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These are lists of countries by public debt, based on data from the Central Intelligence Agency's World Factbook and the International Monetary Fund. Net debt figure is the cumulative total of all government borrowings less repayments that are denominated in a country's home currency.[further explanation needed]
Concept[edit]
Gross government debt is the total amount of debt the government has issued and is the most relevant data for discussions of government default and debt ceilings. It is different from external debt, which includes the foreign currency liabilities of non-government entities. Net debt subtracts financial assets a government holds from the gross debt amount. Net debt would decrease by about one-third of GDP.
The public debt relative information provided by national sources (CIA) is not always objective and true, given the fact that there is no independent research in these matters. Note that net debt figures are included where gross debt figures are unavailable in the CIA set (USA).
Public debt as % of GDP[edit]
The figures here are represented as a percentage of annual gross domestic product.
| Country | Region | Gross public debt[1] | Year | Total (gross) government debt[2] |
Net government debt[3] |
Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan† |
Asia | 8.3 | 2016 | 7.346 | 2016 | |
 Albania† |
Europe | 71.3 | 2017 | 71.244 | 65.472 | 2017 |
 Algeria† |
Africa | 19.9 | 2017 | 66.57 | 20.487 | 2021 |
 Andorra† |
Europe | 41.1 | 2012 | |||
 Angola† |
Africa | 87.8 | 2017 | 107.53 | 2021 | |
 Antigua and Barbuda† |
Americas | 92.7 | 2016 | 86.823 | 2017 | |
 Argentina† |
Americas | 53.7 | 2017 | 52.615 | 2017 | |
 Armenia† |
Asia | 69.88 | 2021 | 62.787 | 2020 | |
 Aruba† |
Americas | 67.0 | 2013 | |||
 Australia† |
Oceania | 47.1 | 2017 | 70.2 | 19.094 | 2021 |
 Austria† |
Europe | 78.8 | 2017 | 84.28 | 54.320 | 2021 |
 Azerbaijan† |
Asia | 48.8 | 2017 | 20.04 | 2021 | |
 Bahamas† |
Americas | 66.9 | 2016 | 57.205 | 2017 | |
 Bahrain† |
Asia | 82.7 | 2017 | 90.335 | 2017 | |
 Bangladesh† |
Asia | 28.1 | 2017 | 41.91 | 2021 | |
 Barbados† |
Americas | 108.3 | 2017 | 132.876 | 76.284 | 2017 |
 Belarus† |
Europe | 46.2 | 2017 | 48.58 | 2021 | |
 Belgium† |
Europe | 104.3 | 2017 | 117.07 | 90.324 | 2021 |
 Belize† |
Americas | 86.3 | 2016 | 99.023 | 2017 | |
 Benin† |
Africa | 56.4 | 2017 | 41.37 | 2021 | |
 Bhutan† |
Asia | 93.7 | 2017 | 102.398 | 2017 | |
 Bolivia† |
Americas | 51.5 | 2017 | 68.31 | 35.369 | 2021 |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina† |
Europe | 43.2 | 2017 | 40.972 | 33.735 | 2017 |
 Botswana† |
Africa | 18.5 | 2017 | 15.646 | -2.683 | 2017 |
 Brazil† |
Americas | 78.4 | 2017 | 102.76 | 51.583 | 2021 |
