| # | Flag | Country | External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$)External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | $81,161,752,672 | 2017 | |
| 2 | Colombia | $74,166,927,651 | 2017 | |
| 3 | Egypt | $63,950,077,088 | 2017 | |
| 4 | Pakistan | $60,048,902,082 | 2017 | |
| 5 | Vietnam | $51,781,856,182 | 2017 | |
| 6 | Venezuela | $40,263,401,398 | 2017 | |
| 7 | Romania | $37,952,062,957 | 2017 | |
| 8 | Angola | $36,683,793,412 | 2017 | |
| 9 | Philippines | $35,440,406,504 | 2017 | |
| 10 | Ukraine | $33,918,866,165 | 2017 | |
| 11 | Morocco | $33,314,416,236 | 2017 | |
| 12 | Sri Lanka | $32,574,779,341 | 2017 | |
| 13 | Bangladesh | $31,367,259,416 | 2017 | |
| 14 | Ecuador | $31,002,474,513 | 2017 | |
| 15 | Lebanon | $29,898,597,806 | 2017 | |
| 16 | Ethiopia | $25,721,332,986 | 2017 | |
| 17 | Thailand | $24,458,370,278 | 2017 | |
| 18 | Kenya | $22,275,944,498 | 2017 | |
| 19 | Tunisia | $21,780,252,254 | 2017 | |
| 20 | Kazakhstan | $21,295,483,779 | 2017 | |
| 21 | Belarus | $20,930,281,428 | 2017 | |
| 22 | Peru | $18,932,651,295 | 2017 | |
| 23 | Nigeria | $18,749,878,846 | 2017 | |
| 24 | Dominican Republic | $18,529,565,630 | 2017 | |
| 25 | Ghana | $17,312,918,206 | 2017 | |
| 26 | Serbia | $16,418,070,087 | 2017 | |
| 27 | Sudan | $15,878,340,761 | 2017 | |
| 28 | Jordan | $15,258,581,291 | 2017 | |
| 29 | Myanmar | $14,837,426,682 | 2017 | |
| 30 | Azerbaijan | $12,663,244,057 | 2017 | |
| 31 | Tanzania | $12,658,541,704 | 2017 | |
| 32 | Bulgaria | $11,321,460,827 | 2017 | |
| 33 | Costa Rica | $11,036,277,509 | 2017 | |
| 34 | Mozambique | $10,628,241,582 | 2017 | |
| 35 | Ivory Coast | $10,456,880,480 | 2017 | |
| 36 | Jamaica | $9,941,406,351 | 2017 | |
| 37 | El Salvador | $9,474,492,455 | 2017 | |
| 38 | Bolivia | $9,150,541,176 | 2017 | |
| 39 | Zambia | $8,877,807,464 | 2017 | |
| 40 | Laos | $8,373,751,345 | 2017 | |
| 41 | Guatemala | $8,365,980,956 | 2017 | |
| 42 | Senegal | $8,353,501,677 | 2017 | |
| 43 | Cameroon | $8,342,323,552 | 2017 | |
| 44 | Uzbekistan | $8,208,304,441 | 2017 | |
| 45 | Mongolia | $7,492,475,778 | 2017 | |
| 46 | Honduras | $7,032,421,571 | 2017 | |
| 47 | Uganda | $6,906,234,810 | 2017 | |
| 48 | Cambodia | $6,380,467,712 | 2017 | |
| 49 | Yemen | $6,316,550,981 | 2017 | |
| 50 | Georgia | $6,054,313,678 | 2017 | |
| 51 | Paraguay | $5,605,022,719 | 2017 | |
| 52 | Gabon | $5,530,169,573 | 2017 | |
| 53 | Armenia | $5,227,511,965 | 2017 | |
| 54 | Nicaragua | $4,695,704,621 | 2017 | |
| 55 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | $4,630,590,522 | 2017 | |
| 56 | Nepal | $4,299,200,428 | 2017 | |
| 57 | Democratic Republic Of Congo | $4,042,722,685 | 2017 | |
| 58 | Albania | $4,027,872,687 | 2017 | |
