Govt Gross Debt (% of GDP) by Country
As of 2026, Sudan leads globally in govt gross debt (% of gdp) at 334.4%, followed by Venezuela, Japan, Singapore. At the lower end, Macao, Liechtenstein, Brunei rank among the lowest. The global median is 52.7% (Seychelles). This indicator falls under the "Fiscal & Monetary" category and is sourced from the IMF World Economic Outlook. Data is available for 191 countries.
All Countries Ranked
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| # | Country | Govt Gross Debt (% of GDP) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sudan | 334.4% | 2026 |
| 2 |  Venezuela | 308.7% | 2025 |
| 3 |  Japan | 199.4% | 2026 |
| 4 |  Singapore | 166.4% | 2026 |
| 5 |  Bahrain | 162.8% | 2026 |
| 6 |  Lebanon | 139.4% | 2025 |
| 7 |  Italy | 137.9% | 2026 |
| 8 |  Greece | 136.0% | 2026 |
| 9 |  Maldives | 130.7% | 2026 |
| 10 |  Senegal | 127.7% | 2025 |
| 11 |  United States | 126.8% | 2026 |
| 12 |  Libya | 125.2% | 2026 |
| 13 |  France | 118.5% | 2026 |
| 14 |  Bhutan | 116.2% | 2026 |
| 15 |  Canada | 115.6% | 2026 |
| 16 |  Ukraine | 111.8% | 2026 |
| 17 |  St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 111.6% | 2026 |
| 18 |  Cabo Verde | 109.9% | 2026 |
| 19 |  Belgium | 109.8% | 2026 |
| 20 |  China | 104.4% | 2026 |
| 21 |  United Kingdom | 102.0% | 2026 |
| 22 |  Bolivia | 100.2% | 2026 |
| 23 |  Dominica | 99.7% | 2026 |
| 24 |  Spain | 97.6% | 2026 |
| 25 |  Brazil | 97.0% | 2026 |
| 26 |  Sri Lanka | 95.2% | 2026 |
| 27 |  Barbados | 93.8% | 2026 |
| 28 |  Mozambique | 91.0% | 2026 |
| 29 |  Finland | 90.6% | 2026 |
| 30 |  Mauritius | 87.6% | 2026 |
| 31 |  Tunisia | 86.1% | 2026 |
| 32 |  Suriname | 85.1% | 2026 |
| 33 |  Portugal | 85.1% | 2026 |
| 34 |  El Salvador | 85.0% | 2026 |
| 35 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 84.6% | 2026 |
| 36 |  Egypt | 84.0% | 2026 |
| 37 |  Gabon | 83.7% | 2026 |
| 38 |  India | 83.1% | 2026 |
| 39 |  Jordan | 82.5% | 2026 |
| 40 |  Austria | 82.4% | 2026 |
| 41 |  Zambia | 82.1% | 2026 |
| 42 |  Republic of the Congo | 80.5% | 2026 |
| 43 |  Laos | 79.8% | 2026 |
| 44 |  Fiji | 78.9% | 2026 |
| 45 |  Hungary | 78.7% | 2026 |
| 46 |  St. Lucia | 78.1% | 2026 |
| 47 |  Malawi | 78.0% | 2026 |
| 48 |  South Africa | 78.0% | 2026 |
| 49 |  Guinea-Bissau | 73.9% | 2026 |
| 50 |  Kenya | 72.9% | 2026 |
| 51 |  Iraq | 71.1% | 2026 |
| 52 |  Bahamas | 70.2% | 2026 |
| 53 |  Pakistan | 69.8% | 2026 |
| 54 |  Argentina | 69.3% | 2026 |
| 55 |  Malaysia | 69.2% | 2026 |
| 56 |  Israel | 68.8% | 2026 |
| 57 |  Yemen | 68.5% | 2026 |
| 58 |  Uruguay | 67.7% | 2026 |
| 59 |  Namibia | 67.5% | 2026 |
| 60 |  The Gambia | 67.4% | 2026 |
| 61 |  Thailand | 67.2% | 2026 |
