List of countries by public debt
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This is a list of countries by public debt to GDP ratio as listed by Eurostat for EU and by CIA's World Factbook 2012, for the rest of the world. It is the cumulative total of all government borrowings less repayments that are denominated in a country's home currency.
Concept [edit]
Public debt is the most relevant data for discussions of government default and debt ceilings. Although of similar magnitude for the US (2010), it is different from external debt, which instead reflects the foreign currency liabilities of both the private and public sector.
The figures here are represented as a percentage of annual gross domestic product. The public debt relative information provided by national sources is not always objective and true, given the fact that there is no independent research in these matters.
List [edit]
| Country | Average of CIA and IMF data[note 1] | Public debt as % of GDP (CIA)[1] |
Date | Net government debt as % of GDP (IMF)[2] |
Date | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Albania |
60.5985 | 60.6 | 2012 est. | 60.597 | 2012 | Europe |
 Algeria |
-8.6925 | 8.8 | 2012 est. | -26.185 | 2012 est. | Africa |
 Angola |
24.936 | 17.1 | 2012 est. | 32.772 | 2012 gross, est. | Africa |
 Antigua and Barbuda |
109.575 | 130 | 2010 est. | 89.15 | 2012 | Central America/Caribbean |
 Argentina |
42.0225 | 41.6 | 2012 est. | 42.445 | 2012 gross, est. | South America |
 Armenia |
42.344 | 42.1 | 2012 est. | 42.588 | 2012 gross, est. | Asia |
 Aruba |
46.3 | 46.3 | 2005 | Central America/Caribbean | ||
 Australia |
19.2705 | 26.9 | 2012 est. | 11.641 | 2012 | Oceania |
 Austria |
64.0455 | 74.6 | 2012 est. | 53.491 | 2012 | Europe |
 Azerbaijan |
9.6505 | 5.4 | 2012 est. | 13.901 | 2012 gross, est. | Asia |
 Bahamas, The |
51.856 | 51.856 | 2012 | Central America/Caribbean | ||
 Bahrain |
44.9635 | 56.2 | 2012 est. | 33.727 | 2012 est. | Middle East |
 Bangladesh |
32 | 32 | 2012 est. | Asia | ||
 Barbados |
77.681 | 83.1 | 2012 est. | 72.262 | 2012 gross, est. | Central America/Caribbean |
 Belarus |
15 | 30 | 2012 est. | 0 | 2012 est. | Europe |
 Belgium |
91.452 | 99.6 | 2012 est. | 83.304 | 2012 est. | Europe |
 Belize |
84.453 | 90.8 | 2012 est. | 78.106 | 2012 est. | Central America/Caribbean |
 Benin |
29.442 | 30.2 | 2012 est. | 28.684 | 2012 gross, est. | Africa |
 Bhutan |
73.215 | 64 | 2011 est. | 82.43 | 2012 gross, est. | Asia |
 Bolivia |
21.846 | 32.7 | 2012 est. | 10.992 | 2012 | South America |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina |
41.1725 | 43.8 | 2012 est. | 38.545 | 2012 est. | Europe |
 Botswana |
18.2015 | 23 | 2012 est. | 13.403 | 2012 gross, est. | Africa |
 Brazil |
45.0545 | 54.9 | 2012 est. | 35.209 | 2012 | South America |
 Brunei |
2.451 | 2.451 | 2012 gross, est. | Southeast Asia | ||
 Bulgaria |
4.1575 | 17.9 | 2012 est. | -9.585 | 2012 est. | Europe |
 Burkina Faso |
25.167 | 25.167 | 2012 gross, est. | Africa | ||
 Burma |
45.398 | 45.398 | 2012 gross, est. | Southeast Asia | ||
