GLOBAL / RANKING
Countries by Government Debt
Global country ranking by government debt for a consistent selectable data year, including unit, scale and source documentation.
Ranking chart and table
2025 / 188 countriesTop 10 countriesData year: 2025
Unit: Percent of GDP (%)Source: World Bank / IMF / public data sources
Bars use a zero baseline. Major and minor axis divisions use the indicator's defined unit. Only values from the displayed data year are compared.
| Rank | Country | Region | Value (Percent of GDP (%)) | Data year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Macao SAR, China | East Asia & Pacific | 0,00% | 2025 | open |
| 2 | Liechtenstein | Europe & Central Asia | 0,50% | 2025 | open |
| 3 | Brunei Darussalam | East Asia & Pacific | 1,50% | 2025 | open |
| 4 | Tuvalu | East Asia & Pacific | 3,60% | 2025 | open |
| 5 | Turkmenistan | Europe & Central Asia | 3,80% | 2025 | open |
| 6 | Afghanistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 8,00% | 2025 | open |
| 7 | Kiribati | East Asia & Pacific | 8,00% | 2025 | open |
| 8 | Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | East Asia & Pacific | 8,90% | 2025 | open |
| 9 | Marshall Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 11,80% | 2025 | open |
| 10 | Hong Kong SAR, China | East Asia & Pacific | 11,90% | 2025 | open |
| 11 | Haiti | Latin America & Caribbean | 12,30% | 2025 | open |
| 12 | Timor-Leste | East Asia & Pacific | 14,30% | 2025 | open |
| 13 | Kuwait | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 14,60% | 2025 | open |
| 14 | Naoero | East Asia & Pacific | 14,60% | 2025 | open |
| 15 | Russian Federation | Europe & Central Asia | 17,20% | 2025 | open |
| 16 | Puerto Rico (US) | Latin America & Caribbean | 18,00% | 2025 | open |
| 17 | Azerbaijan | Europe & Central Asia | 20,10% | 2025 | open |
| 18 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | Sub-Saharan Africa | 20,20% | 2025 | open |
| 19 | Samoa | East Asia & Pacific | 21,20% | 2025 | open |
| 20 | Tajikistan | Europe & Central Asia | 21,60% | 2025 | open |
| 21 | Turkiye | Europe & Central Asia | 23,50% | 2025 | open |
| 22 | Estonia | Europe & Central Asia | 24,20% | 2025 | open |
| 23 | Kazakhstan | Europe & Central Asia | 24,60% | 2025 | open |
| 24 | Cambodia | East Asia & Pacific | 26,50% | 2025 | open |
| 25 | Luxembourg | Europe & Central Asia | 27,00% | 2025 | open |
| 26 | Bulgaria | Europe & Central Asia | 27,10% | 2025 | open |
| 27 | Guatemala | Latin America & Caribbean | 27,20% | 2025 | open |
| 28 | Tonga | East Asia & Pacific | 27,40% | 2025 | open |
| 29 | Denmark | Europe & Central Asia | 27,50% | 2025 | open |
| 30 | Guyana | Latin America & Caribbean | 28,60% | 2025 | open |
| 31 | Uzbekistan | Europe & Central Asia | 28,60% | 2025 | open |
| 32 | Solomon Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 28,70% | 2025 | open |
| 33 | Comoros | Sub-Saharan Africa | 29,50% | 2025 | open |
| 34 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Europe & Central Asia | 29,90% | 2025 | open |
| 35 | Peru | Latin America & Caribbean | 30,20% | 2025 | open |
| 36 | Andorra | Europe & Central Asia | 30,30% | 2025 | open |
| 37 | Viet Nam | East Asia & Pacific | 30,30% | 2025 | open |
| 38 | Chad | Sub-Saharan Africa | 30,40% | 2025 | open |
| 39 | Saudi Arabia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 31,70% | 2025 | open |
| 40 | Djibouti | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 32,10% | 2025 | open |
| 41 | Ireland | Europe & Central Asia | 32,90% | 2025 | open |
