European Union External Debt
Key information about EU External Debt
- European Union External Debt reached 16,979.6 USD bn in Sep 2023, compared with 17,535.0 USD bn in the previous quarter.
- EU External Debt: USD mn data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 2008 to Sep 2023.
- The data reached an all-time high of 18,346.7 USD bn in Sep 2021 and a record low of 13,821.6 USD bn in Jun 2010.
CEIC converts quarterly External Debt into USD. European Central Bank provides External Debt in EUR. The Federal Reserve Board period end market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. External Debt prior to Q1 2013 covers Euro Area 19.
Related information about EU External Debt
- In the latest reports of EU, Current Account recorded a surplus of 125.6 USD bn in Sep 2023.
- Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 25.9 USD bn in Nov 2023.
- EU Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 22.4 USD bn in Nov 2023.
- Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 121.3 USD bn in Sep 2023.
- The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 4,430.4 USD bn in Mar 2023.
View European Union's External Debt from Mar 2008 to Sep 2023 in the chart:
What was European Union's External Debt in Sep 2023?
European Union External Debt reached 16,979.6 USD bn in Sep 2023, compared with 17,535.0 USD bn in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.
Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
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16,979,574.9 Sep 2023 | 17,534,974.3 Jun 2023 | 13,821,617.1 Jun 2010 | 18,346,695.5 Sep 2021 | USD mn | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2023 |
External Debt by Country Comparison
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country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
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Albania (USD mn) | 10,736.3 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2003 - Sep 2023 |
Algeria (USD mn) | 3,838.0 Dec 2019 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Dec 2019 |
Argentina (USD mn) | 283,516.8 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Sep 2023 |
Armenia (USD mn) | 6,501.4 Dec 2023 | monthly | Dec 2012 - Dec 2023 |
Australia (USD mn) | 1,958,183.0 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Sep 1988 - Dec 2023 |
Austria (USD mn) | 744,396.0 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1997 - Sep 2023 |
Azerbaijan (USD mn) | 8,135.7 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Dec 2001 - Dec 2021 |
Bangladesh (USD mn) | 96,549.7 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Sep 2011 - Sep 2023 |
Belarus (USD mn) | 36,661.9 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Sep 2023 |
Belgium (USD mn) | 1,473,984.0 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Sep 2023 |
Bolivia (USD mn) | 15,544.2 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Sep 2023 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn) | 5,020.9 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2023 |
Botswana (USD mn) | 1,431.8 2023 | yearly | 1994 - 2023 |
Brazil (USD mn) | 575,357.5 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Dec 2022 |
Bulgaria (USD mn) | 49,855.4 Dec 2023 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Dec 2023 |
Cambodia (USD mn) | 22,408.4 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Sep 2023 |
Canada (USD mn) | 2,912,639.8 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Sep 2023 |
Chile (USD mn) | 241,042.3 Dec 2023 | monthly | Dec 1995 - Dec 2023 |
China (USD mn) | 2,382,876.0 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Jun 2003 - Sep 2023 |
Colombia (USD mn) | 193,907.8 Nov 2023 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Nov 2023 |
Croatia (USD mn) | 52,854.6 Dec 2022 | monthly | Dec 1998 - Dec 2022 |
Cyprus (USD mn) | 171,796.6 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2023 |
Czech Republic (USD mn) | 197,939.2 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1993 - Sep 2023 |
Denmark (USD mn) | 503,533.8 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Sep 2023 |
Ecuador (USD mn) | 58,197.5 Dec 2023 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Dec 2023 |
Egypt (USD mn) | 164,521.6 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Jun 1997 - Sep 2023 |
Estonia (USD mn) | 35,445.0 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2023 |
European Union (USD mn) | 16,979,574.9 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2023 |
Finland (USD mn) | 643,060.6 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1991 - Sep 2023 |
France (USD mn) | 7,398,409.7 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Jun 2004 - Sep 2023 |
Georgia (USD mn) | 23,373.2 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Sep 2023 |
Germany (USD mn) | 6,385,258.4 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Jun 1999 - Sep 2023 |
Ghana (USD mn) | 29,185.2 Nov 2022 | monthly | Jan 2012 - Nov 2022 |
Greece (USD mn) | 585,514.3 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2003 - Sep 2023 |
Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn) | 1,839,204.6 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Sep 2023 |
