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Field Listing :: Public debt
This entry records the cumulative total of all government borrowings less repayments that are denominated in a country's home currency. Public debt should not be confused with external debt, which reflects the foreign currency liabilities of both the private and public sector and must be financed out of foreign exchange earnings.
Country Comparison to the World
Country
Public debt(% of GDP)
Albania 57.1% of GDP (2010 est.)
57.3% of GDP (2009 est.)
Algeria 6.6% of GDP (2010 est.)
8.1% of GDP (2009 est.)
Angola 21.4% of GDP (2010 est.)
24.2% of GDP (2009 est.)
Argentina 45.1% of GDP (2010 est.)
48.6% of GDP (2009 est.)
note: official data
Aruba 46.3% of GDP (2005)
Australia 28.8% of GDP (2010 est.)
22.6% of GDP (2009 est.)
Austria 72.3% of GDP (2010 est.)
69.8% of GDP (2009 est.)
Azerbaijan 5.2% of GDP (2010 est.)
8.9% of GDP (2009 est.)
Bahrain 60.1% of GDP (2010 est.)
42.4% of GDP (2009 est.)
Bangladesh 35.4% of GDP (2010 est.)
35.4% of GDP (2009 est.)
Barbados 102.1% of GDP (2010 est.)
96.5% of GDP (2009 est.)
Belgium 100.7% of GDP (2010 est.)
100.5% of GDP (2009 est.)
Belize 83% of GDP (2010 est.)
83.4% of GDP (2009 est.)
Bhutan 57.8% of GDP (2009)
81.4% of GDP (2004)
Bolivia 38.1% of GDP (2010 est.)
42.5% of GDP (2009 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina 39.1% of GDP (2010 est.)
35.4% of GDP (2009 est.)
Botswana 19.9% of GDP (2010 est.)
17.6% of GDP (2009 est.)
Brazil 54.7% of GDP (2010 est.)
62% of GDP (2009 est.)
Bulgaria 16.2% of GDP (2010 est.)
14.6% of GDP (2009 est.)
Cameroon 16.1% of GDP (2010 est.)
15.1% of GDP (2009 est.)
Canada 84% of GDP (2010 est.)
83.3% of GDP (2009 est.)
note: figures are for gross general government debt, as opposed to net federal debt; gross general government debt includes both intragovernmental debt and the debt of public entities at the sub-national level
Chile 9.2% of GDP (2010 est.)
6.2% of GDP (2009 est.)
China 16.3% of GDP (2010 est.)
16.5% of GDP (2009 est.)
Colombia 45.3% of GDP (2010 est.)
44.8% of GDP (2009 est.)
Costa Rica 42.7% of GDP (2010 est.)
42.1% of GDP (2009 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire 63.1% of GDP (2010 est.)
66.2% of GDP (2009 est.)
Croatia 58.2% of GDP (2010 est.)
49.7% of GDP (2009 est.)
Cuba 34.2% of GDP (2010 est.)
34.7% of GDP (2009 est.)
Cyprus 60.8% of GDP (2010 est.)
58% of GDP (2009 est.)
Czech Republic 38.9% of GDP (2010 est.)
35.6% of GDP (2009 est.)
Denmark 43.7% of GDP (2010 est.)
41.8% of GDP (2009 est.)
Dominica 78% of GDP (2009 est.)
85% of GDP (2006 est.)
Dominican Republic 36.8% of GDP (2010 est.)
36.7% of GDP (2009 est.)
Ecuador 23.2% of GDP (2010 est.)
19.9% of GDP (2009 est.)
Egypt 81.4% of GDP (2010 est.)
83.5% of GDP (2009 est.)
El Salvador 54.4% of GDP (2010 est.)
52.1% of GDP (2009 est.)
Equatorial Guinea 5.1% of GDP (2010 est.)
5.4% of GDP (2009 est.)
Estonia 6.6% of GDP (2010 est.)
7.1% of GDP (2009 est.)
Ethiopia 48.3% of GDP (2010 est.)
40.9% of GDP (2009 est.)
Finland 48.4% of GDP (2010 est.)
43.8% of GDP (2009 est.)
France 82.4% of GDP (2010 est.)
79% of GDP (2009 est.)
Gabon 20.9% of GDP (2010 est.)
26.7% of GDP (2009 est.)
Germany 83.4% of GDP (2010 est.)
73.5% of GDP (2009 est.)
Ghana 34% of GDP (2010 est.)
33.3% of GDP (2009 est.)
Gibraltar 7.5% of GDP (2008 est.)
