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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	54.9% of GDP (2009 est.) 51.9% of GDP (2008 est.)


Algeria	10.7% of GDP (2009 est.) 8.4% of GDP (2008 est.)


Angola	16.8% of GDP (2009 est.) 15.5% of GDP (2008 est.)


Argentina	49.1% of GDP (2009 est.) 48.8% of GDP (2008 est.)


Aruba	46.3% of GDP (2005)


Australia	18.6% of GDP (2009 est.) 14.7% of GDP (2008 est.)


Austria	66.5% of GDP (2009 est.) 62.6% of GDP (2008 est.)


Azerbaijan	4.6% of GDP (2009 est.) 4.1% of GDP (2008 est.)


Bahrain	30.1% of GDP (2009 est.) 28.7% of GDP (2008 est.)


Bangladesh	38.2% of GDP (2009 est.) 39.4% of GDP (2008 est.)


Barbados	NA (2009)


Belgium	99% of GDP (2009 est.) 89.6% of GDP (2008 est.)


Bhutan	57.8% of GDP (2009) 81.4% of GDP (2004)


Bolivia	44% of GDP (2009 est.) 45.2% of GDP (2008 est.)


Bosnia and Herzegovina	43% of GDP (2009 est.) 40% of GDP (2008 est.)


Botswana	17.9% of GDP (2009 est.) 5.9% of GDP (2008 est.)


Brazil	46.8% of GDP (2009 est.) 38.8% of GDP (2008 est.)


Bulgaria	14.7% of GDP (2009) 14.1% of GDP (2008)


Cameroon	14.3% of GDP (2009 est.) 13.5% of GDP (2008 est.)


Canada	72.3% of GDP (2009 est.) 63.8% of GDP (2008 est.)


Chile	9% of GDP (2009 est.) 5.2% of GDP (2008 est.)


China	18.2% of GDP (2009 est.) 15.6% of GDP (2008 est.)


Colombia	46.1% of GDP (2009 est.) 42.6% of GDP (2008 est.)


Costa Rica	49.3% of GDP (2009 est.) 42.2% of GDP (2008 est.)


Cote d'Ivoire	63.8% of GDP (2009 est.) 66.4% of GDP (2008 est.)


Croatia	61% of GDP (2009 est.) 42.7% of GDP (2008 est.)


Cuba	34.8% of GDP (2009 est.) 34.8% of GDP (2008 est.)


Cyprus	52.4% of GDP (2009 est.) 49.1% of GDP (2008 est.)


Czech Republic	32.8% of GDP (2009 est.) 26.8% of GDP (2008 est.)


Denmark	38.5% of GDP (2009 est.) 33.5% of GDP (2008 est.)


Dominican Republic	41.5% of GDP (2009 est.) 37.4% of GDP (2008 est.)


Ecuador	20.2% of GDP (November 2009 est.) 25.1% of GDP (2008)


Egypt	79.8% of GDP (2009 est.) 86.5% of GDP (2008 est.)


El Salvador	55.4% of GDP (2009 est.) 44.7% of GDP (2008 est.)


Equatorial Guinea	1.1% of GDP (2009 est.) 0.9% of GDP (2008 est.)


Estonia	7.5% of GDP (2009 est.) 4.8% of GDP (2008 est.)


Ethiopia	31.7% of GDP (2009 est.) 32% of GDP (2008 est.)


Finland	41.4% of GDP (2009 est.) 34.2% of GDP (2008 est.)


France	79.7% of GDP (2009 est.) 68.1% of GDP (2008 est.)


Gabon	34.7% of GDP (2009 est.) 24.7% of GDP (2008 est.)


Germany	77.2% of GDP (2009 est.) 66% of GDP (2008 est.)


Ghana	67.5% of GDP (2009 est.) 53.8% of GDP (2008 est.)


Gibraltar	15.5% of GDP (2006 est.) 15.7% of GDP (2005 est.)


Greece	113.4% of GDP (2009 est.) 97.4% of GDP (2008 est.)