 Brunei† |
Asia | 2.70 | 2017 | 2.689 | 2017 | |
 Bulgaria† |
Europe | 28.6 | 2017 | 23.927 | 10.878 | 2017 |
 Burkina Faso† |
Africa | 32.5 | 2016 | 48.06 | 2021 | |
 Burma† |
Asia | 36.75 | 2017 | 34.725 | 2017 | |
 Burundi† |
Africa | 40.9 | 2017 | 56.690 | 2017 | |
 Cambodia† |
Asia | 28.2 | 2017 | 31.44 | 2021 | |
 Cameroon† |
Africa | 32.3 | 2017 | 44.97 | 30.418 | 2021 |
 Canada† |
Americas | 89.7 | 2017 | 114.97 | 27.793 | 2021 |
 Cape Verde† |
Africa | 127.0 | 2017 | 126.029 | 116.538 | 2017 |
 Central African Republic† |
Africa | 42.5 | 2016 | 53.441 | 2017 | |
 Chad† |
Africa | 60.8 | 2017 | 44.35 | 2021 | |
 Chile† |
Americas | 25.2 | 2017 | 37.51 | 5.257 | 2021 |
 China† |
Asia | 47 | 2017 | 66.53 | 2021 | |
 Colombia† |
Americas | 53.0 | 2017 | 68.06 | 41.270 | 2021 |
 Comoros† |
Africa | 26.3 | 2016 | 28.381 | 2017 | |
 DR Congo† |
Africa | 14.6 | 2017 | 13.42 | 2021 | |
 Congo† |
Africa | 92.2 | 2017 | 98.42 | 2021 | |
 Costa Rica† |
Americas | 66.2 | 2017 | 49.098 | 2017 | |
 Ivory Coast† |
Africa | 51.4 | 2017 | 42.61 | 2021 | |
 Croatia† |
Europe | 81.5 | 2017 | 85.46 | 66.534 | 2021 |
 Cuba† |
Americas | 35.8 | 2017 | |||
 Cyprus† |
Asia | 104.5 | 2017 | 112.42 | 81.236 | 2021 |
 Czech Republic† |
Europe | 35.1 | 2017 | 41.39 | 22.869 | 2021 |
 Denmark† |
Europe | 35.1 | 2017 | 39.29 | 16.273 | 2021 |
 Djibouti† |
Africa | 32.3 | 2017 | 30.649 | 28.101 | 2017 |
 Dominica† |
Americas | 81.0 | 2016 | 87.570 | 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic† |
Americas | 47.1 | 2017 | 68.2 | 28.556 | 2021 |
 Ecuador† |
Americas | 41.0 | 2017 | 67.44 | 2021 | |
 Egypt† |
Africa | 104.4 | 2017 | 90.6 | 94.005 | 2021 |
 El Salvador† |
Americas | 68.1 | 2017 | 59.319 | 2017 | |
 Equatorial Guinea† |
Africa | 23.4 | 2017 | 42.676 | 22.347 | 2017 |
 Eritrea† |
Africa | 113.7 | 2017 | 131.244 | 2017 | |
 Estonia† |
Europe | 9.3 | 2017 | 22.38 | -0.572 | 2021 |
 Ethiopia† |
Africa | 60.2 | 2017 | 58.51 | 52.228 | 2021 |
 European Union |
Europe | 86.8 | 2014 | 83.211 | 68.516 | 2017 |
 Fiji† |
Oceania | 50.4 | 2017 | 46.623 | 42.332 | 2017 |
 Faroe Islands† |
Europe | 35.0 | 2014 | |||
 Finland† |
Europe | 63.8 | 2017 | 68.59 | 22.574 | 2021 |
 France† |
Europe | 98.5 | 2017 | 118.57 | 87.651 | 2021 |
 Gabon† |
Africa | 42.8 | 2017 | 61.065 | 2017 | |
 Gambia† |
Africa | 116.1 | 2016 | 123.239 | 2017 | |
 Georgia† |
Asia | 44.2 | 2017 | 45.099 | 44.918 | 2017 |
 Germany† |
Europe | 64.1 | 2017 | 72.21 | 45.099 | 2021 |
 Ghana† |
Africa | 76.8 | 2017 | 74.65 | 65.273 | 2021 |
 Gibraltar† |
Europe | 7.5 | 2008 | |||
 Greece† |
Europe | 180.0 | 2017 | 200.53 | 2021 | |
 Grenada† |
Americas | 84.4 | 2016 | 71.448 | 2017 | |
 Guatemala† |
Americas | 30.1 | 2017 | 24.375 | 2017 | |
 Guinea† |
