 |
 | Marshall Islands | $1,800 | $0.10 | 52% | 2013 | |
 | Russia | $1,969 | $282 | 13.67% | 6.43% | 2023 |
 | Maldives | $2,000 | $0.74 | 23% | 7.42% | 2014 |
 | Armenia | $2,043 | $6.66 | 102% | 14.17% | 2023 |
 | Ecuador | $2,100 | $57.50 | 57% | 22.55% | 2023 |
 | Cayman Islands | $2,100 | $0.08 | 7% | 1998 | |
 | Ukraine | $2,200 | $124 | 81% | 18.26% | 2023 |
 | Sri Lanka | $2,200 | $83.10 | 68% | 23.15% | 2023 |
 | Tunisia | $2,200 | $37.70 | 97% | 21.3% | 2023 |
 | Suriname | $2,200 | $1.24 | 30% | 62% | 2016 |
 | Tonga | $2,200 | $0.23 | 54% | 2016 | |
 | Philippines | $2,300 | $260 | 58.9% | 25.72% | 2023 |
 | Peru | $2,300 | $86.30 | 44% | 16.63% | 2023 |
 | Cuba | $2,300 | $26.30 | 34% | 2016 | |
 | Samoa | $2,300 | $0.45 | 51% | 2013 | |
 | Dominican Republic | $2,400 | $26.10 | 36% | 2016 | |
 | Paraguay | $2,400 | $21.80 | 54% | 32.06% | 2022 |
 | El Salvador | $2,400 | $14.90 | 56% | 2016 | |
 | Namibia | $2,500 | $6.52 | 64% | 21.03% | 2016 |
 | Saint Lucia | $2,700 | $0.51 | 36% | 2016 | |
 | Papua New Guinea | $2,800 | $22 | 111% | 51.16% | 2016 |
 | Gabon | $2,900 | $5.16 | 35% | 22.43% | 2016 |
 | Bhutan | $2,900 | $2.26 | 108% | 2016 | |
 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | $2,900 | $0.32 | 42% | 2016 | |
 | Cape Verde | $3,100 | $1.66 | 99% | 2016 | |
 | Nauru | $3,200 | $0.03 | 22% | 2004 | |
 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | $3,300 | $0.19 | 20% | 2016 | |
 | Jordan | $3,400 | $44.10 | 83% | 18.77% | 2023 |
 | Venezuela | $3,500 | $110 | 23% | 2019 | |
 | Belize | $3,500 | $1.33 | 75% | 44.33% | 2016 |
 | Colombia | $3,596 | $188 | 56.03% | 33.33% | 2023 |
 | Albania | $3,634 | $14 | 66% | 18.18% | 2023 |
 | North Macedonia | $3,700 | $7.92 | 73% | 2023 | |
 | Georgia | $3,900 | $11.10 | 128% | 24.13% | 2023 |
 | Dominica | $3,900 | $0.29 | 55% | 2016 | |
 | Belarus | $4,000 | $37.60 | 66% | 14.75% | 2023 |
 | Thailand | $4,016 | $282 | 49.09% | 19.85% | 2023 |
 | South Africa | $4,268 | $263 | 65.81% | 28.4% | 2023 |
 | Oman | $4,400 | $54 | 35% | 28.57% | 2021 |
 | Panama | $4,400 | $46.70 | 56.6% | 31.13% | 2023 |
 | Antigua and Barbuda | $4,700 | $0.44 | 34% | 2012 | |
 | Costa Rica | $5,100 | $24.90 | 43% | 11.8% | 2016 |
 | Turkey | $5,514 | $476 | 46.21% | 33.23% | 2023 |
 | Bulgaria | $5,700 | $21 | 63% | 8.14% | 2023 |
 | Argentina | $5,883 | $275 | 42.91% | 65.48% | 2023 |
 | Lebanon | $6,000 | $34.50 | 220% | 10% | 2023 |
 | Jamaica | $6,000 | $16.80 | 122% | 37.33% | 2016 |
 | Grenada | $6,300 | $0.68 | 66% | 2013 | |
 | Aruba | $6,600 | $0.69 | 28% | 2014 | |
 | Mexico | $6,707 | $880 | 52.92% | 42.76% | 2023 |
 | Montenegro | $6,742 | $4.39 | 151% | 12.19% | 2023 |
 | Brazil | $6,925 | $1,490 | 71.59% | 44.11% | 2023 |
 | Saudi Arabia | $7,588 | $264 | 23.83% | 11.64% | 2022 |
 | Uruguay | $7,600 | $57.20 | 50% | 26.36% | 2023 |
 | Malaysia | $7,785 | $260 | 58.17% | 38.35% | 2023 |
 | Mongolia | $7,800 | $33.80 | 245% | 225.33% | 2023 |
 | Kazakhstan | $8,087 | $161 | 65.71% | 22.36% | 2023 |
 | Taiwan | $8,275 | $193 | 24.4% | 3.56% | 2023 |
 | Romania | $8,414 | $158 | 45.4% | 23.69% | 2023 |
 | Poland | $9,500 | $385 | 49.3% | 24.18% | 2023 |
 | San Marino | $10,604 | $0.35 | 23% | 2016 | |
 | Croatia | $10,700 | $52.90 | 74% | 23% | 2022 |
 | Chile | $11,603 | $233 | 65.09% | 29.91% | 2023 |
 | Lithuania | $12,700 | $28.50 | 74% | 19.39% | 2023 |
 | South Korea | $12,897 | $665 | 38.62% | 20.41% | 2023 |
 | Cook Islands | $13,400 | $0.28 | 23% | 2011 | |
