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General government gross debt (% of GDP)
Gross debt of all levels of government (central, state, local, social security) as a share of GDP. IMF World Economic Outlook. Lower is better; 1st place has the lowest value.
Source: International Monetary Fund · World Economic Outlook (DataMapper) · GGXWDG_NGDP
Top 5 over time
Dashed line: world median| # | Country | Region | General government gross debt% of GDP | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Macao |
East Asia & Pacific | 0.0% of GDP | 2025 |
| 2 |  Liechtenstein |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.5% of GDP | 2025 |
| 3 |  Brunei |
East Asia & Pacific | 1.6% of GDP | 2025 |
| 4 |  Tuvalu |
East Asia & Pacific | 2.8% of GDP | 2025 |
| 5 |  Turkmenistan |
Europe & Central Asia | 3.1% of GDP | 2025 |
| 6 |  Afghanistan |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 7.6% of GDP | 2025 |
| 7 |  Kiribati |
East Asia & Pacific | 8.0% of GDP | 2025 |
| 8 |  Marshall Islands |
East Asia & Pacific | 8.8% of GDP | 2025 |
| 8 |  Micronesia |
East Asia & Pacific | 8.8% of GDP | 2025 |
| 10 |  Hong Kong |
East Asia & Pacific | 12.1% of GDP | 2025 |
| 11 |  Naoero |
East Asia & Pacific | 12.2% of GDP | 2025 |
| 12 |  Haiti |
Latin America & Caribbean | 12.3% of GDP | 2025 |
| 13 |  Timor-Leste |
East Asia & Pacific | 13.3% of GDP | 2025 |
| 14 |  Kuwait |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 14.6% of GDP | 2025 |
| 15 |  Russia |
Europe & Central Asia | 16.6% of GDP | 2025 |
| 16 |  Puerto Rico (US) |
Latin America & Caribbean | 17.6% of GDP | 2025 |
| 17 |  Tajikistan |
Europe & Central Asia | 18.6% of GDP | 2025 |
| 18 |  Azerbaijan |
Europe & Central Asia | 20.1% of GDP | 2025 |
| 19 |  DR Congo |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 20.4% of GDP | 2025 |
| 20 |  Samoa |
East Asia & Pacific | 21.2% of GDP | 2025 |
| 21 |  Türkiye |
Europe & Central Asia | 23.7% of GDP | 2025 |
| 22 |  Estonia |
Europe & Central Asia | 24.0% of GDP | 2025 |
| 23 |  Kazakhstan |
Europe & Central Asia | 24.3% of GDP | 2025 |
| 24 |  Cambodia |
East Asia & Pacific | 25.5% of GDP | 2025 |
| 25 |  Luxembourg |
Europe & Central Asia | 26.5% of GDP | 2025 |
| 26 |  Guatemala |
Latin America & Caribbean | 26.7% of GDP | 2025 |
| 27 |  Tonga |
East Asia & Pacific | 26.9% of GDP | 2025 |
| 28 |  Denmark |
Europe & Central Asia | 27.4% of GDP | 2025 |
| 29 |  Uzbekistan |
Europe & Central Asia | 28.6% of GDP | 2025 |
| 30 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Europe & Central Asia | 28.8% of GDP | 2025 |
| 31 |  Guyana |
Latin America & Caribbean | 28.9% of GDP | 2025 |
| 32 |  Solomon Islands |
East Asia & Pacific | 29.6% of GDP | 2025 |
| 33 |  Bulgaria |
Europe & Central Asia | 29.9% of GDP | 2025 |
| 34 |  Peru |
Latin America & Caribbean | 30.1% of GDP | 2025 |
| 35 |  Andorra |
Europe & Central Asia | 30.3% of GDP | 2025 |
| 36 |  Comoros |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 30.5% of GDP | 2025 |
| 36 |  Vietnam |
East Asia & Pacific | 30.5% of GDP | 2025 |
| 38 |  Belarus |
Europe & Central Asia | 31.3% of GDP | 2025 |
| 38 |  Djibouti |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 31.3% of GDP | 2025 |
| 40 |  Saudi Arabia |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 31.8% of GDP | 2025 |
| 41 |  Chad |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 33.3% of GDP | 2025 |
| 42 |  United Arab Emirates |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 33.9% of GDP | 2025 |
| 43 |  Botswana |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 34.0% of GDP | 2025 |
| 44 |  Georgia |
Europe & Central Asia | 34.3% of GDP | 2025 |
| 45 |  Sweden |
Europe & Central Asia | 34.5% of GDP | 2025 |
| 46 |  Nicaragua |
Latin America & Caribbean | 34.6% of GDP | 2025 |
