NationMaster - Public debt (most recent) by country

DEFINITION
This entry records the cumulatiive total of all government borrowings less repayments that are denominated in a country's home currency. Public debt should not be confused with external debt, which reflects the foreign currency liabilities of both the private and public sector and must be financed out of foreign exchange earnings.

Economy Statistics > Public debt (most recent) by country

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Rank

Countries

Amount (top to bottom)

Lebanon:

209 % of GDP

Japan:

176.2 % of GDP

Seychelles:

166.1 % of GDP

Jamaica:

133.3 % of GDP

Zimbabwe:

108.4 % of GDP

Italy:

107.8 % of GDP

Greece:

104.6 % of GDP

Egypt:

102.9 % of GDP

Singapore:

100.6 % of GDP

#10

Belgium:

90.3 % of GDP

#11

Sri Lanka:

89.6 % of GDP

#12

Israel:

89 % of GDP

#13

Moldova:

84.5 % of GDP

#14

Nicaragua:

82.7 % of GDP

#15

Bhutan:

81.4 % of GDP

#16

Ethiopia:

80.3 % of GDP

#17

Jordan:

72.2 % of GDP

#18

Morocco:

70.9 % of GDP

#19

Uruguay:

70.6 % of GDP

#20

Côte d'Ivoire:

69.4 % of GDP

#21

Hungary:

68.6 % of GDP

#22

Malawi:

68.4 % of GDP

#23

Portugal:

67.4 % of GDP

#24

Honduras:

67.1 % of GDP

#25

Germany:

66.8 % of GDP

#26

Zambia:

65.7 % of GDP

#27

Canada:

65.4 % of GDP

#28

Turkey:

64.7 % of GDP

#29

United States:

64.7 % of GDP

#30

France:

64.7 % of GDP

#31

Austria:

63 % of GDP

#32

Philippines:

61.6 % of GDP

#33

Panama:

61.3 % of GDP

#34

Argentina:

61 % of GDP

#35

Sudan:

59.6 % of GDP

#36

Mauritius:

57.9 % of GDP

#37

Tunisia:

57.3 % of GDP

#38

Croatia:

56.2 % of GDP

#39

Pakistan:

55 % of GDP

#40

Papua New Guinea:

53.7 % of GDP

#41

Costa Rica:

53.4 % of GDP

#42

Serbia and Montenegro:

53.1 % of GDP

#43

India:

52.8 % of GDP

#44

Switzerland:

51 % of GDP

#45

Netherlands:

50.8 % of GDP

#46

Kenya:

50.5 % of GDP

#47

Brazil:

50 % of GDP

#48

Poland:

49 % of GDP

#49

Vietnam:

47.5 % of GDP

#50

Malaysia:

46.7 % of GDP

#51

Bangladesh:

46.7 % of GDP

#52

Sweden:

46.4 % of GDP

#53

Aruba:

46.3 % of GDP

#54

Dominican Republic:

45.6 % of GDP

#55

Colombia:

45.3 % of GDP

#56

Norway:

44.8 % of GDP

#57

Indonesia:

43.8 % of GDP

#58

Thailand:

43.5 % of GDP

#59

El Salvador:

42.6 % of GDP

#60

United Kingdom:

42.2 % of GDP

#61

Macedonia, Republic of:

41.5 % of GDP

#62

Spain:

39.9 % of GDP

#63

Ghana:

38.6 % of GDP

#64

Syria:

37.9 % of GDP

#65

Finland:

37.7 % of GDP

#66

Trinidad and Tobago:

36.6 % of GDP

#67

Slovakia:

36.1 % of GDP

#68

Ecuador:

36 % of GDP

#69

Taiwan:

34.6 % of GDP

#70

Bahrain:

34.2 % of GDP

#71

Peru:

33.8 % of GDP

#72

South Africa:

32.9 % of GDP

#73

Angola:

32.7 % of GDP

#74

Saudi Arabia:

32.5 % of GDP

#75

Korea, South:

31.9 % of GDP

#76

Namibia:

31.6 % of GDP

#77

Paraguay:

31.3 % of GDP

#78

Tanzania:

30.5 % of GDP

#79

Yemen:

30 % of GDP

#80

Uzbekistan:

29.7 % of GDP

#81

Uganda:

29.3 % of GDP

#82

Czech Republic:

29.1 % of GDP

#83

Slovenia:

29 % of GDP

#84

Gabon:

28.6 % of GDP

#85

Cameroon:

28.4 % of GDP

#86

Venezuela:

28.4 % of GDP

#87

Denmark:

28.1 % of GDP

#88

Bulgaria:

25.6 % of GDP

#89

Iran:

25.3 % of GDP

#90

Bosnia and Herzegovina:

24.5 % of GDP

#91

Qatar:

23.6 % of GDP

#92

Iceland:

23.5 % of GDP

#93

Mozambique:

23.2 % of GDP

#94

Ireland:

22.8 % of GDP

#95

China:

22.1 % of GDP

#96

Romania:

21.4 % of GDP

#97

Mexico:

20.7 % of GDP

#98

New Zealand:

19.9 % of GDP

#99

Algeria:

18.6 % of GDP

#100

Guatemala:

18.6 % of GDP

#101

Lithuania:

18 % of GDP

#102

Senegal:

17.8 % of GDP

#103

Australia:

14.1 % of GDP

#104

Ukraine:

12.7 % of GDP

#105

Kazakhstan:

11 % of GDP

#106

Latvia:

11 % of GDP

#107

Azerbaijan:

10.4 % of GDP

#108

Nigeria:

10.4 % of GDP

#109

United Arab Emirates:

9 % of GDP

#110

Kuwait:

8.1 % of GDP

#111

Russia:

8 % of GDP

#112

Botswana:

7.1 % of GDP

#113

Wallis and Futuna:

5.6 % of GDP

#114

Libya:

5.6 % of GDP

#115

Equatorial Guinea:

4.7 % of GDP

#116

Oman:

4.5 % of GDP

#117

Chile:

3.9 % of GDP

#118

Estonia:

3.6 % of GDP

#119

Hong Kong:

1 % of GDP

Weighted average:

47.4 % of GDP

DEFINITION: This entry records the cumulatiive total of all government borrowings less repayments that are denominated in a country's home currency. Public debt should not be confused with external debt, which reflects the foreign currency liabilities of both the private and public sector and must be financed out of foreign exchange earnings.

Economy Statistics > Public debt (most recent) by country

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