CIA - The World Factbook
CIA - The World Factbook
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.)
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.)
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.)
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.)
Denmark
38.5% of GDP (2009 est.)
33.5% 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.)
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.)
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.)
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.)
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.)
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.)
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.)
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 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.)
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.)