Below is a crazy table of all the countries Worldwide In
Debt, Just 5 small regions are clear, so do we owe all this dough to them, or
is it really Bill Gates?
Rank
|
Country
|
External debt
US dollars |
Date
|
||
1
|
16,737,246,099,998
|
1 July 2013
|
52,170
|
106
|
|
—
|
16,080,000,000,000
|
30 June 2011
|
27,864
|
85
|
|
2
|
10,090,000,000,000
|
31 December 2012
|
160,158
|
406
|
|
3
|
5,633,000,000,000
|
30 June 2011
|
74,619
|
182
|
|
4
|
5,624,000,000,000
|
30 June 2011
|
57,755
|
142
|
|
5
|
2,719,000,000,000
|
30 June 2011
|
19,148
|
45
|
|
6
|
2,655,489,600,000
|
30 June 2011
|
226,503
|
344
|
|
7
|
2,460,000,000,000
|
30 June 2012 est.
|
36,841
|
108
|
|
8
|
2,352,000,000,000
|
30 September 2011
|
512,083
|
1,008.2
|
|
9
|
2,290,000,000,000
|
11 April 2013
|
18,260
|
167
|
|
10
|
2,146,000,000,000
|
30 June 2011
|
3,696,467
|
3,443
|
|
11
|
1,466,000,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
52,596
|
95
|
|
12
|
1,399,000,000,000
|
30 June 2011
|
113,603
|
266
|
|
13
|
1,346,000,000,000
|
30 June 2011
|
154,063
|
229
|
|
14
|
1,181,000,000,000
|
30 June 2011 est.
|
29,625
|
64
|
|
15
|
1,016,000,000,000
|
30 June 2011
|
91,487
|
187
|
|
—
|
903,200,000,000
|
31 June 2011 est.
|
105,420
|
334
|
|
16
|
883,500,000,000
|
30 June 2011
|
90,128
|
200
|
|
17
|
771,700,000,000
|
31 December 2012 est.
|
396
|
8.7
|
|
18
|
644,500,000,000
|
30 June 2011
|
131,220
|
141
|
|
19
|
626,900,000,000
|
30 June 2011
|
101,084
|
180
|
|
20
|
583,300,000,000
|
30 June 2011
|
47,636
|
174
|
|
21
|
577,700,000,000
|
31 December 2011
|
68,960
|
155
|
|
22
|
548,800,000,000
|
30 June 2011
|
47,835
|
223
|
|
23
|
455,200,000,000
|
31 December 2012
|
3,634
|
23
|
|
24
|
436,900,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
7,567
|
37
|
|
25
|
405,300,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
1,608
|
15
|
|
26
|
390,000,000,000
|
31 December 2012 est.
|
295
|
20
|
|
27
|
331,400,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
3,794
|
40
|
|
28
|
310,200,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
6,639
|
54
|
|
29
|
217,700,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
1,956
|
20
|
|
30
|
187,100,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
837
|
28
|
|
31
|
170,000,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
14,821
|
115
|
|
32
|
158,900,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
24,273
|
41
|
|
33
|
137,000,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
41,988
|
55
|
|
34
|
127,400,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
3,176
|
19
|
|
35
|
127,400,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
0
|
0
|
|
36
|
125,900,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
5,082
|
67
|
|
37
|
124,900,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
2,144
|
71
|
|
38
|
116,053,000,000
|
2008
|
362,942
|
999
|
|
39
|
115,600,000,000
|
30 September 2011est.
|
1,292
|
26
|
|
40
|
106,500,000,000
|
31 December 2011est.
|
37,812
|
129
|
|
41
|
105,700,000,000[12]
|
31 December 2012
|
1,906
|
19
|
|
42
|
105,500,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
6,060
|
68
|
|
43
|
104,200,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
12,070
|
42
|
|
44
|
102,100,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
5,867
|
38
|
|
45
|
95,550,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
2,570
|
31
|
|
46
|
90,230,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
52,300
|
126
|
|
47
|
90,180,000,000
|
2012 est.
