Government Debt to GDP by Country
General government gross debt as a percentage of GDP. Higher values indicate heavier debt burden.
Countries
190
Highest
226.8%
Japan
Lowest
0.0%
Macao SAR, China
Latest Year
2026
| # | Country | Govt Gross Debt (% of GDP) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Japan | 226.8% | 2026 |
| 2 |  Singapore | 176.3% | 2026 |
| 3 |  Sudan | 172.4% | 2026 |
| 4 |  Venezuela, RB | 164.3% | 2024 |
| 5 |  Lebanon | 163.8% | 2024 |
| 6 |  Bahrain | 146.4% | 2026 |
| 7 |  Greece | 141.9% | 2026 |
| 8 |  Italy | 138.3% | 2026 |
| 9 |  Maldives | 135.9% | 2026 |
| 10 |  United States | 128.7% | 2026 |
| 11 |  Senegal | 124.3% | 2026 |
| 12 |  Bhutan | 121.1% | 2026 |
| 13 |  France | 119.6% | 2026 |
| 14 |  Zambia | 114.9% | 2024 |
| 15 |  Canada | 113.0% | 2026 |
| 16 |  Belgium | 110.6% | 2026 |
| 17 |  Ukraine | 110.4% | 2026 |
| 18 |  United Kingdom | 104.8% | 2026 |
| 19 |  China | 102.3% | 2026 |
| 20 |  Cabo Verde | 101.0% | 2026 |
| 21 |  Sri Lanka | 100.8% | 2024 |
| 22 |  Mozambique | 99.9% | 2026 |
| 23 |  Spain | 98.7% | 2026 |
| 24 |  Brazil | 95.0% | 2026 |
| 25 |  Barbados | 94.6% | 2026 |
| 26 |  Bolivia | 93.7% | 2025 |
| 27 |  Dominica | 92.5% | 2026 |
| 28 |  St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 90.5% | 2026 |
| 29 |  Congo, Rep. | 89.9% | 2026 |
| 30 |  Finland | 89.1% | 2026 |
| 31 |  Jordan | 87.5% | 2026 |
| 32 |  Mauritius | 87.4% | 2026 |
| 33 |  Portugal | 86.9% | 2026 |
| 34 |  El Salvador | 86.9% | 2026 |
| 35 |  Egypt, Arab Rep. | 85.0% | 2026 |
| 36 |  Lao PDR | 84.7% | 2026 |
| 37 |  Austria | 83.0% | 2026 |
| 38 |  Suriname | 82.7% | 2026 |
| 39 |  Tunisia | 82.6% | 2026 |
| 40 |  Gabon | 82.0% | 2026 |
| 41 |  India | 80.8% | 2026 |
| 42 |  Fiji | 79.8% | 2026 |
| 43 |  South Africa | 79.5% | 2026 |
| 44 |  Malawi | 78.3% | 2026 |
| 45 |  St. Lucia | 77.2% | 2026 |
| 46 |  Hungary | 75.5% | 2026 |
| 47 |  Rwanda | 74.8% | 2026 |
| 48 |  Guinea-Bissau | 74.0% | 2026 |
| 49 |  Argentina | 73.6% | 2026 |
| 50 |  Bahamas, The | 72.9% | 2026 |
| 51 |  Pakistan | 71.3% | 2026 |
| 52 |  Togo | 70.6% | 2026 |
| 53 |  Malaysia | 70.5% | 2026 |
| 54 |  Israel | 70.4% | 2026 |
| 55 |  Kenya | 70.1% | 2026 |
| 56 |  Gambia, The | 70.0% | 2026 |
| 57 |  Yemen, Rep. | 68.5% | 2026 |
| 58 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 68.5% | 2026 |
| 59 |  Uruguay | 68.3% | 2026 |
