List of countries by public debt

Public debt as a percent of GDP by CIA

This is a list of countries by public debt to GDP ratio as listed by Eurostat for the 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

Total (gross) government debt as a percent of GDP by IMF

Gross government debt 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. Both are not mutually exclusive.

The figures here are represented as a percentage of annual gross domestic product. 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.

List

Country Average of
CIA and IMF
data[note 1] 		Public debt
as % of GDP
(CIA)[1] 		Date Gross government
debt as % of GDP
(IMF) 		Net government
debt as % of GDP
(IMF)[2] 		Date Region
 Albania 66.5985 60.6  2012 60.597 60.5972012Europe
 Algeria -8.6925 8.8  2012 9.900 -26.1852012Africa
 Andorra 41.1    41.1  2012 Europe
 Angola 24.936  17.1  2012 29.295 2012Africa
 Antigua and Barbuda 109.575 130    2010 89.150 89.1502012Central America/Caribbean
 Argentina 42.0225 41.6  2012 44.88  2012South America
 Armenia 42.344  42.1  2012 39.548 2012Europe
 Aruba 46.3    46.3  2005 Central America/Caribbean
 Australia 27.159  29.30 2012 27.159 11.6412012Oceania
 Austria 64.0455 74.6  2012 73.717 53.4912012Europe
 Azerbaijan 9.6505 7.5  2013 11.599 2012Europe
 Bahamas, The 51.856  51.856 51.8562012Central America/Caribbean
 Bahrain 44.9635 56.2  2012 33.727 33.7272012Middle East
 Bangladesh 32      32    2012 Asia
 Barbados 77.681  83.1  2012 72.634 2012Central America/Caribbean
 Belarus 15      30    2012 36.905 0    2012Europe
 Belgium 91.452  99.6  2012 99.600 83.3042012Europe
 Belize 84.453  90.8  2012 78.106 78.1062012Central America/Caribbean
 Benin 29.442  30.2  2012 32.525 2012Africa
 Bhutan 73.215  64    2011 72.075 2012Asia
 Bolivia 21.846  32.7  2012 33.090 10.9922012South America
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 41.1725 43.8  2012 44.265 38.5452012Europe
 Botswana 18.2015 23    2012 14.920
 Brazil 45.0545 54.9  2012 68.469 35.2092012South America
 Brunei 2.451  2.406 2012Southeast Asia
 Bulgaria 4.1575 17.9  2012 18.497 -9.5852012Europe
 Burkina Faso 25.167  27.695 2012Africa
 Burma 45.398  47.524 2012Southeast Asia
 Burundi 50.4425 72.3  2012 32.002 2012Africa
 Cambodia 28.093  28.503 2012Southeast Asia
 Cameroon 14.7795 14.7  2012 14.859 14.8592012Africa
 Canada 59.3315 84.1  2012 85.641 34.5632012North America
 Cape Verde 90.176  83.1  2012103.353 97.2522012Africa
 Central African Republic 28.283  30.597 2012Africa
 Chad 36.5045 36.9  2012 34.454 2012Africa
 Chile 1.154  10.1  2012 11.222 -7.7922012South America
 China 26.5005 31.7  2012 22.849 2012Asia
 Colombia 32.397  40.2  2012 32.838 24.5942012South America
 Comoros 42.613  42.613 42.6132012Africa
 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 41.344  36.047 2012Africa
 Congo, Republic of the 19.718  18.3  2012 21.136 21.1362012Africa
 Costa Rica 41.1105 47.4  2012 34.821 34.8212012Central America/Caribbean
 Cote d'Ivoire 53.098  60.8  2012 49.070 2012Africa
 Croatia 55.8175 52.1  2012 56.282 2012Europe
 Cuba 35.1    35.1  2012 Central America/Caribbean
 Cyprus 80.9    80.9  2012 86.205 2012Europe
 Czech Republic 44.367  43.9  2012 43.146 2012Europe
 Denmark 26.463  45.3  2012 50.102 7.6262012Europe
 Djibouti 40.054  38.618 2012Africa
 Dominica 71.082  70    2012 72.164 72.1642012Central America/Caribbean
 Dominican Republic 36.743  40    2012 33.486 33.4862012Central America/Caribbean
 Ecuador 21.6665 23.3  2012 18.613 2012South America
 Egypt 76.9035 85    2012 80.155 68.8072012Africa
 El Salvador 55.8745 57.4  2012 52.193 2012Central America/Caribbean