 Burundi |
50.4425 | 72.3 | 2012 est. | 28.585 | 2012 gross, est. | Africa |
 Cambodia |
28.093 | 28.093 | 2012 gross, est. | Southeast Asia | ||
 Cameroon |
14.7795 | 14.7 | 2012 est. | 14.859 | 2012 est. | Africa |
 Canada |
59.3315 | 84.1 | 2012 est. | 34.563 | 2012 | North America |
 Cape Verde |
90.176 | 83.1 | 2012 est. | 97.252 | 2012 | Africa |
 Central African Republic |
28.283 | 28.283 | 2012 gross, est. | Africa | ||
 Chad |
36.5045 | 36.9 | 2012 est. | 36.109 | 2012 gross, est. | Africa |
 Chile |
1.154 | 10.1 | 2012 est. | -7.792 | 2012 | South America |
 China |
26.5005 | 31.7 | 2012 est. | 21.301 | 2012 gross, est. | Asia |
 Colombia |
32.397 | 40.2 | 2012 est. | 24.594 | 2012 | South America |
 Comoros |
42.613 | 42.613 | 2012 | Africa | ||
 Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
41.344 | 41.344 | 2012 gross, est. | Africa | ||
 Congo, Republic of the |
19.718 | 18.3 | 2012 est. | 21.136 | 2012 est. | Africa |
 Costa Rica |
41.1105 | 47.4 | 2012 est. | 34.821 | 2012 est. | Central America/Caribbean |
 Cote d'Ivoire |
53.098 | 60.8 | 2012 est. | 45.396 | 2012 gross, est. | Africa |
 Croatia |
55.8175 | 52.1 | 2012 est. | 59.535 | 2012 gross, est. | Europe |
 Cuba |
35.1 | 35.1 | 2012 est. | Central America/Caribbean | ||
 Cyprus |
80.9 | 80.9 | 2012 est. | Middle East | ||
 Czech Republic |
44.367 | 43.9 | 2012 est. | 44.834 | 2012 gross, est. | Europe |
 Denmark |
26.463 | 45.3 | 2012 est. | 7.626 | 2012 est. | Europe |
 Djibouti |
40.054 | 40.054 | 2012 gross, est. | Africa | ||
 Dominica |
71.082 | 70 | 2012 est. | 72.164 | 2012 est. | Central America/Caribbean |
 Dominican Republic |
36.743 | 40 | 2012 est. | 33.486 | 2012 | Central America/Caribbean |
 Ecuador |
21.6665 | 23.3 | 2012 est. | 20.033 | 2012 gross, est. | South America |
 Egypt |
76.9035 | 85 | 2012 est. | 68.807 | 2012 | Africa |
 El Salvador |
55.8745 | 57.4 | 2012 est. | 54.349 | 2012 gross, est. | Central America/Caribbean |
 Equatorial Guinea |
6.2385 | 4.3 | 2012 est. | 8.177 | 2012 est. | Africa |
 Eritrea |
120.887 | 118 | 2012 est. | 123.774 | 2012 gross, est. | Africa |
 Estonia |
5.2555 | 8 | 2012 est. | 2.511 | 2012 | Europe |
 Ethiopia |
31.286 | 44.4 | 2012 est. | 18.172 | 2012 | Africa |
 Fiji |
47.403 | 47.9 | 2012 est. | 46.906 | 2012 est. | Oceania |
 Finland |
1.2835 | 53.5 | 2012 est. | -50.933 | 2012 est. | Europe |
 France |
86.9825 | 89.9 | 2012 est. | 84.065 | 2012 est. | Europe |
 Gabon |
24.3815 | 23 | 2012 est. | 25.763 | 2012 gross, est. | Africa |
 Gambia, The |
77.179 | 77.179 | 2012 | Africa | ||
 Georgia |
33.7325 | 36.3 | 2012 est. | 31.165 | 2012 gross, est. | Asia |
 Germany |
69.462 | 81.7 | 2012 est. | 57.224 | 2012 | Europe |
 Ghana |
50.2625 | 47.4 | 2012 est. | 53.125 | 2012 est. | Africa |
 Gibraltar |
7.5 | 7.5 | 2008 est. | Europe | ||
 Greece |
158.339 | 161.3 | 2012 est. | 155.378 | 2012 | Europe |
 Grenada |
111.2835 | 110 | 2012 est. | 112.567 | 2012 | Central America/Caribbean |
 Guatemala |
27.971 | 29.9 | 2012 est. | 26.042 | 2012 gross, est. | Central America/Caribbean |
