Government debt % of GDP
In 2025, Japan had the highest value: 205%. Estimate
Definition. Gross debt of general government as a share of GDP. How we measure
Source: IMF World Economic Outlook, October 20262025Updated 6 Nov 2026
Countries and territories with data, ranked
| 1 | Japan | 205% | 2025Estimate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Sudan | 204% | 2025Estimate |
| 3 | Singapore | 166% | 2025Estimate |
| 4 | Libya | 154% | 2025 |
| 5 | Greece | 147% | 2025 |
| 6 | Bahrain | 144% | 2025Estimate |
| 7 | Lebanon | 139% | 2025Estimate |
| 8 | Italy | 137% | 2025 |
| 9 | Maldives | 129% | 2025 |
| 10 | Senegal | 128% | 2025 |
| 11 | United States | 124% | 2025 |
| 12 | France | 116% | 2025 |
| 13 | Cabo Verde | 115% | 2025Estimate |
| 14 | Canada | 114% | 2025 |
| 15 | Belgium | 108% | 2025 |
| 16 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 108% | 2025 |
| 17 | Ukraine | 107% | 2025 |
| 18 | Bhutan | 103% | 2025Estimate |
| 19 | United Kingdom | 102% | 2025 |
| 20 | Zambia | 101% | 2025 |
| 21 | Spain | 101% | 2025 |
| 22 | Republic of the Congo | 100% | 2025 |
| 23 | Dominica | 100% | 2025 |
| 24 | China | 99% | 2025 |
| 25 | Suriname | 97% | 2025 |
| 26 | Sri Lanka | 97% | 2025 |
| 27 | Malawi | 97% | 2025 |
| 28 | Barbados | 96% | 2025 |
| 29 | Brazil | 93% | 2025 |
| 30 | Mozambique | 90% | 2025Estimate |
| 31 | Portugal | 90% | 2025 |
| 32 | Laos | 89% | 2025 |
| 33 | Finland | 88% | 2025 |
| 34 | El Salvador | 88% | 2025 |
| 35 | Egypt | 87% | 2025Estimate |
| 36 | Mauritius | 87% | 2025 |
| 37 | India | 84% | 2025Estimate |
| 38 | Gabon | 84% | 2025 |
| 39 | Trinidad and Tobago | 84% | 2025Estimate |
| 40 | Jordan | 84% | 2025 |
| 41 | Bolivia | 83% | 2025 |
| 42 | Tunisia | 82% | 2025 |
| 43 | Austria | 81% | 2025Estimate |
| 44 | Argentina | 80% | 2025 |
| 45 | South Africa | 78% | 2025Estimate |
| 46 | Fiji | 77% | 2025Estimate |
| 47 | Saint Lucia | 77% | 2025 |
| 48 | Guinea-Bissau | 75% | 2025Estimate |
| 49 | Hungary | 75% | 2025 |
| 50 | Gambia | 74% | 2025Estimate |
| 51 | Pakistan | 73% | 2025 |
| 52 | Bahamas | 72% | 2025Estimate |
| 53 | Kenya | 71% | 2025 |
| 54 | Malaysia | 71% | 2025 |
| 55 | Antigua and Barbuda | 70% | 2025 |
| 56 | Grenada | 69% | 2025 |
| 57 | Israel | 68% | 2025 |
| 58 | Namibia | 68% | 2025 |
| 59 | Belize | 67% | 2025 |
| 60 | Morocco | 67% | 2025 |
| 61 | Jamaica | 66% | 2025 |
| 62 | Uruguay | 66% | 2025 |
| 63 | Slovenia | 65% | 2025 |
| 64 | Togo | 65% | 2025 |
| 65 | Aruba | 65% | 2025Estimate |
| 66 | Thailand | 65% | 2025Estimate |
| 67 | Rwanda | 65% | 2025 |
| 68 | South Sudan | 64% | 2025 |
| 69 | Montenegro | 64% | 2025 |
| 70 | Germany | 63% | 2025 |
| 71 | Mexico | 62% | 2025 |
| 72 | Slovakia | 61% | 2025 |
| 73 | Romania | 60% | 2025 |
| 74 | Costa Rica | 60% | 2025 |
| 75 | Colombia | 60% | 2025 |
| 76 | San Marino | 60% | 2025Estimate |
| 77 | Poland | 60% | 2025 |
| 78 | Benin | 59% | 2025 |
| 79 | Philippines | 59% | 2025 |
| 80 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 59% | 2025 |
| 81 | Dominican Republic | 59% | 2025 |
| 82 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 59% | 2025 |
| 83 | Côte d'Ivoire | 57% | 2025 |
| 84 | Iceland | 57% | 2025 |
| 85 | Panama | 57% | 2025 |
| 86 | Croatia | 56% | 2025 |
| 87 | Palestine | 56% | 2025 |
| 88 | Liberia | 55% | 2025 |
| 89 | Cyprus | 55% | 2025 |
| 90 | New Zealand | 55% | 2025 |
| 91 | Ecuador | 55% | 2025 |
| 92 | Norway | 54% | 2025 |
| 93 | Albania | 54% | 2025 |
| 94 | Uganda | 53% | 2025 |
| 95 | Burkina Faso | 53% | 2025 |
| 96 | Angola | 53% | 2025 |
| 97 | Palau | 53% | 2025Estimate |
| 98 | Iraq | 53% | 2025 |
| 99 | North Macedonia | 53% | 2025 |
| 100 | South Korea | 52% | 2025Estimate |
| 101 | Algeria | 52% | 2025 |
| 102 | Myanmar | 52% | 2025Estimate |
