| # | Flag | Country | Present value of external debt (current US$)Present value of external debt (current US$) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colombia | $83,298,443,618 | 2017 | |
| 2 | South Africa | $65,576,741,190 | 2017 | |
| 3 | Venezuela | $56,450,266,484 | 2017 | |
| 4 | Pakistan | $53,235,004,364 | 2017 | |
| 5 | Egypt | $51,752,721,134 | 2017 | |
| 6 | Ukraine | $48,110,623,403 | 2017 | |
| 7 | Philippines | $45,068,794,156 | 2017 | |
| 8 | Vietnam | $44,547,612,679 | 2017 | |
| 9 | Romania | $36,950,792,156 | 2017 | |
| 10 | Angola | $32,494,794,060 | 2017 | |
| 11 | Lebanon | $32,446,947,968 | 2017 | |
| 12 | Morocco | $30,498,213,932 | 2017 | |
| 13 | Sri Lanka | $30,467,091,783 | 2017 | |
| 14 | Ecuador | $28,878,101,282 | 2017 | |
| 15 | Peru | $24,617,735,911 | 2017 | |
| 16 | Kazakhstan | $24,599,098,265 | 2017 | |
| 17 | Bangladesh | $21,986,735,421 | 2017 | |
| 18 | Sudan | $20,164,617,309 | 2017 | |
| 19 | Dominican Republic | $20,055,335,091 | 2017 | |
| 20 | Ethiopia | $19,232,547,432 | 2017 | |
| 21 | Thailand | $19,171,517,472 | 2017 | |
| 22 | Belarus | $19,043,608,230 | 2017 | |
| 23 | Tunisia | $18,826,133,430 | 2017 | |
| 24 | Myanmar | $17,860,436,103 | 2017 | |
| 25 | Kenya | $16,771,429,268 | 2017 | |
| 26 | Serbia | $16,754,794,953 | 2017 | |
| 27 | Ghana | $16,643,783,807 | 2017 | |
| 28 | Costa Rica | $14,314,707,762 | 2017 | |
| 29 | Jordan | $14,085,683,872 | 2017 | |
| 30 | Jamaica | $12,624,835,969 | 2017 | |
| 31 | Bulgaria | $12,120,701,193 | 2017 | |
| 32 | Azerbaijan | $11,154,692,667 | 2017 | |
| 33 | El Salvador | $11,115,711,144 | 2017 | |
| 34 | Nigeria | $9,414,817,742 | 2017 | |
| 35 | Tanzania | $9,314,738,656 | 2017 | |
| 36 | Guatemala | $9,025,840,869 | 2017 | |
| 37 | Ivory Coast | $8,779,295,723 | 2017 | |
| 38 | Mozambique | $8,199,098,187 | 2017 | |
| 39 | Zambia | $7,786,742,611 | 2017 | |
| 40 | Bolivia | $6,867,019,515 | 2017 | |
| 41 | Uzbekistan | $6,723,376,489 | 2017 | |
| 42 | Laos | $6,665,100,613 | 2017 | |
| 43 | Cameroon | $6,240,780,240 | 2017 | |
| 44 | Honduras | $6,016,726,861 | 2017 | |
| 45 | Georgia | $5,540,395,578 | 2017 | |
| 46 | Paraguay | $5,488,889,041 | 2017 | |
| 47 | Senegal | $5,295,663,372 | 2017 | |
| 48 | Yemen | $5,236,845,977 | 2017 | |
| 49 | Mongolia | $4,973,244,545 | 2017 | |
| 50 | Gabon | $4,959,507,615 | 2017 | |
| 51 | Zimbabwe | $4,876,439,206 | 2017 | |
| 52 | Cambodia | $4,705,649,410 | 2017 | |
| 53 | Armenia | $4,642,473,597 | 2017 | |
| 54 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | $4,594,089,141 | 2017 | |
| 55 | Nicaragua | $4,361,726,242 | 2017 | |
| 56 | Uganda | $4,011,990,253 | 2017 | |
| 57 | Democratic Republic Of Congo | $3,922,927,387 | 2017 | |
