Debts to Canada

23 of the countries that owe Canada are either least developed or heavily indebted poor countries.

They owe $1,179 million, almost all of it to the Export Development Corporation *

21 heavily indebted poor countries ..........$1,165 million

15 least developed countries ....... $ 291 million

(13 of these are also heavily indebted and poor)

The big debtors of these:

Cameroon ...... $440 million

Ivory Coast ...... $251 million

* this debt is only 4% of Canada's exposure to foreign countries