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Government debt

% of GDP · lower ranks first

63 of 216 countries report a figure for government debt

World average: 59.6%

Show worst first

RankCountryValueYear
#1Lesotho3.0%2020
#2Somalia12.7%2024
#3Democratic Republic of the Congo14.9%2022
#4Russia17.9%2024
#5Botswana19.7%2023
#6Kazakhstan20.9%2023
#7Switzerland22.3%2024
#8Solomon Islands26.0%2024
#9Turkey26.6%2024
#10Iraq27.4%2018
#11Federated States of Micronesia27.8%2020
#12Ethiopia31.4%2019
#13Belarus33.2%2019
#14Moldova34.3%2023
#15Peru35.2%2021
#16Eswatini35.7%2021
#17Kyrgyzstan38.7%2024
#18Bosnia and Herzegovina39.7%2024
#19Nepal39.9%2021
#20Andorra40.0%2024
#21Georgia40.1%2024
#22Marshall Islands41.6%2019
#23Tonga43.1%2020
#24Mongolia43.3%2024
#25India46.5%2018
#26South Korea47.8%2024
#27Armenia47.9%2024
#28Albania50.0%2024
#29Mexico50.3%2024
#30Cambodia50.3%2023
#31New Zealand52.0%2024
#32Papua New Guinea52.0%2024
#33Uganda54.4%2024
#34Mauritius57.1%2019
#35Australia57.9%2022
#36Ukraine58.7%2020
#37Malawi61.8%2023
#38Thailand61.9%2024
#39Canada64.1%2024
#40Burkina Faso64.2%2024
#41Malaysia64.6%2024
#42Uruguay65.3%2024
#43Vanuatu67.9%2023
#44Colombia71.2%2024
#45Zambia71.4%2021
#46The Bahamas71.5%2024
#47Mozambique71.8%2024
#48Iceland80.1%2023
#49Brazil81.9%2024
#50Hungary82.0%2024
#51South Africa82.8%2024
#52Palau85.2%2019
#53Jordan93.6%2023
#54Jamaica97.9%2020
#55San Marino99.9%2023
#56Spain105.6%2024
#57El Salvador107.3%2024
#58Bhutan111.0%2020
#59Bahrain111.6%2020
#60United States115.8%2024
#61Barbados125.0%2016
#62United Kingdom130.7%2024
#63Singapore167.8%2024
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Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)