Data for 1992

External Debt Stocks (% of GNI), 1992

Name: External Debt Stocks (% of GNI), 1992
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1992, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

External Debt Stocks (% of GNI), 1992 covers 103 countries. Nicaragua is highest, at 879.24; Kyrgyzstan is lowest, at 0.24. The middle country reads 55.82. Against 1991, 95 values changed (40 up, 55 down), 8 countries joined.

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External Debt Stocks (% of GNI) · Data for 1992

HighestNicaragua

879.24

LowestKyrgyzstan

0.24

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the lowest end.

103countries
1measure
1992the year it describes
103distinct values15 decimals, as published
Sep 6, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of External Debt Stocks (% of GNI), 1992, as published. World Bank Group ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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External Debt Stocks (% of GNI), 1992: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
derived
1	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	879.24
2	Guyana`GUY`South America	726.85
3	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	708.49
4	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	338.17
5	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	287.57
6	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	255.92
7	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	251.29
8	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	233.67
9	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	230.25
10	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	229.68
11	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	223.49
12	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	190.87
13	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	189.11
14	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	184.93
15	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	170.00
16	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	160.53
17	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	146.92
18	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	142.88
19	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	139.91
20	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	136.41
21	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	109.63
22	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	106.53
23	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	102.73
24	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	102.69
25	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	102.52
26	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	100.15
27	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	96.00
28	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	95.22
29	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	87.82
30	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	87.51
31	Honduras`HND`Central America	86.21
32	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	86.15
33	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	84.34
34	Bolivia`BOL`South America	79.55
35	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	79.16
36	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	74.09
37	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	73.34
38	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	72.18
39	Ecuador`ECU`South America	71.50
40	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	71.44
41	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	69.19
42	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	68.94
43	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	66.90
44	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	65.99
45	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	65.25
46	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	59.66
47	Peru`PER`South America	58.52
48	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	58.28
49	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	57.99
50	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	57.84
51	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	57.21
52	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	55.82
53	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	54.45
54	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	52.66
55	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	52.34
56	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	48.24
57	Niger`NER`Western Africa	45.41
58	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	44.17
59	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	43.09
60	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	42.45
61	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	42.24
62	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	42.09
63	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	41.34
64	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	41.13
65	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	40.80
66	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	40.74
67	Brazil`BRA`South America	40.23
68	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	39.61
69	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	38.48
70	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	38.29
71	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	38.13
72	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	37.47
73	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	36.98
74	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	36.39
75	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	36.14
76	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	34.05
77	Mexico`MEX`Central America	31.81
78	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	31.38
79	Colombia`COL`South America	31.28
80	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	31.09
81	India`IND`Southern Asia	30.93
82	Argentina`ARG`South America	30.56
83	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	29.81
84	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	28.78
85	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	28.27
86	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	27.49
87	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	27.41
88	Belize`BLZ`Central America	26.56
89	Paraguay`PRY`South America	26.44
90	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	20.22
91	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	17.48
92	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	17.39
93	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	17.37
94	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	16.92
95	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	16.02
96	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	14.24
97	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	13.41
98	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	2.16
99	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	1.65
100	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	0.75
101	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	0.51
102	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	0.46
103	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	0.24

02In 1992

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Nicaragua879.24
2Guyana726.85
3Liberia708.49
4Somalia338.17
5Angola287.57

Lowest

103Kyrgyzstan0.24
102Uzbekistan0.46
101Tajikistan0.51
100Ukraine0.75
99Moldova1.65

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 55.82. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031991 → 1992

Since 1991

What changed between 1991 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+8 / −0countries joined / left
95values changed, of 95 in both
40 · 55rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Liberia457.21 → 708.49+251.27
Sudan40.30 → 251.29+210.99
Angola84.88 → 287.57+202.69
Mozambique124.62 → 190.87+66.26
Albania47.45 → 102.52+55.07

Fell most

Guyana926.15 → 726.85−199.29
Jordan243.60 → 160.53−83.07
Nicaragua960.38 → 879.24−81.14
Myanmar267.36 → 230.25−37.11
Bulgaria171.30 → 139.91−31.40

+ Georgia

+ Kyrgyzstan

+ Moldova

+ Mongolia

+ Russia

+ Tajikistan

+ Ukraine

+ Uzbekistan

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

Read before you use

What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

How values are stored

One year of the 2026 release
Every year in this series comes from World Bank Group’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 1992.
The position is ours
World Bank Group publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 103 countries has every column.

05The files

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Cite this edition

World Bank Group (1992). External Debt Stocks (% of GNI), 1992 [data set], describing 1992. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/external-debt/1992

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How it has moved, charted by country

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