Guatemala	32.7% of GDP (2009 est.) 25.7% of GDP (2008 est.)


Guyana	NA% of GDP


Honduras	24.3% of GDP (2009 est.) 20.4% of GDP (2008 est.)


Hong Kong	18.1% of GDP (2009 est.) 13.9% of GDP (2008 est.)


Hungary	78% of GDP (2009 est.) 72.9% of GDP (2008 est.)


Iceland	95.1% of GDP (2009 est.) 56.5% of GDP (2008 est.)


India	59.6% of GDP (2009 est.) 57.6% of GDP (2008 est.)


Indonesia	29.8% of GDP (2009 est.) 29.3% of GDP (2008 est.)


Iran	19.4% of GDP (2009 est.) 19.4% of GDP (2008 est.)


Ireland	63.7% of GDP (2009 est.) 44.2% of GDP (2008 est.)


Israel	78% of GDP (2009 est.) 76.8% of GDP (2008 est.)


Italy	115.2% of GDP (2009 est.) 105.8% of GDP (2008 est.)


Jamaica	131.7% of GDP (2009 est.) 116.3% of GDP (2008 est.)


Japan	192.1% of GDP (2009 est.) 172.1% of GDP (2008 est.)


Jordan	69.9% of GDP (2009 est.) 62.2% of GDP (2008 est.)


Kazakhstan	14% of GDP (2009 est.) 8.6% of GDP (2008 est.)


Kenya	54.1% of GDP (2009 est.) 60.1% of GDP (2008 est.)


Korea, South	28% of GDP (2009 est.) 24.4% of GDP (2008 est.)


Kosovo	NA% of GDP


Kuwait	8.3% of GDP (2009 est.) 7.6% of GDP (2008 est.)


Latvia	32.5% of GDP (2009 est.) 19.5% of GDP (2008 est.)


Lebanon	156% of GDP (2009 est.) 160% of GDP (2008 est.)


Libya	6.5% of GDP (2009 est.) 4% of GDP (2008 est.)


Lithuania	20.9% of GDP (2009 est.) 15.6% of GDP (2008 est.)


Luxembourg	14.5% of GDP (2009 est.) 10.2% of GDP (2008 est.)


Macedonia	32.4% of GDP (2009 est.) 28.7% of GDP (2008)


Malawi	58% of GDP (2009 est.) 49.1% of GDP (2008 est.)


Malaysia	47.8% of GDP (2009 est.) 40% of GDP (2008 est.)


Malta	67% of GDP (2009 est.) 63.8% of GDP (2008 est.)


Mauritius	58.3% of GDP (2009 est.) 56.5% of GDP (2008 est.)


Mexico	37.7% of GDP (2009 est.) 35.8% of GDP (2008 est.)


Moldova	31.3% of GDP (2009 est.) 22.3% of GDP (2008 est.)


Montenegro	38% of GDP (2006)


Morocco	54.1% of GDP (2009 est.) 55.6% of GDP (2008 est.)


Mozambique	26.1% of GDP (2009 est.) 21.4% of GDP (2008 est.)


Namibia	19.1% of GDP (2009 est.) 20% of GDP (2008 est.)


Netherlands	62.2% of GDP (2009 est.) 58.2% of GDP (2008 est.)


New Zealand	29.3% of GDP (2009 est.) 24.4% of GDP (2008 est.)


Nicaragua	87% of GDP (2009 est.) 74.8% of GDP (2008 est.)


Nigeria	17.8% of GDP (2009 est.) 13.4% of GDP (2008 est.)


Norway	60.2% of GDP (2009 est.) 55.7% of GDP (2008 est.)


Oman	2.8% of GDP (2009 est.) 2.8% of GDP (2008 est.)


Pakistan	45.3% of GDP (2009 est.) 51.2% of GDP (2008 est.)


Panama	49.5% of GDP (2009 est.) 45% of GDP (2008 est.)


Papua New Guinea	33.7% of GDP (2009 est.) 32.2% of GDP (2008 est.)