| 62 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 66.8% | 2026 |
| 63 |  Grenada | 66.8% | 2026 |
| 64 |  Montenegro | 66.8% | 2026 |
| 65 |  Poland | 66.6% | 2026 |
| 66 |  Morocco | 66.6% | 2026 |
| 67 |  St. Kitts and Nevis | 65.1% | 2026 |
| 68 |  Togo | 64.7% | 2026 |
| 69 |  Belize | 64.6% | 2026 |
| 70 |  Germany | 64.6% | 2026 |
| 71 |  Jamaica | 64.3% | 2026 |
| 72 |  Slovenia | 63.5% | 2026 |
| 73 |  Rwanda | 63.4% | 2026 |
| 74 |  Romania | 62.6% | 2026 |
| 75 |  Slovakia | 62.2% | 2026 |
| 76 |  Mexico | 62.1% | 2026 |
| 77 |  Costa Rica | 61.8% | 2026 |
| 78 |  Philippines | 60.5% | 2026 |
| 79 |  Aruba | 59.6% | 2026 |
| 80 |  Colombia | 59.5% | 2026 |
| 81 |  Benin | 58.1% | 2026 |
| 82 |  Côte d'Ivoire | 57.8% | 2026 |
| 83 |  Dominican Republic | 57.2% | 2026 |
| 84 |  New Zealand | 57.1% | 2026 |
| 85 |  San Marino | 56.8% | 2026 |
| 86 |  Panama | 56.4% | 2026 |
| 87 |  Croatia | 56.3% | 2026 |
| 88 |  Sao Tome and Principe | 55.9% | 2026 |
| 89 |  Uganda | 55.1% | 2026 |
| 90 |  Iceland | 54.6% | 2026 |
| 91 |  Ecuador | 54.5% | 2025 |
| 92 |  Liberia | 54.0% | 2026 |
| 93 |  Palau | 53.8% | 2026 |
| 94 |  North Macedonia | 53.8% | 2026 |
| 95 |  Myanmar | 53.3% | 2026 |
| 96 |  Seychelles | 52.7% | 2026 |
| 97 |  Australia | 52.6% | 2026 |
| 98 |  Eswatini | 52.5% | 2026 |
| 99 |  Algeria | 51.8% | 2026 |
| 100 |  Ghana | 51.7% | 2026 |
| 101 |  Angola | 51.5% | 2026 |
| 102 |  Cyprus | 51.4% | 2026 |
| 103 |  Burkina Faso | 51.0% | 2026 |
| 104 |  Sierra Leone | 50.1% | 2026 |
| 105 |  Madagascar | 49.8% | 2026 |
| 106 |  Albania | 49.7% | 2026 |
| 107 |  Nepal | 49.4% | 2026 |
| 108 |  Armenia | 48.1% | 2026 |
| 109 |  Tanzania | 48.1% | 2026 |
| 110 |  Lesotho | 47.5% | 2026 |
| 111 |  South Korea | 47.3% | 2026 |
| 112 |  Latvia | 47.0% | 2026 |
| 113 |  Papua New Guinea | 46.8% | 2026 |
| 114 |  Qatar | 46.4% | 2026 |
| 115 |  Malta | 46.4% | 2026 |
| 116 |  Niger | 46.3% | 2026 |
| 117 |  Czechia | 45.8% | 2026 |
| 118 |  Netherlands | 45.4% | 2026 |
| 119 |  Lithuania | 44.7% | 2026 |
| 120 |  Mongolia | 44.1% | 2026 |
| 121 |  Honduras | 44.0% | 2026 |
| 122 |  Central African Republic | 43.5% | 2026 |
| 123 |  South Sudan | 43.2% | 2026 |
| 124 |  Serbia | 42.9% | 2026 |
| 125 |  Chile | 42.8% | 2026 |
| 126 |  Moldova | 41.8% | 2026 |
| 127 |  Indonesia | 41.7% | 2026 |
| 128 |  Ethiopia | 40.7% | 2026 |
| 129 |  Bangladesh | 40.5% | 2026 |
| 130 |  Burundi | 40.4% | 2026 |
| 131 |  Botswana | 40.3% | 2026 |
| 132 |  Cameroon | 40.1% | 2026 |
| 133 |  Norway | 40.0% | 2026 |
| 134 |  Mali | 39.7% | 2026 |
| 135 |  Iran | 39.1% | 2026 |
| 136 |  Mauritania | 38.3% | 2026 |
| 137 |  Switzerland | 38.3% | 2026 |
| 138 |  Vanuatu | 36.6% | 2026 |
| 139 |  Paraguay | 36.6% | 2026 |