 Guinea |
42.993 | 42.993 | 2012 est. | Africa | ||
 Guinea-Bissau |
60.535 | 60.535 | 2012 gross, est. | Africa | ||
 Guyana |
61.8945 | 66.1 | 2012 est. | 57.689 | 2012 est. | South America |
 Haiti |
20.442 | 20.442 | 2012 gross, est. | Central America/Caribbean | ||
 Honduras |
35.353 | 34.5 | 2012 est. | 36.206 | 2012 gross, est. | Central America/Caribbean |
 Hong Kong |
30.0715 | 30 | 2012 est. | 30.143 | 2012 gross, est. | Southeast Asia |
 Hungary |
75.686 | 78.6 | 2012 est. | 72.772 | 2012 est. | Europe |
 Iceland |
93.565 | 118.9 | 2012 est. | 68.23 | 2012 est. | Arctic Region |
 India |
59.145 | 51.9 | 2012 est. | 66.39 | 2012 gross, est. | Asia |
 Indonesia |
24.224 | 24.8 | 2012 est. | 23.648 | 2012 gross, est. | Southeast Asia |
 Iran |
10.007 | 18.8 | 2012 est. | 1.214 | 2012 est. | Middle East |
 Iraq |
16.701 | 16.701 | 2012 gross, est. | Middle East | ||
 Ireland |
110.162 | 118 | 2012 est. | 102.324 | 2012 | Europe |
 Israel |
72.271 | 74.4 | 2012 est. | 70.142 | 2012 est. | Middle East |
 Italy |
114.654 | 126.1 | 2012 est. | 103.208 | 2012 | Europe |
 Jamaica |
135.029 | 127.3 | 2012 est. | 142.758 | 2012 gross, est. | Central America/Caribbean |
 Japan |
174.3125 | 214.3 | 2012 est. | 134.325 | 2012 est. | Asia |
 Jordan |
74.968 | 75 | 2012 est. | 74.936 | 2012 est. | Middle East |
 Kazakhstan |
-2.5485 | 12 | 2012 est. | -17.097 | 2012 | Asia |
 Kenya |
46.5835 | 50 | 2012 est. | 43.167 | 2012 est. | Africa |
 Korea, North |
0.4 | 0.4 | 2007 est. | Asia | ||
 Korea, South |
32.9705 | 33.7 | 2012 est. | 32.241 | 2012 | Asia |
 Kosovo |
5.5 | 5.5 | 2011 | Europe | ||
 Kuwait |
7.117 | 7.1 | 2012 est. | 7.134 | 2012 gross, est. | Middle East |
 Kyrgyzstan |
48.726 | 48.726 | 2012 gross, est. | Asia | ||
 Laos |
49.749 | 48 | 2012 est. | 51.498 | 2012 gross, est. | Southeast Asia |
 Latvia |
35.2845 | 44 | 2012 est. | 26.569 | 2012 | Europe |
 Lebanon |
131.04 | 127.9 | 2012 est. | 134.18 | 2012 est. | Middle East |
 Lesotho |
-2.141 | -2.141 | 2012 est. | Africa | ||
 Liberia |
-1.927 | 4.4 | 2012 est. | -8.254 | 2012 est. | Africa |
 Libya |
-46.5675 | 1.9 | 2012 est. | -95.035 | 2012 est. | Africa |
 Lithuania |
36.945 | 38.5 | 2012 est. | 35.39 | 2012 est. | Europe |
 Luxembourg |
20.8625 | 18.4 | 2012 est. | 23.325 | 2012 gross, est. | Europe |
 Macedonia |
28.153 | 27.3 | 2012 est. | 29.006 | 2012 est. | Europe |
 Madagascar |
37.476 | 37.476 | 2012 gross, est. | Africa | ||
 Malawi |
49.125 | 47.1 | 2012 est. | 51.15 | 2012 est. | Africa |
 Malaysia |
54.7655 | 53.5 | 2012 est. | 56.031 | 2012 gross, est. | Southeast Asia |
 Maldives |
91.853 | 91.853 | 2012 gross, est. | Asia | ||
 Mali |
25.0405 | 23.2 | 2012 est. | 26.881 | 2012 est. | Africa |
 Malta |
75.1305 | 77 | 2012 est. | 73.261 | 2012 gross, est. | Europe |
 Marshall Islands |
54.116 | 54.116 | 2012 gross, est. | Oceania | ||
 Mauritania |
77.105 | 77.105 | 2012 gross, est. | Africa | ||
 Mauritius |
56.045 | 61.8 | 2012 est. | 50.29 | 2012 | Africa |
 Mexico |
