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Report on outstanding debt owed by other countries to His Majesty’s Government in 2025

This report provides the outstanding stock of debt owed by other countries to UK Export Finance and the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, as of 31 August 2025.

• From: HM Treasury
• Published: 22 January 2026

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Sovereign Exposure by Country Outstanding and Arrears as at 31 August 2025

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The data is aggregated on a country-by-county basis, covering debts arising from direct sovereign lending, Paris Club debt restructuring agreements, called guarantees under buyer credit agreements underwritten by UK Export Finance, and historical bilateral lending administered by the World Bank’s International Development Association.

All debt owed to the Department for International Development has been transferred to the Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office at its creation in September 2020.

Further information on UK sovereign lending to national governments can be found on this Collection Page.

Published 22 January 2026