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# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | Zimbabwe | 244.2% of GDP | 2012 | ||
2 | Japan | 219.1% of GDP | 2012 | ||
3 | Greece | 156.9% of GDP | 2012 | ||
4 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 144% of GDP | 2012 | ||
5 | Jamaica | 132.9% of GDP | 2012 | ||
6 | Iceland | 131.8% of GDP | 2012 | ||
7 | Italy | 126.9% of GDP | 2012 | ||
8 | Eritrea | 125.8% of GDP | 2012 | ||
9 | Portugal | 123.6% of GDP | 2012 | ||
10 | Lebanon | 119.6% of GDP | 2012 | ||
11 | Ireland | 117.6% of GDP | 2012 | ||
12 | Singapore | 111.4% of GDP | 2012 | ||
13 | Grenada | 110% of GDP | 2012 | ||
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 108.77% of GDP | 2012 | |||
14 | Sudan | 101.7% of GDP | 2012 | ||
15 | Belgium | 99.6% of GDP | 2012 | ||
Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 99.55% of GDP | 2012 | |||
16 | Puerto Rico | 93.2% of GDP | 2012 | ||
17 | France | 90.3% of GDP | 2012 | ||
18 | Antigua and Barbuda | 89% of GDP | 2012 | ||
19 | United Kingdom | 88.7% of GDP | 2012 | ||
20 | Egypt | 88% of GDP | 2012 | ||
21 | Cape Verde | 86.2% of GDP | 2012 | ||
22 | Cyprus | 85.8% of GDP | 2012 | ||
23 | Barbados | 85.6% of GDP | 2012 | ||
24 | Canada | 85.4% of GDP | 2012 | ||
25 | Belize | 84.6% of GDP | 2012 | ||
26 | Spain | 84.1% of GDP | 2012 | ||
27 | Germany | 81% of GDP | 2012 | ||
28 | Hungary | 79.3% of GDP | 2012 | ||
29 | Sri Lanka | 79.1% of GDP | 2012 | ||
Eurozone average (profile) | 77.91% of GDP | 2012 | |||
30 | Saint Lucia | 77% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=31 | Jordan | 75.5% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=31 | Sao Tome and Principe | 75.5% of GDP | 2012 | ||
33 | Austria | 74.1% of GDP | 2012 | ||
High income OECD countries average (profile) | 73.03% of GDP | 2012 | |||
34 | Malta | 71.3% of GDP | 2012 | ||
35 | Morocco | 71.2% of GDP | 2012 | ||
36 | Netherlands | 71.1% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=37 | Dominica | 70% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=37 | United States | 70% of GDP | 2012 | ||
39 | Seychelles | 68.4% of GDP | 2012 | ||
40 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 68% of GDP | 2011 | ||
European Union average (profile) | 67.79% of GDP | 2012 | |||
41 | Israel | 66.9% of GDP | 2012 | ||
NATO countries average (profile) | 66.69% of GDP | 2012 | |||
Former British colonies average (profile) | 64.47% of GDP | 2012 | |||
Non-religious countries average (profile) | 63.02% of GDP | 2012 | |||
42 | Malawi | 62.7% of GDP | 2012 | ||
43 | Serbia | 62% of GDP | 2012 | ||
Potential Future EU Members average (profile) | 60.01% of GDP | 2012 | |||
44 | Guyana | 59.5% of GDP | 2012 | ||
45 | Uruguay | 59.4% of GDP | 2012 | ||
46 | El Salvador | 59.2% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=47 | Albania | 58.8% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=47 | Brazil | 58.8% of GDP | 2012 | ||
Europe average (profile) | 58.75% of GDP | 2012 | |||
49 | Nicaragua | 58.6% of GDP | 2012 | ||
50 | Mauritius | 57.7% of GDP | 2012 | ||
51 | Bahrain | 54.2% of GDP | 2012 | ||
52 | Croatia | 53.7% of GDP | 2012 | ||
53 | Fiji | 53.5% of GDP | 2012 | ||
54 | Malaysia | 53.3% of GDP | 2012 | ||
55 | Finland | 53.1% of GDP | 2012 | ||
56 | Kenya | 52.5% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=57 | Syria | 52.4% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=57 | Switzerland | 52.4% of GDP | 2011 | ||
=59 | Slovakia | 52.1% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=59 | Montenegro | 52.1% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=59 | Pakistan | 52.1% of GDP | 2012 | ||
