Photographs: Arko Datta/Reuters
Greece is not the only country that is feeling the pain of rising external debt. There are many nations, including India, that have massive external debt.
Let's take a look at some of these countries.
Source: Wikipedia
India
External debt: $345.8 billion
Per capita debt: $300
Per cent of GDP: 20
...
India among 30 countries facing huge external debt
Image: The Brooklyn Bridge and Manhattan Bridge is seen from the 90th story of One World Trade Center in New York.Photographs: Lucas Jackson/Reuters
The United States
External debt: $15.81 trillion
Per capita debt: $50,266
Per cent of GDP: 103
...
India among 30 countries facing huge external debt
Image: Sculptures entitled Blue Men are seen on the wall of a building on Borough High Street in south London.Photographs: Toby Melville/Reuters
The United Kingdom
External debt: $8.98trillion
Per capita debt: $143,009
Per cent of GDP: 360
...
India among 30 countries facing huge external debt
Image: The skyline of Frankfurt with its bank towers is seen under clouds.Photographs: Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters
Germany
External debt: $4.71 trillion
Per capita debt: $57,755
Per cent of GDP: 142
...
India among 30 countries facing huge external debt
Image: View of rooftops and the Montmartre's Sacre Coeur Basilica in Paris.Photographs: Mal Langsdon/Reuters
France
External debt: $4.69 trillion
Per capita debt: $74,619
Per cent of GDP: 182
...
India among 30 countries facing huge external debt
Image: Mt Fuji looms over skyscrapers in Tokyo's Shinjuku district.Photographs: Kimimasa Mayama/Reuters
Japan
External debt: $2.44 trillion
Per capita debt: $19,148
Per cent of GDP: 45
...
India among 30 countries facing huge external debt
Image: A man looks at a window display of jewellery on Grafton Street, Dublin.Photographs: Cathal McNaughton/Reuters
Ireland
External debt: $123.05 billion
Per capita debt: $26,820
Per cent of GDP: 108.2
...
India among 30 countries facing huge external debt
Image: People pass by the railway station in Amersfoort, the Netherlands.Photographs: Michael Kooren/Reuters
The Netherlands
External debt: $1.88 trillion
Per capita debt: $226,503
Per cent of GDP: 344
...
India among 30 countries facing huge external debt
Image: Rome's ancient Colosseum is seen from a helicopter.Photographs: Alessandro Bianchi/Reuters
Italy
External debt: $2.22 trillion
Per capita debt: $36,841
Per cent of GDP: 108
...
India among 30 countries facing huge external debt
Image: Gaudi's Sagrada Familia and Barcelona's skyline are seen against the backdrop of a snow-covered mount after a snowstorm.Photographs: Albert Gea/Reuters
Spain
External debt: $2.16 trillion
Per capita debt: $18,260
Per cent of GDP: 84
...
India among 30 countries facing huge external debt
Image: A view of the city of Luxembourg.Photographs: Francois Lenoir/Reuters
Luxembourg
External debt: $1.89 trillion
Per capita debt: $3,696
Per cent of GDP: 3,443
...
India among 30 countries facing huge external debt
Image: A dog stands on Brussels' Grand Place.Photographs: Yves Herman/Reuters
Belgium
External debt: $1.24 trillion
Per capita debt: $113,603
Per cent of GDP: 266
...
India among 30 countries facing huge external debt
Image: People walk on Zurich's main shopping street Bahnhofstrasse.Photographs: Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters
Switzerland
External debt: $1.20 trillion
Per capita debt: $154,063
Per cent of GDP: 229
...
India among 30 countries facing huge external debt
Image: Rowers train at dawn on the Yarra River in Melbourne.Photographs: Toby Melville/Reuters
Australia
External debt: $1.16 trillion
Per capita debt: $52,596
Per cent of GDP: 95
...
India among 30 countries facing huge external debt
Image: People play volleyball on the front lawn of Parliament Hill in Ottawa.Photographs: Chris Wattie/Reuters
Canada
External debt: $1.18 trillion
Per capita debt: $29,625
Per cent of GDP: 64
...
