External debt is the part of a country's debt owed to creditors outside the country. This includes debt owed to private commercial banks, governments, or international financial institutions such as the IMF and World Bank.

See also

• Internal debt

External links

• IMF National Summary Data Pages (see "External Debt" under "External Sector")
• IMF World Economic Outlook (WEO)-- September 2003 -- Public Debt in Emerging Markets