62 | Costa Rica | 51.9% of GDP | 2012 | ||
63 | India | 51.7% of GDP | 2012 | ||
64 | Philippines | 51.5% of GDP | 2012 | ||
65 | Burundi | 50.3% of GDP | 2012 | ||
66 | Ghana | 50% of GDP | 2012 | ||
67 | Laos | 49.1% of GDP | 2012 | ||
68 | Poland | 48.3% of GDP | 2012 | ||
69 | Vietnam | 48.1% of GDP | 2012 | ||
70 | Cote d'Ivoire | 47.8% of GDP | 2012 | ||
71 | Slovenia | 47.6% of GDP | 2012 | ||
72 | Aruba | 46.3% of GDP | 2005 | ||
73 | Tunisia | 46.1% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=74 | Thailand | 45.7% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=74 | Czech Republic | 45.7% of GDP | 2012 | ||
76 | Denmark | 45.6% of GDP | 2012 | ||
South Asia average (profile) | 45.02% of GDP | 2012 | |||
77 | Argentina | 44.8% of GDP | 2012 | ||
78 | Bhutan | 44.1% of GDP | 2012 | ||
79 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 43.8% of GDP | 2012 | ||
Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 43.76% of GDP | 2012 | |||
80 | United Arab Emirates | 42.6% of GDP | 2012 | ||
81 | South Africa | 42.3% of GDP | 2012 | ||
82 | Mozambique | 42.2% of GDP | 2012 | ||
83 | Yemen | 41.8% of GDP | 2012 | ||
84 | Tanzania | 41.7% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=85 | Serbia and Montenegro | 41.5% of GDP | 2010 | ||
=85 | Dominican Republic | 41.5% of GDP | 2012 | ||
87 | Armenia | 41.4% of GDP | 2012 | ||
88 | Lithuania | 41% of GDP | 2012 | ||
Eastern Europe average (profile) | 40.93% of GDP | 2012 | |||
89 | Latvia | 40.7% of GDP | 2012 | ||
90 | Colombia | 40.5% of GDP | 2012 | ||
91 | Ethiopia | 39.7% of GDP | 2012 | ||
92 | Panama | 39.6% of GDP | 2012 | ||
93 | Senegal | 38.8% of GDP | 2012 | ||
Religious countries average (profile) | 38.29% of GDP | 2012 | |||
94 | Sweden | 38.2% of GDP | 2012 | ||
95 | New Zealand | 38.1% of GDP | 2012 | ||
96 | Trinidad and Tobago | 37.9% of GDP | 2012 | ||
97 | Hong Kong | 37.8% of GDP | 2012 | ||
98 | Turkey | 37.6% of GDP | 2012 | ||
Emerging markets average (profile) | 37.54% of GDP | 2012 | |||
99 | Romania | 37.2% of GDP | 2012 | ||
100 | Ukraine | 36.6% of GDP | 2012 | ||
101 | Sierra Leone | 36.5% of GDP | 2012 | ||
102 | Georgia | 36.3% of GDP | 2012 | ||
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 35.91% of GDP | 2012 | |||
=103 | Taiwan | 35.8% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=103 | Mexico | 35.8% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=103 | Cuba | 35.8% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=103 | Honduras | 35.8% of GDP | 2012 | ||
107 | South Korea | 35.1% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=108 | Republic of Macedonia | 34% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=108 | Bolivia | 34% of GDP | 2012 | ||
110 | Qatar | 32.8% of GDP | 2012 | ||
111 | Australia | 32.4% of GDP | 2012 | ||
112 | Bangladesh | 32.2% of GDP | 2012 | ||
113 | Benin | 31.9% of GDP | 2012 | ||
114 | Congo, Republic of the | 31.8% of GDP | 2012 | ||
115 | China | 31.7% of GDP | 2012 | ||
116 | Belarus | 31.5% of GDP | 2012 | ||
117 | Chad | 31.3% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=118 | Guatemala | 29.5% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=118 | Zambia | 29.5% of GDP | 2012 | ||
120 | Norway | 29.1% of GDP | 2012 | ||
121 | Mali | 27.5% of GDP | 2012 | ||
122 | Venezuela | 26.8% of GDP | 2012 | ||
123 | Uganda | 26.3% of GDP | 2012 | ||
124 | Namibia | 25.8% of GDP | 2012 | ||
125 | Papua New Guinea | 25.5% of GDP | 2012 | ||
Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 23.83% of GDP | 2012 | |||
126 | Indonesia | 23% of GDP | 2012 | ||
127 | Gabon | 22.2% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=128 | Rwanda | 21.7% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=128 | Anguilla | 21.7% of GDP | 2012 | ||