| 60 |  St. Kitts and Nevis | 67.5% | 2026 |
| 61 |  Thailand | 66.7% | 2026 |
| 62 |  Morocco | 66.6% | 2026 |
| 63 |  Slovenia | 66.4% | 2026 |
| 64 |  Germany | 66.0% | 2026 |
| 65 |  Poland | 65.8% | 2026 |
| 66 |  Grenada | 65.5% | 2026 |
| 67 |  Aruba | 63.9% | 2026 |
| 68 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 63.8% | 2026 |
| 69 |  Belize | 63.5% | 2026 |
| 70 |  Namibia | 63.3% | 2026 |
| 71 |  Slovak Republic | 63.2% | 2026 |
| 72 |  Angola | 63.2% | 2026 |
| 73 |  Myanmar | 63.0% | 2026 |
| 74 |  Romania | 62.5% | 2026 |
| 75 |  Algeria | 62.2% | 2026 |
| 76 |  Colombia | 61.9% | 2026 |
| 77 |  San Marino | 61.8% | 2026 |
| 78 |  Montenegro | 61.6% | 2026 |
| 79 |  Panama | 60.3% | 2026 |
| 80 |  South Sudan | 60.2% | 2026 |
| 81 |  Mexico | 59.9% | 2026 |
| 82 |  Costa Rica | 59.5% | 2026 |
| 83 |  Palau | 59.0% | 2026 |
| 84 |  Dominican Republic | 58.9% | 2026 |
| 85 |  Philippines | 58.8% | 2026 |
| 86 |  Seychelles | 58.4% | 2026 |
| 87 |  Iraq | 58.0% | 2026 |
| 88 |  Jamaica | 57.4% | 2026 |
| 89 |  Croatia | 57.4% | 2026 |
| 90 |  Lesotho | 57.1% | 2026 |
| 91 |  Korea, Rep. | 56.7% | 2026 |
| 92 |  Ghana | 56.1% | 2026 |
| 93 |  New Zealand | 56.1% | 2026 |
| 94 |  Liberia | 54.2% | 2026 |
| 95 |  Cote d'Ivoire | 54.1% | 2026 |
| 96 |  Armenia | 54.1% | 2026 |
| 97 |  North Macedonia | 53.9% | 2026 |
| 98 |  Ecuador | 53.8% | 2024 |
| 99 |  Cyprus | 53.7% | 2026 |
| 100 |  Uganda | 53.0% | 2026 |
| 101 |  Albania | 52.7% | 2026 |
| 102 |  Central African Republic | 52.5% | 2026 |
| 103 |  Burkina Faso | 51.7% | 2026 |
| 104 |  Vanuatu | 51.5% | 2026 |
| 105 |  Madagascar | 50.9% | 2026 |
| 106 |  Australia | 50.7% | 2026 |
| 107 |  Papua New Guinea | 50.0% | 2026 |
| 108 |  Nepal | 49.9% | 2026 |
| 109 |  Mongolia | 49.7% | 2026 |
| 110 |  Benin | 49.6% | 2026 |
| 111 |  Tanzania | 48.3% | 2026 |
| 112 |  Mali | 48.0% | 2026 |
| 113 |  Latvia | 47.4% | 2026 |
| 114 |  Malta | 47.3% | 2026 |
| 115 |  Lithuania | 45.9% | 2026 |
| 116 |  Czechia | 45.7% | 2026 |
| 117 |  Sao Tome and Principe | 45.4% | 2026 |
| 118 |  Netherlands | 45.2% | 2026 |
| 119 |  Iceland | 44.9% | 2026 |
| 120 |  Botswana | 44.8% | 2026 |
| 121 |  Serbia | 44.2% | 2026 |
| 122 |  Honduras | 44.1% | 2026 |
| 123 |  Chile | 43.7% | 2026 |
| 124 |  Eswatini | 43.5% | 2026 |
| 125 |  Norway | 42.5% | 2026 |
| 126 |  Zimbabwe | 41.6% | 2026 |
