By country
Q. Which countries are the most indebted?
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| Rank | Country/Region | Per capita US dollars |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 68,007 |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 127,000 |
| 3 | France | 87,200 |
| 4 | Germany | 69,000 |
Q. Which country has the most debt in the world?
Japan
| country | public debt (billion USD) | % of world public debt |
|---|---|---|
| World | 56,308 | 100.0% |
| United States* | 17,607 | 31.3% |
| Japan | 9,872 | 17.5% |
| China | 3,894 | 6.9% |
Q. Which country has the most debt 2021?
Q. Is Nigeria owing China?
Official figures show that Nigeria’s debt to China grew 136% between September 2015 and September 2020, from $1.4 billion to $3.3 billion. Nigeria spent $195.5 million to pay its debt to China in 2020, or about 12.6% of the $1.6 billion it spent servicing all its external debt.
Q. Is Ghana owing China?
A $6 billion concessionary loan from the China Export Import Bank which Ghana is using to extend its rail network. A total of US$43.5 million in development assistance to Ghana between 1964 and 1970 and has written off US$25 million of debt.
Q. Does US owe Japan money?
Foreign holders of United States treasury debt China held 1.1 trillion U.S. dollars in U.S. securities. Japan held 1.24 trillion U.S. dollars worth.
Q. How much does the US owe China in 2020?
China. China gets a lot of attention for holding a big chunk of the U.S. government’s debt and for good reason, given its rapidly expanding economy. China takes the second spot among foreign holders of U.S. debt with $1.07 trillion in Treasury holdings in April 2020, just behind Japan.
Q. Who does Japan owe money to?
It’s mostly owed to the Japanese people in the form of government bonds. The Japanese government owes each of its citizens about 7.5 million yen. Since 95% of its debt is held domestically, its economy is not as precarious as it would be if it were debt to foreign countries.
