Economy > Debt > Central government debt, total > Current LCU per capita: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Central government debt, total (current LCU). Debt is the entire stock of direct government fixed-term contractual obligations to others outstanding on a particular date. It includes domestic and foreign liabilities such as currency and money deposits, securities other than shares, and loans. It is the gross amount of government liabilities reduced by the amount of equity and financial derivatives held by the government. Because debt is a stock rather than a flow, it is measured as of a given date, usually the last day of the fiscal year. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	BelarusBelarus	12.78 million	2011
2	IndonesiaIndonesia	7.99 million	2011
3	JapanJapan	6.99 million	2011
4	ColombiaColombia	6.96 million	2011
5	IcelandIceland	6.08 million	2011
6	HungaryHungary	2.28 million	2011
7	MongoliaMongolia	1.89 million	2011
8	Republic of the CongoCongo Rep.	1.35 million	1999
9	ZambiaZambia	1.11 million	1998
10	South KoreaSouth Korea	1.02 million	1997
	Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile)	1.02 million	2011
11	Sierra LeoneSierra Leone	741,267.15	1999
	Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile)	644,729.19	2010
	High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile)	561,661.49	2011
12	UgandaUganda	474,686.49	2011
13	Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire	459,714.8	2004
14	JamaicaJamaica	446,967.62	2008
	NATO countries averageNATO average (profile)	411,525	2011
15	CameroonCameroon	364,592.4	1999
16	MadagascarMadagascar	355,740.51	2001
17	ParaguayParaguay	333,973.75	1993
18	SenegalSenegal	243,282.07	2001
19	KazakhstanKazakhstan	165,574.54	2011
20	DenmarkDenmark	162,630.34	2011
21	Sri LankaSri Lanka	151,788.26	2007
22	SwedenSweden	141,766.2	2011
23	Czech RepublicCzech Republic	139,346.67	2011
24	SeychellesSeychelles	129,244.31	2012
	European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile)	128,312.76	2011
25	UruguayUruguay	124,166.6	2011
26	BurundiBurundi	113,105.26	1999
27	NorwayNorway	111,876.67	2011
28	Hong KongHong Kong	107,260.87	2011
29	MauritiusMauritius	91,323.91	2011
30	SingaporeSingapore	71,026.78	2011
31	AlbaniaAlbania	64,305.02	1998
32	PhilippinesPhilippines	56,222.58	2012
33	MaldivesMaldives	55,827.86	2010
34	VanuatuVanuatu	52,082.76	1999
35	BhutanBhutan	49,335.64	2009
36	ThailandThailand	47,777.58	2011
37	United StatesUnited States	39,342.95	2011
38	RussiaRussia	36,335.34	2011
39	IrelandIreland	36,243.64	2011
40	IndiaIndia	35,643.99	2011
41	BarbadosBarbados	30,599.67	2010
42	BelgiumBelgium	30,465.01	2011
43	New ZealandNew Zealand	29,292.88	2011
44	ItalyItaly	28,825.18	2011
45	FranceFrance	28,686.72	2011
46	CanadaCanada	26,811.82	2011
47	AustriaAustria	26,764.16	2011
48	United KingdomUnited Kingdom	24,452.9	2011
49	NetherlandsNetherlands	23,814.79	2011
50	SwitzerlandSwitzerland	20,532.14	2008
51	RwandaRwanda	20,108.63	1992
52	GreeceGreece	19,661.19	2011
53	AustraliaAustralia	19,269.88	2011
54	San MarinoSan Marino	18,813.67	2011
	Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile)	18,320	2011
55	CyprusCyprus	18,134.41	2011
56	GermanyGermany	17,634.07	2011
57	MalaysiaMalaysia	17,155.21	2012
58	FinlandFinland	16,791.47	2011
59	Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+	16,651.25	2007
60	KenyaKenya	15,664.89	1999
61	PakistanPakistan	15,441.35	1998
62	LithuaniaLithuania	15,282.76	2011
63	NepalNepal	15,045.19	2010
64	PortugalPortugal	14,993.51	2011
65	KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan	14,840.75	2001
66	MoroccoMorocco	14,229.52	2011
67	LuxembourgLuxembourg	13,845.82	2011
68	MaltaMalta	13,279.03	2011
69	SpainSpain	12,711.48	2011
70	MexicoMexico	12,288.5	2000
71	BrazilBrazil	11,105.48	2011
72	South AfricaSouth Africa	9,487.59	2000
73	PolandPoland	8,751.63	2002
74	EgyptEgypt	8,607.8	2007
75	TurkeyTurkey	8,158.51	2011
76	UkraineUkraine	7,816.76	2011
77	BangladeshBangladesh	7,809.08	2003
78	The BahamasThe Bahamas	7,690.47	2008
79	GuatemalaGuatemala	6,095.64	2011
80	SlovakiaSlovakia	5,827.54	2011
81	MoldovaMoldova	5,483.06	2011
82	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+	5,451.48	2001
83	NigeriaNigeria	4,868.01	2008
84	PeruPeru	3,209.68	2011
85	LatviaLatvia	2,921.74	2011
86	TunisiaTunisia	2,696.27	2011
87	SwazilandSwaziland	2,602.29	2000
88	BelizeBelize	2,345.51	1996
89	JordanJordan	2,323.22	2012
90	GeorgiaGeorgia	1,886.7	2012
91	SloveniaSlovenia	1,879.77	1999
92	LesothoLesotho	1,830.74	1998
93	El SalvadorEl Salvador	1,769.01	2011
94	BulgariaBulgaria	1,582.97	2011
95	Papua New GuineaPapua NG	1,435.96	2002
96	BahrainBahrain	1,293.57	2007
97	FijiFiji	1,278.77	1994
98	BotswanaBotswana	1,109.14	1996
99	EstoniaEstonia	840.27	2011
100	ChinaChina	831.03	1999
101	EthiopiaEthiopia	771.29	1999
102	ZimbabweZimbabwe	406.49	1997
103	OmanOman	405.38	2010
104	TajikistanTajikistan	325.32	2001
105	AzerbaijanAzerbaijan	299.45	2010
106	Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR.	276.21	1997
107	SudanSudan	86.24	1999

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