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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE	GRAPH	HISTORY
1	ZimbabweZimbabwe	244.2% of GDP	2012
2	JapanJapan	219.1% of GDP	2012
3	GreeceGreece	156.9% of GDP	2012
4	Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+	144% of GDP	2012
5	JamaicaJamaica	132.9% of GDP	2012
6	IcelandIceland	131.8% of GDP	2012
7	ItalyItaly	126.9% of GDP	2012
8	EritreaEritrea	125.8% of GDP	2012
9	PortugalPortugal	123.6% of GDP	2012
10	LebanonLebanon	119.6% of GDP	2012
11	IrelandIreland	117.6% of GDP	2012
12	SingaporeSingapore	111.4% of GDP	2012
13	GrenadaGrenada	110% of GDP	2012
	Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile)	108.77% of GDP	2012
14	SudanSudan	101.7% of GDP	2012
15	BelgiumBelgium	99.6% of GDP	2012
	Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile)	99.55% of GDP	2012
16	Puerto RicoPuerto Rico	93.2% of GDP	2012
17	FranceFrance	90.3% of GDP	2012
18	Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda	89% of GDP	2012
19	United KingdomUnited Kingdom	88.7% of GDP	2012
20	EgyptEgypt	88% of GDP	2012
21	Cape VerdeCape Verde	86.2% of GDP	2012
22	CyprusCyprus	85.8% of GDP	2012
23	BarbadosBarbados	85.6% of GDP	2012
24	CanadaCanada	85.4% of GDP	2012
25	BelizeBelize	84.6% of GDP	2012
26	SpainSpain	84.1% of GDP	2012
27	GermanyGermany	81% of GDP	2012
28	HungaryHungary	79.3% of GDP	2012
29	Sri LankaSri Lanka	79.1% of GDP	2012
	Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile)	77.91% of GDP	2012
30	Saint LuciaSaint Lucia	77% of GDP	2012
=31	JordanJordan	75.5% of GDP	2012
=31	Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+	75.5% of GDP	2012
33	AustriaAustria	74.1% of GDP	2012
	High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile)	73.03% of GDP	2012
34	MaltaMalta	71.3% of GDP	2012
35	MoroccoMorocco	71.2% of GDP	2012
36	NetherlandsNetherlands	71.1% of GDP	2012
=37	DominicaDominica	70% of GDP	2012
=37	United StatesUnited States	70% of GDP	2012
39	SeychellesSeychelles	68.4% of GDP	2012
40	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+	68% of GDP	2011
	European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile)	67.79% of GDP	2012
41	IsraelIsrael	66.9% of GDP	2012
	NATO countries averageNATO average (profile)	66.69% of GDP	2012
	Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile)	64.47% of GDP	2012
	Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile)	63.02% of GDP	2012
42	MalawiMalawi	62.7% of GDP	2012
43	SerbiaSerbia	62% of GDP	2012
	Potential Future EU Members averagePotential Future EU Members average (profile)	60.01% of GDP	2012
44	GuyanaGuyana	59.5% of GDP	2012
45	UruguayUruguay	59.4% of GDP	2012
46	El SalvadorEl Salvador	59.2% of GDP	2012
=47	AlbaniaAlbania	58.8% of GDP	2012
=47	BrazilBrazil	58.8% of GDP	2012
	Europe averageEurope average (profile)	58.75% of GDP	2012
49	NicaraguaNicaragua	58.6% of GDP	2012
50	MauritiusMauritius	57.7% of GDP	2012
51	BahrainBahrain	54.2% of GDP	2012
52	CroatiaCroatia	53.7% of GDP	2012
53	FijiFiji	53.5% of GDP	2012
54	MalaysiaMalaysia	53.3% of GDP	2012
55	FinlandFinland	53.1% of GDP	2012
56	KenyaKenya	52.5% of GDP	2012
=57	SyriaSyria	52.4% of GDP	2012
=57	SwitzerlandSwitzerland	52.4% of GDP	2011
=59	SlovakiaSlovakia	52.1% of GDP	2012
=59	MontenegroMontenegro	52.1% of GDP	2012
=59	PakistanPakistan	52.1% of GDP	2012
62	Costa RicaCosta Rica	51.9% of GDP	2012
63	IndiaIndia	51.7% of GDP	2012
64	PhilippinesPhilippines	51.5% of GDP	2012
65	BurundiBurundi	50.3% of GDP	2012
66	GhanaGhana	50% of GDP	2012
67	LaosLaos	49.1% of GDP	2012
68	PolandPoland	48.3% of GDP	2012
69	VietnamVietnam	48.1% of GDP	2012
70	Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire	47.8% of GDP	2012
71	SloveniaSlovenia	47.6% of GDP	2012
72	ArubaAruba	46.3% of GDP	2005
73	TunisiaTunisia	46.1% of GDP	2012
=74	ThailandThailand	45.7% of GDP	2012
=74	Czech RepublicCzech Republic	45.7% of GDP	2012
76	DenmarkDenmark	45.6% of GDP	2012