Africa | 56.0 | 2016 | 45.92 | 2021 | |
 Guinea-Bissau† |
Africa | 46.3 | 2016 | 41.971 | 2017 | |
 Guyana† |
Americas | 52.3 | 2017 | 50.676 | 50.676 | 2017 |
 Haiti† |
Americas | 33.5 | 2016 | 52.44 | 2021 | |
 Honduras† |
Americas | 51.9 | 2017 | 50.42 | 2021 | |
 Hong Kong† |
Asia | 0.10 | 2017 | 0.27 | 2021 | |
 Hungary† |
Europe | 73.9 | 2017 | 75.87 | 66.413 | 2021 |
 Iceland† |
Europe | 47.4 | 2017 | 52.53 | 33.344 | 2021 |
 India† |
Asia | 70.2 | 2017 | 89.86 | 2021 | |
 Indonesia† |
Asia | 33.1 | 2017 | 41.83 | 24.802 | 2021 |
 Iran† |
Asia | 14.2 | 2017 | 40.43 | 29.741 | 2021 |
 Iraq† |
Asia | 63.7 | 2016 | 57.980 | 2017 | |
 Ireland† |
Europe | 69.5 | 2017 | 61.25 | 59.829 | 2021 |
 Israel† |
Asia | 59.5 | 2017 | 80 | 57.928 | 2021 |
 Italy† |
Europe | 131.2 | 2017 | 158.31 | 119.885 | 2021 |
 Jamaica† |
Americas | 117.8 | 2017 | 104.074 | 2017 | |
 Japan† |
Asia | 223.8 | 2017 | 263.97 | 153.040 | 2021 |
 Jordan† |
Asia | 86.0 | 2017 | 95.557 | 88.490 | 2017 |
 Kazakhstan† |
Asia | 27.5 | 2017 | 24.11 | -11.784 | 2021 |
 Kenya† |
Africa | 52.6 | 2017 | 70.46 | 50.364 | 2021 |
 Kiribati† |
Oceania | 26.8 | 2016 | 26.315 | 2017 | |
 North Korea† |
Asia | |||||
 South Korea† |
Asia | 43.3 | 2017 | 52.24 | 6.609 | 2021 |
 Kosovo† |
Europe | 20.6 | 2016 | 20.940 | 2017 | |
 Kuwait† |
Asia | 26.2 | 2017 | 36.57 | 2021 | |
 Kyrgyzstan† |
Asia | 58.4 | 2017 | 66.79 | 2021 | |
 Laos† |
Asia | 67.3 | 2017 | 70.66 | 2021 | |
 Latvia† |
Europe | 38.9 | 2017 | 45.02 | 26.918 | 2021 |
 Lebanon† |
Asia | 142.2 | 2017 | 152.846 | 147.164 | 2017 |
 Lesotho† |
Africa | 47.8 | 2016 | 34.703 | -0.944 | 2017 |
 Liberia† |
Africa | 46.5 | 2017 | 34.434 | 31.997 | 2017 |
 Libya† |
Africa | 5.1 | 2017 | |||
 Lithuania† |
Europe | 38.9 | 2017 | 47.68 | 29.717 | 2021 |
 Luxembourg† |
Europe | 19.3 | 2017 | 27.49 | -8.284 | 2021 |
 Madagascar† |
Africa | 42.3 | 2016 | 44.96 | 2021 | |
 Malawi† |
Africa | 54.6 | 2017 | 59.318 | 2017 | |
 Malaysia† |
Asia | 52.5 | 2017 | 66.02 | 2021 | |
 Maldives† |
Asia | 81.5 | 2017 | 68.051 | 2017 | |
 Mali† |
Africa | 28.0 | 2017 | 46.24 | 29.866 | 2021 |
 Malta† |
Europe | 46.0 | 2018 | 57.08 | 40.452 | 2021 |
 Marshall Islands† |
Oceania | 32.2 | 2016 | 27.969 | 2017 | |
 Mauritania† |
Africa | 99.6 | 2017 | 91.086 | 90.799 | 2017 |
 Mauritius† |
Africa | 66.0 | 2017 | 60.150 | 2017 | |
 Micronesia† |
Oceania | 24.8 | 2016 | 24.489 | 2017 | |
 Mexico† |
Americas | 51.5 | 2017 | 65.6 | 46.120 | 2021 |
 Moldova† |
Europe | 43.4 | 2017 | 39.24 | 2021 | |
 Mongolia† |
Asia | 91.4 | 2017 | |||
 Montenegro† |
Europe | 105.15 | [4]2021 | 67.493 | 2017 | |
 Morocco† |
Africa | 77.2 | 2017 | 76.57 | 64.042 | 2021 |
 Mozambique† |
Africa | 119.4 | 2017 | 123.51 | 2021 | |
 Namibia† |