| 58 | Syria | $3,858,880,598 | 2017 | |
| 59 | Republic of Macedonia | $3,715,177,049 | 2017 | |
| 60 | Albania | $3,597,516,836 | 2017 | |
| 61 | Mauritania | $3,072,762,119 | 2017 | |
| 62 | Kyrgyzstan | $3,050,827,273 | 2017 | |
| 63 | Nepal | $2,901,838,865 | 2017 | |
| 64 | Somalia | $2,772,626,279 | 2017 | |
| 65 | Chad | $2,726,672,950 | 2017 | |
| 66 | Montenegro | $2,610,021,190 | 2017 | |
| 67 | Mali | $2,532,239,340 | 2017 | |
| 68 | Republic of the Congo | $2,475,333,355 | 2017 | |
| 69 | Niger | $2,268,179,278 | 2017 | |
| 70 | Tajikistan | $1,965,555,336 | 2017 | |
| 71 | Burkina Faso | $1,852,499,715 | 2017 | |
| 72 | Madagascar | $1,842,548,570 | 2017 | |
| 73 | Rwanda | $1,798,583,736 | 2017 | |
| 74 | Papua New Guinea | $1,738,900,649 | 2017 | |
| 75 | Afghanistan | $1,717,645,856 | 2017 | |
| 76 | Bhutan | $1,714,148,370 | 2017 | |
| 77 | Benin | $1,585,706,283 | 2017 | |
| 78 | Mauritius | $1,486,329,124 | 2017 | |
| 79 | Haiti | $1,461,489,614 | 2017 | |
| 80 | Djibouti | $1,403,888,468 | 2017 | |
| 81 | Algeria | $1,381,753,460 | 2017 | |
| 82 | Cape Verde | $1,363,676,625 | 2017 | |
| 83 | Botswana | $1,357,341,625 | 2017 | |
| 84 | Belize | $1,217,021,983 | 2017 | |
| 85 | Moldova | $1,209,540,982 | 2017 | |
| 86 | Malawi | $1,072,679,989 | 2017 | |
| 87 | Guyana | $1,030,645,513 | 2017 | |
| 88 | Iran | $795,161,692 | 2017 | |
| 89 | Guinea | $794,452,587 | 2017 | |
| 90 | Sierra Leone | $791,056,410 | 2017 | |
| 91 | Maldives | $776,707,940 | 2017 | |
| 92 | Togo | $763,548,373 | 2017 | |
| 93 | Lesotho | $679,157,988 | 2017 | |
| 94 | Fiji | $670,971,909 | 2017 | |
| 95 | Eritrea | $590,868,886 | 2017 | |
| 96 | Saint Lucia | $484,431,445 | 2017 | |
| 97 | Grenada | $473,677,310 | 2017 | |
| 98 | Central African Republic | $422,180,178 | 2017 | |
| 99 | Liberia | $397,252,279 | 2017 | |
| 100 | Kosovo | $366,130,953 | 2017 | |
| 101 | Swaziland | $355,814,195 | 2017 | |
| 102 | Gambia | $336,558,580 | 2017 | |
| 103 | Samoa | $321,106,585 | 2017 | |
| 104 | Burundi | $306,573,622 | 2017 | |
| 105 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | $285,038,320 | 2017 | |
| 106 | Dominica | $258,277,343 | 2017 | |
| 107 | Guinea-Bissau | $215,449,675 | 2017 | |
| 108 | Turkmenistan | $212,926,068 | 2017 | |
| 109 | São Tomé and Príncipe | $205,065,619 | 2017 | |
| 110 | Vanuatu | $175,840,376 | 2017 | |
| 111 | Tonga | $120,367,373 | 2017 | |
| 112 | Comoros | $80,329,445 | 2017 | |
| 113 | Solomon Islands | $72,053,281 | 2017 | |
| 114 | East Timor | $16,960,260 | 2017 | |
| 115 | Mexico | $3 | 2017 | |
| 116 | Brazil | $1 | 2017 | |
| 117 | Russia | $1 | 2017 | |
| 118 | China | $1 | 2017 | |
| 119 | Turkey | $1 | 2017 | |
| 120 | Indonesia | $1 | 2017 | |
| 121 | India | $1 | 2017 |