Compared to Other Nations Are We Really That Bad Off ...
The World's Biggest Debtor Nations - Percentage of GDP ...
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1. Ireland - 1,382%
External debt (as % of GDP): 1,382%
Gross external debt: $2.38 trillion
2010 GDP (est): $172.3 billion
Debt owed per person - : $566,756
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2. United Kingdom - 413.3%
External debt (as % of GDP): 413.3%
Gross external debt: $8.981 trillion
2010 GDP (est): $2.173 trillion
Debt owed per person - : $146,953
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3. Switzerland - 401.9%
External debt (as % of GDP): 401.9%
Gross external debt: $1.304 trillion
2010 GDP (est): $324.5 billion
Debt owed per person - : $171,528
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4. Netherlands - 376.3%
External debt (as % of GDP): 376.3%
Gross external debt: $2.55 trillion
2010 GDP (est): $676.9 billion
Debt owed per person - : $152,380
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5. Belgium - 335.9%
External debt (as % of GDP): 335.9%
Gross external debt: $1.324 trillion
2010 GDP (est): $394.3 billion
Debt owed per person - $127,197
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6. Denmark - 310.4%
External debt (as % of GDP): 310.4%
Gross external debt: $626.1 billion
2010 GDP (est): $201.7 billion
Debt owed per person - : $113,826
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7. Sweden - 282.2%
External debt (as % of GDP): 282.2%
Gross external debt: $1.001 trillion
2010 GDP (est): $354.7 billion
Debt owed per person - : $110,479
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8. Finland - 271.5%
External debt (as % of GDP): 271.5%
Gross external debt: $505.06 billion
2010 GDP (est): $186 billion
Debt owed per person - : $96,197
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9. Austria - 261.1%
External debt (as % of GDP): 261.1%
Gross external debt: $867.14 billion
2010 GDP (est): $332 billion
Debt owed per person - : $105,616
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10. Norway - 251%
External debt (as % of GDP): 251%
Gross external debt: $640.7 billion
2010 GDP (est): $255.3 billion
Debt owed per person - : $137,476
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11. Hong Kong - 250.4%
External debt (as % of GDP): 250.4%
Gross external debt: $815.65 billion
2010 GDP (est): $325.8 billion
Debt owed per person - : $115,612
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12. France - 250%
External debt (as % of GDP): 250%
Gross external debt: $5.37 trillion
2010 GDP (est): $2.15 trillion
Debt owed per person - : $83,781
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13. Portugal - 223.6%
External debt (as % of GDP): 223.6%
Gross external debt: $552.23 billion
2010 GDP (est): $247 billion
Debt owed per person - : $51,572
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14. Germany - 185.1%
External debt (as % of GDP): 185.1%
Gross external debt: $5.44 trillion
2010 GDP (est): $2.94 trillion
Debt owed per person - : $51,572
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15. Greece - 182.2%
External debt (as % of GDP): 182.2%
Gross external debt: $579.7 billion
2010 GDP (est): $318.1 billion
Debt owed per person - : $53,984
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16. Spain - 179.4%
External debt (as % of GDP): 179.4%
Gross external debt: $2.46 trillion
2010 GDP (est): $1.37 trillion
Debt owed per person - : $60,614
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17. Italy - 146.6%
External debt (as % of GDP): 146.6%
Gross external debt: $2.602 trillion
2010 GDP (est): $1.77 trillion
Debt owed per person - : $44,760
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18. Australia - 138.9%
External debt (as % of GDP): 138.9%
Gross external debt: $1.23 trillion
2010 GDP (est): $882.4 billion
Debt owed per person: $57,641
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19. Hungary - 120.1%
External debt (as % of GDP): 120.1%
Gross external debt: $225.24 billion
2009 GDP (est): $187.6 billion
Debt owed per person - : $22,739
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20. United States - 101.1%
External debt (as % of GDP): 101.1%
Gross external debt: $14.825 trillion
2009 GDP (est): $14.66 trillion
Debt owed per person:$48,258
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One of the biggest contributors to America's status as debtor is the availability of inexpensive manufacturing capabilities in China, as more and more U.S.-based businesses spend vast amounts of money in Communist China for that purpose ...
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