| 103 | Australia | 52% | 2025 |
| 104 | Papua New Guinea | 52% | 2025 |
| 105 | Sierra Leone | 51% | 2025 |
| 106 | Seychelles | 51% | 2025 |
| 107 | Tanzania | 50% | 2025Estimate |
| 108 | Lesotho | 49% | 2025 |
| 109 | Ghana | 49% | 2025 |
| 110 | Madagascar | 48% | 2025 |
| 111 | Nepal | 47% | 2025 |
| 112 | Armenia | 47% | 2025 |
| 113 | Latvia | 47% | 2025 |
| 114 | Malta | 46% | 2025 |
| 115 | Niger | 46% | 2025 |
| 116 | Mongolia | 45% | 2025 |
| 117 | Eswatini | 45% | 2025 |
| 118 | Netherlands | 45% | 2025 |
| 119 | Czechia | 44% | 2025 |
| 120 | Ethiopia | 43% | 2025Estimate |
| 121 | Central African Republic | 43% | 2025 |
| 122 | Qatar | 42% | 2025 |
| 123 | Serbia | 42% | 2025 |
| 124 | Bangladesh | 42% | 2025 |
| 125 | Burundi | 42% | 2025 |
| 126 | Chile | 42% | 2025 |
| 127 | Indonesia | 41% | 2025 |
| 128 | Cameroon | 40% | 2025 |
| 129 | Mauritania | 40% | 2025 |
| 130 | Honduras | 40% | 2025 |
| 131 | Mali | 40% | 2025 |
| 132 | Switzerland | 40% | 2025 |
| 133 | Lithuania | 39% | 2025 |
| 134 | Kyrgyzstan | 39% | 2025 |
| 135 | Moldova | 39% | 2025 |
| 136 | Paraguay | 38% | 2025 |
| 137 | Zimbabwe | 38% | 2025 |
| 138 | Guinea | 36% | 2025 |
| 139 | Vanuatu | 36% | 2025 |
| 140 | Nigeria | 36% | 2025 |
| 141 | Iran | 36% | 2025Estimate |
| 142 | Equatorial Guinea | 35% | 2025Estimate |
| 143 | Ireland | 35% | 2025 |
| 144 | Oman | 35% | 2025 |
| 145 | Nicaragua | 35% | 2025 |
| 146 | Sweden | 35% | 2025 |
| 147 | Georgia | 34% | 2025 |
| 148 | Botswana | 34% | 2025Estimate |
| 149 | United Arab Emirates | 34% | 2025 |
| 150 | Chad | 33% | 2025 |
| 151 | Saudi Arabia | 32% | 2025 |
| 152 | Djibouti | 31% | 2025 |
| 153 | Belarus | 31% | 2025 |
| 154 | Comoros | 31% | 2025 |
| 155 | Vietnam | 30% | 2025 |
| 156 | Andorra | 30% | 2025 |
| 157 | Peru | 30% | 2025 |
| 158 | Bulgaria | 30% | 2025 |
| 159 | Solomon Islands | 30% | 2025Estimate |
| 160 | Guyana | 29% | 2025 |
| 161 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 29% | 2025 |
| 162 | Uzbekistan | 29% | 2025 |
| 163 | Denmark | 27% | 2025 |
| 164 | Tonga | 27% | 2025Estimate |
| 165 | Guatemala | 27% | 2025 |
| 166 | Luxembourg | 26% | 2025 |
| 167 | Cambodia | 26% | 2025 |
| 168 | Kazakhstan | 24% | 2025Estimate |
| 169 | Estonia | 24% | 2025 |
| 170 | Türkiye | 24% | 2025 |
| 171 | Taiwan | 24% | 2025 |
| 172 | Samoa | 21% | 2025 |
| 173 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 20% | 2025Estimate |
| 174 | Azerbaijan | 20% | 2025 |
| 175 | Tajikistan | 19% | 2025 |
| 176 | Puerto Rico | 18% | 2025Estimate |
| 177 | Kosovo | 17% | 2025 |
| 178 | Russia | 17% | 2025 |
| 179 | Kuwait | 15% | 2025Estimate |
| 180 | Timor-Leste | 13% | 2025Estimate |
| 181 | Haiti | 12% | 2025Estimate |
| 182 | Nauru | 12% | 2025Estimate |
| 183 | Hong Kong | 12% | 2025 |
| 184 | Micronesia | 9% | 2025Estimate |
| 185 | Marshall Islands | 9% | 2025Estimate |
| 186 | Kiribati | 8% | 2025Estimate |
| 187 | Afghanistan | 8% | 2025 |
| 188 | Turkmenistan | 3% | 2025 |
| 189 | Tuvalu | 3% | 2025 |
| 190 | Brunei | 2% | 2025 |
| 191 | Liechtenstein | 1% | 2025Estimate |
Source: IMF World Economic Outlook, October 20262025Updated 6 Nov 2026
Debt, 2025
under 31%31%–46%46%–60%60%–84%84%+
No data
191 of 193 countries and territories reported for 2025. The rest have no figure for that year yet; “Latest available” includes their most recent year, up to two years earlier.
Years after 2025 are projections. For 43 countries, actual figures end earlier; their years up to 2025 are estimates, tagged in the table and dashed in the chart.
Over time
The median country’s value ranged from 36% to 57% between 2011 and 2025.
The median of reporting countries and the five highest in 2025. Dashed: median.
Source: IMF World Economic Outlook, October 20262011–2025Updated 6 Nov 2026