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United States - Total External Debt Stocks (% of GDP) 95.71

World Bank · updated 2026-10-03 · 175 economies tracked

Latest value

95.71 (2025)

Global rank

#n/a of 175 economies

Share of global total

0.6%

Growth since 2003

1.58×

Ranking Race — Total External Debt Stocks (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · lower value ranks higher

#1#23#45#67#89#111#13319901995200020052010201520202025#77#782020 overtook Mauritius2025 overtook Bulgaria
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Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2025. United States climbed from #77 to #78 (overtook Mauritius). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for United States ↓

Key Events — United States

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2005
Fell 18 places in global rank auto
2008
Global financial crisis curated

Lehman Brothers collapse sets off the worst recession since the 1930s.

2020
Overtook Mauritius in global rank auto
2020
COVID-19 recession curated

Sharpest quarterly GDP contraction on record as the pandemic hits.

2025
Overtook Bulgaria in global rank auto
2025
Climbed 55 places in global rank auto

Total External Debt Stocks (% of GDP), 2003-2025

World Bank · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
20032008201320182023202560.773.8787.03100.2

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