130 | Ecuador | 21% of GDP | 2012 | ||
131 | Luxembourg | 20.8% of GDP | 2012 | ||
OPEC countries average (profile) | 18.59% of GDP | 2012 | |||
132 | Iran | 18.4% of GDP | 2012 | ||
133 | Nigeria | 17.9% of GDP | 2012 | ||
134 | Moldova | 17.8% of GDP | 2012 | ||
135 | Botswana | 17.4% of GDP | 2012 | ||
136 | Angola | 17.2% of GDP | 2012 | ||
137 | Peru | 16.6% of GDP | 2012 | ||
138 | Bulgaria | 16.3% of GDP | 2013 | ||
139 | Cameroon | 16.1% of GDP | 2012 | ||
140 | Paraguay | 14.7% of GDP | 2012 | ||
141 | Kazakhstan | 13.2% of GDP | 2012 | ||
142 | Chile | 11.9% of GDP | 2012 | ||
143 | Saudi Arabia | 11.8% of GDP | 2012 | ||
144 | Equatorial Guinea | 9.3% of GDP | 2012 | ||
145 | Algeria | 8.3% of GDP | 2012 | ||
146 | Azerbaijan | 7.8% of GDP | 2012 | ||
147 | Russia | 7.7% of GDP | 2012 | ||
148 | Gibraltar | 7.5% of GDP | 2008 | ||
149 | Uzbekistan | 6.2% of GDP | 2012 | ||
150 | Kuwait | 6% of GDP | 2012 | ||
151 | Estonia | 5.8% of GDP | 2012 | ||
152 | Wallis and Futuna | 5.6% of GDP | 2004 | ||
153 | Kosovo | 5.5% of GDP | 2011 | ||
154 | Oman | 4.3% of GDP | 2012 | ||
155 | Libya | 4.1% of GDP | 2012 | ||
156 | Liberia | 0.4% of GDP | 2012 |
Citation
"Countries Compared by Economy > Public debt. International Statistics at NationMaster.com", CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011. Aggregates compiled by NationMaster. Retrieved from http://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/stats/Economy/Public-debt
"Countries Compared by Economy > Public debt. International Statistics at NationMaster.com, CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011. Aggregates compiled by NationMaster." 2003-2013. <http://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/stats/Economy/Public-debt>.
'Countries Compared by Economy > Public debt. International Statistics at NationMaster.com, CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011. Aggregates compiled by NationMaster.', <http://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/stats/Economy/Public-debt> [assessed 2003-2013]
"Countries Compared by Economy > Public debt. International Statistics at NationMaster.com", CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011. Aggregates compiled by NationMaster. [Internet]. 2003-2013. Avaliable from: <http://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/stats/Economy/Public-debt>.
"Countries Compared by Economy > Public debt. International Statistics at NationMaster.com", CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011. Aggregates compiled by NationMaster. Avaliable at: nationmaster.com. Assessed 2003-2013.
"Countries Compared by Economy > Public debt. International Statistics at NationMaster.com, CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011. Aggregates compiled by NationMaster.," http://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/stats/Economy/Public-debt (assessed 2003-2013)
"Countries Compared by Economy > Public debt. International Statistics at NationMaster.com", CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011. Aggregates compiled by NationMaster., http://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/stats/Economy/Public-debt (last visited 2003-2013)
"Countries Compared by Economy > Public debt. International Statistics at NationMaster.com", CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011. Aggregates compiled by NationMaster., http://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/stats/Economy/Public-debt (as of 2003-2013)
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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