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Former British colonies Compared by Economy > Public debt

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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# COUNTRY AMOUNT DATE GRAPH HISTORY
1 Zimbabwe 244.2% of GDP 2012
2 Saint Kitts and Nevis 144% of GDP 2012
3 Jamaica 132.9% of GDP 2012
4 Singapore 111.4% of GDP 2012
5 Grenada 110% of GDP 2012
6 Sudan 101.7% of GDP 2012
7 Antigua and Barbuda 89% of GDP 2012
8 Egypt 88% of GDP 2012
9 Barbados 85.6% of GDP 2012
10 Canada 85.4% of GDP 2012
11 Belize 84.6% of GDP 2012
12 Sri Lanka 79.1% of GDP 2012
13 Saint Lucia 77% of GDP 2012
14 Jordan 75.5% of GDP 2012
=15 Dominica 70% of GDP 2012
=15 United States 70% of GDP 2012
17 Israel 66.9% of GDP 2012
18 Malawi 62.7% of GDP 2012
19 Guyana 59.5% of GDP 2012
20 Bahrain 54.2% of GDP 2012
21 Fiji 53.5% of GDP 2012
22 Malaysia 53.3% of GDP 2012
23 Kenya 52.5% of GDP 2012
24 Pakistan 52.1% of GDP 2012
25 India 51.7% of GDP 2012
26 Ghana 50% of GDP 2012
27 Bhutan 44.1% of GDP 2012
28 United Arab Emirates 42.6% of GDP 2012
29 Yemen 41.8% of GDP 2012
30 Tanzania 41.7% of GDP 2012
31 New Zealand 38.1% of GDP 2012
32 Trinidad and Tobago 37.9% of GDP 2012
33 Sierra Leone 36.5% of GDP 2012
34 Qatar 32.8% of GDP 2012
35 Australia 32.4% of GDP 2012
36 Bangladesh 32.2% of GDP 2012
37 Zambia 29.5% of GDP 2012
38 Uganda 26.3% of GDP 2012
39 Namibia 25.8% of GDP 2012
40 Nigeria 17.9% of GDP 2012
41 Botswana 17.4% of GDP 2012
42 Kuwait 6% of GDP 2012

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Former British colonies Compared by Economy > Public debt

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Interesting observations about Economy > Public debt

  • 7 of the top 9 countries by public debt are Christian.
  • Liberia has ranked last for public debt since 2011.
  • Zimbabwe has ranked in the top 2 for public debt since 2007.
  • Japan has ranked in the top 2 for public debt since 2009.
  • 5 of the top 11 countries by public debt are European.
  • 4 of the top 9 countries by public debt are NATO.
  • Greece has ranked #3 in public debt since 2010.
  • 11 of the top 28 countries by public debt are European Union.
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis has ranked in the top 4 for public debt since 2009.
  • Jamaica has ranked in the top 8 for public debt since 2003.
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