Hungary (USD mn) | 285,598.7 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Sep 2023 |
Iceland (USD mn) | 21,783.0 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1989 - Mar 2023 |
India (USD mn) | 635,324.5 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Sep 1999 - Sep 2023 |
Indonesia (USD mn) | 407,106.7 Dec 2023 | monthly | Jan 2008 - Dec 2023 |
Iran (USD mn) | 6,281.7 2023 | yearly | 1994 - 2023 |
Ireland (USD mn) | 3,147,735.2 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2002 - Dec 2023 |
Israel (USD mn) | 155,170.2 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Sep 2023 |
Italy (USD mn) | 2,662,299.4 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2002 - Sep 2023 |
Ivory Coast (USD mn) | 29,752.4 2021 | yearly | 1970 - 2021 |
Japan (USD mn) | 4,340,852.2 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Jun 2023 |
Jordan (USD mn) | 40,671.2 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Sep 2023 |
Kazakhstan (USD mn) | 161,916.6 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Sep 2023 |
Kenya (USD mn) | 38,270.1 Sep 2023 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Sep 2023 |
South Korea (USD mn) | 663,631.1 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1994 - Dec 2023 |
Kosovo (USD mn) | 3,900.9 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2011 - Jun 2023 |
Kuwait (USD mn) | 59,638.5 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2018 - Sep 2023 |
Kyrgyzstan (USD mn) | 9,978.9 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Sep 2023 |
Laos (USD mn) | 10,234.8 2022 | yearly | 1996 - 2022 |
Latvia (USD mn) | 43,625.4 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2023 |
Lebanon (USD mn) | 34,577.0 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2007 - Sep 2023 |
Lithuania (USD mn) | 50,744.3 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1996 - Sep 2023 |
Luxembourg (USD mn) | 3,668,133.6 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2002 - Sep 2023 |
North Macedonia (USD mn) | 11,729.8 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Sep 2023 |
Malawi (MWK mn) | 2,812,733.5 2021 | yearly | 1984 - 2021 |
Malaysia (USD mn) | 270,687.1 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2009 - Dec 2023 |
Malta (USD mn) | 200,913.5 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Sep 2023 |
Mauritius (USD mn) | 199,333.7 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Mar 2023 |
Mexico (USD mn) | 447,827.9 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2021 |
Moldova (USD mn) | 9,763.9 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2011 - Sep 2023 |
Mongolia (USD mn) | 34,569.8 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2023 |
Montenegro (USD mn) | 8,815.2 2022 | yearly | 2006 - 2022 |
Morocco (USD mn) | 63,124.2 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Sep 2022 |
Mozambique (USD mn) | 10,150.3 2020 | yearly | 1985 - 2020 |
Myanmar (USD mn) | 12,529.6 2022 | yearly | 1970 - 2022 |
Nepal (USD mn) | 9,585.8 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2023 |
Netherlands (USD mn) | 3,927,042.9 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Jun 2003 - Sep 2023 |
New Zealand (USD mn) | 204,491.3 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Sep 2023 |
Nigeria (USD mn) | 41,594.5 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Sep 2023 |
Norway (USD mn) | 737,752.2 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Jun 2023 |
Pakistan (USD mn) | 131,159.1 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Jun 2006 - Dec 2023 |
Palestinian Territory (USD mn) | 1,535.0 Dec 2018 | monthly | Dec 2012 - Dec 2018 |
Panama (USD mn) | 39,889.6 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jul 2004 - Jan 2024 |
Paraguay (USD mn) | 21,762.3 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2022 |
Peru (USD mn) | 102,172.1 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Dec 2022 |
Philippines (USD mn) | 118,833.2 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2023 |
Poland (USD mn) | 393,163.0 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2023 |
Portugal (USD mn) | 421,999.0 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2023 |
Qatar (USD mn) | 194,500.0 2018 | yearly | 2000 - 2018 |
Romania (USD mn) | 169,046.9 Apr 2023 | monthly | Dec 2004 - Apr 2023 |
Russia (USD mn) | 326,589.0 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Dec 2023 |
Serbia (USD mn) | 47,438.9 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Sep 2023 |
Singapore (USD mn) | 1,824,043.0 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Jun 2003 - Sep 2023 |
Slovakia (USD mn) | 125,358.2 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Sep 2023 |
Slovenia (USD mn) | 60,664.8 Apr 2023 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Apr 2023 |
South Africa (USD mn) | 156,096.0 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1985 - Sep 2023 |
Spain (USD mn) | 2,501,997.3 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Sep 2023 |
Sri Lanka (USD mn) | 52,653.4 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2012 - Sep 2023 |
