The following is a compilation of nations categorized by their external debt in relation to their GDP. This debt consists of the combined public debt and private debt amounts. Public debt refers to the money or credit owed by any level of government, ranging from central to local authorities, while private debt pertains to the funds or credit owed by private households or corporations within the respective country.
| Country | Debt (In USD) | GDP (In USD) | |
| 1. |  United States | $ 24.5 trillion | $25.462 trillion |
| 2. |  United Kingdom | $ 8.73 trillion | $3.070 trillion |
| 3. |  France | $7.04 trillion | $2.782 trillion |
| 4. |  Germany | $6.46 trillion | $4.072 trillion |
| 5. |  Japan | $4.36 trillion | $4.231 trillion |
| 6. |  China | $2.64 trillion | $17.963 trillion |
| 7. |  Italy | $2.51 trillion | $2.010 trillion |
| 8. |  Spain | $2.26 trillion | $1.397 trillion |
| 9. |  Canada | $3.2 trillion | $2.139 trillion |
| 10. |  Australia | $1.83 trillion | $1.675 trillion |
| 11. |  Switzerland | $1.82 trillion | $807 billion |
| 12. |  Belgium | $1.28 trillion | $578 billion |
| 13. |  Sweden | $956 billion | $585 billion |
| 14. |  Singapore | $814 billion | $466 billion |
| 15. |  Mexico | $769 billion | $1.414 trillion |
| 16. |  Austria | $757 billion | $471 billion |
| 17. |  Norway | $721 billion | $579 billion |
| 18. |  South Korea | $719 billion | $1.665 trillion |
| 19. |  India | $625 billion | $3.385 trillion |
| 20. |  Finland | $614 billion | $280 billion |
| 21. |  Brazil | $556 billion | $1.920 trillion |
| 22. |  Netherlands | $555 billion | $991 billion |
| 23. |  Indonesia | $518 billion | $1.319 billion |
| 24. |  Denmark | $482 billion | $395 billion |
| 25. |  Turkey | $444 billion | $905 billion |
| 26. |  Argentina | $382 billion | $632 billion |
| 27. |  Russia | $348 billion | $2.240 trillion |
| 28. |  Greece | $350 billion | $219 billion |
| 29. |  Poland | $344 billion | $748 billion |
| 30. |  Portugal | $292 billion | $251 billion |