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Central government debt (% of GDP)

Debt of the central government as a share of GDP. Coverage is limited for many countries. Lower is better; 1st place has the lowest value.

Source: World Bank · World Development Indicators · GC.DOD.TOTL.GD.ZS

Top 5 over time

Dashed line: world median
CSV
#CountryRegionCentral government debt% of GDPYear
1 Lesotho Sub-Saharan Africa 3.0% of GDP 2020
2 Somalia, Fed. Rep. Sub-Saharan Africa 12.7% of GDP 2024
3 DR Congo Sub-Saharan Africa 14.9% of GDP 2022
4 Russia Europe & Central Asia 17.9% of GDP 2024
5 Botswana Sub-Saharan Africa 19.7% of GDP 2023
6 Kazakhstan Europe & Central Asia 20.9% of GDP 2023
7 Switzerland Europe & Central Asia 22.3% of GDP 2024
8 Türkiye Europe & Central Asia 25.5% of GDP 2024
9 Solomon Islands East Asia & Pacific 26.0% of GDP 2024
10 Micronesia East Asia & Pacific 27.8% of GDP 2020
11 Peru Latin America & Caribbean 35.2% of GDP 2021
12 Eswatini Sub-Saharan Africa 35.7% of GDP 2021
13 Moldova Europe & Central Asia 37.5% of GDP 2024
14 Kyrgyzstan Europe & Central Asia 38.7% of GDP 2024
15 Bosnia and Herzegovina Europe & Central Asia 39.7% of GDP 2024
16 Nepal South Asia 39.9% of GDP 2021
17 Andorra Europe & Central Asia 40.0% of GDP 2024
18 Georgia Europe & Central Asia 40.1% of GDP 2024
19 Tonga East Asia & Pacific 43.1% of GDP 2020
20 Mongolia East Asia & Pacific 43.3% of GDP 2024
21 South Korea East Asia & Pacific 47.8% of GDP 2024
22 Armenia Europe & Central Asia 47.9% of GDP 2024
23 Albania Europe & Central Asia 50.0% of GDP 2024
24 Mexico Latin America & Caribbean 50.3% of GDP 2024
25 Cambodia East Asia & Pacific 50.3% of GDP 2023
26 New Zealand East Asia & Pacific 52.0% of GDP 2024
27 Papua New Guinea East Asia & Pacific 52.0% of GDP 2024
28 Uganda Sub-Saharan Africa 54.4% of GDP 2024
29 Australia East Asia & Pacific 57.9% of GDP 2022
30 Ukraine Europe & Central Asia 58.7% of GDP 2020
31 Malawi Sub-Saharan Africa 61.8% of GDP 2023
32 Thailand East Asia & Pacific 61.9% of GDP 2024
33 Canada North America 64.1% of GDP 2024
34 Burkina Faso Sub-Saharan Africa 64.2% of GDP 2024
35 Malaysia East Asia & Pacific 64.6% of GDP 2024
36 Uruguay Latin America & Caribbean 65.3% of GDP 2024
37 Vanuatu East Asia & Pacific 67.9% of GDP 2023
38 Colombia Latin America & Caribbean 71.2% of GDP 2024
39 Zambia Sub-Saharan Africa 71.4% of GDP 2021
40 Bahamas Latin America & Caribbean 71.5% of GDP 2024
41 Mozambique Sub-Saharan Africa 71.8% of GDP 2024
42 Iceland Europe & Central Asia 80.1% of GDP 2023
43 Brazil Latin America & Caribbean 81.9% of GDP 2024
44 Hungary Europe & Central Asia 82.0% of GDP 2024
45 South Africa Sub-Saharan Africa 82.8% of GDP 2024
46 Jordan Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 93.6% of GDP 2023
47 Jamaica Latin America & Caribbean 97.9% of GDP 2020
48 San Marino Europe & Central Asia 99.9% of GDP 2023
49 Spain Europe & Central Asia 105.6% of GDP 2024
50 El Salvador Latin America & Caribbean 107.3% of GDP 2024
51 Bhutan South Asia 111.0% of GDP 2020
52 Bahrain Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 111.6% of GDP 2020
53 United States North America 115.8% of GDP 2024
54 United Kingdom Europe & Central Asia 130.7% of GDP 2024
55 Singapore East Asia & Pacific 167.8% of GDP 2024
