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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) |
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| 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)
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| 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.)
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| 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.) |