| 59 | Republic of the Congo | $4,012,167,411 | 2017 | |
| 60 | Mali | $3,946,854,290 | 2017 | |
| 61 | Kyrgyzstan | $3,907,860,199 | 2017 | |
| 62 | Mauritania | $3,833,762,299 | 2017 | |
| 63 | Republic of Macedonia | $3,828,549,021 | 2017 | |
| 64 | Syria | $3,703,047,286 | 2017 | |
| 65 | Zimbabwe | $3,534,628,132 | 2017 | |
| 66 | Tajikistan | $3,092,190,496 | 2017 | |
| 67 | Montenegro | $2,970,481,753 | 2017 | |
| 68 | Niger | $2,934,208,979 | 2017 | |
| 69 | Chad | $2,876,085,409 | 2017 | |
| 70 | Burkina Faso | $2,835,203,266 | 2017 | |
| 71 | Rwanda | $2,820,946,030 | 2017 | |
| 72 | Madagascar | $2,736,115,395 | 2017 | |
| 73 | Benin | $2,599,755,291 | 2017 | |
| 74 | Bhutan | $2,564,635,633 | 2017 | |
| 75 | Papua New Guinea | $2,298,741,437 | 2017 | |
| 76 | Haiti | $1,997,658,043 | 2017 | |
| 77 | Afghanistan | $1,981,573,769 | 2017 | |
| 78 | Djibouti | $1,949,558,773 | 2017 | |
| 79 | Somalia | $1,906,771,490 | 2017 | |
| 80 | Malawi | $1,787,318,597 | 2017 | |
| 81 | Cape Verde | $1,747,152,631 | 2017 | |
| 82 | Algeria | $1,714,378,450 | 2017 | |
| 83 | Mauritius | $1,547,432,033 | 2017 | |
| 84 | Botswana | $1,528,806,323 | 2017 | |
| 85 | Moldova | $1,441,792,190 | 2017 | |
| 86 | Maldives | $1,259,690,954 | 2017 | |
| 87 | Belize | $1,230,915,304 | 2017 | |
| 88 | Togo | $1,139,598,927 | 2017 | |
| 89 | Guyana | $1,136,440,763 | 2017 | |
| 90 | Sierra Leone | $1,023,036,207 | 2017 | |
| 91 | Guinea | $946,761,936 | 2017 | |
| 92 | Lesotho | $827,514,551 | 2017 | |
| 93 | Eritrea | $769,199,948 | 2017 | |
| 94 | Fiji | $753,361,511 | 2017 | |
| 95 | Liberia | $676,698,739 | 2017 | |
| 96 | Gambia | $544,537,026 | 2017 | |
| 97 | Iran | $520,333,511 | 2017 | |
| 98 | Saint Lucia | $489,772,714 | 2017 | |
| 99 | Grenada | $470,857,878 | 2017 | |
| 100 | Burundi | $425,062,123 | 2017 | |
| 101 | Samoa | $415,716,498 | 2017 | |
| 102 | Central African Republic | $399,708,519 | 2017 | |
| 103 | Swaziland | $397,618,953 | 2017 | |
| 104 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | $314,831,548 | 2017 | |
| 105 | Kosovo | $313,379,655 | 2017 | |
| 106 | Vanuatu | $287,116,606 | 2017 | |
| 107 | Dominica | $260,330,858 | 2017 | |
| 108 | Guinea-Bissau | $243,005,480 | 2017 | |
| 109 | São Tomé and Príncipe | $237,662,851 | 2017 | |
| 110 | Turkmenistan | $226,358,621 | 2017 | |
| 111 | Saint Kitts And Nevis | $198,148,000 | 2010 | |
| 112 | Tonga | $158,798,965 | 2017 | |
| 113 | Comoros | $138,654,250 | 2017 | |
| 114 | Solomon Islands | $96,507,010 | 2017 | |
| 115 | East Timor | $36,180,690 | 2017 | |
| 116 | Mexico | $2 | 2017 | |
| 117 | China | $2 | 2017 | |
| 118 | Russia | $2 | 2017 | |
| 119 | Turkey | $1 | 2017 | |
| 120 | Brazil | $1 | 2017 | |
| 121 | India | $1 | 2017 | |
| 122 | Indonesia | $1 | 2017 |