| 47 |  Oman |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 34.7% of GDP | 2025 |
| 48 |  Ireland |
Europe & Central Asia | 34.8% of GDP | 2025 |
| 49 |  Equatorial Guinea |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 35.4% of GDP | 2025 |
| 50 |  Iran |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 35.6% of GDP | 2025 |
| 51 |  Nigeria |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 36.1% of GDP | 2025 |
| 52 |  Vanuatu |
East Asia & Pacific | 36.2% of GDP | 2025 |
| 53 |  Guinea |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 36.3% of GDP | 2025 |
| 54 |  Zimbabwe |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 38.0% of GDP | 2025 |
| 55 |  Paraguay |
Latin America & Caribbean | 38.2% of GDP | 2025 |
| 56 |  Moldova |
Europe & Central Asia | 39.2% of GDP | 2025 |
| 57 |  Kyrgyzstan |
Europe & Central Asia | 39.4% of GDP | 2025 |
| 58 |  Lithuania |
Europe & Central Asia | 39.5% of GDP | 2025 |
| 59 |  Switzerland |
Europe & Central Asia | 40.1% of GDP | 2025 |
| 60 |  Honduras |
Latin America & Caribbean | 40.3% of GDP | 2025 |
| 60 |  Mali |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 40.3% of GDP | 2025 |
| 62 |  Mauritania |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 40.4% of GDP | 2025 |
| 63 |  Cameroon |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 40.5% of GDP | 2025 |
| 64 |  Indonesia |
East Asia & Pacific | 40.9% of GDP | 2025 |
| 65 |  Chile |
Latin America & Caribbean | 41.5% of GDP | 2025 |
| 66 |  Bangladesh |
South Asia | 42.0% of GDP | 2025 |
| 66 |  Burundi |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 42.0% of GDP | 2025 |
| 68 |  Serbia |
Europe & Central Asia | 42.2% of GDP | 2025 |
| 69 |  Qatar |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 42.5% of GDP | 2025 |
| 70 |  Central African Republic |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 42.6% of GDP | 2025 |
| 71 |  Ethiopia |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 43.3% of GDP | 2025 |
| 72 |  Czechia |
Europe & Central Asia | 44.2% of GDP | 2025 |
| 73 |  Netherlands |
Europe & Central Asia | 44.7% of GDP | 2025 |
| 74 |  Eswatini |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 44.8% of GDP | 2025 |
| 75 |  Mongolia |
East Asia & Pacific | 45.0% of GDP | 2025 |
| 76 |  Niger |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 45.5% of GDP | 2025 |
| 77 |  Malta |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 46.2% of GDP | 2025 |
| 78 |  Armenia |
Europe & Central Asia | 46.9% of GDP | 2025 |
| 78 |  Latvia |
Europe & Central Asia | 46.9% of GDP | 2025 |
| 80 |  Nepal |
South Asia | 47.4% of GDP | 2025 |
| 81 |  Madagascar |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 47.7% of GDP | 2025 |
| 82 |  Ghana |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 48.8% of GDP | 2025 |
| 83 |  Lesotho |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 49.4% of GDP | 2025 |
| 84 |  Tanzania |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 49.8% of GDP | 2025 |
| 85 |  Seychelles |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 51.2% of GDP | 2025 |
| 86 |  Sierra Leone |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 51.4% of GDP | 2025 |
| 87 |  Papua New Guinea |
East Asia & Pacific | 51.6% of GDP | 2025 |
| 88 |  Australia |
East Asia & Pacific | 51.9% of GDP | 2025 |
| 88 |  Myanmar |
East Asia & Pacific | 51.9% of GDP | 2025 |
| 90 |  Algeria |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 52.1% of GDP | 2025 |
| 91 |  South Korea |
East Asia & Pacific | 52.4% of GDP | 2025 |
| 92 |  North Macedonia |
Europe & Central Asia | 52.6% of GDP | 2025 |
| 93 |  Iraq |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 52.8% of GDP | 2025 |
| 93 |  Palau |
East Asia & Pacific | 52.8% of GDP | 2025 |