| 42 | Belarus | Europe & Central Asia | 33,10% | 2025 | open |
| 43 | Georgia | Europe & Central Asia | 34,30% | 2025 | open |
| 44 | United Arab Emirates | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 34,30% | 2025 | open |
| 45 | Nicaragua | Latin America & Caribbean | 34,80% | 2025 | open |
| 46 | Sweden | Europe & Central Asia | 34,90% | 2025 | open |
| 47 | Nigeria | Sub-Saharan Africa | 35,50% | 2025 | open |
| 48 | Oman | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 35,80% | 2025 | open |
| 49 | Kyrgyz Republic | Europe & Central Asia | 36,00% | 2025 | open |
| 50 | Moldova | Europe & Central Asia | 36,60% | 2025 | open |
| 51 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 37,30% | 2025 | open |
| 52 | Paraguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 38,10% | 2025 | open |
| 53 | Botswana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 38,60% | 2025 | open |
| 54 | Switzerland | Europe & Central Asia | 39,40% | 2025 | open |
| 55 | Lithuania | Europe & Central Asia | 39,80% | 2025 | open |
| 56 | Mauritania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 40,10% | 2025 | open |
| 57 | Cameroon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 40,40% | 2025 | open |
| 58 | Equatorial Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 40,60% | 2025 | open |
| 59 | Vanuatu | East Asia & Pacific | 40,90% | 2025 | open |
| 60 | Indonesia | East Asia & Pacific | 41,00% | 2025 | open |
| 61 | Burundi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 41,20% | 2025 | open |
| 62 | Honduras | Latin America & Caribbean | 41,20% | 2025 | open |
| 63 | Qatar | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 41,40% | 2025 | open |
| 64 | Chile | Latin America & Caribbean | 41,80% | 2025 | open |
| 65 | Mali | Sub-Saharan Africa | 41,90% | 2025 | open |
| 66 | Bangladesh | South Asia | 42,00% | 2025 | open |
| 67 | Serbia | Europe & Central Asia | 42,40% | 2025 | open |
| 68 | Ethiopia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 43,10% | 2025 | open |
| 69 | Netherlands | Europe & Central Asia | 43,30% | 2025 | open |
| 70 | Zimbabwe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 43,80% | 2025 | open |
| 71 | Czechia | Europe & Central Asia | 44,60% | 2025 | open |
| 72 | Eswatini | Sub-Saharan Africa | 44,90% | 2025 | open |
| 73 | Norway | Europe & Central Asia | 45,00% | 2025 | open |
| 74 | Mongolia | East Asia & Pacific | 45,10% | 2025 | open |
| 75 | Sierra Leone | Sub-Saharan Africa | 45,20% | 2025 | open |
| 76 | Niger | Sub-Saharan Africa | 45,40% | 2025 | open |
| 77 | Malta | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 46,80% | 2025 | open |
| 78 | Latvia | Europe & Central Asia | 46,90% | 2025 | open |
| 79 | Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 48,10% | 2025 | open |
| 80 | Nepal | South Asia | 48,10% | 2025 | open |
| 81 | Madagascar | Sub-Saharan Africa | 48,70% | 2025 | open |
| 82 | Ghana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 48,80% | 2025 | open |
| 83 | Armenia | Europe & Central Asia | 49,00% | 2025 | open |
| 84 | Lesotho | Sub-Saharan Africa | 49,10% | 2025 | open |
| 85 | Tanzania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 49,70% | 2025 | open |
| 86 | Australia | East Asia & Pacific | 51,00% | 2025 | open |
| 87 | Angola | Sub-Saharan Africa | 51,30% | 2025 | open |
| 88 | Seychelles | Sub-Saharan Africa | 51,50% | 2025 | open |
| 89 | Myanmar | East Asia & Pacific | 51,90% | 2025 | open |
| 90 | Burkina Faso | Sub-Saharan Africa | 52,00% | 2025 | open |