	South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile)	45.02% of GDP	2012
77	ArgentinaArgentina	44.8% of GDP	2012
78	BhutanBhutan	44.1% of GDP	2012
79	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina	43.8% of GDP	2012
	Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile)	43.76% of GDP	2012
80	United Arab EmiratesUAE	42.6% of GDP	2012
81	South AfricaSouth Africa	42.3% of GDP	2012
82	MozambiqueMozambique	42.2% of GDP	2012
83	YemenYemen	41.8% of GDP	2012
84	TanzaniaTanzania	41.7% of GDP	2012
=85	Dominican RepublicDominican Rep.	41.5% of GDP	2012
=85	Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+	41.5% of GDP	2010
87	ArmeniaArmenia	41.4% of GDP	2012
88	LithuaniaLithuania	41% of GDP	2012
	Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile)	40.93% of GDP	2012
89	LatviaLatvia	40.7% of GDP	2012
90	ColombiaColombia	40.5% of GDP	2012
91	EthiopiaEthiopia	39.7% of GDP	2012
92	PanamaPanama	39.6% of GDP	2012
93	SenegalSenegal	38.8% of GDP	2012
	Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile)	38.29% of GDP	2012
94	SwedenSweden	38.2% of GDP	2012
95	New ZealandNew Zealand	38.1% of GDP	2012
96	Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+	37.9% of GDP	2012
97	Hong KongHong Kong	37.8% of GDP	2012
98	TurkeyTurkey	37.6% of GDP	2012
	Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile)	37.54% of GDP	2012
99	RomaniaRomania	37.2% of GDP	2012
100	UkraineUkraine	36.6% of GDP	2012
101	Sierra LeoneSierra Leone	36.5% of GDP	2012
102	GeorgiaGeorgia	36.3% of GDP	2012
	Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile)	35.91% of GDP	2012
=103	TaiwanTaiwan	35.8% of GDP	2012
=103	MexicoMexico	35.8% of GDP	2012
=103	CubaCuba	35.8% of GDP	2012
=103	HondurasHonduras	35.8% of GDP	2012
107	South KoreaSouth Korea	35.1% of GDP	2012
=108	Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep.	34% of GDP	2012
=108	BoliviaBolivia	34% of GDP	2012
110	QatarQatar	32.8% of GDP	2012
111	AustraliaAustralia	32.4% of GDP	2012
112	BangladeshBangladesh	32.2% of GDP	2012
113	BeninBenin	31.9% of GDP	2012
114	Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the	31.8% of GDP	2012
115	ChinaChina	31.7% of GDP	2012
116	BelarusBelarus	31.5% of GDP	2012
117	ChadChad	31.3% of GDP	2012
=118	GuatemalaGuatemala	29.5% of GDP	2012
=118	ZambiaZambia	29.5% of GDP	2012
120	NorwayNorway	29.1% of GDP	2012
121	MaliMali	27.5% of GDP	2012
122	VenezuelaVenezuela	26.8% of GDP	2012
123	UgandaUganda	26.3% of GDP	2012
124	NamibiaNamibia	25.8% of GDP	2012
125	Papua New GuineaPapua NG	25.5% of GDP	2012
	Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile)	23.83% of GDP	2012
126	IndonesiaIndonesia	23% of GDP	2012
127	GabonGabon	22.2% of GDP	2012
=128	RwandaRwanda	21.7% of GDP	2012
=128	AnguillaAnguilla	21.7% of GDP	2012
130	EcuadorEcuador	21% of GDP	2012
131	LuxembourgLuxembourg	20.8% of GDP	2012
	OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile)	18.59% of GDP	2012
132	IranIran	18.4% of GDP	2012
133	NigeriaNigeria	17.9% of GDP	2012
134	MoldovaMoldova	17.8% of GDP	2012
135	BotswanaBotswana	17.4% of GDP	2012
136	AngolaAngola	17.2% of GDP	2012
137	PeruPeru	16.6% of GDP	2012
138	BulgariaBulgaria	16.3% of GDP	2013
139	CameroonCameroon	16.1% of GDP	2012
140	ParaguayParaguay	14.7% of GDP	2012
141	KazakhstanKazakhstan	13.2% of GDP	2012
142	ChileChile	11.9% of GDP	2012
143	Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia	11.8% of GDP	2012
144	Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea	9.3% of GDP	2012
145	AlgeriaAlgeria	8.3% of GDP	2012
146	AzerbaijanAzerbaijan	7.8% of GDP	2012
147	RussiaRussia	7.7% of GDP	2012
148	GibraltarGibraltar	7.5% of GDP	2008
149	UzbekistanUzbekistan	6.2% of GDP	2012
150	KuwaitKuwait	6% of GDP	2012
151	EstoniaEstonia	5.8% of GDP	2012
152	Wallis and FutunaWallis+	5.6% of GDP	2004
153	KosovoKosovo	5.5% of GDP	2011
154	OmanOman	4.3% of GDP	2012
155	LibyaLibya	4.1% of GDP	2012
156	LiberiaLiberia	0.4% of GDP	2012

