Countries US Owes Money To

1. The American People
Amount Owed: $4.7 trillion (2010)

2. China
Amount Owed: $884 billion (2010); $1.1 trillion (2011)

3. Japan
Amount Owed: $865 billion (2010); $914 billion (2011)

4. United Kingdom
Amount Owed: $459 billion (2010) ; $346 billion (2011)

5. Ireland
Amount Owed: $197 billion (2010); $346 billion (2011)

6. Brazil
Amount Owed: $165 billion (2010); $211 billion (2011)

7. Russia
Amount Owed: $176 billion (2010) ; $115 billion (2011)

8. Switzerland
Amount Owed: $112 billion (2010) ; $108 billion (2011)

9. Canada
Amount Owed: $43 billion (2010) ; $90.7 billion (2011)

10. Germany
Amount Owed: $55 billion (2010) ; $61 billion (2011)