Africa | 43.0 | 2017 | 46.103 | 43.643 | 2017 |
 Nauru† |
Oceania | 65.0 | 2016 | 60.147 | 2017 | |
 Nepal† |
Asia | 27.3 | 2017 | 43.7 | 2021 | |
 Netherlands† |
Europe | 49.0 | 2019 | 61.14 | 46.173 | 2021 |
 New Zealand† |
Oceania | 32.0 | 2017 | 60.22 | 4.649 | 2021 |
 Nicaragua† |
Americas | 46.0 | 2017 | 50.26 | 2021 | |
 Niger† |
Africa | 45.9 | 2016 | 48.64 | 40.894 | 2021 |
 Nigeria† |
Africa | 15.3 | 2017 | 35.51 | 19.608 | 2021 |
 North Macedonia† |
Europe | 47.3 | 2017 | 39.254 | 38.446 | 2017 |
 Norway† |
Europe | 37.0 | 2017 | 40.00 | -90.469 | 2021 |
 Oman† |
Asia | 41.3 | 2017 | 88.65 | -10.776 | 2021 |
 Pakistan† |
Asia | 67.2 | 2017 | 85.97 | 61.608 | 2021 |
 Palau† |
Oceania | 24.1 | 2016 | |||
 Panama† |
Americas | 38.8 | 2017 | 38.158 | 35.881 | 2017 |
 Papua New Guinea† |
Oceania | 39.8 | 2017 | 47.74 | 2021 | |
 Paraguay† |
Americas | 22.5 | 2017 | 25.566 | 20.437 | 2017 |
 Peru† |
Americas | 25.7 | 2017 | 39.13 | 10.118 | 2021 |
 Philippines† |
Asia | 41.9 | 2017 | 52.51 | 2021 | |
 Poland† |
Europe | 46.2 | 2017 | 60.18 | 46.668 | 2021 |
 Portugal† |
Europe | 127.7 | 2017 | 130.05 | 108.098 | 2021 |
 Puerto Rico† |
Americas | 91.6 | 2016 | 54.573 | 2017 | |
 Qatar† |
Asia | 56.8 | 2017 | 60.58 | 2021 | |
 Romania† |
Europe | 38.5 | 2017 | 36.878 | 28.341 | 2017 |
 Russia† |
Europe | 11.8 | 2017 | 18.98 | 2021 | |
 Rwanda† |
Africa | 47.2 | 2017 | 69.39 | 2021 | |
 Saint Kitts and Nevis† |
Americas | 65.8 | 2016 | 62.378 | 2017 | |
 Saint Lucia† |
Americas | 82.9 | 2016 | 71.262 | 2017 | |
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines† |
Americas | 79.2 | 2016 | 80.813 | 77.860 | 2017 |
 Western Samoa† |
Oceania | 52.6 | 2016 | 49.121 | 2017 | |
 San Marino† |
Europe | 25.8 | 2013 | 56.569 | 2017 | |
 São Tomé and Príncipe† |
Africa | 60.2 | 2017 | 83.300 | 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia† |
Asia | 30.0 | 2017 | 34.35 | -7.723 | 2021 |
 Senegal† |
Africa | 61.3 | 2017 | 65.42 | 2021 | |
 Serbia† |
Europe | 71.0 | 2017 | 61.476 | 58.684 | 2017 |
 Seychelles† |
Africa | 56.8 | 2017 | 63.315 | 48.427 | 2017 |
 Sierra Leone† |
Africa | 57.6 | 2017 | 58.428 | 2017 | |
 Singapore† |
Asia | 114.6 | 2017 | 132.35 | 2021 | |
 Slovakia† |
Europe | 51.6 | 2017 | 60.63 | 2021 | |
 Slovenia† |
Europe | 78.6 | 2017 | 78.01 | 49.159 | 2021 |
 Solomon Islands† |
Oceania | 9.0 | 2016 | 10.011 | -1.101 | 2017 |
 Somalia† |
Africa | 76.7 | 2017 | |||
 South Africa† |
Africa | 50.1 | 2017 | 82.76 | 47.896 | 2021 |
 South Sudan† |
Africa | 33.0 | 2017 | 66.341 | 2017 | |
 Spain† |
Europe | 96.7 | 2017 | 121.31 | 86.344 | 2021 |
 Sri Lanka† |
Asia | 79.6 | 2017 | 98.3 | 2021 | |
 Sudan† |
Africa | 54.8 | 2017 | 250.71 | 2021 | |
 Suriname† |
Americas | 64.6 | 2016 | 72.053 | 2017 | |
 Swaziland† |