36.699 | 35.4 | 2012 est. | 37.998 | 2012 | North America |
 Moldova |
20.9725 | 18.1 | 2012 est. | 23.845 | 2012 | Europe |
 Montenegro |
50.439 | 52.1 | 2012 est. | 48.778 | 2012 | Europe |
 Morocco |
65.3785 | 71.7 | 2012 est. | 59.057 | 2012 | Africa |
 Mozambique |
47.5545 | 48.1 | 2012 est. | 47.009 | 2012 gross, est. | Africa |
 Namibia |
26.3055 | 28.2 | 2012 est. | 24.411 | 2012 est. | Africa |
 Nepal |
33.129 | 33.129 | 2012 | Asia | ||
 Netherlands |
50.601 | 68.7 | 2012 est. | 32.502 | 2012 est. | Europe |
 New Zealand |
34.108 | 41.8 | 2012 est. | 26.416 | 2012 | Oceania |
 Nicaragua |
51.4275 | 52.7 | 2011 est. | 50.155 | 2012 gross, est. | Central America/Caribbean |
 Niger |
4.25 | 4.25 | 2012 est. | Africa | ||
 Nigeria |
16.0415 | 18.8 | 2012 est. | 13.283 | 2012 est. | Africa |
 Norway |
-67.604 | 30.3 | 2012 est. | -165.508 | 2012 est. | Europe |
 Oman |
5.3965 | 3.6 | 2012 est. | 7.193 | 2012 gross, est. | Middle East |
 Pakistan |
54.5855 | 50.4 | 2012 est. | 58.771 | 2012 est. | Asia |
 Panama |
39.898 | 41 | 2012 est. | 38.796 | 2012 | Central America/Caribbean |
 Papua New Guinea |
23.3 | 23.3 | 2012 est. | Oceania | ||
 Paraguay |
12.9935 | 14.7 | 2012 est. | 11.287 | 2012 gross, est. | South America |
 Peru |
11.378 | 18.3 | 2012 est. | 4.456 | 2012 | South America |
 Philippines |
45.365 | 51 | 2012 est. | 39.73 | 2012 gross, est. | Southeast Asia |
 Poland |
40.271 | 53.8 | 2012 est. | 26.742 | 2012 | Europe |
 Portugal |
115.628 | 119.7 | 2012 est. | 111.556 | 2012 est. | Europe |
 Qatar |
32.2075 | 32.5 | 2012 est. | 31.915 | 2012 est. | Middle East |
 Romania |
37.037 | 37.2 | 2012 est. | 36.874 | 2012 gross, est. | Europe |
 Russia |
11.3125 | 12.2 | 2012 est. | 10.425 | 2012 gross, est. | Asia |
 Rwanda |
24.757 | 21.8 | 2012 est. | 27.714 | 2012 gross, est. | Africa |
 Saint Kitts and Nevis |
113.481 | 144 | 2012 est. | 82.962 | 2012 gross, est. | Central America/Caribbean |
 Saint Lucia |
80.8805 | 77 | 2012 est. | 84.761 | 2012 gross, est. | Central America/Caribbean |
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
67.542 | 68 | 2011 est. | 67.084 | 2012 est. | Central America/Caribbean |
 Sao Tome and Principe |
71.03 | 76.5 | 2012 est. | 65.56 | 2012 gross, est. | Africa |
 Saudi Arabia |
-19.9125 | 12.9 | 2012 est. | -52.725 | 2012 est. | Middle East |
 Senegal |
40.3845 | 33.6 | 2012 est. | 47.169 | 2012 gross, est. | Africa |
 Serbia |
59.194 | 61.5 | 2012 est. | 56.888 | 2012 | Europe |
 Seychelles |
54.391 | 39.3 | 2012 est. | 69.482 | 2012 est. | Africa |
 Sierra Leone |
30.4 | 60.8 | 2012 est. | 0 | 2012 est. | Africa |
 Singapore |
109.782 | 111.4 | 2012 est. | 108.164 | 2012 gross, est. | Southeast Asia |
 Slovakia |
51.9395 | 48.6 | 2012 est. | 55.279 | 2012 gross, est. | Europe |
 Slovenia |
61.015 | 53.2 | 2012 est. | 68.83 | 2012 gross, est. | Europe |
 Solomon Islands |
6.737 | 6.737 | 2012 est. | Oceania | ||
 South Africa |
39.4305 | 43.3 | 2012 est. | 35.561 | 2012 | Africa |
 Spain |
78.6155 | 85.3 | 2012 est. | 71.931 | 2012 | Europe |
 Sri Lanka |