 Equatorial Guinea 6.2385 4.3  2012 8.177 8.1772012Africa
 Eritrea 120.887 118    2012125.785 2012Africa
 Estonia 5.2555 6    2013 8.498 2.5112012Europe
 Ethiopia 31.286  44.4  2012 21.551 18.1722012Africa
 Fiji 47.403  47.9  2012 51.642 46.9062012Oceania
 Finland 1.2835 53.5  2012 53.335 -50.9332012Europe
 France 86.9825 89.9  2012 90.291 84.0652012Europe
 Gabon 24.3815 23    2012 21.999 2012Africa
 Gambia, The 77.179  77.179 77.1792012Africa
 Georgia 33.7325 36.3  2012 32.738 2012Europe
 Germany 69.462  79.9  2013 81.964 57.2242012Europe
 Ghana 50.2625 47.4  2012 56.526 53.1252012Africa
 Gibraltar 7.5    7.5  2008 Europe
 Greece 158.339 161.3  2012158.546 155.3782012Europe
 Grenada 111.2835110    2012112.567 112.5672012Central America/Caribbean
 Guatemala 27.971  29.9  2012 25.112 2012Central America/Caribbean
 Guinea 42.993  42.993 42.9932012Africa
 Guinea-Bissau 60.535  59.751 2012Africa
 Guyana 61.8945 66.1  2012 60.333 57.6892012South America
 Haiti 20.442  15.446 2012Central America/Caribbean
 Honduras 35.353  34.5  2012 34.676 2012Central America/Caribbean
 Hong Kong 30.0715 30    2012 32.393 2012Southeast Asia
 Hungary 75.686  78.6  2012 79.003 72.7722012Europe
 Iceland 93.565 118.9  2012 99.083 68.23 2012Europe
 India 59.145  49.60 2012 66.842 2012Asia
 Indonesia 24.224  24.8  2012 24.004 2012Southeast Asia
 Iran 10.007  18.8  2012 10.726 1.2142012Middle East
 Iraq 16.701  34.191 2012Middle East
 Ireland 110.162 118    2012117.122 102.3242012Europe
 Israel 68.3    67.10 2013 69.637 69.5742014Middle East
 Italy 114.654 126.1  2012126.978 103.2082012Europe
 Jamaica 135.029 127.3  2012146.591 2012Central America/Caribbean
 Japan 174.3125 226.1  2013237.918 134.3252012Asia
 Jordan 74.968  75    2012 79.586 74.9362012Middle East
 Kazakhstan -2.5485 12    2012 12.318 -17.0972012Asia
 Kenya 46.5835 50    2012 48.185 43.1672012Africa
 Korea, North 0.4    0.4  2007 Asia
 Korea, South 32.9705 33.7  2012 33.668 32.2412012Asia
 Kuwait 7.117  6.4  2013 7.290 2012Middle East
 Kyrgyzstan 48.726  48.935 2012Asia
 Laos 49.749  48    2012 53.082 2012Southeast Asia
 Latvia 35.2845 39.2  2013 36.417 26.5692012Europe
 Lebanon 131.04  127.9  2012139.527 134.18 2012Middle East
 Lesotho -2.141  41.903 -2.1412012Africa
 Liberia -1.927  3.3  2013 29.076 -8.2542012Africa
 Libya -46.5675 4.8  2013 0     -95.0352012Africa
 Lithuania 36.945  40.2  2013 39.586 35.39 2012Europe
 Luxembourg 20.8625 18.4  2012 21.138 2012Europe
 Macedonia 28.153  27.3  2012 33.271 29.0062012Europe
 Madagascar 37.476  38.309 2012Africa
 Malawi 49.125  47.1  2012 54.903 51.15 2012Africa
 Malaysia 55.474  55.4742012 55.474 2012Southeast Asia
 Maldives 91.853  77.486 2012Asia
 Mali 25.0405 23.2  2012 32.003 26.8812012Africa
 Malta 75.1305 77    2012 72.538 2012Europe
 Marshall Islands 54.116  60.043 2012Oceania
 Mauritania 77.105  79.703 2012Africa
 Mauritius 56.045  61.8  2012 50.29  50.29 2012Africa
 Mexico 36.699  35.4  2012 43.519 37.9982012North America
 Moldova 20.9725 18.1  2012 23.845 23.8452012Europe
 Montenegro 50.439  52.1  2012 51.068 48.7782012Europe
 Morocco 65.3785 71.7  2012 59.587 59.0572012Africa
 Mozambique 47.5545 48.1  2012 46.628 2012Africa
 Namibia 26.3055 28.2  2012 26.642 24.4112012Africa
   Nepal 33.129  33.129 33.1292012Asia
 Netherlands 50.601  68.7  2012 71.736 32.5022012Europe
 New Zealand 34.108  41.8  2012 38.154 26.4162012Oceania
 Nicaragua 51.4275 52.7  2011 52.086 2012Central America/Caribbean
 Niger 4.25   31.051 4.25 2012Africa
 Nigeria 16.0415 18.8  2012 17.762 13.2832012Africa
 Norway -67.604  30.3  2012 34.118-165.5082012Europe
 Oman 5.3965 4.4  2013 6.122 2012Middle East
