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CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
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.
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
Zimbabwe :
218.2 % of GDP
2007
# 2
Lebanon :
186.6 % of GDP
2007
# 3
Japan :
170 % of GDP
2007
# 4
Jamaica :
126.5 % of GDP
2007
# 5
Sudan :
105.9 % of GDP
2007
# 6
Egypt :
105.8 % of GDP
2007
# 7
Italy :
104 % of GDP
2007
# 8
Singapore :
96.3 % of GDP
2007
# 9
Seychelles :
92.3 % of GDP
2007
# 10
Greece :
89.5 % of GDP
2007
# 11
Sri Lanka :
85.8 % of GDP
2007
# 12
Belgium :
84.6 % of GDP
2007
# 13
Norway :
83.1 % of GDP
2007
# 14
Israel :
80.6 % of GDP
2007
# 15
Côte d'Ivoire :
75.2 % of GDP
2007
# 16
Jordan :
72.4 % of GDP
2007
# 17
Morocco :
67.4 % of GDP
2007
# 18
Hungary :
67 % of GDP
2007
# 19
Germany :
64.9 % of GDP
2007
# 20
Uruguay :
64.8 % of GDP
2007
# 21
Canada :
64.2 % of GDP
2007
# 22
France :
63.9 % of GDP
2007
# 23
Portugal :
63.6 % of GDP
2007
# 24
Mauritius :
63.1 % of GDP
2007
# 25
Nicaragua :
62.9 % of GDP
2007
# 26
United States :
60.8 % of GDP
2007
# 27
Cyprus :
59.6 % of GDP
2007
# 28
Philippines :
59.5 % of GDP
2007
# 29
Austria :
59.1 % of GDP
2007
# 30
Argentina :
59 % of GDP
2007
# 31
Ghana :
58.5 % of GDP
2007
# 32
India :
58.2 % of GDP
2007
# 33
Tunisia :
55.4 % of GDP
2007
# 34
Panama :
53 % of GDP
2007
= 35
Gabon :
52.8 % of GDP
2007
= 35
Colombia :
52.8 % of GDP
2007
# 37
Albania :
51.4 % of GDP
2007
= 38
Pakistan :
50.6 % of GDP
2007
= 38
Malawi :
50.6 % of GDP
2007
# 40
Kenya :
48.7 % of GDP
2007
# 41
Croatia :
47.8 % of GDP
2007
# 42
Costa Rica :
46.6 % of GDP
2007
= 43
Aruba :
46.3 % of GDP
2005
= 43
Bolivia :
46.3 % of GDP
2007
# 45
Netherlands :
45.5 % of GDP
2007
# 46
Brazil :
45.1 % of GDP
2007
# 47
Ethiopia :
44.5 % of GDP
2007
# 48
Switzerland :
44.2 % of GDP
2007
# 49
United Kingdom :
43.6 % of GDP
2007
# 50
Poland :
43.1 % of GDP
2007
# 51
Vietnam :
42 % of GDP
2007
# 52
Sweden :
41.7 % of GDP
2007
# 53
Malaysia :
41.6 % of GDP
2007
# 54
Dominican Republic :
41 % of GDP
2007
# 55
Papua New Guinea :
40.1 % of GDP
2007
# 56
Turkey :
38.9 % of GDP
2007
# 57
Montenegro :
38 % of GDP
2006
# 58
Thailand :
37.9 % of GDP
2007
# 59
Syria :
37.7 % of GDP
2007
# 60
Bangladesh :
37.4 % of GDP
2007
# 61
El Salvador :
37.3 % of GDP
2007
# 62
Serbia and Montenegro :
37 % of GDP
2007
# 63
Cuba :
36.8 % of GDP
2007
# 64
Spain :
36.2 % of GDP
2007
= 65
Finland :
35.9 % of GDP
2007
= 65
Slovakia :
35.9 % of GDP
2007
= 67
Bosnia and Herzegovina :
34 % of GDP
2007
= 67
Indonesia :
34 % of GDP
2007
# 69
Yemen :
33.5 % of GDP
2007
# 70
Ecuador :
33.1 % of GDP
2007
# 71
South Africa :
31.3 % of GDP
2007
# 72
Bahrain :
31.2 % of GDP
2007
# 73
Macedonia, Republic of :
30.8 % of GDP
2007
# 74
Peru :
29.2 % of GDP
2007
# 75
Korea, South :
28.2 % of GDP
2007
# 76
Zambia :
28.1 % of GDP
2007
= 77
Taiwan :
27.9 % of GDP
2007
= 77
Trinidad and Tobago :
27.9 % of GDP
2007
# 79
Iceland :
27.6 % of GDP
2007
# 80
Paraguay :
27 % of GDP
2007
= 81
Czech Republic :
26 % of GDP
2007
= 81
Denmark :
26 % of GDP
2007
# 83
Ireland :
24.9 % of GDP
2007
# 84
Saudi Arabia :
24.3 % of GDP
2007
# 85
Honduras :
24.1 % of GDP
2007
# 86
Slovenia :
23.6 % of GDP
2007
# 87
Moldova :
23.3 % of GDP
2007
# 88
Senegal :
22.9 % of GDP
2007
# 89
Mexico :
22.8 % of GDP
2007
# 90
Namibia :
22.3 % of GDP
2007
# 91
Mozambique :
22.2 % of GDP
2007
# 92
United Arab Emirates :
21.2 % of GDP
2007
# 93
Guatemala :
20.9 % of GDP
2007
# 94
New Zealand :
20.7 % of GDP
2007
# 95
Uganda :
20.6 % of GDP
2007
# 96
Tanzania :
19.6 % of GDP
2007
# 97
Venezuela :
19.3 % of GDP
2007
# 98
Uzbekistan :
18.7 % of GDP
2007
# 99
China :
18.4 % of GDP
2007
# 100
Algeria :
18 % of GDP
2007
# 101
Lithuania :
17.3 % of GDP
2007
# 102
Iran :
17.2 % of GDP
2007
# 103
Gibraltar :
15.7 % of GDP
2005
# 104
Australia :
15.6 % of GDP
2007
# 105
Cameroon :
15.5 % of GDP
2007
# 106
Nigeria :
14.4 % of GDP
2007
# 107
Romania :
13 % of GDP
2007
# 108
Hong Kong :
12.5 % of GDP
2007
# 109
Angola :
12 % of GDP
2007
# 110
Ukraine :
11.7 % of GDP
2007
# 111
Qatar :
11 % of GDP
2007
# 112
Bulgaria :
10.5 % of GDP
2007
# 113
Kuwait :
9.7 % of GDP
2007
# 114
Kazakhstan :
7.7 % of GDP
2007
# 115
Latvia :
7.4 % of GDP
2007
# 116
Azerbaijan :
6.7 % of GDP
2007
# 117
Luxembourg :
6.4 % of GDP
2007
# 118
Russia :
5.9 % of GDP
2007
# 119
Botswana :
5.4 % of GDP
2007
# 120
Libya :
4.7 % of GDP
2007
# 121
Chile :
4.1 % of GDP
2007
# 122
Oman :
3.7 % of GDP
2007
# 123
Estonia :
3.4 % of GDP
2007
# 124
Equatorial Guinea :
1.6 % of GDP
2007
Weighted average:
43.2 % 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.
SOURCE: All
CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
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