|
8,260
|
45
|
|
49
|
73,410,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
1,269
|
20
|
|
50
|
72,940,000,000
|
30 November 2011 est.
|
10,926
|
68
|
|
51
|
68,390,000,000
|
30 December 2012est.
|
636
|
32
|
|
52
|
67,000,000,000
|
21 May 2013 est.
|
366
|
30
|
|
53
|
64,250,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
13,519
|
99
|
|
54
|
61,230,000,000
|
30 June 2011
|
25,555
|
47.6
|
|
55
|
50,268,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
1,641
|
64
|
|
56
|
48,790,000,000
|
30 June 2011
|
14,233
|
72
|
|
48
|
47,560,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
1,613
|
23
|
|
57
|
43,240,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
6,261
|
90
|
|
58
|
41,850,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
379
|
32
|
|
59
|
39,700,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
946
|
55
|
|
60
|
38,910,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
1,126
|
22
|
|
61
|
36,210,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
149
|
23
|
|
62
|
35,340,000,000
|
31 December 2012
|
18,527
|
146
|
|
63
|
34,880,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
391
|
14
|
|
64
|
32,640,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
8,815
|
88
|
|
65
|
32,600,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
4,178
|
80
|
|
66
|
31,370,000,000
|
31 December 2012
|
9,995
|
80
|
|
67
|
29,420,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
712
|
22
|
|
68
|
28,210,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
15,754
|
43
|
|
69
|
25,920,000,000
|
31 December 2012
|
15,405
|
98
|
|
70
|
25,270,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
13,261
|
65
|
|
71
|
24,640,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
4,194
|
10
|
|
72
|
24,490,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
1,779
|
42
|
|
73
|
22,820,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
881
|
36
|
|
74
|
22,360,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
1,780
|
34
|
|
75
|
20,030,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
995
|
25
|
|
76
|
19,650,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
944
|
21
|
|
77
|
16,680,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
1,067
|
6
|
|
78
|
16,580,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
1,162
|
25
|
|
79
|
16,500,000,000
|
31 June 2010 est.
|
471,428
|
240
|
|
80
|
16,170,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
1,216
|
42
|
|
81
|
14,600,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
4,660
|
92
|
|
82
|
13,130,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
3,927
|
52
|
|
83
|
12,840,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
1,953
|
53
|
|
84
|
12,500,000,000
|
2001 est.
|
544
|
N/A
|
|
85
|
12,040,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
1,874
|
24
|
|
86
|
11,610,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
3,989
|
33
|
|
87
|
11,230,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
274
|
21
|
|
88
|
11,180,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
183
|
33
|
|
89
|
10,460,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
150
|
11
|
|
90
|
10,100,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
71
|
5
|
|
91
|
9,956,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
51
|
14
|
|
92
|
9,768,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
2,962
|
16
|
|
93
|
9,526,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
200
|
25
|
|
94
|
9,452,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
170
|
4
|
|
95
|
9,051,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
2,052
|
48
|
|
96
|
8,818,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
373
|
13
|
|
97
|
8,345,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
903
|
20
|
|
98
|
8,200,000,000
|
31 December 2012
|
2,424
|
77
|
|
99
|
7,644,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
197
|
122
|
|
100
|
7,644,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
1,722
|
155
|
|
101
|
6,975,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
609
|
103
|
|
102
|
6,740,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
2,668
|
60
|
|
103
|
6,726,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
293
|
23
|
|
104
|
6,435,000,000
|
31 December 2012
|
1,584
|
56
|
|
105
|
5,714,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
382
|
13
|
|
106
|
5,604,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
275
|
15
|
|
107
|
5,599,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
900
|
91
|
|
108
|
5,448,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
117
|
17
|
|
109
|
5,445,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
264
|
22
|
|
110
|
5,281,000,000
|
31 December 2012
|
882
|
23
|
|
111
|
5,228,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
693
|
62
|
|
112
|
5,167,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
1,296
|
79
|
|
113
|
5,071,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
304
|
37
|
|
114
|
5,054,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
972
|
9
|
|
115
|
4,884,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
465
|
23
|
|
116
|
4,880,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
231
|
50
|
|
117
|
4,860,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
238
|
16
|
|
118
|
4,780,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
3,502
|
21
|
|
119
|
4,742,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
527
|
51
|
|
120
|
4,490,000,000
|
2010 est.
