Economy > External debt > Amortisation > Principal repayments on external debt > Long-term > AMT > Current US$: Countries Compared
DEFINITION:
Principal repayments on long-term debt are actual amounts of principal (amortisation) paid by the borrower in foreign currency, goods, or services in the year specified. Long-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year and that is owed to nonresidents by residents of an economy and repayable in foreign currency, goods, or services. Data are in current U.S. dollars.".
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| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkey | $49.31 billion | 2009 | ||
| 2 | Russia | $49.17 billion | 2009 | ||
| 3 | Kazakhstan | $36.64 billion | 2009 | ||
| 4 | China | $34.48 billion | 2009 | ||
| 5 | Brazil | $30.15 billion | 2009 | ||
| 6 | Mexico | $29.59 billion | 2009 | ||
| 7 | Indonesia | $20.43 billion | 2009 | ||
| 8 | Ukraine | $17.28 billion | 2009 | ||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | $15.50 billion | 2009 | |||
| 9 | Chile | $13.61 billion | 2009 | ||
| 10 | Romania | $13.16 billion | 2009 | ||
| 11 | Thailand | $10.91 billion | 2009 | ||
| 12 | India | $10.73 billion | 2009 | ||
| 13 | Malaysia | $8.79 billion | 2009 | ||
| 14 | Argentina | $8.78 billion | 2009 | ||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | $8.63 billion | 2009 | |||
| 15 | Philippines | $6.38 billion | 2009 | ||
| 16 | Colombia | $5.92 billion | 2009 | ||
| 17 | Lithuania | $5.76 billion | 2009 | ||
| 18 | Ecuador | $5.47 billion | 2009 | ||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | $4.40 billion | 2009 | |||
| South and Central Asia average (profile) | $4.07 billion | 2009 | |||
| 19 | Bulgaria | $3.69 billion | 2009 | ||
| 20 | Serbia and Montenegro | $3.61 billion | 2009 | ||
| South Asia average (profile) | $2.74 billion | 2009 | |||
| 21 | Morocco | $2.71 billion | 2009 | ||
| 22 | Lebanon | $2.69 billion | 2009 | ||
| 23 | Peru | $2.43 billion | 2009 | ||
| 24 | Pakistan | $2.20 billion | 2009 | ||
| 25 | South Africa | $1.98 billion | 2009 | ||
| 26 | Tunisia | $1.35 billion | 2009 | ||
| 27 | Uruguay | $1.33 billion | 2009 | ||
| 28 | Guatemala | $1.02 billion | 2009 | ||
| 29 | Sri Lanka | $968.01 million | 2009 | ||
| 30 | Belarus | $934.92 million | 2009 | ||
| 31 | Algeria | $887.35 million | 2009 | ||
| 32 | Venezuela | $811.15 million | 2009 | ||
| 33 | Costa Rica | $792.66 million | 2009 | ||
| 34 | Dominican Republic | $770.45 million | 2009 | ||
| 35 | Bangladesh | $705.11 million | 2009 | ||
| 36 | Jamaica | $702.24 million | 2009 | ||
| 37 | Cote d'Ivoire | $697.14 million | 2009 | ||
| 38 | El Salvador | $684.77 million | 2009 | ||
| 39 | Vietnam | $665.59 million | 2009 | ||
| 40 | Uzbekistan | $523.43 million | 2009 | ||
| 41 | Papua New Guinea | $513.59 million | 2009 | ||
| 42 | Syria | $498.85 million | 2009 | ||
| 43 | Bolivia | $452.40 million | 2009 | ||
| Former French colonies average (profile) | $437.86 million | 2009 | |||
| 44 | Tajikistan | $412.53 million | 2009 | ||
| 45 | Jordan | $404.88 million | 2009 | ||
| 46 | Nicaragua | $376.31 million | 2009 | ||
| 47 | Sudan | $354.35 million | 2009 | ||
| 48 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | $354.09 million | 2009 | ||
| 49 | Honduras | $340.52 million | 2009 | ||
| 50 | Nigeria | $338.97 million | 2009 | ||
| 51 | Cameroon | $335.77 million | 2009 | ||
| 52 | Gabon | $320.12 million | 2009 | ||
| failed states average (profile) | $317.15 million | 2009 | |||
| 53 | Paraguay | $308.70 million | 2009 | ||
| 54 | Armenia | $304.89 million | 2009 | ||
| 55 | Moldova | $302.17 million | 2009 | ||
| 56 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | $298.46 million | 2009 | ||
| 57 | Kyrgyzstan | $296.00 million | 2009 | ||
| 58 | Azerbaijan | $289.53 million | 2009 | ||
| 59 | Kenya | $255.23 million | 2009 | ||
| 60 | Panama | $190.17 million | 2009 | ||
| 61 | Laos | $159.49 million | 2009 | ||
| 62 | Albania | $158.17 million | 2009 | ||
| 63 | Turkmenistan | $149.09 million | 2009 | ||
| 64 | Senegal | $148.41 million | 2009 | ||
| 65 | Nepal | $140.50 million | 2009 | ||
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | $137.79 million | 2009 | |||
| 66 | Georgia | $135.74 million | 2009 | ||
| 67 | Zambia | $123.83 million | 2009 | ||
| 68 | Mauritius | $107.27 million | 2009 | ||
