List of countries by public debt
Encyclopedia
This is a list of countries by public debt
to GDP ratio as listed by Eurostat
for EU and by CIA's World Factbook 2010, for the rest of the world. It is the cumulative total of all government borrowings
less repayments that are denominated in a country's home currency. Public debt is the most relevant data for discussions of government default and debt ceilings; although of similar magnitude for the US (2010), it is different from external debt
, which instead reflects the foreign currency liabilities of both the private and public sector. The figures here are represented as a percentage of annual gross domestic product
. The public debt relative information provided by national sources is not always objective and true, given the fact that there is no independent research in these matters.
Does not include the state debt issued by individual US states and intra-government debt (with amounts owed to the Medicare
and Social Security
funds being the largest portion of "intra-government" debt)
"Figures are for gross general government debt, as opposed to net federal debt; gross general government debt includes both intra-government debt and the debt of public entities at the sub-national level" . "As a share of GDP,
net debt was 38.1 percent" .
According to the greek public debt new profile decided in the european leaders (with the participation of banks and IMF's representatives) summit in Brussels the 26th of October 2011. Following this decision the greek bonds being held by private creditors have to be reduced by 50% in its nominal value.Thus the total public debt is reduced by 27,5% from 160% of GDP in 2011 to 116 (excluding the loans owed to International Financial Institutions and the bonds maturing after 2020)
Government debt
Government debt is money owed by a central government. In the US, "government debt" may also refer to the debt of a municipal or local government...
to GDP ratio as listed by Eurostat
Eurostat
Eurostat is a Directorate-General of the European Commission located in Luxembourg. Its main responsibilities are to provide the European Union with statistical information at European level and to promote the integration of statistical methods across the Member States of the European Union,...
for EU and by CIA's World Factbook 2010, for the rest of the world. It is the cumulative total of all government borrowings
Government debt
Government debt is money owed by a central government. In the US, "government debt" may also refer to the debt of a municipal or local government...
less repayments that are denominated in a country's home currency. Public debt is the most relevant data for discussions of government default and debt ceilings; although of similar magnitude for the US (2010), it is different from external debt
External debt
External debt is that part of the total debt in a country that is owed to creditors outside the country. The debtors can be the government, corporations or private households. The debt includes money owed to private commercial banks, other governments, or international financial institutions such...
, which instead reflects the foreign currency liabilities of both the private and public sector. The figures here are represented as a percentage of annual gross domestic product
Gross domestic product
Gross domestic product refers to the market value of all final goods and services produced within a country in a given period. GDP per capita is often considered an indicator of a country's standard of living....
. The public debt relative information provided by national sources is not always objective and true, given the fact that there is no independent research in these matters.
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| Country | % of GDP (CIA and Eurostat) | Date | % of GDP (IMF) | Date | Region |