Africa | 27.5 | 2016 | 29.173 | 23.673 | 2017 |
 Sweden† |
Europe | 39.0 | 2017 | 41.72 | 9.014 | 2021 |
 Switzerland† |
Europe | 32.9 | 2017 | 48.48 | 23.053 | 2021 |
 Syria† |
Asia | 58.4 | 2017 | |||
 Taiwan† |
Asia | 29.9 | 2017 | 35.172 | 33.291 | 2017 |
 Tajikistan† |
Asia | 41.5 | 2017 | 48.86 | 2021 | |
 Tanzania† |
Africa | 36.6 | 2016 | 39.25 | 2021 | |
 Thailand† |
Asia | 44.1 | 2017 | 56.37 | 2021 | |
 Togo† |
Africa | 68.6 | 2017 | 78.633 | 2017 | |
 Tonga† |
Oceania | 48[5] | 2017 | |||
 Trinidad and Tobago† |
Americas | 61 | 2016 | 41.340 | -10.968 | 2017 |
 Tunisia† |
Africa | 66.5 | 2017 | 71.275 | 21.269 | 2017 |
 Turkey† |
Asia | 29.6 | 2017 | 45.52 | 22.736 | 2021 |
 Turkmenistan† |
Asia | 23.9 | 2016 | 28.820 | 2017 | |
 Tuvalu† |
Oceania | 53.7 | 2016 | 49.186 | 2017 | |
 Uganda† |
Africa | 38.2 | 2017 | 50.93 | 2021 | |
 Ukraine† |
Europe | 89.0 | 2017 | 64.3 | 2021 | |
 United Arab Emirates† |
Asia | 60.3 | 2017 | 38.19 | -79.486 | 2021 |
 United Kingdom† |
Europe | 87.0 | 2018 | 111.52 | 78.166 | 2021 |
 United States† |
Americas | 82.3 | 2017 | 133.64 | 82.268 | 2021 |
 Uruguay† |
Americas | 62.5 | 2017 | 69.02 | 32.300 | 2021 |
 Uzbekistan† |
Asia | 15.1 | 2017 | 40.11 | 2021 | |
 Vanuatu† |
Oceania | 31.3 | 2016 | 48.412 | 2017 | |
 Venezuela† |
Americas | 25.8 | 2017 | 34.866 | 2017 | |
 Vietnam† |
Asia | 62.3 | 2017 | 47.1 | 2021 | |
| Wallis and Futuna† |
Oceania | 5.6 | 2004 | |||
 Yemen† |
Asia | 135.5 | 2017 | 79.33 | 139.372 | 2021 |
 Zambia† |
Africa | 62.8 | 2017 | 119.57 | 56.349 | 2021 |
 Zimbabwe† |
Africa | 75.5 | 2017 | 2.23 | 2021 | |
| World | — | 59.9 | 2017 |
Lowest public debt as percentage of GDP (1980 to 2012)[6][edit]
| Year | Country | Public debt to GDP ratio |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Kuwait |
0.6% |
| 1981 | Kuwait |
2.5% |
| 1982 | Bhutan |
1.7% |
| 1983 | Bhutan |
3.5% |
| 1984 | China |
1.0% |
| 1985 | China |
3.3% |
| 1986 | China |
3.2% |
| 1987 | China |
3.6% |
| 1988 | China |
4.5% |
| 1989 | Luxembourg |
4.0% |
| 1990 | Romania |
1.0% |
| 1991 | Romania |
2.7% |
| 1992 | Luxembourg |
4.8% |
| 1993 | Luxembourg |
6.0% |
| 1994 | Luxembourg |
5.5% |
| 1995 | China |
6.1% |
| 1996 | United Arab Emirates |
5.9% |
| 1997 | United Arab Emirates |
4.8% |
| 1998 | Estonia |
5.5% |
| 1999 | United Arab Emirates |
4.8% |
| 2000 | United Arab Emirates |
3.1% |
| 2001 | United Arab Emirates |
2.7% |
| 2002 | Brunei |
2.0% |
| 2003 | Brunei |
1.0% |
| 2004 | Brunei |
0.4% |
| 2005 | Brunei |
0.3% |
| 2006 |  Libya |
0.5% |
| 2007 | Libya |
0.0% |
| 2008 | Libya |
0.0% |
| 2009 | Libya |
0.0% |
| 2010 | Libya |
0.0% |
| 2011 | Libya |
0.0% |
| 2012 | Libya |
0.0% |
Public debt per capita[edit]
The figures here are represented per capita.
