Debt - external:

$60.96 trillion (31 December 2008 est.)

$60.26 trillion (31 December 2007 est.)

note: this figure is the sum total of all countries' external debt, both public and private

Stock of direct foreign investment - at home:

$16.65 trillion (31 December 2008 est.)

$14.77 trillion (31 December 2007 est.)

Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad:

$16.22 trillion (31 December 2008 est.)

$15.43 trillion (31 December 2007 est.)