 Albania |
59.3 | 2010 est. | 58.22 | 2010 | Europe |
 Algeria |
6.6 | 2010 est. | 10.39 | 2010 | Africa |
 Angola |
20.8 | 2010 est. | 35.02 | 2010 | Africa |
 Antigua and Barbuda |
69.58 | 2010 | Caribbean | ||
 Argentina |
45.1 | 2010 est. | 49.10 | 2010 | South America |
 Armenia |
39.18 | 2010 | Asia | ||
 Aruba |
46.3 | 2005 | North America | ||
 Australia |
26.6 | 2010 est. | 20.52 | 2010 | Oceania |
 Austria |
71.8 | 2010 est. | 72.15 | 2010 | Europe |
 Azerbaijan |
4.6 | 2010 est. | 10.84 | 2010 | Asia |
 The Bahamas |
45.41 | 2010 | Caribbean | ||
 Bahrain |
65.8 | 2010 est. | 32.05 | 2010 | Asia |
 Bangladesh |
35.2 | 2010 est. | Asia | ||
 Barbados |
102.1 | 2010 est. | 117.79 | 2010 | Caribbean |
 Belarus |
26.54 | 2010 | Europe | ||
 Belgium |
96.2 | 2010 est. | 96.67 | 2010 | Europe |
 Belize |
80.0 | 2010 est. | 81.36 | 2010 | North America |
 Benin |
31.10 | 2010 | Africa | ||
 Bhutan |
57.8 | 2009 | 70.92 | 2010 | Asia |
 Bolivia |
39.7 | 2010 est. | 36.61 | 2010 | South America |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina |
39.1 | 2010 est. | 39.67 | 2010 | Europe |
 Botswana |
20.9 | 2010 est. | 13.23 | 2010 | Africa |
 Brazil |
59.0 | 2010 est. | 66.84 | 2010 | South America |
 Brunei |
0.00 | 2010 | Asia | ||
 Kingdom of Bulgaria |
16.3 | 2010 est. | 17.37 | 2010 | Europe |
 Burkina Faso |
27.13 | 2010 | Africa | ||
 Burundi |
50.00 | 2010 | Africa | ||
 Cambodia |
29.88 | 2010 | Asia | ||
 Cameroon |
15.8 | 2010 est. | 12.12 | 2010 | Africa |
 Canada |
84.0 | 2010 est. | 83.95 | 2010 | North America |
 Cape Verde |
73.19 | 2010 | Africa | ||
 Central African Republic |
41.94 | 2010 | Africa | ||
 Chad |
32.59 | 2010 | Africa | ||
 Chile |
9.2 | 2010 est. | 9.19 | 2010 | South America |
 Mainland China |
18.9 | 2010 est. | 33.83 | 2010 | Asia |
 Colombia |
45.4 | 2010 est. | 36.01 | 2010 | South America |
 Comoros |
51.76 | 2010 | Africa | ||
 Costa Rica |
42.7 | 2010 est. | 29.56 | 2010 | North America |
 Côte d'Ivoire |
63.8 | 2010 est. | 66.80 | 2010 | Africa |
 Independent State of Croatia |
58.0 | 2010 est. | 40.58 | 2010 | Europe |
 Cuba |
34.3 | 2010 est. | North America | ||
 Cyprus |
61.5 | 2010 est. | 60.80 | 2010 | Europe |
 Czech Republic |
37.6 | 2010 est. | 38.54 | 2010 | Europe |
| 33.78 | 2010 | Africa | |||
 Denmark |
43.7 | 2010 est. | 43.65 | 2010 | Europe |
 Djibouti |
56.14 | 2010 | Africa | ||
 Dominica |
78.0 | 2009 est. | 54.30 | 2010 | North America |
 Dominican Republic |
36.8 | 2010 est. | 28.70 | 2010 | North America |
 Ecuador |
23.2 | 2010 est. | 20.72 | 2010 | South America |
 Egypt |
79.9 | 2010 est. | 73.78 | 2010 | Africa |
 El Salvador |
52.7 | 2010 est. | 50.28 | 2010 | North America |
 Equatorial Guinea |
5.3 | 2010 est. | 7.54 | 2010 | Africa |
 Eritrea |
144.76 | 2010 | Africa | ||
 Estonia |
6.7 | 2010 est. | 6.56 | 2010 | Europe |
 Ethiopia |
47.9 | 2010 est. | 36.71 | 2010 | Africa |
 Fiji |
55.83 | 2010 | Oceania | ||
 Finland |
48.3 | 2010 est. | 48.39 | 2010 | Europe |
 Early Modern France |
82.4 | 2010 est. | 82.33 | 2010 | Europe |
 Gabon |
21.1 | 2010 est. | 25.14 | 2010 | Africa |
 Georgia (country) |
39.07 | 2010 | Asia | ||
 Germany |
83.2 | 2010 est. | 83.96 | 2010 | Europe |
 Ghana |
34.0 | 2010 est. | 37.38 | 2010 | Africa |
 Gibraltar |
7.5 | 2008 est. | Europe | ||
 Greece |
116.0 | 2011 est. | 142.76 | 2010 | Europe |
 Grenada |
98.64 | 2010 | Caribbean | ||
 Guatemala |
29.7 | 2010 est. | 24.19 | 2010 | North America |
 Guinea-Bissau |
48.97 | 2010 | Africa | ||
 Guinea |
88.56 | 2010 | Africa | ||
 Guyana |
57.0 | 2010 est. | 60.18 | 2010 | South America |
 Haiti |
17.07 | 2010 | Caribbean | ||
 Honduras |
29.1 | 2010 est. | 26.34 | 2010 | North America |
 Hong Kong |
18.2 | 2010 est. | 34.61 | 2010 | Asia |
 Hungary |
81.3 | 2011 est. | 80.20 | 2010 | Europe |