| 91 | Papua New Guinea | East Asia & Pacific | 52,10% | 2025 | open |
| 92 | Korea, Rep. | East Asia & Pacific | 52,30% | 2025 | open |
| 93 | North Macedonia | Europe & Central Asia | 52,50% | 2025 | open |
| 94 | Albania | Europe & Central Asia | 52,60% | 2025 | open |
| 95 | Iraq | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 53,90% | 2025 | open |
| 96 | Algeria | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 54,10% | 2025 | open |
| 97 | Uganda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 54,20% | 2025 | open |
| 98 | Ecuador | Latin America & Caribbean | 54,40% | 2025 | open |
| 99 | New Zealand | East Asia & Pacific | 54,70% | 2025 | open |
| 100 | Liberia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 54,90% | 2025 | open |
| 101 | Cyprus | Europe & Central Asia | 55,30% | 2025 | open |
| 102 | Sao Tome and Principe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 55,70% | 2025 | open |
| 103 | Croatia | Europe & Central Asia | 55,90% | 2025 | open |
| 104 | Iceland | Europe & Central Asia | 56,10% | 2025 | open |
| 105 | Cote d'Ivoire | Sub-Saharan Africa | 56,30% | 2025 | open |
| 106 | Panama | Latin America & Caribbean | 56,60% | 2025 | open |
| 107 | Benin | Sub-Saharan Africa | 57,30% | 2025 | open |
| 108 | St. Kitts and Nevis | Latin America & Caribbean | 58,40% | 2025 | open |
| 109 | Poland | Europe & Central Asia | 58,80% | 2025 | open |
| 110 | Dominican Republic | Latin America & Caribbean | 59,00% | 2025 | open |
| 111 | Philippines | East Asia & Pacific | 59,40% | 2025 | open |
| 112 | Colombia | Latin America & Caribbean | 59,90% | 2025 | open |
| 113 | Costa Rica | Latin America & Caribbean | 60,40% | 2025 | open |
| 114 | Romania | Europe & Central Asia | 60,60% | 2025 | open |
| 115 | San Marino | Europe & Central Asia | 60,60% | 2025 | open |
| 116 | Slovak Republic | Europe & Central Asia | 61,60% | 2025 | open |
| 117 | Central African Republic | Sub-Saharan Africa | 61,80% | 2025 | open |
| 118 | Mexico | Latin America & Caribbean | 61,80% | 2025 | open |
| 119 | South Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | 62,10% | 2025 | open |
| 120 | Palau | East Asia & Pacific | 62,30% | 2025 | open |
| 121 | Germany | Europe & Central Asia | 62,90% | 2025 | open |
| 122 | Togo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 63,00% | 2025 | open |
| 123 | Aruba | Latin America & Caribbean | 63,60% | 2025 | open |
| 124 | Rwanda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 64,60% | 2025 | open |
| 125 | Thailand | East Asia & Pacific | 64,70% | 2025 | open |
| 126 | Uruguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 65,70% | 2025 | open |
| 127 | Slovenia | Europe & Central Asia | 65,90% | 2025 | open |
| 128 | Montenegro | Europe & Central Asia | 67,10% | 2025 | open |
| 129 | Morocco | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 67,10% | 2025 | open |
| 130 | Jamaica | Latin America & Caribbean | 67,70% | 2025 | open |
| 131 | Belize | Latin America & Caribbean | 67,90% | 2025 | open |
| 132 | Israel | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 68,50% | 2025 | open |
| 133 | Kenya | Sub-Saharan Africa | 69,30% | 2025 | open |
| 134 | Antigua and Barbuda | Latin America & Caribbean | 69,70% | 2025 | open |
| 135 | Namibia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 70,20% | 2025 | open |
| 136 | Malaysia | East Asia & Pacific | 70,70% | 2025 | open |
| 137 | Grenada | Latin America & Caribbean | 71,60% | 2025 | open |
| 138 | Pakistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 72,80% | 2025 | open |