 Pakistan 54.5855 50.4  2012 62.079 58.7712012Asia
 Panama 39.898  41    2012 38.796 38.7962012Central America/Caribbean
 Papua New Guinea 23.3    23.3  2012 Oceania
 Paraguay 12.9935 14.7  2012 11.358 2012South America
 Peru 11.378  18.3  2012 19.759 4.4562012South America
 Philippines 45.365  51    2012 41.919 2012Southeast Asia
 Poland 40.271  53.8  2012 55.166 26.7422012Europe
 Portugal[3] 115.628 129    2013122.985 111.5562013Europe
 Qatar 32.2075 32.5  2012 37.812 31.9152012Middle East
 Romania 37.037  37.2  2012 37.038 2012Europe
 Russia 11.3125 12.2  2012 10.877 2012Europe
 Rwanda 24.757  21.8  2012 28.040 2012Africa
 Saint Kitts and Nevis 113.481 144    2012 82.962 2012Central America/Caribbean
 Saint Lucia 80.8805 77    2012 84.761 2012Central America/Caribbean
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 67.542  68    2011 67.084 2012Central America/Caribbean
 San Marino 25.8    25.8  2013 Europe
 Sao Tome and Principe 71.03   76.5  2012 75.503 2012Africa
 Saudi Arabia -19.9125 12.9  2012 3.622 -52.7252012Middle East
 Senegal 40.3845 33.6  2012 45.002 2012Africa
 Serbia 59.194  61.5  2012 63.650 56.8882012Europe
 Seychelles 54.391  39.3  2012 82.528 69.4822012Africa
 Sierra Leone 30.4    60.8  2012 44.471 0    2012Africa
 Singapore 109.782 111.4  2012111.017 2012Southeast Asia
 Slovakia 51.9395 48.6  2012 52.333 2012Europe
 Slovenia 61.015  53.2  2012 52.610 2012Europe
 Solomon Islands 6.737  18.228 6.7372012Oceania
 South Africa 39.4305 43.3  2012 42.282 35.5612012Africa
 Spain 78.6155 85.3  2012 84.082 71.9312012Europe
 Sri Lanka 81      81    2012 Asia
 Sudan 96.1135 89.3  2012 97.642 2012Africa
 Suriname 19.996  20.464 2012South America
 Swaziland 7.607  19.041 7.6072012Africa
 Sweden 10.484  38.6  2012 38.020 -17.6322012Europe
  Switzerland 40.3325 52.4  2011 49.099 28.2652012Europe
 Syria 44      44    2012 Middle East
 Taiwan 38.1165 36    2012 40.938 2012East Asia
 Tajikistan 31.57   32.466 2012Asia
 Tanzania 39.666  34.4  2012 41.391 2012Africa
 Thailand 44.584  43.3  2012 44.252 2012Southeast Asia
 Togo 46.108  46.706 2012Africa
 Trinidad and Tobago 37.8705 46.6  2012 39.723 29.1412012Central America/Caribbean
 Tunisia 47.883  52.3  2012 44.466 2012Africa
 Turkey 34.1005 35.5  2013 36.383 27.8012012Europe
 Turkmenistan 16.366  15.821 2012Asia
 Tuvalu 42.532  43.727 2012Oceania
 Uganda 32.205  26.8  2012 34.532 2012Africa
 Ukraine 37.01   38.8  2012 37.422 35.22 2012Europe
 United Arab Emirates -26.543  43.30 2012 17.617 -93.4862012Middle East
 United Kingdom 90.314  90.0  2012 90.314 82.7852012Europe
 United States 80.18   72.50 2012106.525 87.8592012North America
 Uruguay 46.7675 57.2  2012 53.686 36.3352012South America
 Uzbekistan 8.6665 8.8  2012 8.636 2012Asia
 Vanuatu 22.969  20.011 2012Oceania
 Venezuela 55.4025 49    2012 57.287 2012South America
 Vietnam 48.629  48.2  2012 52.099 49.0582012Southeast Asia
 Wallis and Futuna 5.6    5.6  2004 Oceania
 Yemen 43.6405 42.5  2012 46.743 44.7812012Middle East
 Zambia 27.3585 31.2  2012 26.875 23.5172012Africa
 Zimbabwe 129.4165202.7  2012 60.451 2012Africa
World 64      64    2012 —

See also

Government debt as a percent of GDP in EU in 2012

http://countryeconomy.com/national-debt

Nation specific:

Notes

  1. ↑ 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

  1. ↑ Public debt, The World Factbook, United States Central Intelligence Agency, accessed on March 21, 2013.
  2. ↑ Government net & gross debt 2013, International Monetary Fund, April 2013 World Economic Outlook Databse.
  3. ↑ http://www.pordata.pt/Portugal/Administracoes+Publicas+divida+em+percentagem+do+PIB-824