The world's biggest financial bailouts
USA
At the epicenter of the 2008 financial crisis was the collapse of the Lehman Brothers bank, which filed for bankruptcy on September 15, 2008, leaving a debt of more than US$600 billion behind.
Greece
Greece was at the center of the biggest financial bailout in global history, which totaled more than €260 billion. The government was forced to introduce unpopular austerity measures following the 2008 financial crisis.
Argentina
The South American country has been engulfed in a severe crisis due to a drop in the Argentinian peso and increased twin deficits.
Portugal
Portugal was one of the European nations that was hit the hardest after the 2008 global economic crisis, which prompted extreme austerity measures and a plunge in employment rates.
Spain
After the housing bubble burst, Spain's economy was also on the brink of collapse. The European bailout fund had to lend the Spanish banks around €41 billion.
Ireland
Ireland was the first Eurozone country to go down following the 2008 crisis. After the property market crashed, the country received an international injection of €67 billion.
Thailand
The Asian financial crisis, which started in July 1997, swept much of the continent's economy and threatened to engulf the rest of the globe.
Mexico
Known as the Mexican peso crisis, the financial crash in the country happened after the peso suffered a sudden devaluation in December 1994.
Cyprus
In 2013, Cyprus followed other nations' footsteps by requesting an international bailout of around €10 billion. Before that, in 2012, the country had already been relying on a €2.5 billion loan from Russia.
Russia
The 1997 Asian financial crisis, followed by a decrease in oil demand, ended up taking a toll on the Russian economy.
South Korea
Also affected by the Asian economy crisis, South Korea was forced to turn to the IMF, the World Bank, the US, and a few other world nations for an injection of funds.
Indonesia
Indonesia's economy was also rocked by the late 1990s crisis, following a steady drop in the rupiah's value and inflation levels of up to 80%.
Brazil
Brazil has been financially rescued a few times, with the first injection taking place in 1998 after Latin American markets trembled due to the Asian economic crisis.
