Maybe our debt isn't so bad?

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20. United States External debt (as % of GDP): 94.3% External debt per capita: $43,793 Gross external debt: $13.454 trillion (2009 Q2) 2008 GDP (est): $14.26 trillion 19. Hungary External debt (as % of GDP): 105.7% External debt per capita: $20,990 Gross external debt: $207.92 billion (2009 Q1) 2008 GDP (est): $196.6 billion 18. Australia External debt (as % of GDP): 111.3% External debt per capita: $41,916 Gross external debt: $891.26 billion (2009 Q2) 2008 GDP (est): $800.2 billion 17. Italy External debt (as % of GDP): 126.7% External debt per capita: $39,741 Gross external debt: $2.310 trillion (2009 Q1) 2008 GDP (est): $ 1.823 trillion 16. Greece External debt (as % of GDP): 161.1% External debt per capita: $51,483 Gross external debt: $552.8 billion (2009 Q2) 2008 GDP (est): $343 billion 15. Spain External debt (as % of GDP): 171.7% External debt per capita: $59,457 Gross external debt: $2.409 trillion (2009 Q2) 2008 GDP (est): $1.403 trillion 14. Germany External debt (as % of GDP): 178.5% External debt per capita: $63,263 Gross external debt: $5.208 trillion (2009 Q2) 2008 GDP (est): $2.918 trillion 13. Finland - 188.5% External debt (as % of GDP): 188.5% External debt per capita: $69,491 Gross external debt: $364.85 billion (2009 Q2) 2008 GDP (est): $193.5 billion 12. Sweden - 194.3% External debt (as % of GDP): 194.3% External debt per capita: $73,854 Gross external debt: $669.1 billion (2009 Q2) 2008 GDP (est): $344.3 billion 11. Norway - 199% External debt (as % of GDP): 199% External debt per capita: $117,604 Gross external debt: $548.1 billion (2009 Q2) 2008 GDP (est): $275.4 billion 10. Hong Kong - 205.8% External debt (as % of GDP): 205.8% External debt per capita: $89,457 Gross external debt: $631.13 billion (2009 Q2) 2008 GDP (est): $306.6 billion 9. Portugal - 214.4% External debt (as % of GDP): 214.4% External debt per capita: $47,348 Gross external debt: $507 billion (2009 Q2) 2008 GDP (est): $236.5 billion 8. France - 236% External debt (as % of GDP): 236% External debt per capita: $78,387 Gross external debt: $5.021 trillion (2009 Q2) 2008 GDP (est): $2.128 trillion 7. Austria - 252.6% External debt (as % of GDP): 252.6% External debt per capita: $101,387 Gross external debt: $832.42 billion (2009 Q2) 2008 GDP (est): $329.5 billion 6. Denmark External debt (as % of GDP): 298.3% External debt per capita: $110,422 Gross external debt: $607.38 billion (2009 Q2) 2008 GDP (est): $203.6 billion 5. Belgium - 320.2% External debt (as % of GDP): 320.2% External debt per capita: $119,681 Gross external debt: $1.246 trillion (2009 Q1) 2008 GDP (est): $389 billion 4. Netherlands - 365% External debt (as % of GDP): 365% External debt per capita: $146,703 Gross external debt: $2.452 trillion (2009 Q2) 2008 GDP (est): $672 billion 3. United Kingdom - 408.3% External debt (as % of GDP): 408.3% External debt per capita: $148,702 Gross external debt: $9.087 trillion (2009 Q2) 2008 GDP (est): $2.226 trillion 2. Switzerland - 422.7% External debt (as % of GDP): 422.7% External debt per capita: $176,045 Gross external debt: $1.338 trillion (2009 Q2) 2008 GDP (est): $316.7 billion 1. Ireland - 1,267% External debt (as % of GDP): 1,267% External debt per capita: $567,805 Gross external debt: $2.386 trillion (2009 Q2) 2008 GDP (est): $188.4 billion Really glad not to live in Ireland This info is from http://www.cnbc.com/id/30308959 So - what do you think? disclaimer: this does NOT make it ok for us to have this debt.