external indebtedness meaning in English

国外负债

That is not the only sense in which the us is sitting pretty despite its huge external indebtedness
这并非美国尽管面临巨额外债，却仍占尽风光的唯一原因。
Often , the true extent of the indebtedness of an economy , especially external indebtedness , is not established until after there is a sudden realisation , triggered by one event or another , in international financial markets that it has grown to a level beyond the ability of the economy to service or repay
事实上，国际金融市场往往是因某事件触发才会赫然发现有关经济体系的负债尤其外债实况，但至此后者可能已陷入无力还债的地步了。