The list of the 20 most indebted African countries + See how much they owe!

14. Zambia – $5,445,000,000

Even though Zambia is one of the fastest economically reformed nations in the world, about 68 percent of Zambians live below the poverty line. Rural poverty rate is around 78 percent.

The nation recorded a government debt to GDP of 34.10 percent in 2013. Its external debt in 2012 was $5.4 billion.