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To: LindyBill who wrote (305270)	5/15/2009 6:40:22 PM
From: goldworldnet	2 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793955

Bald Eagle originally posted this, but I have compiled the slides. The World's Biggest Debtor Nations 1. Ireland - 811% External debt (as % of GDP): 811% External debt per capita: $549,819 Gross external debt: $2.311 trillion (Q4 2008) 2008 GDP: $285 billion 2. United Kingdom - 336% External debt (as % of GDP): 336% External debt per capita: $153,616 Gross external debt: $9.388 trillion (Q4 2008) 2008 GDP: $2.787 trillion 3. Belgium - 327% External Debt (as % of GDP): 327% External debt per capita: $155,362 Gross External Debt: $1.618 trillion (Q4 2008) 2008 GDP: $495.4 billion 4. Hong Kong - 295% External debt (as % of GDP): 295% External debt per capita: $93,539 Gross external debt: $659.93 billion (Q4 2008) 2008 GDP: $223.8 billion 5. Netherlands - 268% External debt (as % of GDP): 268% External debt per capita: $145,959 Gross external debt: $2.439 trillion (Q4 2008) 2008 GDP: $909.5 billion 6. Switzerland - 264% External debt (as % of GDP): 264% External debt per capita: $171,478 Gross external debt: $1.304 trillion (Q4 2008) 2008 GDP: $492.6 billion 7. Austria - 191% External debt (as % of GDP): 191% External debt per capita: $100,787 Gross external debt: $827.49 billion (Q4 2008) 2008 GDP: $432.4 billion 8. France - 168% External debt (as % of GDP): 168% External debt per capita: $78,070 Gross external debt: $5.001 trillion 2008 GDP: $2.978 trillion 9. Denmark - 159% External debt (as % of GDP): 159% External debt per capita: $107,026 Gross external debt: $588.7 billion (Q3 2008) 2008 GDP: $369.6 billion T-10. Germany - 137.5% External debt (as % of GDP): 137.5% External debt per capita: $63,767 Gross external debt: $5.25 trillion (Q4 2008) 2008 GDP: $3.818 trillion T-10. Spain - 137.5% External debt (as % of GDP): 137.5% External debt per capita: $57,091 Gross external debt: $2.313 trillion (Q4 2008) 2008 GDP: $1.683 trillion 12. Sweden - 129% External debt (as % of GDP): 129% External debt per capita: $73,245 Gross external debt: $663.58 billion (Q4 2008)* 2008 GDP: $512.9 billion 13. Finland - 116% External debt (as % of GDP): 116% External debt per capita: $62,579 Gross external debt: $328.56 billion (Q4 2008) 2008 GDP: $281.2 billion 14. Norway - 114% External debt (as % of GDP): 114% External debt per capita: $118,353 Gross external debt: $551.59 billion 2008 GDP: $481.1 billion 15. United States - 95.09% External debt (as % of GDP): 95.09% External debt per capita: $44,358 Gross external debt: $13.627 trillion (2008 Q3) 2008 GDP: $14.330 trillion cnbc.com * * *