"jp1238" <Sholly.hit@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On the CIA Factbook site, one can find, for each country, something
> called 'Debt External'. I can't figure out what it really is? Here is
> the world's ranking for 'Debt External':
>
>
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2079rank.html
>
> 1 - if it's an 'external debt', it's funny to notice that the earth
> has an 'external debt' of $54 trillion ... to whom ??? :)
>
> 2 - my country - Belgium - has a 'Debt External' of $1.3 trillion,
> it's 4+ time it's GDP. The solution is not to run away to Switzerland,
> it's worse there :)
>
> My question is what is that 'Debt External' ?
>
> JP
From 'Notes and Definitions' at the same site:
"This entry gives the total public and private debt owed to nonresidents
repayable in foreign currency, goods, or services."
The figures only include debts, not assets. There's an unknown amount -
which could be more or less than $1.3 trillion - owed by foreigners to
people in Belgium.
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