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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 59.3% of GDP (2010 est.)
59.7% of GDP (2009 est.)
Algeria 25.7% of GDP (2010 est.)
20% of GDP (2009 est.)
Angola 20.3% of GDP (2010 est.)
21.7% of GDP (2009 est.)
Argentina 50.3% of GDP (2010 est.)
48.6% of GDP (2009 est.)
note: official data
Aruba 46.3% of GDP (2005)
Australia 22.4% of GDP (2010 est.)
22.1% of GDP (2009 est.)
Austria 70.4% of GDP (2010 est.)
67.5% of GDP (2009 est.)
Azerbaijan 4.6% of GDP (2010 est.)
6.7% of GDP (2009 est.)
Bahrain 59.2% of GDP (2010 est.)
38.5% of GDP (2009 est.)
Bangladesh 39.3% of GDP (2010 est.)
39.7% of GDP (2009 est.)
Barbados NA% of GDP (2009)
Belgium 98.6% of GDP (2010 est.)
96.2% of GDP (2009 est.)
Belize 80% of GDP (2010 est.)
Bhutan 57.8% of GDP (2009)
81.4% of GDP (2004)
Bolivia 39.7% of GDP (2010 est.)
42.3% of GDP (2009 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina 39% of GDP (2010 est.)
35% of GDP (2009 est.)
Botswana 22.6% of GDP (2010 est.)
18.6% of GDP (2009 est.)
Brazil 60.8% of GDP (2010 est.)
59.5% of GDP (2009 est.)
Bulgaria 16.2% of GDP (2010 est.)
15.5% of GDP (2009)
Cameroon 9.6% of GDP (2010 est.)
16.3% of GDP (2009 est.)
Canada 34% of GDP (2010 est.)
29% of GDP (2009 est.)
Chile 6.2% of GDP (2010 est.)
6.1% of GDP (2009 est.)
China 17.5% of GDP (2010 est.)
16.9% of GDP (2009 est.)
Colombia 44.8% of GDP (2010 est.)
45.3% of GDP (2009 est.)
Costa Rica 42.4% of GDP (2010 est.)
42% of GDP (2009 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire 63.3% of GDP (2010 est.)
66.5% of GDP (2009 est.)
Croatia 55% of GDP (2010 est.)
46.4% of GDP (2009 est.)
Cuba 34.4% of GDP (2010 est.)
34.7% of GDP (2009 est.)
Cyprus 61.1% of GDP (2010 est.)
58% of GDP (2009)
Czech Republic 40% of GDP (2010 est.)
32.5% of GDP (2009)
Denmark 46.6% of GDP (2010 est.)
41.5% of GDP (2009 est.)
Dominica 78% of GDP (2009 est.)
85% of GDP (2006 est.)
Dominican Republic 41.7% of GDP (2010 est.)
40.8% of GDP (2009 est.)
Ecuador 23.2% of GDP (2010 est.)
19.9% of GDP (2009 est.)
Egypt 80.5% of GDP (2010 est.)
80.9% of GDP (2009 est.)
El Salvador 55% of GDP (2010 est.)
52.3% of GDP (2009 est.)
Equatorial Guinea 4.1% of GDP (2010 est.)
5.4% of GDP (2009 est.)
Estonia 7.7% of GDP (2010 est.)
7.1% of GDP (2009 est.)
Ethiopia 39.3% of GDP (2010 est.)
35.4% of GDP (2009 est.)
Finland 45.4% of GDP (2010 est.)
44% of GDP (2009 est.)
France 83.5% of GDP (2010 est.)
77.6% of GDP (2009 est.)
Gabon 25.8% of GDP (2010 est.)
27.6% of GDP (2009 est.)
Germany 78.8% of GDP (2010 est.)
72.5% of GDP (2009 est.)
Ghana 59.9% of GDP (2010 est.)
55.2% of GDP (2009 est.)
Gibraltar 7.5% of GDP (2008 est.)
13.5% of GDP (2006 est.)
Greece 144% of GDP (2010 est.)