81 | 81 | 2012 est. | Asia | ||
 Sudan |
96.1135 | 89.3 | 2012 est. | 102.927 | 2012 gross, est. | Africa |
 Suriname |
19.996 | 19.996 | 2012 gross, est. | South America | ||
 Swaziland |
7.607 | 7.607 | 2012 est. | Africa | ||
 Sweden |
10.484 | 38.6 | 2012 est. | -17.632 | 2012 est. | Europe |
 Switzerland |
40.3325 | 52.4 | 2011 est. | 28.265 | 2012 est. | Europe |
 Syria |
44 | 44 | 2012 est. | Middle East | ||
 Taiwan |
38.1165 | 36 | 2012 est. | 40.233 | 2012 gross, est. | East Asia |
 Tajikistan |
31.57 | 31.57 | 2012 gross, est. | Asia | ||
 Tanzania |
39.666 | 34.4 | 2012 est. | 44.932 | 2012 gross, est. | Africa |
 Thailand |
44.584 | 43.3 | 2012 est. | 45.868 | 2012 gross, est. | Southeast Asia |
 Togo |
46.108 | 46.108 | 2012 gross, est. | Africa | ||
 Trinidad and Tobago |
37.8705 | 46.6 | 2012 est. | 29.141 | 2012 | Central America/Caribbean |
 Tunisia |
47.883 | 52.3 | 2012 est. | 43.466 | 2012 gross, est. | Africa |
 Turkey |
34.1005 | 40.4 | 2012 est. | 27.801 | 2012 est. | Middle East |
 Turkmenistan |
16.366 | 16.366 | 2012 gross, est. | Asia | ||
 Tuvalu |
42.532 | 42.532 | 2012 gross, est. | Oceania | ||
 Uganda |
32.205 | 26.8 | 2012 est. | 37.61 | 2012 gross, est. | Africa |
 Ukraine |
37.01 | 38.8 | 2012 est. | 35.22 | 2012 | Europe |
 United Arab Emirates |
-26.543 | 40.4 | 2012 est. | -93.486 | 2012 est. | Middle East |
 United Kingdom |
85.7425 | 88.7 | 2012 est. | 82.785 | 2012 | Europe |
 United States |
80.7295 | 73.6 | 2012 est. | 87.859 | 2012 | North America |
 Uruguay |
46.7675 | 57.2 | 2012 est. | 36.335 | 2012 est. | South America |
 Uzbekistan |
8.6665 | 8.8 | 2012 est. | 8.533 | 2012 gross, est. | Asia |
 Vanuatu |
22.969 | 22.969 | 2012 gross, est. | Oceania | ||
 Venezuela |
55.4025 | 49 | 2012 est. | 61.805 | 2012 gross, est. | South America |
 Vietnam |
48.629 | 48.2 | 2012 est. | 49.058 | 2012 est. | Southeast Asia |
| Wallis and Futuna |
5.6 | 5.6 | 2004 est. | Oceania | ||
| World | 64 | 64 | 2012 est. | World | ||
 Yemen |
43.6405 | 42.5 | 2012 est. | 44.781 | 2012 est. | Middle East |
 Zambia |
27.3585 | 31.2 | 2012 est. | 23.517 | 2012 est. | Africa |
 Zimbabwe |
129.4165 | 202.7 | 2012 est. | 56.133 | 2012 gross, est. | Africa |
See also [edit]
- List of countries by future gross government debt
- List of countries by tax revenue as percentage of GDP
- List of countries by credit rating
Nation specific:
Notes [edit]
- ^ The averaging of the two figures may not necessarily be meaningful since public debt is not necessarily equal to net debt. However, this is provided to approximate the ranking of countries that would be excluded from sorting of either the CIA set or the IMF set alone. Note that gross debt figures are substituted where net debt figures are unavailable in the IMF set.
References [edit]
- ^ Public debt, The World Factbook, United States Central Intelligence Agency, accessed on March 21, 2013.
- ^ Government net & gross debt 2013, International Monetary Fund, April 2013 World Economic Outlook Databse.
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