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Are there any countries with no national debt?

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There is said to be between 189 and 196 independent countries worldwide. According to the United Nations right now there are currently 192 active members. Most countries' money is governed by the World Bank Group. read more

They do exist, but they are generally small countries. Most are affluent enough to avoid the need for debt (Liechtenstein, Brunei, and Macau (SAR under PRC)), but there’s also Palau, which relies on aid and tourist money to avoid it. read more

This is a list of countries by external debt, which is the total public and private debt owed to nonresidents repayable in internationally accepted currencies, goods or services, where the public debt is the money or credit owed by any level of government, from central to local, and the private debt the money or credit owed by private households or private corporations based in the country under consideration. read more

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