| 139 | Bahamas, The | Latin America & Caribbean | 73,80% | 2025 | open |
| 140 | Gambia, The | Sub-Saharan Africa | 73,90% | 2025 | open |
| 141 | Hungary | Europe & Central Asia | 75,20% | 2025 | open |
| 142 | Guinea-Bissau | Sub-Saharan Africa | 75,30% | 2025 | open |
| 143 | St. Lucia | Latin America & Caribbean | 77,10% | 2025 | open |
| 144 | Malawi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 78,40% | 2025 | open |
| 145 | South Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | 78,60% | 2025 | open |
| 146 | Fiji | East Asia & Pacific | 78,70% | 2025 | open |
| 147 | Gabon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 78,90% | 2025 | open |
| 148 | Argentina | Latin America & Caribbean | 80,30% | 2025 | open |
| 149 | Austria | Europe & Central Asia | 80,50% | 2025 | open |
| 150 | Lao PDR | East Asia & Pacific | 80,60% | 2025 | open |
| 151 | Tunisia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 81,30% | 2025 | open |
| 152 | Jordan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 82,80% | 2025 | open |
| 153 | India | South Asia | 84,10% | 2025 | open |
| 154 | Trinidad and Tobago | Latin America & Caribbean | 84,20% | 2025 | open |
| 155 | Bolivia | Latin America & Caribbean | 84,80% | 2025 | open |
| 156 | Zambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 86,00% | 2025 | open |
| 157 | Mauritius | Sub-Saharan Africa | 86,50% | 2025 | open |
| 158 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 86,80% | 2025 | open |
| 159 | El Salvador | Latin America & Caribbean | 87,20% | 2025 | open |
| 160 | Finland | Europe & Central Asia | 89,30% | 2025 | open |
| 161 | Portugal | Europe & Central Asia | 89,90% | 2025 | open |
| 162 | Brazil | Latin America & Caribbean | 93,30% | 2025 | open |
| 163 | Barbados | Latin America & Caribbean | 94,20% | 2025 | open |
| 164 | Congo, Rep. | Sub-Saharan Africa | 96,80% | 2025 | open |
| 165 | China | East Asia & Pacific | 99,20% | 2025 | open |
| 166 | Spain | Europe & Central Asia | 100,40% | 2025 | open |
| 167 | Cabo Verde | Sub-Saharan Africa | 101,00% | 2025 | open |
| 168 | United Kingdom | Europe & Central Asia | 102,30% | 2025 | open |
| 169 | Mozambique | Sub-Saharan Africa | 102,50% | 2025 | open |
| 170 | Dominica | Latin America & Caribbean | 102,60% | 2025 | open |
| 171 | Bhutan | South Asia | 103,60% | 2025 | open |
| 172 | Suriname | Latin America & Caribbean | 105,80% | 2025 | open |
| 173 | Belgium | Europe & Central Asia | 106,30% | 2025 | open |
| 174 | Ukraine | Europe & Central Asia | 108,70% | 2025 | open |
| 175 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | Latin America & Caribbean | 113,40% | 2025 | open |
| 176 | Canada | North America | 113,50% | 2025 | open |
| 177 | France | Europe & Central Asia | 116,00% | 2025 | open |
| 178 | United States | North America | 123,90% | 2025 | open |
| 179 | Maldives | South Asia | 125,40% | 2025 | open |
| 180 | Senegal | Sub-Saharan Africa | 130,20% | 2025 | open |
| 181 | Italy | Europe & Central Asia | 137,10% | 2025 | open |
| 182 | Lebanon | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 139,40% | 2025 | open |
| 183 | Greece | Europe & Central Asia | 145,70% | 2025 | open |
| 184 | Bahrain | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 147,60% | 2025 | open |
| 185 | Singapore | East Asia & Pacific | 171,30% | 2025 | open |
| 186 | Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | 187,60% | 2025 | open |
| 187 | Japan | East Asia & Pacific | 206,50% | 2025 | open |
| 188 | Venezuela, RB | Latin America & Caribbean | 308,70% | 2025 | open |