| Date - Field | World - Debt - external |
2012 January Debt - external | $60.47 trillion (31 December 2010 est.) $61.53 trillion (31 December 2009 est.) note: this figure is the sum total of all countries' external debt, both public and private |
2011 January Debt - external | $59.09 trillion (31 December 2010 est.) $62.25 trillion (31 December 2009 est.) note: this figure is the sum total of all countries' external debt, both public and private |
2010 January Debt - external | $60.96 trillion (31 December 2008 est.) $60.26 trillion (31 December 2007 est.) note: this figure is the sum total of all countries' external debt, both public and private |
2009 January Debt - external | $52.15 trillion note: this figure is the sum total of all countries' external debt, both public and private (31 December 2008 est.) |
2008 January Debt - external | $54.26 trillion note: this figure is the sum total of all countries' external debt, both public and private (2004 est.) |
2007 January Debt - external | $44.62 trillion note: this figure is the sum total of all countries' external debt, both public and private (2004 est.) |
2006 January Debt - external | $12.7 trillion (2004 est.) |
2005 January Debt - external | $12.7 trillion (2004 est.) |
2004 January Debt - external | $2 trillion for less developed countries (2002 est.) |
2003 January Debt - external | $2 trillion for less developed countries (2002 est.) |
2002 January Debt - external | $2 trillion for less developed countries (2001 est.) |
2001 January Debt - external | $2 trillion for less developed countries (2000 est.) |
2000 January Debt - external | $2 trillion for less developed countries (1999 est.) |