| Country | (Purchasing Power Parity)[7][8][9] |
(Official Exchange Rate)[7][8][10] |
Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan |
$102,503 | $91,768 | 2017 |
| Singapore |
$97,852 | $60,016 | 2017 |
| Qatar |
$77,278 | $37,990 | 2017 |
| Greece |
$50,562 | $33,905 | 2017 |
| Italy |
$49,060 | $41,056 | 2017 |
| Ireland |
$47,822 | $44,871 | 2017 |
| Belgium |
$47,291 | $44,119 | 2017 |
| United States |
$46,645 | $46,645 | 2017 |
| Canada |
$44,348 | $41,323 | 2017 |
| Bahrain |
$43,659 | $21,673 | 2017 |
| France |
$41,040 | $37,189 | 2017 |
| Austria |
$39,419 | $37,310 | 2017 |
| United Kingdom |
$39,311 | $35,320 | 2017 |
| Portugal |
$38,127 | $26,462 | 2017 |
 Bermuda |
$37,015 | $37,015 | 2016 |
| Spain |
$35,466 | $26,210 | 2017 |
| Germany |
$33,349 | $29,394 | 2017 |
| Aruba |
$30,674 | $19,918 | 2016 |
| Netherlands |
$30,452 | $27,415 | 2017 |
| Barbados |
$28,001 | $26,777 | 2017 |
| Finland |
$27,111 | $27,986 | 2017 |
| Switzerland |
$26,367 | $34,225 | 2017 |
| Norway |
$25,900 | $27,095 | 2017 |
| Cyprus |
$25,047 | $17,103 | 2017 |
| Slovenia |
$24,939 | $17,110 | 2017 |
| Luxembourg |
$23,582 | $23,742 | 2017 |
| Israel |
$22,922 | $25,351 | 2017 |
| Malta |
$21,746 | $14,204 | 2017 |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
$21,709 | $13,796 | 2017 |
| Australia |
$21,695 | $23,990 | 2017 |
| Hungary |
$21,693 | $10,427 | 2017 |
| Lebanon |
$21,238 | $13,039 | 2017 |
| Iceland |
$21,169 | $28,505 | 2017 |
| Sweden |
$21,048 | $21,763 | 2017 |
| Kuwait |
$20,462 | $8,525 | 2017 |
| Puerto Rico |
$20,360 | $16,320 | 2017 |
| Bahamas |
$19,796 | $19,960 | 2017 |
| Oman |
$19,326 | $7,196 | 2017 |
 United States Virgin Islands |
$19,292 | $25,819 | 2017 |
| Croatia |
$18,601 | $9,976 | 2017 |
| Seychelles |
$18,482 | $10,068 | 2017 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis |
$18,363 | $11,420 | 2017 |
| Taiwan |
$18,027 | $8,682 | 2017 |
| Denmark |
$17,487 | $19,784 | 2017 |
| Slovakia |
$16,798 | $8,970 | 2017 |
| Andorra |
$15,915 | $12,973 | 2016 |
| Malaysia |
$15,873 | $5,313 | 2017 |
| Korea, South |
$15,633 | $11,830 | 2017 |
| Uruguay |
$15,241 | $11,540 | 2017 |
| Poland |
$14,829 | $6,912 | 2017 |
| Equatorial Guinea |
$14,783 | $5,858 | 2017 |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
$14,735 | $7,834 | 2017 |
| San Marino |
$14,726 | $11,722 | 2017 |
| United Arab Emirates |
$14,133 | $7,769 | 2017 |
| Faroe Islands |
$13,728 | $18,969 | 2015 |
| Mauritius |
$13,262 | $6,253 | 2017 |
| New Zealand |
$13,180 | $14,045 | 2017 |
| Brazil |
$13,064 | $8,265 | 2017 |
| Lithuania |
$13,000 | $6,717 | 2017 |
| Egypt |
$12,474 | $2,450 | 2017 |
| Czech Republic |
$12,206 | $7,007 | 2017 |
| Montenegro |
$12,122 | $5,234 | 2017 |
| Argentina |
$11,884 | $8,217 | 2017 |
| Mongolia |
$11,701 | $3,281 | 2017 |
| Maldives |
$11,236 | $7,335 | 2017 |
| Saint Lucia |
$10,859 | $7,202 | 2017 |