Paraguay	24% of GDP (2009 est.) 19% of GDP (2008 est.)


Peru	26.1% of GDP (2009 est.) 24% of GDP (2008 est.)


Philippines	58.7% of GDP (2009 est.) 56.9% of GDP (2008 est.)


Poland	47.5% of GDP (2009 est.) 45.2% of GDP (2008 est.)


Portugal	75.2% of GDP (2009 est.) 66.4% of GDP (2008 est.)


Qatar	7.1% of GDP (2009 est.) 5.1% of GDP (2008 est.)


Romania	20% of GDP (2009 est.) 14.7% of GDP (2008 est.)


Russia	6.9% of GDP (2009 est.) 6.5% of GDP (2008 est.)


Saint Kitts and Nevis	185% of GDP (2009 est.)


Saudi Arabia	20.3% of GDP (2009 est.) 18.9% of GDP (2008 est.)


Senegal	24% of GDP (2009 est.) 21.4% of GDP (2008 est.)


Serbia	31.3% of GDP (2009 est.) 37% of GDP (2007 est.)


Seychelles	43.9% of GDP (2009 est.) 74.2% of GDP (2008 est.)


Singapore	117.6% of GDP (2009 est.) 99.2% of GDP (2008 est.)


Slovakia	37.1% of GDP (2009 est.) 28.7% of GDP (2008 est.)


Slovenia	34% of GDP (2009 est.) 23% of GDP (2008 est.)


South Africa	35.7% of GDP (2009 est.) 31.6% of GDP (2008 est.)


Spain	50% of GDP (2009 est.) 40.7% of GDP (2008 est.)


Sri Lanka	82.9% of GDP (2009 est.) 76.7% of GDP (2008 est.)


Sudan	104.5% of GDP (2009 est.) 100% of GDP (2008 est.)


Sweden	43.2% of GDP (2009 est.) 36.7% of GDP (2008 est.)


Switzerland	43.5% of GDP (2009 est.) 41.2% of GDP (2008 est.)


Syria	32.3% of GDP (2009 est.) 22% of GDP (2008 est.)


Taiwan	33.5% of GDP (2009 est.) 29.5% of GDP (2008 est.)


Tanzania	24.8% of GDP (2009 est.) 23.2% of GDP (2008 est.)


Thailand	45.9% of GDP (2009 est.) 37.9% of GDP (2008 est.)


Trinidad and Tobago	26.7% of GDP (2009 est.) 26.6% of GDP (2008 est.)


Tunisia	47.2% of GDP (2009 est.) 47.5% of GDP (2008 est.)


Turkey	48.5% of GDP (2009 est.) 40% of GDP (2008 est.)


Uganda	19.3% of GDP (2009 est.) 18.8% of GDP (2008 est.)


Ukraine	30% of GDP (2009 est.) 20.1% of GDP (2008 est.)


United Arab Emirates	47.2% of GDP (2009 est.) 40.7% of GDP (2008 est.)


United Kingdom	68.5% of GDP (2009 est.) 51.8% of GDP (2008 est.)

United States

52.9% of GDP (2009 est.)
39.7% of GDP (2008 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 30% of GDP.


Uruguay	58.7% of GDP (2009 est.) 59.8% of GDP (2008 est.)


Uzbekistan	11.7% of GDP (2009 est.) 10.4% of GDP (2008 est.)


Venezuela	19.4% of GDP (2009 est.) 13.8% of GDP (2008 est.)


Vietnam	52.3% of GDP (2009 est.) 48.8% of GDP (2008 est.)


Wallis and Futuna	5.6% of GDP (2004 est.)


World	56% of GDP (2009 est.) 48.9% of GDP (2008 est.)


Yemen	39.6% of GDP (2009 est.) 28.1% of GDP (2008 est.)


Zambia	31.5% of GDP (2009 est.) 29.5% of GDP (2008 est.)


Zimbabwe	304.3% of GDP (2009 est.) 265.6% of GDP (2008 est.)

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