COUNTRY COMPARISON :: PUBLIC DEBT
Public debt compares the cumulative 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.
% of GDP
1      Japan                                              234.70                                            
2      Greece                                             181.60                                            
3      Lebanon                                            161.50                                            
4      Italy                                              132.50                                            
5      Jamaica                                            130.10                                            
6      Cabo Verde                                         128.60                                            
7      Portugal                                           126.20                                            
8      Eritrea                                            119.80                                            
9      Singapore                                          110.50                                            
10     Grenada                                            110.00                                            
11     Barbados                                           108.90                                            
12     Belgium                                            106.70                                            
13     Cyprus                                             104.60                                            
14     Mozambique                                         100.30                                            
15     Spain                                              99.60                                             
16     Canada                                             98.80                                             
17     France                                             96.00                                             
18     Egypt                                              92.60                                             
19     Puerto Rico                                        92.50                                             
20     United Kingdom                                     92.20                                             
21     Yemen                                              92.20                                             
22     Jordan                                             90.60                                             
23     Sao Tome and Principe                              89.50                                             
24     Antigua and Barbuda                                89.00                                             
25     Croatia                                            88.30                                             
26     European Union                                     86.80                                             
27     Belize                                             86.30                                             
28     Austria                                            83.50                                             
29     Saint Kitts and Nevis                              83.00                                             
30     Slovenia                                           81.80                                             
31     Iraq                                               79.00                                             
32     Ukraine                                            78.20                                             
33     Ireland                                            77.90                                             
34     Sri Lanka                                          77.10                                             
35     Saint Lucia                                        77.00                                             
36     Morocco                                            77.00                                             
37     Hungary                                            75.10                                             
38     United States                                      73.80                                             
39     Ghana                                              73.70                                             
40     Brazil                                             73.50                                             
41     Serbia                                             72.90                                             
42     Maldives                                           72.80                                             
43     Bahrain                                            72.00                                             
44     Albania                                            71.00                                             
45     Montenegro                                         70.70                                             
46     Congo, Republic of the                             70.00                                             
47     Dominica                                           70.00                                             
48     Pakistan                                           69.80                                             
49     Kyrgyzstan                                         69.50                                             
50     Sudan                                              68.80                                             
51     Germany                                            68.20                                             
52     Suriname                                           67.80                                             
53     Saint Vincent and the Grenadines                   67.00                                             
54     Aruba                                              67.00                                             
55     Mauritius                                          66.00                                             
56     El Salvador                                        64.90                                             
57     Bahamas, The                                       64.40                                             
58     Finland                                            63.60                                             
59     Togo                                               63.30                                             
60     Israel                                             63.20                                             
61     Uruguay                                            62.80                                             
62     Malta                                              62.60                                             
63     Costa Rica                                         62.30                                             
64     Netherlands                                        61.80                                             
65     Laos                                               61.60                                             
66     Malawi                                             61.20                                             
67     Belarus                                            60.70                                             
68     Djibouti                                           60.50                                             
69     United Arab Emirates                               60.30                                             
70     Mongolia                                           60.00                                             
71     Seychelles                                         59.10                                             
72     Tunisia                                            59.00                                             
73     Syria                                              57.50                                             
74     Angola                                             57.40                                             
75     Zambia                                             57.20                                             
76     Iceland                                            56.50                                             
77     Mexico                                             56.30                                             
78     Senegal                                            55.60                                             
79     Qatar                                              55.60                                             
80     Malaysia                                           55.10                                             
81     Vietnam                                            54.90                                             
82     Ethiopia                                           54.20                                             
83     Argentina                                          53.80                                             
84     Lesotho                                            53.40                                             
85     Armenia                                            53.40                                             
86     Guyana                                             53.10                                             
87     Slovakia                                           52.40                                             
88     India                                              52.30                                             
89     Moldova                                            51.90                                             
90     Marshall Islands                                   51.30                                             
91     Trinidad and Tobago                                51.20                                             
92     Cote d'Ivoire                                      50.90                                             
93     Thailand                                           50.40                                             
94     Kenya                                              50.40                                             