|
2,456
|
22
|
|
121
|
4,344,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
115
|
3
|
|
122
|
4,204,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
1,131
|
20
|
|
123
|
4,126,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
85
|
17
|
|
124
|
4,117,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
296
|
30
|
|
125
|
4,042,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
8,513
|
6
|
|
126
|
3,774,000,000
|
31 December 2011
|
161
|
35
|
|
127
|
3,666,000,000
|
31 December 2012
|
699
|
81
|
|
128
|
3,343,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
164
|
15
|
|
129
|
2,942,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
3,937
|
52
|
|
130
|
2,942,000,000
|
31 December 2010est.
|
386
|
N/A
|
|
131
|
2,771,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
262
|
35
|
|
132
|
2,758,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
1,587
|
18
|
|
133
|
2,725,000,000
|
31 December 2012
|
254
|
88
|
|
134
|
2,652,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
305
|
68
|
|
135
|
2,631,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
140
|
36
|
|
136
|
2,442,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
136
|
23
|
|
137
|
2,070,000,000
|
31 December 2011
|
686
|
41
|
|
138
|
1,968,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
1,208
|
16
|
|
139
|
1,749,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
160
|
21
|
|
140
|
1,457,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
3,079
|
75
|
|
141
|
1,453,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
15,614
|
147
|
|
142
|
1,451,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
178
|
79
|
|
143
|
1,280,000,000
|
FY10/11
|
92
|
22
|
|
144
|
1,275,000,000
|
2011
|
1,193
|
64
|
|
145
|
1,234,000,000
|
31 December 2010
|
1,049
|
42
|
|
146
|
1,232,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
634
|
6
|
|
147
|
1,214,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
77
|
24
|
|
148
|
1,200,000,000
|
2011 est.
|
939
|
24
|
|
149
|
1,095,000,000
|
31 December 2010est.
|
722
|
259
|
|
150
|
1,067,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
2,629
|
45
|
|
151
|
1,040,000,000
|
2010 est.
|
414
|
N/A
|
|
152
|
1,026,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
195
|
58
|
|
153
|
1,015,000,000
|
2011 est.
|
2,947
|
50
|
|
154
|
953,500,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
308
|
43
|
|
—
|
888,800,000
|
2010
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
155
|
854,700,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
36
|
5
|
|
156
|
827,600,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
340
|
61
|
|
157
|
802,900,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
573
|
56
|
|
158
|
741,300,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
714
|
52
|
|
159
|
737,300,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
428
|
14
|
|
160
|
715,400,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
255
|
30
|
|
161
|
545,800,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
306
|
50
|
|
162
|
538,000,000
|
2010 est.
|
3,402
|
74
|
|
163
|
504,300,000
|
2005 est.
|
1,011
|
28
|
|
164
|
485,400,000
|
31 December 2010est.
|
430
|
115
|
|
—
|
478,600,000
|
2005 est.
|
4,935
|
21
|
|
165
|
471,400,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
1,586
|
32
|
|
166
|
469,500,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
270
|
68
|
|
167
|
458,000,000
|
June 2010
|
4,388
|
36
|
|
168
|
429,100,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
978
|
25
|
|
169
|
400,300,000
|
31 December 2012[13]
|
65
|
22
|
|
170
|
316,600,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
2,193
|
349
|
|
171
|
307,700,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
389
|
22
|
|
172
|
268,000,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
150
|
5
|
|
173
|
253,800,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
3,000
|
75
|
|
174
|
252,200,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
4,477
|
85
|
|
175
|
235,500,000
|
31 December 2009est.
|
968
|
47
|
|
176
|
231,700,000
|
31 December 2012
|
167
|
202
|
|
177
|
189,100,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
6,408
|
79
|
|
178
|
166,000,000
|
2004
|
355
|
44
|
|
—
|
160,000,000
|
FY99/00
|
2,575
|
5
|
|
179
|
141,000,000
|
1996 est.
|
7,756
|
N/A
|
|
180
|
118,600,000
|
31 December 2012est.
|
799
|
33
|
|
181
|
87,000,000
|
2008 est.
|
1,377
|
54
|
|
—
|
79,000,000
|
1998 est.
|
385
|
3
|
|
—
|
79,000,000
|
1998 est.
|
2,078
|
7
|
|
182
|
60,800,000
|
FY05 est.
|
556
|
25
|
|
—
|
36,400,000
|
2010
|
1,035
|
5
|
|
183
|
33,300,000
|
2004 est.
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
184
|
10,000,000
|
1999 est.
|
120
|
14
|
|
—
|
8,900,000
|
1997
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
—
|
8,800,000
|
1998
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
—
|
3,670,000
|
2004
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
185
|
418,000
|
2002 est.
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
—
|
0
|
2010
|
0
|
0
|
|
—
|
0
|
2012
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
186
|
0
|
2011
|
0
|
0
|
|
187
|
0
|
2005
|
0
|
0
|
|
188
|
0
|
2000
|
0
|
0
|