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Hello, This is an interesting site with a staggering amount of information. My only real concern is that the data defined and listed under the categories might not be a true reflection of the category name. Read the definitions carefully before you make any assumptions from the data.

Posted on 05 Jul 2011

Al

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I think everyone is getting confused about PUBLIC SECTOR debt in their commentary...

Posted on 13 Jul 2010

Laupi

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I would rather have a slow economy then to pay interest atleast the people will not be enslaved for the rest if their lives that's probably why interest is forbidden i think that interest was invented by the devil him self! We are basicly all slaves. Why is is that a builder builds though out his 45 year career the eqvilient of around 670 homes on his own but is in debt for his small house for his entire life? Isn't that slavery?

Posted on 27 Apr 2010

Frayser

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Pie is delicious but i dont see the connection to this topic unfortunatly .

Posted on 08 Mar 2010

Milly

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I dont put alot of trust in these numbers as Norway is number 13 on the list. Norway has net negative debt = positive financial assets mainly because of huge oil wealth.

Posted on 26 Jan 2010

tklung

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The top countries in this list, Japan, Zimbabwe are having economic troubles. Japan has suffered a long recession but also has a lot of value to their economy so they can mortgage quite heavily and need to stimulate the economy. Zimbabwe I would assume has had their currency devalue. In reality they have no capacity to repay this.

Posted on 12 May 2009

namu

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I hope that Islamic nations become more prosperous and reevaluate their attitude toward debt. Carrying some level of debt greatly encourages the economy

Posted on 12 May 2009

namic

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There are also economic basketcases down the bottom like Ukraine and Equatorial Guinea. These countries may not have much to mortgage

Posted on 12 May 2009

namoq