| 69 | Tanzania | $105.38 million | 2009 | ||
| 70 | Ghana | $103.63 million | 2009 | ||
| 71 | Congo, Republic of the | $86.47 million | 2009 | ||
| 72 | Guinea | $83.21 million | 2009 | ||
| 73 | Mongolia | $74.09 million | 2009 | ||
| 74 | Zimbabwe | $65.90 million | 2009 | ||
| 75 | Ethiopia | $61.72 million | 2009 | ||
| 76 | Mali | $54.61 million | 2009 | ||
| 77 | Mauritania | $53.35 million | 2009 | ||
| 78 | Belize | $52.25 million | 2009 | ||
| 79 | Uganda | $49.02 million | 2009 | ||
| 80 | Maldives | $46.81 million | 2009 | ||
| 81 | Seychelles | $44.30 million | 2009 | ||
| 82 | Chad | $42.26 million | 2009 | ||
| 83 | Togo | $41.47 million | 2009 | ||
| 84 | Bhutan | $41.06 million | 2009 | ||
| 85 | Liberia | $36.26 million | 2009 | ||
| 86 | Botswana | $35.93 million | 2009 | ||
| 87 | Niger | $35.85 million | 2009 | ||
| 88 | Madagascar | $28.78 million | 2009 | ||
| 89 | Swaziland | $28.40 million | 2009 | ||
| 90 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | $27.37 million | 2009 | ||
| 91 | Saint Lucia | $26.69 million | 2009 | ||
| 92 | Haiti | $26.45 million | 2009 | ||
| 93 | Burkina Faso | $26.27 million | 2009 | ||
| 94 | Cambodia | $26.07 million | 2009 | ||
| 95 | Benin | $24.84 million | 2009 | ||
| 96 | Cape Verde | $24.40 million | 2009 | ||
| 97 | Lesotho | $24.15 million | 2009 | ||
| 98 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | $21.49 million | 2009 | ||
| 99 | Malawi | $20.10 million | 2009 | ||
| 100 | The Gambia | $17.80 million | 2009 | ||
| 101 | Djibouti | $17.41 million | 2009 | ||
| 102 | Mozambique | $14.50 million | 2009 | ||
| 103 | Rwanda | $13.33 million | 2009 | ||
| 104 | Dominica | $12.36 million | 2009 | ||
| 105 | Eritrea | $11.27 million | 2009 | ||
| 106 | Fiji | $9.76 million | 2009 | ||
| 107 | Burma | $8.97 million | 2009 | ||
| 108 | Central African Republic | $8.87 million | 2009 | ||
| 109 | Burundi | $8.28 million | 2009 | ||
| 110 | Guyana | $8.15 million | 2009 | ||
| 111 | Grenada | $7.65 million | 2009 | ||
| 112 | Solomon Islands | $7.59 million | 2009 | ||
| 113 | Comoros | $7.21 million | 2009 | ||
| 114 | Samoa | $5.98 million | 2009 | ||
| 115 | Guinea-Bissau | $4.71 million | 2009 | ||
| 116 | Vanuatu | $3.52 million | 2009 | ||
| 117 | Afghanistan | $3.50 million | 2009 | ||
| 118 | Sierra Leone | $3.49 million | 2009 | ||
| 119 | Sao Tome and Principe | $3.08 million | 2009 | ||
| 120 | Tonga | $2.40 million | 2009 | ||
| 121 | Somalia | 0.0 | 2009 |
Citation
Interesting observations about Economy > External debt > Amortisation > Principal repayments on external debt > Long-term > AMT > Current US$
- Turkey ranked first for external debt > amortisation > principal repayments on external debt > long-term > AMT > current US$ globally in 2009.
- 3 of the bottom 52 countries by external debt > amortisation > principal repayments on external debt > long-term > AMT > current US$ are Religious.
- 22 of the bottom 117 countries by external debt > amortisation > principal repayments on external debt > long-term > AMT > current US$ are Catholic.
- 4 of the bottom 14 countries by external debt > amortisation > principal repayments on external debt > long-term > AMT > current US$ are Christian.
- 65 of the bottom 90 countries by external debt > amortisation > principal repayments on external debt > long-term > AMT > current US$ are Hot countries.
- 4 of the bottom 10 countries by external debt > amortisation > principal repayments on external debt > long-term > AMT > current US$ are East Asian and Pacific.
- 7 of the bottom 78 countries by external debt > amortisation > principal repayments on external debt > long-term > AMT > current US$ are South and Central Asian.
- 3 of the bottom 14 countries by external debt > amortisation > principal repayments on external debt > long-term > AMT > current US$ are Landlocked.
- 2 of the bottom 105 countries by external debt > amortisation > principal repayments on external debt > long-term > AMT > current US$ are European Union.
- 6 of the bottom 84 countries by external debt > amortisation > principal repayments on external debt > long-term > AMT > current US$ are Former Spanish colonies'.
- 32 of the bottom 110 countries by external debt > amortisation > principal repayments on external debt > long-term > AMT > current US$ are Former British Colonies'.
