Foreign debt rose 11.8% to USD 16,139 bil in Myanmar in 2017, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, foreign debt in Myanmar reached an all time high of USD 16,139 bil in 2017 and an all time low of USD 55.3 bil in 1970. When compared to Myanmar's main peers, foreign debt in China amounted to USD 1,710,235 bil, USD 513,209 bil in India, USD 14,498 bil in Laos and USD 129,765 bil in Thailand in 2017.
Myanmar has been ranked 45th within the group of 111 countries we follow in terms of foreign debt, 2 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Foreign Debt (USD) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Bangladesh | USD bil | 38,695 | 41,554 | 51,041 | 57,089 | 62,427 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cambodia | USD bil | 9,436 | 10,060 | 11,425 | 13,533 | 15,342 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | USD bil | 1,333,769 | 1,413,904 | 1,704,594 | 1,961,562 | 2,114,162 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | USD bil | 478,826 | 455,502 | 511,473 | 521,030 | 560,871 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Laos | USD bil | 11,642 | 13,535 | 14,696 | 15,533 | 16,571 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | USD bil | 190,951 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Myanmar | USD bil | 10,220 | 10,112 | 10,783 | 10,729 | 11,178 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | USD bil | 68,614 | 75,052 | 91,662 | 99,224 | 107,883 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | USD bil | 492,191 | 535,225 | 519,203 | 477,785 | 485,793 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | USD bil | 43,925 | 46,661 | 50,766 | 52,920 | 56,118 | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | USD bil | 132,186 | 139,220 | 161,647 | 172,494 | 179,773 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Vietnam | USD bil | 77,833 | 85,665 | 104,091 | 106,855 | 117,338 |
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