126.8% of GDP (2009 est.)
Guatemala 29.6% of GDP (2010 est.)
27.9% of GDP (2009 est.)
Guyana 57% of GDP (2010 est.)
Honduras 26.1% of GDP (2010 est.)
23.7% of GDP (2009 est.)
Hong Kong 18.2% of GDP (2010 est.)
37.4% of GDP (2009 est.)
Hungary 79.6% of GDP (2010 est.)
78.8% of GDP (2009 est.)
Iceland 123.8% of GDP (2010 est.)
113.9% of GDP (2009 est.)
India 55.9% of GDP (2010 est.)
57.3% of GDP (2009 est.)
Indonesia 26.4% of GDP (2010 est.)
27.4% of GDP (2009 est.)
Iran 16.2% of GDP (2010 est.)
16.8% of GDP (2009 est.)
Ireland 94.2% of GDP (2010 est.)
65.5% of GDP (2009 est.)
Israel 77.3% of GDP (2010 est.)
77.7% of GDP (2009 est.)
Italy 118.1% of GDP (2010 est.)
115.8% of GDP (2009 est.)
Jamaica 123.2% of GDP (2010 est.)
124.4% of GDP (2009 est.)
Japan 225.8% of GDP (2010 est.)
217.6% of GDP (2009 est.)
Jordan 61.4% of GDP (2010 est.)
64.7% of GDP (2009 est.)
Kazakhstan 16.2% of GDP (2010 est.)
14.2% of GDP (2009 est.)
Kenya 50.9% of GDP (2010 est.)
46.3% of GDP (2009 est.)
Korea, South 23.7% of GDP (2010 est.)
23.5% of GDP (2009 est.)
Kosovo NA% of GDP (2010)
7% of GDP (2009 est.)
Kuwait 12.6% of GDP (2010 est.)
13.1% of GDP (2009 est.)
Latvia 46.2% of GDP (2010 est.)
36.6% of GDP (2009 est.)
Lebanon 150.7% of GDP (2010 est.)
154.8% of GDP (2009 est.)
Libya 3.3% of GDP (2010 est.)
3.9% of GDP (2009 est.)
Lithuania 36.7% of GDP (2010 est.)
29.5% of GDP (2009 est.)
Luxembourg 16.2% of GDP (2010 est.)
14.6% of GDP (2009 est.)
Macedonia 34.2% of GDP (November 2010 est.)
31.6% of GDP (2009 est.)
Malawi 40.4% of GDP (2010 est.)
44.6% of GDP (2009 est.)
Malaysia 53.1% of GDP (2010 est.)
53.3% of GDP (2009 est.)
Malta 69.1% of GDP (2010 est.)
68.8% of GDP (2009 est.)
Mauritius 60.5% of GDP (2010 est.)
62.4% of GDP (2009 est.)
Mexico 41.5% of GDP (2010 est.)
39.1% of GDP (2009 est.)
Moldova 25% of GDP (2010 est.)
28.9% of GDP (2009)
Montenegro 38% of GDP (2006)
Morocco 58.2% of GDP (2010 est.)
56.9% of GDP (2009 est.)
Mozambique 40.8% of GDP (2010 est.)
33.4% of GDP (2009 est.)
Namibia 20% of GDP (2010 est.)
15.1% of GDP (2009 est.)
Netherlands 64.6% of GDP (2010 est.)
60.9% of GDP (2009 est.)
New Zealand 25.5% of GDP (2010 est.)
22.2% of GDP (2009 est.)
Nicaragua 78% of GDP (2010 est.)
63% of GDP (2009 est.)
Nigeria 13.4% of GDP (2010 est.)
11.8% of GDP (2009 est.)
Norway 47.7% of GDP (2010 est.)
49.8% of GDP (2009 est.)
Oman 4.4% of GDP (2010 est.)
5.5% of GDP (2009 est.)
Pakistan 49.9% of GDP (2010 est.)
49.3% of GDP (2009 est.)
Panama 40% of GDP (September 2010 est.)