95     Fiji                                               50.20                                             
96     Niger                                              48.90                                             
97     Macedonia                                          47.80                                             
98     Honduras                                           47.30                                             
99     Bolivia                                            47.00                                             
100    Bosnia and Herzegovina                             46.50                                             
101    Australia                                          46.10                                             
102    Korea, South                                       46.10                                             
103    Virgin Islands                                     45.90                                             
104    Zimbabwe                                           45.40                                             
105    Tonga                                              45.10                                             
106    Nicaragua                                          45.00                                             
107    Poland                                             44.70                                             
108    Colombia                                           44.60                                             
109    Dominican Republic                                 44.00                                             
110    Gabon                                              43.50                                             
111    Burundi                                            43.40                                             
112    Sierra Leone                                       43.30                                             
113    South Africa                                       43.30                                             
114    Namibia                                            43.10                                             
115    Bermuda                                            43.00                                             
116    Philippines                                        42.90                                             
117    Georgia                                            42.40                                             
118    Madagascar                                         41.80                                             
119    Lithuania                                          41.80                                             
120    Tuvalu                                             41.10                                             
121    Andorra                                            41.00                                             
122    Czechia                                            40.80                                             
123    Benin                                              40.20                                             
124    Papua New Guinea                                   39.40                                             
125    Romania                                            39.30                                             
126    Panama                                             39.30                                             
127    Latvia                                             38.70                                             
128    Hong Kong                                          38.40                                             
129    Uganda                                             36.90                                             
130    Venezuela                                          36.70                                             
131    Rwanda                                             36.60                                             
132    Tanzania                                           36.60                                             
133    Chad                                               35.40                                             
134    Faroe Islands                                      35.00                                             
135    Denmark                                            34.20                                             
136    Switzerland                                        34.10                                             
137    New Zealand                                        34.00                                             
138    Cambodia                                           33.90                                             
139    Taiwan                                             33.50                                             
140    Curacao                                            33.20                                             
141    Ecuador                                            33.00                                             
142    Turkey                                             32.70                                             
143    Cuba                                               32.70                                             
144    Norway                                             32.20                                             
145    Guam                                               32.10                                             
146    Cameroon                                           31.10                                             
147    Saudi Arabia                                       31.00                                             
148    Sweden                                             31.00                                             
149    Bhutan                                             30.00                                             
150    Indonesia                                          29.40                                             
151    Comoros                                            28.50                                             
152    Micronesia, Federated States of                    28.00                                             
153    Nepal                                              27.60                                             
154    Guatemala                                          27.40                                             
155    Mali                                               27.30                                             
156    Bulgaria                                           26.70                                             
157    Haiti                                              26.50                                             
158    Peru                                               26.30                                             
159    Bangladesh                                         25.90                                             
160    San Marino                                         25.80                                             
161    Paraguay                                           25.50                                             
162    West Bank                                          24.40                                             
163    Equatorial Guinea                                  24.30                                             
164    Kazakhstan                                         24.10                                             
165    Kuwait                                             23.10                                             
166    Luxembourg                                         21.40                                             
167    Botswana                                           21.00                                             
168    Azerbaijan                                         20.40                                             
169    Anguilla                                           20.10                                             
170    Chile                                              18.50                                             
171    Oman                                               18.50                                             
172    Congo, Democratic Republic of the                  18.20                                             
173    China                                              16.10                                             
174    Swaziland                                          13.70                                             
175    Russia                                             13.70                                             
176    Nigeria                                            13.20                                             
177    Greenland                                          13.00                                             
178    Algeria                                            13.00                                             
179    Iran                                               11.90                                             
180    Liberia                                            11.80                                             
181    Uzbekistan                                         11.00                                             
182    Kosovo                                             10.60                                             
183    Libya                                              10.00                                             
184    Estonia                                            9.70                                              
185    Kiribati                                           8.60                                              
186    Gibraltar                                          7.50                                              
187    Tajikistan                                         6.50                                              
188    New Caledonia                                      6.50                                              
189    Wallis and Futuna                                  5.60                                              
190    Timor-Leste                                        0.00                                              