| 127 |  Niger | 41.4% | 2026 |
| 128 |  Indonesia | 41.1% | 2026 |
| 129 |  Ethiopia | 41.1% | 2026 |
| 130 |  Burundi | 40.9% | 2026 |
| 131 |  Paraguay | 40.6% | 2026 |
| 132 |  Mauritania | 40.6% | 2026 |
| 133 |  Bangladesh | 40.2% | 2026 |
| 134 |  Nicaragua | 40.1% | 2026 |
| 135 |  Moldova | 39.2% | 2026 |
| 136 |  Qatar | 38.8% | 2026 |
| 137 |  Sierra Leone | 38.6% | 2026 |
| 138 |  Kyrgyz Republic | 38.3% | 2026 |
| 139 |  Equatorial Guinea | 38.1% | 2026 |
| 140 |  Guinea | 38.1% | 2026 |
| 141 |  Tonga | 37.8% | 2026 |
| 142 |  Belarus | 36.7% | 2026 |
| 143 |  Iran, Islamic Rep. | 36.4% | 2026 |
| 144 |  Cameroon | 36.3% | 2026 |
| 145 |  Switzerland | 36.1% | 2026 |
| 146 |  Sweden | 35.6% | 2026 |
| 147 |  Nigeria | 35.0% | 2026 |
| 148 |  Peru | 33.6% | 2026 |
| 149 |  Georgia | 33.4% | 2026 |
| 150 |  Oman | 33.0% | 2026 |
| 151 |  Comoros | 32.6% | 2026 |
| 152 |  Chad | 32.5% | 2026 |
| 153 |  United Arab Emirates | 31.9% | 2026 |
| 154 |  Viet Nam | 31.8% | 2026 |
| 155 |  Saudi Arabia | 31.8% | 2026 |
| 156 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 31.6% | 2026 |
| 157 |  Ireland | 31.5% | 2026 |
| 158 |  Uzbekistan | 31.0% | 2026 |
| 159 |  Andorra | 30.7% | 2026 |
| 160 |  Bulgaria | 29.9% | 2026 |
| 161 |  Guyana | 29.3% | 2026 |
| 162 |  Cambodia | 29.3% | 2026 |
| 163 |  Denmark | 29.1% | 2026 |
| 164 |  Luxembourg | 28.1% | 2026 |
| 165 |  Djibouti | 28.0% | 2026 |
| 166 |  Guatemala | 27.8% | 2026 |
| 167 |  Estonia | 27.5% | 2026 |
| 168 |  Kazakhstan | 26.4% | 2026 |
| 169 |  Turkiye | 25.1% | 2026 |
| 170 |  Solomon Islands | 25.1% | 2026 |
| 171 |  Russian Federation | 24.8% | 2026 |
| 172 |  Azerbaijan | 23.5% | 2026 |
| 173 |  Tajikistan | 22.9% | 2026 |
| 174 |  Puerto Rico (US) | 18.7% | 2026 |
| 175 |  Samoa | 17.7% | 2026 |
| 176 |  Kiribati | 16.5% | 2026 |
| 177 |  Marshall Islands | 14.9% | 2026 |
| 178 |  Timor-Leste | 14.7% | 2026 |
| 179 |  Congo, Dem. Rep. | 14.6% | 2026 |
| 180 |  Hong Kong SAR, China | 14.0% | 2026 |
| 181 |  Nauru | 13.0% | 2026 |
| 182 |  Kuwait | 10.7% | 2026 |
| 183 |  Haiti | 10.0% | 2026 |
| 184 |  Afghanistan | 8.8% | 2024 |
| 185 |  Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | 6.8% | 2026 |
| 186 |  Tuvalu | 3.6% | 2026 |
| 187 |  Turkmenistan | 3.6% | 2026 |
| 188 |  Brunei Darussalam | 2.3% | 2026 |
| 189 |  Liechtenstein | 0.5% | 2026 |
| 190 |  Macao SAR, China | 0.0% | 2026 |