India among 30 countries facing huge external debt
Image: Pedestrians walk down the main shopping street in StockholmPhotographs: Bob Strong/Reuters
Sweden
External debt: $853 billion
Per capita debt: $91,487
Per cent of GDP: 187
...
India among 30 countries facing huge external debt
Image: General view of the area of New Danube in Vienna.Photographs: Herwig Prammer/Reuters
Austria
External debt: $755 billion
Per capita debt: $90,128
Per cent of GDP: 200
...
India among 30 countries facing huge external debt
Image: A view of Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour.Photographs: Bobby Yip/Reuters
Hong Kong
External debt: $750 billion
Per capita debt: $105,420
Per cent of GDP: 334
...
India among 30 countries facing huge external debt
Image: A view of the aurora borealis near the city of Tromsoe in Norway.Photographs: Rune Stoltz Bertinussen/Scanpix/Reuters
Norway
External debt: $643 billion
Per capita debt: $131,220
Per cent of GDP: 141
..
India among 30 countries facing huge external debt
Image: Two women walk through a building that resembles a Roman Coliseum at the Florentia Village in Wuqing, located on the outskirts of Tianjin, China.Photographs: David Gray/Reuters
China
External debt: $635 billion
Per capita debt: $396
Per cent of GDP: 5
...
India among 30 countries facing huge external debt
Image: A dog sits as he waits next to his owner to cross a street in Copenhagen.Photographs: Radu Sigheti/Reuters
Denmark
External debt: $559 billion
Per capita debt: $101,084
Per cent of GDP: 180
...
India among 30 countries facing huge external debt
Image: Tourists sit on a hill overlooking Athens outside the archaeological site in Athens, Greece.Photographs: Yannis Behrakis/Reuters
Greece
External debt: $532 billion
Per capita debt: $47,636
Per cent of GDP: 174
...
India among 30 countries facing huge external debt
Image: Passengers wait for their trains at LisbonPhotographs: Jose Manuel Ribeiro/Reuters
Portugal
External debt: $497 billion
Per capita debt: $46,795
Per cent of GDP: 217
...
India among 30 countries facing huge external debt
Image: A view of Moscow's Kremlin, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Moscow City business district.Photographs: Anton Golubev/Reuters
Russia
External debt: $480 billion
Per capita debt: $3,235
Per cent of GDP: 33
...
India among 30 countries facing huge external debt
Image: Tourists take part in the reindeer safari at Arctic Circle near Rovaniemi, Finland.Photographs: Kacper Pempel/Reuters
Finland
External debt: $370 billion
Per capita debt: $68,960
Per cent of GDP: 155
...
India among 30 countries facing huge external debt
Image: A general view shows part of central Seoul.Photographs: Lee Jae Won/Reuters
South Korea
External debt: $370 billion
Per capita debt: $7,567
Per cent of GDP: 37
...
India among 30 countries facing huge external debt
Image: The Brazilian National Congress is seen in Brasilia.Photographs: Ricardo Moraes/Reuters
Brazil
External debt: $310 billion
Per capita debt: $1,608
Per cent of GDP: 15
...
India among 30 countries facing huge external debt
Image: Istanbul's financial district, Levent district, which comprises of leading Turkish companies' headquarters and popular shopping malls, is seen from the observation deck of Sapphire Tower in Istanbul.Photographs: Murad Sezer/Reuters
Turkey
External debt: $270 billion
Per capita debt: $3,794
Per cent of GDP: 36
...
India among 30 countries facing huge external debt
Image: A view of the capital of Poland with the biggest structure in the city, the Palace of Culture, in Warsaw.Photographs: Peter Andrews/Reuters
Poland
External debt: $252 billion
Per capita debt: $6,639
Per cent of GDP: 54
...
India among 30 countries facing huge external debt
Image: Hot air balloons float above the Pyramid of the Sun of Teotihuacan outside Mexico City.Photographs: Henry Romero/Reuters
Mexico
External debt: $212 billion
Per capita debt: $1,956
Per cent of GDP: 20
article