Sudan (USD mn) | 62,400.0 2021 | yearly | 2001 - 2021 |
Sweden (USD mn) | 1,029,251.9 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Jun 2023 |
Switzerland (USD mn) | 2,315,096.2 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Jun 2023 |
Taiwan (USD mn) | 206,499.0 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Jun 1999 - Dec 2023 |
Tajikistan (USD mn) | 6,089.1 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Jun 2015 - Sep 2023 |
Thailand (USD mn) | 190,055.1 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2023 |
Tunisia (USD mn) | 40,844.1 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Sep 2023 |
Turkey (USD mn) | 482,639.5 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1989 - Sep 2023 |
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Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
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Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 3.7 2017 | yearly | 2008 - 2017 |
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) | 46.3 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Sep 1997 - Dec 2023 |
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 11,143,655.125 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Jan 2024 |
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 16,362,046.600 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Jan 2024 |
M2 Growth (%) | -1.2 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 1981 - Jan 2024 |
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) | 1.0 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Jan 2024 |
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 298,716.6 Jan 2024 | monthly | Dec 1999 - Jan 2024 |
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 1.908 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Sep 2023 |
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 1.4 Dec 2023 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Dec 2023 |
Total Deposits (USD mn) | 16,354,578.226 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Jan 2024 |
Total Deposits Growth (%) | 0.2 Jan 2024 | monthly | Sep 1998 - Jan 2024 |
Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 26,130,987.5 Dec 2023 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Dec 2023 |
Domestic Credit Growth (%) | -1.0 Dec 2023 | monthly | Sep 1998 - Dec 2023 |
Household Debt (USD mn) | 7,192,333.1 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Jan 2024 |
Total Loans (USD mn) | 19,636,900.203 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Jan 2024 |
Total Loans Growth (%) | 0.32 Jan 2024 | monthly | Sep 1998 - Jan 2024 |
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 81.87 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Sep 1997 - Dec 2023 |
Money Supply M3: Outstanding (EUR bn) | 16,060.302 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 1970 - Jan 2024 |
Money Supply M2: Outstanding (EUR bn) | 15,029.767 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Jan 2024 |
Money Supply M3: swda: Outstanding (EUR bn) | 16,092.777 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Jan 2024 |
Money Supply M1: Outstanding (EUR bn) | 10,216.453 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 1970 - Jan 2024 |
Money Supply M1: swda: Outstanding (EUR bn) | 10,265.919 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Jan 2024 |
Money Supply M2: swda: Outstanding (EUR bn) | 15,073.281 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Jan 2024 |
Eurosystem: ORA: Foreign Currency Reserves (FCR) (EUR bn) | 275.054 Jan 2024 | monthly | Nov 1999 - Jan 2024 |
Eurosystem: Official Reserve Assets (ORA) (EUR bn) | 1,157.998 Jan 2024 | monthly | Nov 1999 - Jan 2024 |
MFIs Loans: Outstanding: Households: HP: Over 5 Years (EUR bn) | 4,296.809 Jan 2019 | monthly | Sep 1997 - Jan 2019 |
MFIs Loans: Outstanding: Households: Consumer Credit (CS) (EUR bn) | 686.042 Jan 2019 | monthly | Sep 1997 - Jan 2019 |
Business and Economic Survey | Last | Frequency | Range |
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Business Confidence Growth (% Point) | -8.0 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 1986 - Feb 2024 |
BE: Industrial Confidence Indicator (ICI): sa: NACE 2 (% Point) | -17.200 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 1985 - Feb 2024 |
Construction Confidence Indicator (CCI): sa: EU 27 excl UK (EU 27E) (% Point) | -15.900 Apr 2020 | monthly | Jan 1985 - Apr 2020 |
Economic Sentiment Index: sa: EU 27 excl UK (NA) | 65.800 Apr 2020 | monthly | Jan 1985 - Apr 2020 |
Industrial Confidence Indicator (ICI): sa: EA 19 (% Point) | 5.80 Jul 2018 | monthly | Jan 1985 - Jul 2018 |
Industrial Confidence Indicator (ICI): sa: EU 27 excl UK (EU 27E) (% Point) | -30.600 Apr 2020 | monthly | Jan 1985 - Apr 2020 |
Service Confidence Indicator (SCI): sa: Euro Area 19 (% Point) | 15.30 Jul 2018 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Jul 2018 |
Service Confidence Indicator (SCI): sa: EU 27 excl UK (EU 27E) (% Point) | -35.400 Apr 2020 | monthly | Oct 1996 - Apr 2020 |
Eurocoin Leading Indicator (Number) | -0.310 Feb 2024 | monthly | Dec 2019 - Feb 2024 |
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