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DEFINITION:
This entry records the cumulatiive 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, which reflects the foreign currency liabilities of both the private and public sector and must be financed out of foreign exchange earnings.
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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 | Dominican Republic | 41.5% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=85 | Serbia and Montenegro | 41.5% of GDP | 2010 | ||
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 |
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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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