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Rank   Countries  Amount  Date  
# 1     Zimbabwe: 241.6 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 2     Japan: 225.8 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 3     Saint Kitts and Nevis: 185 % of GDP   2009 Time series
# 4     Lebanon: 150.7 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 5     Greece: 144 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 6     Iceland: 123.8 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 7     Jamaica: 123.2 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 8     Italy: 118.1 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 9     Singapore: 102.4 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 10     Belgium: 98.6 % of GDP   2010 Time series
= 11     Ireland: 94.2 % of GDP   2010 Time series
= 11     Sudan: 94.2 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 13     Sri Lanka: 86.7 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 14     France: 83.5 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 15     Portugal: 83.2 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 16     Egypt: 80.5 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 17     Belize: 80 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 18     Hungary: 79.6 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 19     Germany: 78.8 % of GDP   2010 Time series
= 20     Nicaragua: 78 % of GDP   2010 Time series
= 20     Dominica: 78 % of GDP   2009 Time series
# 22     Israel: 77.3 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 23     United Kingdom: 76.5 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 24     Malta: 72.6 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 25     Austria: 70.4 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 26     Netherlands: 64.6 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 27     Spain: 63.4 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 28     Côte d'Ivoire: 63.3 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 29     Jordan: 61.4 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 30     Cyprus: 61.1 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 31     Brazil: 60.8 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 32     Mauritius: 60.5 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 33     Ghana: 59.9 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 34     Albania: 59.3 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 35     Bahrain: 59.2 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 36     United States: 58.9 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 37     Seychelles: 58.8 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 38     Morocco: 58.2 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 39     Bhutan: 57.8 % of GDP   2009 Time series
# 40     Guyana: 57 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 41     Vietnam: 56.7 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 42     Philippines: 56.5 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 43     Uruguay: 56 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 44     India: 55.9 % of GDP   2010 Time series
= 45     El Salvador: 55 % of GDP   2010 Time series
= 45     Croatia: 55 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 47     Poland: 53.6 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 48     Malaysia: 53.1 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 49     Kenya: 50.9 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 50     Argentina: 50.3 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 51     Pakistan: 49.9 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 52     Tunisia: 49.5 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 53     Turkey: 48.1 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 54     Norway: 47.7 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 55     Denmark: 46.6 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 56     Aruba: 46.3 % of GDP   2005 Time series
# 57     Latvia: 46.2 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 58     Finland: 45.4 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 59     Colombia: 44.8 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 60     United Arab Emirates: 44.6 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 61     Costa Rica: 42.4 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 62     Thailand: 42.3 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 63     Dominican Republic: 41.7 % of GDP   2010 Time series
= 64     Mexico: 41.5 % of GDP   2010 Time series
= 64     Serbia and Montenegro: 41.5 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 66     Slovakia: 41 % of GDP   2010 Time series
= 67     Mozambique: 40.8 % of GDP   2010 Time series
= 67     Sweden: 40.8 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 69     Malawi: 40.4 % of GDP   2010 Time series
= 70     Czech Republic: 40 % of GDP   2010 Time series
= 70     Panama: 40 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 72     Bolivia: 39.7 % of GDP   2010 Time series
= 73     Ethiopia: 39.3 % of GDP   2010 Time series
= 73     Bangladesh: 39.3 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 75     Yemen: 39.1 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 76     Bosnia and Herzegovina: 39 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 77     Ukraine: 38.4 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 78     Switzerland: 38.2 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 79     Lithuania: 36.7 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 80     Slovenia: 35.5 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 81     Romania: 34.8 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 82     Cuba: 34.4 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 83     Macedonia, Republic of: 34.2 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 84     Canada: 34 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 85     Taiwan: 33.9 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 86     South Africa: 33.2 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 87     Senegal: 32.1 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 88     Syria: 29.8 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 89     Guatemala: 29.6 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 90     Papua New Guinea: 27.8 % of GDP   2010 Time series
= 91     Indonesia: 26.4 % of GDP   2010 Time series
= 91     Trinidad and Tobago: 26.4 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 93     Honduras: 26.1 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 94     Gabon: 25.8 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 95     Algeria: 25.7 % of GDP   2010 Time series
= 96     New Zealand: 25.5 % of GDP   2010 Time series
= 96     Venezuela: 25.5 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 98     Moldova: 25 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 99     Zambia: 24.1 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 100     Korea, South: 23.7 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 101     Peru: 23.6 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 102     Tanzania: 23.3 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 103     Ecuador: 23.2 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 104     Paraguay: 22.8 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 105     Botswana: 22.6 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 106     Australia: 22.4 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 107     Uganda: 20.4 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 108     Angola: 20.3 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 109     Namibia: 20 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 110     Hong Kong: 18.2 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 111     China: 17.5 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 112     Cameroon: 16.8 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 113     Saudi Arabia: 16.7 % of GDP   2010 Time series
= 114     Iran: 16.2 % of GDP   2010 Time series
= 114     Luxembourg: 16.2 % of GDP   2010 Time series
= 114     Kazakhstan: 16.2 % of GDP   2010 Time series
= 114     Bulgaria: 16.2 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 118     Nigeria: 13.4 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 119     Kuwait: 12.6 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 120     Qatar: 10.3 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 121     Russia: 9.5 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 122     Uzbekistan: 9 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 123     Estonia: 7.7 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 124     Gibraltar: 7.5 % of GDP   2008 Time series
# 125     Chile: 6.2 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 126     Wallis and Futuna: 5.6 % of GDP   2004 Time series
# 127     Azerbaijan: 4.6 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 128     Oman: 4.4 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 129     Equatorial Guinea: 4.1 % of GDP   2010 Time series
# 130     Libya: 3.3 % of GDP   2010 Time series
Weighted average: 49.6 % 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: CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011 via NationMaster

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"Public debt by country", CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011. Retrieved from http://www.NationMaster.com/red/graph/eco_pub_deb-economy-public-debt&b_printable=1

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