 | Andorra | $14,345 | $1.11 | 41% | 2014 | |
 | Bahrain | $14,900 | $39.40 | 66% | 33.97% | 2023 |
 | Hungary | $15,000 | $147 | 160% | 32.1% | 2023 |
 | Trinidad and Tobago | $15,700 | $21.50 | 76% | 42.16% | 2016 |
 | Estonia | $15,700 | $34.20 | 89% | 41.71% | 2023 |
 | Barbados | $15,700 | $4.49 | 100% | 28.06% | 2010 |
 | Slovakia | $15,900 | $121 | 112% | 44.81% | 2022 |
 | Israel | $16,019 | $153 | 29.28% | 11.18% | 2022 |
 | Faroe Islands | $18,400 | $0.89 | 38% | 2010 | |
 | Czech Republic | $19,282 | $203 | 61.47% | 26.36% | 2023 |
 | Latvia | $21,200 | $43.60 | 126% | 30.92% | 2023 |
 | United Arab Emirates | $24,164 | $220 | 59.69% | 17.71% | 2016 |
 | Slovenia | $25,000 | $60.70 | 104% | 32.29% | 2023 |
 | Seychelles | $26,200 | $2.55 | 180% | 63.75% | 2016 |
 | Brunei | $27,200 | $0.34 | 2.8% | 2.83% | 2017 |
 | Greece | $32,880 | $350 | 322.85% | 39.33% | 2022 |
 | Germany | $33,566 | $2,810 | 65.33% | 16.13% | 2023 |
 | Japan | $34,832 | $4,340 | 98.44% | 19.22% | 2023 |
 | Spain | $34,920 | $1,670 | 111.84% | 32.2% | 2023 |
 | Serbia | $37,845 | $38.60 | 56.5% | 20.75% | 2023 |
 | Finland | $38,756 | $215 | 71.3% | 27.15% | 2023 |
 | Bermuda | $39,700 | $2.44 | 47% | 2015 | |
 | New Zealand | $39,924 | $206 | 81.76% | 14.45% | 2023 |
 | Portugal | $42,785 | $440 | 164.48% | 22.35% | 2023 |
 | Austria | $44,168 | $401 | 77.76% | 12.13% | 2023 |
 | Bahamas | $44,200 | $17.60 | 194% | 110% | 2013 |
 | United Kingdom | $46,754 | $3,240 | 96.5% | 54.47% | 2023 |
 | Puerto Rico | $48,187 | $167 | 161.93% | 2015 | |
 | France | $49,767 | $3,280 | 112.06% | 20.86% | 2023 |
 | Italy | $52,674 | $3,100 | 143.09% | 28.13% | 2023 |
 | Belgium | $55,738 | $652 | 104.42% | 4.07% | 2023 |
 | Ireland | $63,414 | $3,030 | 86.82% | 357.06% | 2023 |
 | Canada | $66,929 | $1,650 | 126.94% | 23.53% | 2023 |
 | Qatar | $70,471 | $195 | 106.09% | 47.91% | 2018 |
 | Australia | $72,223 | $1,900 | 111.17% | 19.55% | 2023 |
 | Iceland | $72,700 | $21.80 | 81% | 16.9% | 2023 |
 | Denmark | $81,965 | $123 | 119% | 6.58% | 2023 |
 | Sweden | $95,178 | $1,030 | 171.81% | 18.1% | 2023 |
 | Cyprus | $97,200 | $25.40 | 849% | 23.3% | 2023 |
 | United States | $98,094 | $32,900 | 122.56% | 23.52% | 2023 |
 | Luxembourg | $114,704 | $24.20 | 22.1% | 8.09% | 2023 |
 | Norway | $134,602 | $738 | 133.14% | 6.72% | 2023 |
 | Singapore | $144,061 | $815 | 158.13% | 44.89% | 2023 |
 | Mauritius | $157,951 | $199 | 1368% | 292.65% | 2023 |
 | Netherlands | $215,569 | $3,790 | 381.62% | 77.84% | 2022 |
 | Malta | $223,000 | $104 | 691% | 179.31% | 2023 |
 | Hong Kong | $248,153 | $1,820 | 504.1% | 19.68% | 2022 |
 | Switzerland | $262,863 | $2,300 | 284.57% | 47.63% | 2022 |
 | Monaco | $434,000 | $16.50 | 240% | 2010 | |
 | Palau | $846,000 | $18.40 | 62.1% | 2014 | |
 | Liechtenstein | 2001 | ||||
 | Niue | 2016 |
- Country-level international debt is made up of two major components: public debt, which is the debt owed to foreign creditors by the country’s government, and private debt, which is the debt owed to foreign creditors by the the country’s private residents or corporations.
- Only two sovereign states in the world are believed to be completely free of debt: Liechtenstein and Niue.
- However, most countries are both debtors and creditors, owing money to some countries at the same time they are owed money by other countries. If one were to compare the amount of money each country owes to the amount that it is owed by other countries, additional countries would show a positive debt balance.
