Top 10 Countries in the World with the Highest External Debt (2008)
What is external debt?
External debt of a country is calculated as the total public and private debt owed to nonresidents repayable in foreign currency, goods, or services. In other words, external debt is the part of a country's debt owed to creditors outside the country.
This includes debt-owed to private commercial banks, governments, or international financial institutions such as the IMF and World Bank. It is an important economic indicator to gauge a country's financial condition.
| Country | US$ PER CAPITA |
| 1. Monaco | $ 540,000 |
| 2. Ireland | $ 448,032 |
| 3. Switzerland | $ 174,526 |
| 4. United Kingdom | $ 174,167 |
| 5. Netherlands | $ 136,795 |
| 6. Belgium | $ 126,202 |
| 7. Norway | $ 98,530 |
| 8. Austria | $ 90,289 |
| 9. Denmark | $ 89,853 |
| 10. Hong Kong | $ 84,445 |
Source: hubpages.com/hub/External-Debt
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