Economy > Government debt > Deficit and financing > Central government debt > Total > Current LCU: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: 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.".

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	IndonesiaIndonesia	660.33 trillion	2004
2	JapanJapan	212.47 trillion	1993
3	ColombiaColombia	143.08 trillion	2003
4	IndiaIndia	30.63 trillion	2008
5	HungaryHungary	19.66 trillion	2008
6	BelarusBelarus	13.83 trillion	2008
7	ZambiaZambia	10.62 trillion	1998
8	Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire	7.88 trillion	2004
9	United StatesUnited States	7.84 trillion	2008
10	UgandaUganda	7.12 trillion	2008
11	MadagascarMadagascar	5.78 trillion	2001
12	CameroonCameroon	5.26 trillion	1994
13	PhilippinesPhilippines	3.32 trillion	2004
14	Sri LankaSri Lanka	3.04 trillion	2007
15	Sierra LeoneSierra Leone	2.99 trillion	1999
16	PakistanPakistan	2.83 trillion	2000
17	RussiaRussia	2.68 trillion	2008
18	SenegalSenegal	2.46 trillion	2001
19	ThailandThailand	2.18 trillion	2008
20	MongoliaMongolia	2.16 trillion	2007
21	AlgeriaAlgeria	2.14 trillion	2002
22	Costa RicaCosta Rica	2.07 trillion	2001
23	BrazilBrazil	1.76 trillion	2008
24	ItalyItaly	1.67 trillion	2008
	Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile)	1.5 trillion	2002
25	FranceFrance	1.41 trillion	2008
26	MexicoMexico	1.28 trillion	2000
	European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile)	1.24 trillion	2008
27	SwedenSweden	1.23 trillion	2008
28	IcelandIceland	1.23 trillion	2008
29	JamaicaJamaica	1.2 trillion	2008
30	NorwayNorway	1.14 trillion	2008
31	BangladeshBangladesh	1.09 trillion	2003
32	GermanyGermany	1.06 trillion	2008
33	ChinaChina	1.04 trillion	1999
34	KazakhstanKazakhstan	1.02 trillion	2008
35	Czech RepublicCzech Republic	980.39 billion	2008
36	United KingdomUnited Kingdom	830.02 billion	2008
37	BurundiBurundi	740.3 billion	1999
	High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile)	708.21 billion	2007
38	CanadaCanada	653.98 billion	2002
39	DenmarkDenmark	571.11 billion	2008
40	PolandPoland	569.31 billion	2008
41	KenyaKenya	477.44 billion	1999
42	TurkeyTurkey	422.88 billion	2008
43	South AfricaSouth Africa	417.45 billion	2000
44	NepalNepal	395.11 billion	2009
45	SpainSpain	370.18 billion	2008
46	UruguayUruguay	364.21 billion	2008
	Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile)	350.5 billion	2008
47	NetherlandsNetherlands	340.76 billion	2008
48	BelgiumBelgium	303.01 billion	2008
49	GreeceGreece	274.46 billion	2008
50	SingaporeSingapore	264.11 billion	2008
51	MoroccoMorocco	251.51 billion	2002
52	AustraliaAustralia	213.65 billion	2008
53	AustriaAustria	182.2 billion	2008
54	RwandaRwanda	131.61 billion	1992
55	PortugalPortugal	126.36 billion	2008
56	SwitzerlandSwitzerland	120.87 billion	2007
57	MauritiusMauritius	95.79 billion	2008
58	PeruPeru	91.98 billion	2008
59	IrelandIreland	86.51 billion	2008
60	UkraineUkraine	77.02 billion	2000
61	KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan	73.39 billion	2001
62	New ZealandNew Zealand	69.02 billion	2007
63	FinlandFinland	66.82 billion	2008
64	GuatemalaGuatemala	59.33 billion	2008
65	ZimbabweZimbabwe	59.3 billion	1997
66	Dominican RepublicDominican Rep.	57.54 billion	1999
67	AfghanistanAfghanistan	38.95 billion	2006
68	BhutanBhutan	34.76 billion	2009
69	TunisiaTunisia	26.84 billion	2009
70	SlovakiaSlovakia	24.59 billion	2008
71	LithuaniaLithuania	20.46 billion	2008
72	Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+	16.33 billion	1995
73	CyprusCyprus	14.55 billion	2008
74	EstoniaEstonia	14.24 billion	2008
75	JordanJordan	13.87 billion	2007
76	MoldovaMoldova	11.6 billion	2008
77	VanuatuVanuatu	9.45 billion	1999
78	El SalvadorEl Salvador	8.71 billion	2008
79	MaldivesMaldives	8.69 billion	2008
80	Papua New GuineaPapua NG	8.13 billion	2002
81	BarbadosBarbados	6.25 billion	2007
82	GeorgiaGeorgia	5.15 billion	2008
83	LuxembourgLuxembourg	4.57 billion	2008
84	Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the	4.35 billion	2003
85	MaltaMalta	4.34 billion	2008
86	SloveniaSlovenia	3.73 billion	1999
87	LatviaLatvia	3.71 billion	2008
88	LesothoLesotho	3.33 billion	1998
89	The BahamasThe Bahamas	2.77 billion	2008
90	SudanSudan	2.34 billion	1999
91	TajikistanTajikistan	2.05 billion	2001
92	BotswanaBotswana	1.8 billion	1996
93	OmanOman	1.52 billion	2001
94	BahrainBahrain	1.45 billion	2004
95	Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+	1.26 billion	2006
96	FijiFiji	979.11 million	1994
97	San MarinoSan Marino	726.51 million	2006
98	Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles	704.6 million	1995
99	BelizeBelize	498.13 million	1996
100	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+	314.7 million	1993

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