| Gabon |
$10,847 | $4,418 | 2017 |
| Mexico |
$10,618 | $4,962 | 2017 |
| Panama |
$10,353 | $6,150 | 2017 |
| Grenada |
$10,252 | $7,021 | 2017 |
| Nauru |
$10,235 | $7,293 | 2017 |
| Latvia |
$10,194 | $5,724 | 2017 |
| Suriname |
$10,069 | $3,963 | 2017 |
| Belarus |
$10,055 | $3,051 | 2017 |
| Bhutan |
$9,993 | $3,336 | 2017 |
| Sri Lanka |
$9,663 | $3,060 | 2017 |
| Iraq |
$9,644 | $2,858 | 2017 |
| Jamaica |
$9,360 | $5,305 | 2017 |
| Serbia |
$9,333 | $3,658 | 2017 |
| Azerbaijan |
$9,273 | $2,190 | 2017 |
| Saudi Arabia |
$9,226 | $3,569 | 2017 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
$9,167 | $5,688 | 2017 |
| Dominica |
$8,747 | $6,223 | 2017 |
| Albania |
$8,457 | $3,070 | 2017 |
| Tunisia |
$8,406 | $2,439 | 2017 |
| Cabo Verde |
$8,360 | $3,931 | 2017 |
| Romania |
$8,291 | $3,634 | 2017 |
| Belize |
$8,257 | $4,757 | 2017 |
| Costa Rica |
$8,230 | $5,713 | 2017 |
| Jordan |
$8,161 | $3,680 | 2017 |
| China |
$7,878 | $4,077 | 2017 |
| Iran |
$7,802 | $2,049 | 2017 |
 Guam |
$7,631 | $7,631 | 2017 |
| Turkey |
$7,613 | $2,966 | 2017 |
| Congo, Republic of the |
$7,594 | $2,253 | 2017 |
| Thailand |
$7,548 | $2,781 | 2017 |
| South Africa |
$7,342 | $3,343 | 2017 |
| Colombia |
$7,298 | $3,225 | 2017 |
 Curacao |
$6,912 | $12,375 | 2014 |
| Dominican Republic |
$6,249 | $2,748 | 2017 |
| Ukraine |
$5,970 | $1,811 | 2017 |
| Chile |
$5,952 | $3,647 | 2017 |
| Cuba |
$5,879 | $4,024 | 2017 |
| North Macedonia |
$5,755 | $2,109 | 2017 |
| Morocco |
$5,665 | $2,074 | 2017 |
| El Salvador |
$5,615 | $2,723 | 2017 |
| Turkmenistan |
$5,519 | $2,019 | 2017 |
 Greenland |
$5,437 | $5,005 | 2016 |
| Ecuador |
$5,311 | $2,870 | 2017 |
| Kazakhstan |
$5,311 | $1,769 | 2017 |
| Gibraltar |
$5,203 | $5,203 | 2014 |
| India |
$5,202 | $1,429 | 2017 |
| Bulgaria |
$5,198 | $1,928 | 2017 |
| Sudan |
$5,003 | $1,292 | 2017 |
| Armenia |
$4,990 | $2,032 | 2017 |
| Venezuela |
$4,684 | $2,579 | 2017 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
$4,600 | $1,864 | 2017 |
| Fiji |
$4,555 | $2,582 | 2017 |
| Guyana |
$4,441 | $2,510 | 2017 |
| Russia |
$4,380 | $1,721 | 2017 |
| Mauritania |
$4,347 | $1,241 | 2017 |
| Laos |
$4,338 | $1,492 | 2017 |
| Namibia |
$4,337 | $2,159 | 2017 |
| Algeria |
$4,159 | $1,106 | 2017 |
| Angola |
$4,145 | $2,709 | 2017 |
| Vietnam |
$3,911 | $1,329 | 2017 |
| Georgia |
$3,632 | $1,382 | 2017 |
| Bolivia |
$3,628 | $1,637 | 2017 |
| Indonesia |
$3,562 | $1,112 | 2017 |
| Peru |
$3,488 | $1,737 | 2017 |
| Ghana |
$3,424 | $1,201 | 2017 |
| Pakistan |
$3,420 | $983 | 2017 |
| Philippines |
$3,305 | $1,182 | 2017 |
| Eswatini |
$3,030 | $1,154 | 2017 |
| Estonia |
$3,013 | $1,878 | 2017 |
| Sao Tome and Principe |
$2,966 | $1,699 | 2017 |
| Palau |
$2,957 | $3,271 | 2017 |
| Samoa |
$2,773 | $2,051 | 2017 |
| Tonga |
$2,666 | $2,053 | 2017 |
| Zambia |
$2,645 | $986 | 2017 |
| Paraguay |
$2,468 | $1,081 | 2017 |