 Iceland |
126.1 | 2010 est. | 92.37 | 2010 | Europe |
 India |
51.9 | 2010 est. | 64.12 | 2010 | Asia |
 Indonesia |
25.5 | 2010 est. | 27.43 | 2010 | Asia |
 Iran |
16.6 | 2010 est. | 11.64 | 2010 | Asia |
 Iraq |
119.55 | 2010 | Asia | ||
 Republic of Ireland |
94.9 | 2010 est. | 94.92 | 2010 | Europe |
 Israel |
74.5 | 2010 est. | 77.42 | 2010 | Asia |
 Italy |
118.4 | 2010 est. | 119.00 | 2010 | Europe |
 Jamaica |
126.5 | 2010 est. | 143.36 | 2010 | Caribbean |
 Japan |
197.5 | 2010 est. | 220.00 | 2010 | Asia |
 Jordan |
63.2 | 2010 est. | 66.81 | 2010 | Asia |
 Kazakhstan |
15.5 | 2010 est. | 10.68 | 2010 | Asia |
 Kenya |
47.5 | 2010 est. | 52.33 | 2010 | Africa |
 South Korea |
22.7 | 2010 est. | 33.44 | 2010 | Asia |
 Kuwait |
11.9 | 2010 est. | 10.45 | 2010 | Asia |
 Kyrgyzstan |
62.64 | 2010 | Asia | ||
 Laos |
62.05 | 2010 | Asia | ||
 Latvia |
44.7 | 2010 est. | 39.89 | 2010 | Europe |
 Lebanon |
133.8 | 2010 est. | 134.07 | 2010 | Asia |
 Lesotho |
34.07 | 2010 | Africa | ||
 Liberia |
13.42 | 2010 | Africa | ||
 Libya |
3.3 | 2010 est. | 0.00 | 2010 | Africa |
 Lithuania |
38.0 | 2010 est. | 38.66 | 2010 | Europe |
 Luxembourg |
19.1 | 2010 est. | 18.42 | 2010 | Europe |
 Republic of Macedonia |
24.8 | 2010 est. | 24.63 | 2010 | Europe |
 Madagascar |
34.04 | 2010 | Africa | ||
 Malawi |
39.3 | 2010 est. | 37.41 | 2010 | Africa |
 Malaysia |
52.4 | 2010 est. | 54.20 | 2010 | Asia |
 Maldives |
59.29 | 2010 | Asia | ||
 Mali |
32.1 | 2010 est. | 29.62 | 2010 | Africa |
 Malta |
69.0 | 2010 est. | 67.15 | 2010 | Europe |
 Mauritania |
86.16 | 2010 | Africa | ||
 Mauritius |
57.7 | 2010 est. | 50.47 | 2010 | Africa |
 Mexico |
36.8 | 2010 est. | 42.92 | 2010 | North America |
 Moldova |
21.3 | 2010 est. | 26.64 | 2010 | Europe |
 Kingdom of Montenegro |
38.0 | 2006 | 44.07 | 2010 | Europe |
 Morocco |
60.9 | 2010 est. | 51.09 | 2010 | Africa |
 Mozambique |
47.7 | 2010 est. | 37.79 | 2010 | Africa |
 Myanmar |
42.78 | 2010 | Asia | ||
 Namibia |
20.1 | 2010 est. | 18.82 | 2010 | Africa |
 Nepal |
35.86 | 2010 | Asia | ||
 Netherlands |
62.9 | 2010 est. | 63.68 | 2010 | Europe |
 New Zealand |
30.3 | 2010 est. | 32.03 | 2010 | Oceania |
 Nicaragua |
78.0 | 2010 est. | 80.34 | 2010 | North America |
 Niger |
16.16 | 2010 | Africa | ||
 Nigeria |
11.9 | 2010 est. | 17.31 | 2010 | Africa |
 North Korea |
0.4 | 2007 est. | Asia | ||
 Norway |
48.9 | 2010 est. | 55.42 | 2010 | Europe |
 Oman |
4.0 | 2010 est. | 5.70 | 2010 | Asia |
 Pakistan |
50.7 | 2010 est. | 56.82 | 2010 | Asia |
 Panama |
43.3 | 2010 est. | 38.70 | 2010 | North America |
 Papua New Guinea |
26.3 | 2010 est. | Oceania | ||
 Paraguay |
19.0 | 2010 est. | 15.43 | 2010 | South America |
 Peru |
23.9 | 2010 est. | 24.52 | 2010 | South America |
 Philippines |
55.4 | 2010 est. | 44.68 | 2010 | Asia |
 Poland |
54.9 | 2010 est. | 54.98 | 2010 | Europe |
 Portugal |
93.3 | 2010 est. | 92.92 | 2010 | Europe |
 Qatar |
10.8 | 2010 est. | 27.03 | 2010 | Asia |
 Republic of the Congo |
23.83 | 2010 | Africa | ||
 Kingdom of Romania |
31.0 | 2010 est. | 31.74 | 2010 | Europe |
 Russia |
9.0 | 2010 est. | 11.75 | 2010 | Asia/Europe |
 Rwanda |
23.24 | 2010 | Africa | ||
 Saint Kitts and Nevis |
185.0 | 2009 est. | 155.79 | 2010 | Caribbean |
 Saint Lucia |
65.34 | 2010 | Caribbean | ||
 São Tomé and Príncipe |
71.39 | 2010 | Africa | ||
 Saudi Arabia |
17.1 | 2010 est. | 9.95 | 2010 | Asia |
 Senegal |
33.3 | 2010 est. | 37.95 | 2010 | Africa |
 Serbia |
39.5 | 2010 est. | 44.86 | 2010 | Europe |
 Seychelles |
54.8 | 2010 est. | 83.11 | 2010 | Africa |
 Sierra Leone |
64.65 | 2010 | Africa | ||
 Singapore |
105.8 | 2010 est. | 96.29 | 2010 | Asia |
 Slovakia |
41.0 | 2010 est. | 41.78 | 2010 | Europe |
 Slovenia |
38.8 | 2010 est. | 37.26 | 2010 | Europe |
 Solomon Islands |
25.65 | 2010 | Oceania | ||