— Azerbaijan Europe & Central Asia 6.4% of GDP 2010
— Bangladesh South Asia 31.2% of GDP 2003
— Barbados Latin America & Caribbean 125.0% of GDP 2016
— Belarus Europe & Central Asia 33.2% of GDP 2019
— Belize Latin America & Caribbean 61.0% of GDP 2014
— Bolivia Latin America & Caribbean 68.3% of GDP 2001
— Cameroon Sub-Saharan Africa 79.5% of GDP 1999
— Chile Latin America & Caribbean 13.1% of GDP 2000
— Congo Sub-Saharan Africa 25.5% of GDP 2010
— Costa Rica Latin America & Caribbean 39.3% of GDP 2001
— Cyprus Europe & Central Asia 53.7% of GDP 1994
— Czechia Europe & Central Asia 14.0% of GDP 1994
— Côte d'Ivoire Sub-Saharan Africa 171.1% of GDP 1995
— Denmark Europe & Central Asia 75.3% of GDP 1994
— Dominican Republic Latin America & Caribbean 16.4% of GDP 1999
— Egypt Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 85.8% of GDP 2007
— Ethiopia Sub-Saharan Africa 31.4% of GDP 2019
— Fiji East Asia & Pacific 36.6% of GDP 1994
— Finland Europe & Central Asia 58.3% of GDP 1994
— Germany Europe & Central Asia 20.9% of GDP 1990
— Guatemala Latin America & Caribbean 25.2% of GDP 2013
— India South Asia 46.5% of GDP 2018
— Indonesia East Asia & Pacific 30.0% of GDP 2009
— Iraq Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 27.4% of GDP 2018
— Israel Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 88.3% of GDP 1999
— Italy Europe & Central Asia 77.3% of GDP 1992
— Latvia Europe & Central Asia 7.4% of GDP 1994
— Lebanon Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 128.6% of GDP 1999
— Luxembourg Europe & Central Asia 2.9% of GDP 1993
— Maldives South Asia 57.3% of GDP 2011
— Malta Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 30.0% of GDP 1994
— Marshall Islands East Asia & Pacific 41.6% of GDP 2019
— Mauritius Sub-Saharan Africa 57.1% of GDP 2019
— Morocco Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 51.2% of GDP 2011
— Namibia Sub-Saharan Africa 4.7% of GDP 2015
— Netherlands Europe & Central Asia 54.2% of GDP 1994
— Norway Europe & Central Asia 30.9% of GDP 1994
— Pakistan Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 55.0% of GDP 2000
— Palau East Asia & Pacific 85.2% of GDP 2019
— Philippines East Asia & Pacific 43.4% of GDP 2014
— Poland Europe & Central Asia 60.5% of GDP 1994
— Portugal Europe & Central Asia 5.7% of GDP 1994
— Rwanda Sub-Saharan Africa 48.4% of GDP 1992
— Saint Kitts and Nevis Latin America & Caribbean 57.7% of GDP 2014
— Saint Lucia Latin America & Caribbean 45.9% of GDP 2010
— Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Latin America & Caribbean 53.7% of GDP 2009
— Seychelles Sub-Saharan Africa 174.7% of GDP 2008
— Slovenia Europe & Central Asia 16.2% of GDP 1994
— Sri Lanka South Asia 73.5% of GDP 2015
— Sudan Sub-Saharan Africa 865.9% of GDP 1999
— Tajikistan Europe & Central Asia 79.8% of GDP 2001
— Trinidad and Tobago Latin America & Caribbean 15.9% of GDP 2007
— Tunisia Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 42.5% of GDP 2012
— United Arab Emirates Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 1.8% of GDP 2013

Latest value per country. Ranked: countries with data from the last 5 years of the series; older values are listed below without a rank. 55 ranked.

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