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Middle Eastern and North Africa Compared by Economy > Public debt

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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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AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 LebanonLebanon 119.6% of GDP 2012
2 EgyptEgypt 88% of GDP 2012
3 JordanJordan 75.5% of GDP 2012
4 MoroccoMorocco 71.2% of GDP 2012
5 IsraelIsrael 66.9% of GDP 2012
6 BahrainBahrain 54.2% of GDP 2012
7 SyriaSyria 52.4% of GDP 2012
8 TunisiaTunisia 46.1% of GDP 2012
9 United Arab EmiratesUAE 42.6% of GDP 2012
10 YemenYemen 41.8% of GDP 2012
11 QatarQatar 32.8% of GDP 2012
12 IranIran 18.4% of GDP 2012
13 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 11.8% of GDP 2012
14 AlgeriaAlgeria 8.3% of GDP 2012
15 KuwaitKuwait 6% of GDP 2012
16 OmanOman 4.3% of GDP 2012
17 LibyaLibya 4.1% 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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