 South Africa |
32.3 | 2010 est. | 33.83 | 2010 | Africa |
 Spain |
61.0 | 2010 | 60.12 | 2010 | Europe |
 Sri Lanka |
81.9 | 2010 est. | 78.2 | 2010 | Asia |
| 66.83 | 2010 | Caribbean | |||
 Sudan |
92.6 | 2010 est. | 71.64 | 2010 | Africa |
 Suriname |
21.55 | 2010 | South America | ||
 Swaziland |
17.53 | 2010 | Africa | ||
 Sweden |
39.7 | 2010 est. | 39.70 | 2010 | Europe |
 Switzerland |
38.7 | 2010 est. | 54.52 | 2010 | Europe |
 Syria |
28.6 | 2010 est. | 29.71 | 2010 | Asia |
 Republic of China |
33.9 | 2010 est. | 38.62 | 2010 | Asia |
 Tajikistan |
36.66 | 2010 | Asia | ||
 Tanzania |
34.4 | 2010 est. | 40.08 | 2010 | Africa |
 Thailand |
43.1 | 2010 est. | 44.06 | 2010 | Asia |
 The Gambia |
57.83 | 2010 | Africa | ||
 Togo |
32.29 | 2010 | Africa | ||
 Trinidad and Tobago |
29.4 | 2010 est. | 40.13 | 2010 | North America |
 Tunisia |
50.4 | 2010 est. | 40.42 | 2010 | Africa |
 Turkey |
42.8 | 2010 est. | 42.15 | 2010 | Asia/Europe |
 Turkmenistan |
11.77 | 2010 | Asia | ||
 Uganda |
21.1 | 2010 est. | 23.57 | 2010 | Africa |
 Ukraine |
40.1 | 2010 est. | 40.06 | 2010 | Europe |
 United Arab Emirates |
51.7 | 2010 est. | 20.99 | 2010 | Asia |
 United Kingdom |
79.9 | 2010 est. | 75.50 | 2010 | Europe |
 United States |
62.3 | 2010 est. | 94.36 | 2010 | North America |
 Uruguay |
56.3 | 2010 est. | 57.06 | 2010 | South America |
 Uzbekistan |
7.5 | 2010 est. | 9.96 | 2010 | Asia |
 Venezuela |
26.9 | 2010 est. | 38.36 | 2010 | South America |
 Vietnam |
57.1 | 2010 est. | 52.85 | 2010 | Asia |
 Wallis and Futuna |
5.6 | 2004 | Oceania | ||
 Yemen |
36.1 | 2010 est. | 40.56 | 2010 | Asia |
 Zambia |
26.7 | 2010 est. | 24.63 | 2010 | Africa |
 Zimbabwe |
234.1 | 2010 est. | 56.25 | 2010 | Africa |
| World | 59.3 | 2010 est. | 79.25 | 2010 |
Does not include the state debt issued by individual US states and intra-government debt (with amounts owed to the Medicare
Medicare
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and Social Security
Social Security (United States)
In the United States, Social Security refers to the federal Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance program.The original Social Security Act and the current version of the Act, as amended encompass several social welfare and social insurance programs...
funds being the largest portion of "intra-government" debt)
"Figures are for gross general government debt, as opposed to net federal debt; gross general government debt includes both intra-government debt and the debt of public entities at the sub-national level" . "As a share of GDP,
net debt was 38.1 percent" .
According to the greek public debt new profile decided in the european leaders (with the participation of banks and IMF's representatives) summit in Brussels the 26th of October 2011. Following this decision the greek bonds being held by private creditors have to be reduced by 50% in its nominal value.Thus the total public debt is reduced by 27,5% from 160% of GDP in 2011 to 116 (excluding the loans owed to International Financial Institutions and the bonds maturing after 2020)
See also
- List of countries by external debt
- United Kingdom national debtUnited Kingdom national debtThe British public debt is the money borrowed by the Government of the United Kingdom at any one time through the issue of securities by the British Treasury and other government agencies. The origins of the British national debt can be found during the reign of William III, who engaged a syndicate...
- Canadian public debtCanadian Public DebtThe Canadian government debt, commonly called the "public debt" or the "national debt", is the amount of money owed by the Government of Canada to holders of Canadian Treasury security. "Gross debt" is the national debt plus intragovernmental debt obligations or debt held by trust funds...