| 140 |  Saudi Arabia | 35.4% | 2026 |
| 141 |  Sweden | 35.1% | 2026 |
| 142 |  Guinea | 34.8% | 2026 |
| 143 |  Comoros | 34.7% | 2026 |
| 144 |  Nigeria | 34.6% | 2026 |
| 145 |  Kyrgyzstan | 34.0% | 2026 |
| 146 |  Zimbabwe | 33.5% | 2026 |
| 147 |  Ireland | 33.5% | 2026 |
| 148 |  Georgia | 33.1% | 2026 |
| 149 |  Bulgaria | 32.9% | 2026 |
| 150 |  Equatorial Guinea | 32.9% | 2026 |
| 151 |  United Arab Emirates | 32.8% | 2026 |
| 152 |  Solomon Islands | 32.1% | 2026 |
| 153 |  Nicaragua | 31.7% | 2026 |
| 154 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 31.4% | 2026 |
| 155 |  Chad | 31.1% | 2026 |
| 156 |  Belarus | 31.1% | 2026 |
| 157 |  Oman | 31.1% | 2026 |
| 158 |  Djibouti | 28.7% | 2026 |
| 159 |  Peru | 28.6% | 2026 |
| 160 |  Luxembourg | 28.5% | 2026 |
| 161 |  Vietnam | 28.3% | 2026 |
| 162 |  Andorra | 27.8% | 2026 |
| 163 |  Uzbekistan | 27.6% | 2026 |
| 164 |  Guatemala | 27.5% | 2026 |
| 165 |  Estonia | 27.5% | 2026 |
| 166 |  Kuwait | 26.6% | 2026 |
| 167 |  Denmark | 26.4% | 2026 |
| 168 |  Guyana | 25.3% | 2026 |
| 169 |  Cambodia | 25.1% | 2026 |
| 170 |  Tonga | 24.0% | 2026 |
| 171 |  Kazakhstan | 23.8% | 2026 |
| 172 |  DR Congo | 23.7% | 2026 |
| 173 |  Türkiye | 22.5% | 2026 |
| 174 |  Russia | 19.3% | 2026 |
| 175 |  Samoa | 18.6% | 2026 |
| 176 |  Tajikistan | 18.3% | 2026 |
| 177 |  Puerto Rico | 18.2% | 2026 |
| 178 |  Azerbaijan | 16.5% | 2026 |
| 179 |  Hong Kong | 14.1% | 2026 |
| 180 |  Marshall Islands | 13.9% | 2026 |
| 181 |  Timor-Leste | 13.9% | 2026 |
| 182 |  Haiti | 10.5% | 2026 |
| 183 |  Micronesia | 7.7% | 2026 |
| 184 |  Kiribati | 7.7% | 2026 |
| 185 |  Afghanistan | 7.6% | 2025 |
| 186 |  Turkmenistan | 2.9% | 2026 |
| 187 |  Nauru | 2.6% | 2026 |
| 188 |  Tuvalu | 2.5% | 2026 |
| 189 |  Brunei | 1.3% | 2026 |
| 190 |  Liechtenstein | 0.5% | 2026 |
| 191 |  Macao | 0.0% | 2026 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Which country has the highest govt gross debt (% of gdp) in 2026?
Sudan ranks #1 with govt gross debt (% of gdp) of 334.4% as of 2026, based on data from the IMF World Economic Outlook.
Which country has the lowest govt gross debt (% of gdp)?
Macao ranks last (#191) with 0.0% as of 2026.
What is the global median for govt gross debt (% of gdp)?
The median value is 52.7% (Seychelles, ranked #96 out of 191 countries).
How many countries report data for govt gross debt (% of gdp)?
191 countries have available data for govt gross debt (% of gdp). Data is sourced from the IMF World Economic Outlook and updated regularly.
What category does govt gross debt (% of gdp) belong to?
Govt Gross Debt (% of GDP) is classified under the "Fiscal & Monetary" category. Statistics of the World tracks 337 indicators across 27 categories.