| Syria |
$2,450 | $1,199 | 2016 |
| Botswana |
$2,428 | $1,082 | 2017 |
| Gambia |
$2,336 | $623 | 2017 |
| Kyrgyzstan |
$2,216 | $724 | 2017 |
| Kosovo |
$2,178 | $788 | 2017 |
| Moldova |
$2,173 | $876 | 2017 |
| Brunei |
$2,105 | $754 | 2017 |
| Eritrea |
$2,066 | $1,277 | 2017 |
| Guatemala |
$2,057 | $1,126 | 2017 |
 Anguilla |
$2,024 | $2,024 | 2013 |
| Zimbabwe |
$2,010 | $1,035 | 2017 |
| Burma |
$1,992 | $406 | 2017 |
| Nicaragua |
$1,992 | $756 | 2017 |
| Honduras |
$1,992 | $988 | 2017 |
| Yemen |
$1,913 | $813 | 2017 |
 West Bank |
$1,850 | $857 | 2015 |
| Kenya |
$1,833 | $887 | 2017 |
| Uzbekistan |
$1,805 | $395 | 2017 |
| Senegal |
$1,762 | $679 | 2017 |
| Cote d'Ivoire |
$1,739 | $724 | 2017 |
 Northern Mariana Islands |
$1,696 | $1,696 | 2017 |
| Tajikistan |
$1,665 | $418 | 2017 |
| Papua New Guinea |
$1,585 | $1,041 | 2017 |
 American Samoa |
$1,579 | $1,579 | 2017 |
| Bangladesh |
$1,433 | $543 | 2017 |
| Tuvalu |
$1,394 | $1,328 | 2017 |
| Somalia |
$1,392 | $480 | 2017 |
| Mozambique |
$1,391 | $472 | 2017 |
| Djibouti |
$1,309 | $730 | 2017 |
| Vanuatu |
$1,297 | $1,462 | 2017 |
| Cameroon |
$1,289 | $504 | 2017 |
| South Sudan |
$1,229 | $188 | 2017 |
| Benin |
$1,222 | $445 | 2017 |
| Nigeria |
$1,201 | $403 | 2017 |
| Togo |
$1,201 | $441 | 2017 |
| Cambodia |
$1,187 | $408 | 2017 |
| Sierra Leone |
$1,169 | $366 | 2017 |
| Lesotho |
$1,143 | $472 | 2017 |
| Tanzania |
$1,084 | $345 | 2017 |
| Ethiopia |
$1,003 | $404 | 2017 |
| Chad |
$949 | $327 | 2017 |
| Guinea-Bissau |
$932 | $397 | 2017 |
| Guinea |
$894 | $328 | 2017 |
| Uganda |
$873 | $261 | 2017 |
| Micronesia, Federated States of |
$823 | $775 | 2017 |
| Rwanda |
$820 | $304 | 2017 |
| Mali |
$792 | $295 | 2017 |
| Nepal |
$703 | $221 | 2017 |
| Burkina Faso |
$692 | $243 | 2017 |
| Malawi |
$669 | $186 | 2017 |
| Marshall Islands |
$660 | $748 | 2017 |
| Haiti |
$576 | $248 | 2017 |
| Madagascar |
$559 | $161 | 2017 |
| Kiribati |
$546 | $474 | 2017 |
| Comoros |
$520 | $257 | 2017 |
| Niger |
$498 | $188 | 2017 |
| Liberia |
$437 | $235 | 2017 |
| Libya |
$431 | $213 | 2017 |
| Burundi |
$349 | $148 | 2017 |
| Central African Republic |
$312 | $178 | 2017 |
 Timor-Leste |
$213 | $80 | 2017 |
| Solomon Islands |
$189 | $185 | 2017 |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
$146 | $88 | 2017 |
| Afghanistan |
$139 | $41 | 2017 |
| Hong Kong |
$63 | $47 | 2017 |
 Falkland Islands |
$0 | $0 | 2015 |
 Macau |
$0 | $0 | 2017 |
See also[edit]
- List of countries by future gross government debt
- List of countries by tax revenue to GDP ratio
- List of countries by credit rating
- List of countries by household debt
- List of countries by corporate debt
- Nation specific
- United States public debt
- Japan public debt
- United Kingdom national debt
- Canadian public debt
- South African national debt
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