13.5% of GDP (2006 est.)
Greece 142.7% of GDP (2010 est.)
127.5% of GDP (2009 est.)
Guatemala 29.7% of GDP (2010 est.)
28.2% of GDP (2009 est.)
Guyana 57% of GDP (2010 est.)
Honduras 29.1% of GDP (2010 est.)
25.9% of GDP (2009 est.)
Hong Kong 17.8% of GDP (2010 est.)
37.6% of GDP (2009 est.)
Hungary 80.2% of GDP (2010 est.)
78.4% of GDP (2009 est.)
Iceland 126.3% of GDP (2010 est.)
114.9% of GDP (2009 est.)
India 50.6% of GDP (2010 est.)
53.4% of GDP (2009 est.)
Indonesia 25.7% of GDP (2010 est.)
26.4% of GDP (2009 est.)
Iran 16.3% of GDP (2010 est.)
18.5% of GDP (2009 est.)
Ireland 94.9% of GDP (2010 est.)
65.3% of GDP (2009 est.)
Israel 74.6% of GDP (2010 est.)
77.9% of GDP (2009 est.)
Italy 119.1% of GDP (2010 est.)
115.9% of GDP (2009 est.)
Jamaica 126.2% of GDP (2010 est.)
129.7% of GDP (2009 est.)
Japan 199.7% of GDP (2010 est.)
194.1% of GDP (2009 est.)
Jordan 61.2% of GDP (2010 est.)
59.7% of GDP (2009 est.)
Kazakhstan 15.5% of GDP (2010 est.)
13.5% of GDP (2009 est.)
Kenya 47.7% of GDP (2010 est.)
47.1% of GDP (2009 est.)
Korea, South 22.6% of GDP (2010 est.)
23.5% of GDP (2009 est.)
Kosovo NA% of GDP (2010)
7% of GDP (2009 est.)
Kuwait 9.6% of GDP (2010 est.)
11% of GDP (2009 est.)
Latvia 44.7% of GDP (2010 est.)
36.7% of GDP (2009 est.)
Lebanon 133.8% of GDP (2010 est.)
148.2% of GDP (2009 est.)
Libya 3.5% of GDP (2010 est.)
3.9% of GDP (2009 est.)
Lithuania 38.7% of GDP (2010 est.)
29.6% of GDP (2009 est.)
Luxembourg 19.7% of GDP (2010 est.)
16.5% of GDP (2009 est.)
Macedonia 24.6% of GDP (2010 est.)
23.8% of GDP (2009 est.)
Malawi 34.6% of GDP (2010 est.)
37.8% of GDP (2009 est.)
Malaysia 53.1% of GDP (2010 est.)
53.3% of GDP (2009 est.)
Mali 30.5% of GDP (2010 est.)
24.3% of GDP (2009 est.)
Malta 67.8% of GDP (2010 est.)
67% of GDP (2009 est.)
Mauritius 57.7% of GDP (2010 est.)
60.4% of GDP (2009 est.)
Mexico 36.9% of GDP (2010 est.)
36.9% of GDP (2009 est.)
Moldova 21.2% of GDP (2010 est.)
24.4% of GDP (2009 est.)
Montenegro 38% of GDP (2006)
Morocco 61.1% of GDP (2010 est.)
56.9% of GDP (2009 est.)
Mozambique 46.3% of GDP (2010 est.)
38% of GDP (2009 est.)
Namibia 20.1% of GDP (2010 est.)
14.8% of GDP (2009 est.)
Netherlands 62.7% of GDP (2010 est.)
60.8% of GDP (2009 est.)
New Zealand 27.5% of GDP (2010 est.)
23.3% of GDP (2009 est.)
Nicaragua 63.6% of GDP (2010 est.)
63.8% of GDP (2009 est.)
Nigeria 17.8% of GDP (2010 est.)
15.3% of GDP (2009 est.)
Norway 49.7% of GDP (2010 est.)
49.1% of GDP (2009 est.)
Oman 4% of GDP (2010 est.)
5.4% of GDP (2009 est.)
Pakistan 50.6% of GDP (2010 est.)
50.2% of GDP (2009 est.)
Panama 43.3% of GDP (2010 est.)
45.6% of GDP (2009 est.)
Papua New Guinea 25.7% of GDP (2010 est.)
32.8% of GDP (2009 est.)
Paraguay 19.3% of GDP (2010 est.)
22.6% of GDP (2009 est.)
Peru 23.9% of GDP (2010 est.)
27.3% of GDP (2009 est.)
