Sovereign Exposure by Country: Outstanding and Arrears as at 31 August 2024
Published 23 December 2024
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All figures in £ million
| Country Name | UKEF 2024 | FCDO 2024 | Total 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angola | 244.60 | 244.60 | |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1.58 | 1.58 | |
| Argentina | 9.30 | 9.30 | |
| Bahrain | 18.68 | 18.68 | |
| Bangladesh | 0.96 | 0.96 | |
| Benin | 119.67 | 119.67 | |
| Burma (Myanmar) | 17.58 | 0.25 | 17.83 |
| Cameroon | 42.00 | 42.00 | |
| Cote d’Ivorie | 101.43 | 101.43 | |
| Cuba | 195.25 | 195.25 | |
| Dominica, Commonwealth of | 1.89 | 1.89 | |
| Egypt | 0.79 | 0.79 | |
| Gabon | 10.03 | 10.03 | |
| Ghana* | 277.39 | 277.39 | |
| Grenada | 0.72 | 0.72 | |
| Guyana | 135.54 | 135.54 | |
| India | 1.09 | 1.09 | |
| Indonesia | 0.12 | 0.12 | |
| Iran | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Iraq | 379.74 | 379.74 | |
| Kenya | 0.39 | 0.39 | |
| Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 5.86 | 5.86 | |
| Lao People’s Democratic Republic | 0.06 | 0.06 | |
| Lesotho | 0.05 | 0.05 | |
| Nepal | 0.23 | 0.23 | |
| Oman | 47.09 | 47.09 | |
| Pakistan | 0.93 | 1.54 | 2.47 |
| Poland | 491.39 | 491.39 | |
| Qatar | 1,000.00 | 1,000.00 | |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.82 | 1.82 | |
| Samoa | 0.01 | 0.01 | |
| Senegal | 39.12 | 39.12 | |
| Serbia | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Seychelles | 0.53 | 2.50 | 3.03 |
| Somalia** | 0.00 | 0.22 | 0.22 |
| Sri Lanka | 58.97 | 0.20 | 59.17 |
| Sudan | 942.56 | 1.49 | 944.05 |
| Tanzania | 140.56 | 140.56 | |
| Togo | 48.54 | 48.54 | |
| Uganda | 321.16 | 321.16 | |
| Ukraine*** | 18.37 | 18.37 | |
| Yemen | 0.32 | 0.32 | |
| Zambia | 223.47 | 223.47 | |
| Zimbabwe | 312.92 | 50.67 | 363.59 |
| Total | 5,208.70 | 60.86 | 5,269.57 |
*There was an error in last year’s figure for total exposure in Ghana. The correct figure for the UK’s total exposure in Ghana for 2023 is £219.53.
** This outstanding amount is due to be cancelled further to Somalia reaching Completion Point under the Heavily Indebted Poor Country (HIPC) Initiative this year.
***The UK’s recent agreement to participate in the Extraordinary Revenue Acceleration (ERA) loan scheme, along with other G7 partners, has not yet been fully operationalised and is therefore not reflected in this year’s report. We expect this to be reflected in next year’s data, in accordance with the terms of the loan agreement.