> Note that while a country may have a relatively large external debt (either in absolute or per capita terms) it could actually be a "net international credito

> Note that while a country may have a relatively large external debt (either in absolute or per capita terms) it could actually be a "net international creditor" if its external debt is less than the total of external debt of other countries held by it. I think it is more interesting to look at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_public_debt https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_public_de...