| 95 |  Angola |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 52.9% of GDP | 2025 |
| 96 |  Burkina Faso |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 53.2% of GDP | 2025 |
| 96 |  Uganda |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 53.2% of GDP | 2025 |
| 98 |  Albania |
Europe & Central Asia | 53.8% of GDP | 2025 |
| 99 |  Norway |
Europe & Central Asia | 54.0% of GDP | 2025 |
| 100 |  Ecuador |
Latin America & Caribbean | 54.5% of GDP | 2025 |
| 101 |  New Zealand |
East Asia & Pacific | 54.7% of GDP | 2025 |
| 102 |  Cyprus |
Europe & Central Asia | 55.0% of GDP | 2025 |
| 103 |  Liberia |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 55.1% of GDP | 2025 |
| 104 |  Croatia |
Europe & Central Asia | 56.3% of GDP | 2025 |
| 105 |  Panama |
Latin America & Caribbean | 56.6% of GDP | 2025 |
| 106 |  Iceland |
Europe & Central Asia | 56.7% of GDP | 2025 |
| 107 |  Côte d'Ivoire |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 57.1% of GDP | 2025 |
| 108 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Latin America & Caribbean | 58.7% of GDP | 2025 |
| 109 |  Dominican Republic |
Latin America & Caribbean | 59.0% of GDP | 2025 |
| 110 |  Philippines |
East Asia & Pacific | 59.1% of GDP | 2025 |
| 110 |  São Tomé and Príncipe |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 59.1% of GDP | 2025 |
| 112 |  Benin |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 59.3% of GDP | 2025 |
| 113 |  Poland |
Europe & Central Asia | 59.7% of GDP | 2025 |
| 114 |  San Marino |
Europe & Central Asia | 59.8% of GDP | 2025 |
| 115 |  Colombia |
Latin America & Caribbean | 59.9% of GDP | 2025 |
| 116 |  Costa Rica |
Latin America & Caribbean | 60.4% of GDP | 2025 |
| 116 |  Romania |
Europe & Central Asia | 60.4% of GDP | 2025 |
| 118 |  Slovakia |
Europe & Central Asia | 61.4% of GDP | 2025 |
| 119 |  Mexico |
Latin America & Caribbean | 61.7% of GDP | 2025 |
| 120 |  Germany |
Europe & Central Asia | 62.7% of GDP | 2025 |
| 121 |  Montenegro |
Europe & Central Asia | 63.5% of GDP | 2025 |
| 122 |  South Sudan |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 64.2% of GDP | 2025 |
| 123 |  Rwanda |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 64.7% of GDP | 2025 |
| 123 |  Thailand |
East Asia & Pacific | 64.7% of GDP | 2025 |
| 125 |  Aruba |
Latin America & Caribbean | 64.8% of GDP | 2025 |
| 126 |  Togo |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 64.9% of GDP | 2025 |
| 127 |  Slovenia |
Europe & Central Asia | 65.1% of GDP | 2025 |
| 128 |  Uruguay |
Latin America & Caribbean | 65.6% of GDP | 2025 |
| 129 |  Jamaica |
Latin America & Caribbean | 66.0% of GDP | 2025 |
| 130 |  Morocco |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 66.6% of GDP | 2025 |
| 131 |  Belize |
Latin America & Caribbean | 66.9% of GDP | 2025 |
| 132 |  Namibia |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 67.5% of GDP | 2025 |
| 133 |  Israel |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 67.9% of GDP | 2025 |
| 134 |  Grenada |
Latin America & Caribbean | 69.4% of GDP | 2025 |
| 135 |  Antigua and Barbuda |
Latin America & Caribbean | 70.2% of GDP | 2025 |
| 136 |  Malaysia |
East Asia & Pacific | 70.5% of GDP | 2025 |
| 137 |  Kenya |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 71.3% of GDP | 2025 |
| 138 |  Bahamas |
Latin America & Caribbean | 71.7% of GDP | 2025 |
| 139 |  Pakistan |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 72.8% of GDP | 2025 |
| 140 |  Gambia |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 73.7% of GDP | 2025 |
| 141 |  Hungary |
Europe & Central Asia | 74.6% of GDP | 2025 |
| 142 |  Guinea-Bissau |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 75.1% of GDP | 2025 |
| 143 |  Saint Lucia |
Latin America & Caribbean | 76.8% of GDP | 2025 |
