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Emerging markets Compared by Economy > Public debt

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.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 HungaryHungary 79.3% of GDP 2012
2 BrazilBrazil 58.8% of GDP 2012
3 MalaysiaMalaysia 53.3% of GDP 2012
4 PakistanPakistan 52.1% of GDP 2012
5 IndiaIndia 51.7% of GDP 2012
6 PhilippinesPhilippines 51.5% of GDP 2012
7 PolandPoland 48.3% of GDP 2012
8 ThailandThailand 45.7% of GDP 2012
9 ArgentinaArgentina 44.8% of GDP 2012
10 South AfricaSouth Africa 42.3% of GDP 2012
11 LithuaniaLithuania 41% of GDP 2012
12 LatviaLatvia 40.7% of GDP 2012
13 ColombiaColombia 40.5% of GDP 2012
14 TurkeyTurkey 37.6% of GDP 2012
15 RomaniaRomania 37.2% of GDP 2012
16 UkraineUkraine 36.6% of GDP 2012
17 MexicoMexico 35.8% of GDP 2012
18 ChinaChina 31.7% of GDP 2012
19 VenezuelaVenezuela 26.8% of GDP 2012
20 IndonesiaIndonesia 23% of GDP 2012
21 PeruPeru 16.6% of GDP 2012
22 BulgariaBulgaria 16.3% of GDP 2013
23 ChileChile 11.9% of GDP 2012
24 RussiaRussia 7.7% of GDP 2012
25 EstoniaEstonia 5.8% of GDP 2012

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Emerging markets Compared by Economy > Public debt

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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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