44.6% of GDP (2009 est.)
Papua New Guinea 27.8% of GDP (2010 est.)
29.7% of GDP (2009 est.)
Paraguay 22.8% of GDP (2010 est.)
24% of GDP (2009 est.)
Peru 23.9% of GDP (2010 est.)
27.2% of GDP (2009)
Philippines 56.5% of GDP (2010 est.)
57.3% of GDP (2009 est.)
Poland 53.6% of GDP (2010 est.)
49.8% of GDP (2009 est.)
Portugal 83.2% of GDP (2010 est.)
76.8% of GDP (2009 est.)
Qatar 10.3% of GDP (2010 est.)
14% of GDP (2009 est.)
Romania 34.8% of GDP (2010 est.)
24% of GDP (2009 est.)
Russia 9.5% of GDP (2010 est.)
8.3% of GDP (2009 est.)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 185% of GDP (2009 est.)
Saudi Arabia 16.7% of GDP (2010 est.)
22.6% of GDP (2009 est.)
Senegal 32.1% of GDP (2010 est.)
29.6% of GDP (2009 est.)
Serbia 41.5% of GDP (2010 est.)
32.9% of GDP (2009 est.)
Seychelles 58.8% of GDP (2010 est.)
58.7% of GDP (2009 est.)
Singapore 102.4% of GDP (2010 est.)
110% 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.)
35.7% of GDP (2009 est.)
Slovenia 35.5% of GDP (2010 est.)
31.3% of GDP (2009 est.)
South Africa 33.2% of GDP (2010 est.)
29.7% of GDP (2009 est.)
Spain 63.4% of GDP (2010 est.)
53.2% of GDP (2009 est.)
Sri Lanka 86.7% of GDP (2010 est.)
85.8% of GDP (2009 est.)
Sudan 94.2% of GDP (2010 est.)
105.1% of GDP (2009 est.)
Sweden 40.8% of GDP (2010 est.)
41.6% of GDP (2009 est.)
Switzerland 38.2% of GDP (2010 est.)
40.5% of GDP (2009 est.)
Syria 29.8% of GDP (2010 est.)
28.1% of GDP (2009 est.)
Taiwan 33.9% of GDP (2010 est.)
33.1% of GDP (2009 est.)
Tanzania 23.3% of GDP (2010 est.)
21.4% of GDP (2009 est.)
Thailand 42.3% of GDP (2010 est.)
44.9% of GDP (2009)
Trinidad and Tobago 26.4% of GDP (2010 est.)
29% of GDP (2009 est.)
Tunisia 49.5% of GDP (2010 est.)
47.1% of GDP (2009 est.)
Turkey 48.1% of GDP (2010 est.)
46.3% of GDP (2009 est.)
Uganda 20.4% of GDP (2010 est.)
20.2% of GDP (2009 est.)
Ukraine 38.4% of GDP (2010 est.)
30% of GDP (2009 est.)
United Arab Emirates 44.6% of GDP (2010 est.)
48.9% of GDP (2009 est.)
United Kingdom 76.5% of GDP (2010 est.)
68.2% of GDP (2009 est.)
United States 58.9% of GDP (2010 est.)
53.5% 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 30% of GDP
Uruguay 56% of GDP (September 2010 est.)
60% of GDP (2009 est.)
Uzbekistan 9% of GDP (2010 est.)
9.6% of GDP (2009 est.)
Venezuela 25.5% of GDP (2010 est.)
18% of GDP (2009 est.)
Vietnam 56.7% of GDP (2010 est.)
52.6% of GDP (2009 est.)
Wallis and Futuna 5.6% of GDP (2004 est.)
World 59.3% of GDP (2010 est.)
56.8% of GDP (2009 est.)
Yemen 39.1% of GDP (2010 est.)
36.7% of GDP (2009 est.)
Zambia 24.1% of GDP (2010 est.)
25.9% of GDP (2009 est.)
Zimbabwe 149% of GDP (2010 est.)
162.5% of GDP (2009 est.)
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