| 144 |  Fiji |
East Asia & Pacific | 77.1% of GDP | 2025 |
| 145 |  South Africa |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 78.4% of GDP | 2025 |
| 146 |  Argentina |
Latin America & Caribbean | 80.1% of GDP | 2025 |
| 147 |  Austria |
Europe & Central Asia | 81.4% of GDP | 2025 |
| 148 |  Tunisia |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 81.7% of GDP | 2025 |
| 149 |  Bolivia |
Latin America & Caribbean | 83.3% of GDP | 2025 |
| 150 |  Jordan |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 83.6% of GDP | 2025 |
| 151 |  Trinidad and Tobago |
Latin America & Caribbean | 84.0% of GDP | 2025 |
| 152 |  Gabon |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 84.2% of GDP | 2025 |
| 153 |  India |
South Asia | 84.3% of GDP | 2025 |
| 154 |  Egypt |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 86.8% of GDP | 2025 |
| 154 |  Mauritius |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 86.8% of GDP | 2025 |
| 156 |  El Salvador |
Latin America & Caribbean | 87.6% of GDP | 2025 |
| 157 |  Finland |
Europe & Central Asia | 88.4% of GDP | 2025 |
| 158 |  Laos |
East Asia & Pacific | 88.8% of GDP | 2025 |
| 159 |  Portugal |
Europe & Central Asia | 89.7% of GDP | 2025 |
| 160 |  Mozambique |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 90.3% of GDP | 2025 |
| 161 |  Brazil |
Latin America & Caribbean | 93.3% of GDP | 2025 |
| 162 |  Barbados |
Latin America & Caribbean | 96.2% of GDP | 2025 |
| 163 |  Malawi |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 96.6% of GDP | 2025 |
| 164 |  Sri Lanka |
South Asia | 96.8% of GDP | 2025 |
| 165 |  Suriname |
Latin America & Caribbean | 96.9% of GDP | 2025 |
| 166 |  China |
East Asia & Pacific | 98.6% of GDP | 2025 |
| 167 |  Dominica |
Latin America & Caribbean | 99.9% of GDP | 2025 |
| 168 |  Congo |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 100.4% of GDP | 2025 |
| 169 |  Spain |
Europe & Central Asia | 100.5% of GDP | 2025 |
| 170 |  Zambia |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 100.6% of GDP | 2025 |
| 171 |  United Kingdom |
Europe & Central Asia | 102.1% of GDP | 2025 |
| 172 |  Bhutan |
South Asia | 102.6% of GDP | 2025 |
| 173 |  Ukraine |
Europe & Central Asia | 107.1% of GDP | 2025 |
| 174 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Latin America & Caribbean | 107.7% of GDP | 2025 |
| 175 |  Belgium |
Europe & Central Asia | 107.9% of GDP | 2025 |
| 176 |  Canada |
North America | 113.6% of GDP | 2025 |
| 177 |  Cabo Verde |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 115.4% of GDP | 2025 |
| 178 |  France |
Europe & Central Asia | 115.5% of GDP | 2025 |
| 179 |  United States |
North America | 124.4% of GDP | 2025 |
| 180 |  Senegal |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 127.7% of GDP | 2025 |
| 181 |  Maldives |
South Asia | 129.4% of GDP | 2025 |
| 182 |  Italy |
Europe & Central Asia | 137.1% of GDP | 2025 |
| 183 |  Lebanon |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 139.4% of GDP | 2025 |
| 184 |  Bahrain |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 144.3% of GDP | 2025 |
| 185 |  Greece |
Europe & Central Asia | 146.6% of GDP | 2025 |
| 186 |  Libya |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 153.8% of GDP | 2025 |
| 187 |  Singapore |
East Asia & Pacific | 165.7% of GDP | 2025 |
| 188 |  Sudan |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 204.4% of GDP | 2025 |
| 189 |  Japan |
East Asia & Pacific | 204.8% of GDP | 2025 |
| — |  Eritrea |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 260.4% of GDP | 2019 |
| — |  Syria |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 30.0% of GDP | 2010 |
Latest value per country. Ranked: countries with data from the last 5 years of the series; older values are listed below without a rank. 189 ranked.