Indicator

Government debt (% of GDP) ranking

Highest and lowest
In 2025, general government debt as a share of GDP was highest in Venezuela, Japan, and Sudan, while the lowest values were recorded in Liechtenstein, Brunei Darussalam, and Tuvalu. The full ranking is shown below.
Full ranking
Government debt (% of GDP)
Gross debt of the general government
RankEconomyYear
1Venezuela308.72025
2Japan206.52025
3Sudan187.62025
4Singapore171.32025
5Bahrain147.62025
6Greece145.72025
7Lebanon139.42025
8Italy137.12025
9Senegal130.22025
10Maldives125.42025
11United States123.92025
12France116.02025
13Canada113.52025
14Saint Vincent and the Grenadines113.42025
15Ukraine108.72025
16Belgium106.32025
17Suriname105.82025
18Bhutan103.62025
19Dominica102.62025
20Mozambique102.52025
21United Kingdom102.32025
22Cabo Verde101.02025
23Sri Lanka100.82024
24Spain100.42025
25China99.22025
26Congo Republic96.82025
27Barbados94.22025
28Brazil93.32025
29Portugal89.92025
30Finland89.32025
31El Salvador87.22025
32Egypt86.82025
33Mauritius86.52025
34Zambia86.02025
35Bolivia84.82025
36Trinidad and Tobago84.22025
37India84.12025
38Jordan82.82025
39Tunisia81.32025
40Lao PDR80.62025
41Austria80.52025
42Argentina80.32025
43Gabon78.92025
44Fiji78.72025
45South Africa78.62025
46Malawi78.42025
47Saint Lucia77.12025
48Guinea-Bissau75.32025
49Hungary75.22025
50Gambia73.92025
51Bahamas73.82025
52Pakistan72.82025
53Grenada71.62025
54Malaysia70.72025
55Namibia70.22025
56Antigua and Barbuda69.72025
57Kenya69.32025
58Israel68.52025
59Belize67.92025
60Jamaica67.72025
61Montenegro67.12025
62Morocco67.12025
63Slovenia65.92025
64Uruguay65.72025
65Thailand64.72025
66Rwanda64.62025
67Aruba63.62025
68Togo63.02025
69Germany62.92025
70Palau62.32025
71South Sudan62.12025
72Central African Republic61.82025
73Mexico61.82025
74Slovak Republic61.62025
75San Marino60.62025
76Romania60.62025
77Costa Rica60.42025
78Colombia59.92025
79Philippines59.42025
80Dominican Republic59.02025
81Poland58.82025
82Saint Kitts and Nevis58.42025
83Benin57.32025
84Panama56.62025
85Côte d'Ivoire56.32025
86West Bank and Gaza56.12024
87Iceland56.12025
88Croatia55.92025
89Sao Tome and Principe55.72025
90Cyprus55.32025
91Liberia54.92025
92New Zealand54.72025
93Ecuador54.42025
94Uganda54.22025
95Algeria54.12025
96Iraq53.92025
97Albania52.62025
98North Macedonia52.52025
99Korea52.32025
100Papua New Guinea52.12025
101Burkina Faso52.02025
102Myanmar51.92025
103Seychelles51.52025
104Angola51.32025
105Australia51.02025
106Tanzania49.72025
107Lesotho49.12025
108Armenia49.02025
109Ghana48.82025
110Madagascar48.72025
111Nepal48.12025
112Guinea48.12025
113Latvia46.92025
114Malta46.82025
115Niger45.42025
116Sierra Leone45.22025
117Mongolia45.12025
118Norway45.02025
119Eswatini44.92025
120Czechia44.62025
121Zimbabwe43.82025
122Netherlands43.32025
123Ethiopia43.12025
124Serbia42.42025
125Bangladesh42.02025
126Mali41.92025
127Chile41.82025
128Qatar41.42025
129Honduras41.22025
130Burundi41.22025
131Indonesia41.02025
132Vanuatu40.92025
133Equatorial Guinea40.62025
134Cameroon40.42025
135Mauritania40.12025
136Lithuania39.82025
137Switzerland39.42025
138Botswana38.62025
139Paraguay38.12025
140Iran37.32025
141Moldova36.62025
142Kyrgyzstan36.02025
143Oman35.82025
144Nigeria35.52025
145Sweden34.92025
146Nicaragua34.82025
147United Arab Emirates34.32025
148Georgia34.32025
149Belarus33.12025
150Ireland32.92025
151Djibouti32.12025
152Saudi Arabia31.72025
153Chad30.42025
154Viet Nam30.32025
155Andorra30.32025
156Peru30.22025
157Bosnia and Herzegovina29.92025
158Comoros29.52025
159Solomon Islands28.72025
160Uzbekistan28.62025
161Guyana28.62025
162Denmark27.52025
163Tonga27.42025
164Guatemala27.22025
165Bulgaria27.12025
166Luxembourg27.02025
167Cambodia26.52025
168Kazakhstan24.62025
169Estonia24.22025
170Türkiye23.52025
171Chinese Taipei22.42025
172Tajikistan21.62025
173Samoa21.22025
174Congo DR20.22025
175Azerbaijan20.12025
176Puerto Rico18.02025
177Russia17.22025
178Nauru14.62025
179Kuwait14.62025
180Timor-Leste14.32025
181Haiti12.32025
182Hong Kong (China)11.92025
183Marshall Islands11.82025
184Micronesia8.92025
185Afghanistan8.02025
186Kiribati8.02025
187Turkmenistan3.82025
188Tuvalu3.62025
189Brunei Darussalam1.52025
190Liechtenstein0.52025
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Data sources

The data for this indicator are drawn from the IMF World Economic Outlook.

Last update

This indicator was last updated on Econorama on 18 June 2026 and reflects the latest data available from the underlying sources at that time.
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