Philippines 52.4% of GDP (2010 est.)
54.8% of GDP (2009 est.)
Poland 52.8% of GDP (2010 est.)
49.3% of GDP (2009 est.)
Portugal 93% of GDP (2010 est.)
83% of GDP (2009 est.)
Qatar 8.6% of GDP (2010 est.)
13.8% of GDP (2009 est.)
Romania 33.8% of GDP (2010 est.)
30.9% of GDP (2009 est.)
Russia 9% of GDP (2010 est.)
8.3% of GDP (2009 est.)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 185% of GDP (2009 est.)
Saudi Arabia 16.6% of GDP (2010 est.)
22.4% of GDP (2009 est.)
Senegal 33.3% of GDP (2010 est.)
31.7% of GDP (2009 est.)
Serbia 42.9% of GDP (2010 est.)
34.8% of GDP (2009 est.)
Seychelles 53.4% of GDP (2010 est.)
59.2% of GDP (2009 est.)
Singapore 105.8% of GDP (2010 est.)
109.3% of GDP (2009 est.)
note: for Singapore, public debt consists largely of Singapore Government Securities (SGS) issued to assist the Central Provident Fund (CPF), which administers Singapore's defined contribution pension fund; special issues of SGS are held by the CPF, and are non-tradeable; the government has not borrowed to finance deficit expenditures since the 1980s
Slovakia 41% of GDP (2010 est.)
35.4% of GDP (2009 est.)
Slovenia 33% of GDP (2010 est.)
31.4% of GDP (2009 est.)
South Africa 33.4% of GDP (2010 est.)
26.8% of GDP (2009 est.)
Spain 60.1% of GDP (2010 est.)
53.3% of GDP (2009 est.)
Sri Lanka 81.9% of GDP (2010 est.)
86.1% of GDP (2009 est.)
Sudan 90.8% of GDP (2010 est.)
105.2% of GDP (2009 est.)
Sweden 39.7% of GDP (2010 est.)
42.8% of GDP (2009 est.)
Switzerland 38.4% of GDP (2010 est.)
39% of GDP (2009 est.)
Syria 27.8% of GDP (2010 est.)
25.9% of GDP (2009 est.)
Taiwan 33.4% of GDP (2010 est.)
33.1% of GDP (2009 est.)
Tanzania 34.4% of GDP (2010 est.)
32.3% of GDP (2009 est.)
Thailand 43.1% of GDP (2010 est.)
44.9% of GDP (2009 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago 29.8% of GDP (2010 est.)
26.2% of GDP (2009 est.)
Tunisia 48% of GDP (2010 est.)
46.7% of GDP (2009 est.)
Turkey 43% of GDP (2010 est.)
46.4% of GDP (2009 est.)
Uganda 21.8% of GDP (2010 est.)
20.9% of GDP (2009 est.)
Ukraine 42.3% of GDP (2010 est.)
34.7% of GDP (2009 est.)
United Arab Emirates 51.2% of GDP (2010 est.)
55% of GDP (2009 est.)
United Kingdom 76.1% of GDP (2010 est.)
68.2% of GDP (2009 est.)
United States 62.9% of GDP (2010 est.)
54.1% of GDP (2009 est.)
note: data cover only what the United States Treasury denotes as "Debt Held by the Public," which includes all debt instruments issued by the Treasury that are owned by non-US Government entities; the data include Treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data exclude debt issued by individual US states, as well as intra-governmental debt; intra-governmental debt consists of Treasury borrowings from surpluses in the trusts for Federal Social Security, Federal Employees, Hospital Insurance (Medicare and Medicaid), Disability and Unemployment, and several other smaller trusts; if data for intra-government debt were added, "Gross Debt" would increase by about one-third of GDP
Uruguay 56.3% of GDP (2010 est.)
60.4% of GDP (2009 est.)
Uzbekistan 8% of GDP (2010 est.)
9.7% of GDP (2009 est.)
Venezuela 24.9% of GDP (2010 est.)
18% of GDP (2009 est.)
Vietnam 57.1% of GDP (2010 est.)
49.8% of GDP (2009 est.)
Wallis and Futuna 5.6% of GDP (2004 est.)
World 58.9% of GDP (2010 est.)
56.4% of GDP (2009 est.)
Yemen 30.8% of GDP (2010 est.)
35.4% of GDP (2009 est.)
Zambia 26.7% of GDP (2010 est.)
26% of GDP (2009 est.)
Zimbabwe 233.2% of GDP (2010 est.)
277% of GDP (2009 est.)
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