Government debt

Tier B· ReputableDescriptive

General government gross debt as a share of GDP. Descriptive — high debt is a risk in one country and sustainable in another (context, not a grade).

100 = highest debt (% GDP) in the dataset, 0 = lowest — descriptive, not better or worse

Mixed reference years (2010–2025). This metric uses each country's most recent available year, so countries are not all measured in the same year — cross-country comparison is weakened. Each row shows its own reference year.

How this score is built

General government gross debt as a share of GDP — IMF World Economic Outlook indicator GGXWDG_NGDP, via the IMF DataMapper API. We show the latest estimate (WEO forward projections excluded). Descriptive, not graded: like inflation, debt is non-monotonic — a very low figure can mean either fiscal prudence or no access to credit, and a high one (Japan ~250%) can be sustainable with a deep domestic market — so it uses a neutral colour and is off the Compare radar. Read the raw percentage in context. Tier B (IMF terms: reuse with attribution, not a named CC license).

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100No datadescriptive — not better/worse

100 = highest debt (% GDP) in the dataset, 0 = lowest — descriptive, not better or worse

Full ranking

193 countries with data. Rank 1 = best. Click a column to sort; click a country for its full provenance.

Continent

Rank ↑	Country	Score	Raw value
1st	VenezuelaVEN	100100	308.7 % of GDP
2nd	EritreaERI	84.3584	260.4 % of GDP
3rd	JapanJPN	66.8967	206.5 % of GDP
4th	SudanSDN	60.7761	187.6 % of GDP
5th	SingaporeSGP	55.4955	171.3 % of GDP
6th	BahrainBHR	47.8148	147.6 % of GDP
7th	GreeceGRC	47.247	145.7 % of GDP
8th	LebanonLBN	45.1645	139.4 % of GDP
9th	ItalyITA	44.4144	137.1 % of GDP
10th	SenegalSEN	42.1842	130.2 % of GDP
11th	MaldivesMDV	40.6241	125.4 % of GDP
12th	United StatesUSA	40.1440	123.9 % of GDP
13th	FranceFRA	37.5838	116 % of GDP
14th	CanadaCAN	36.7737	113.5 % of GDP
15th	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT	36.7337	113.4 % of GDP
16th	UkraineUKR	35.2135	108.7 % of GDP
17th	BelgiumBEL	34.4334	106.3 % of GDP
18th	SurinameSUR	34.2734	105.8 % of GDP
19th	BhutanBTN	33.5634	103.6 % of GDP
20th	DominicaDMA	33.2433	102.6 % of GDP
21st	MozambiqueMOZ	33.233	102.5 % of GDP
22nd	United KingdomGBR	33.1433	102.3 % of GDP
23rd	Cape VerdeCPV	32.7233	101 % of GDP
24th	Sri LankaLKA	32.6533	100.8 % of GDP
25th	SpainESP	32.5233	100.4 % of GDP
26th	ChinaCHN	32.1332	99.2 % of GDP
27th	CongoCOG	31.3631	96.8 % of GDP
28th	BarbadosBRB	30.5231	94.2 % of GDP
29th	BrazilBRA	30.2230	93.3 % of GDP
30th	PortugalPRT	29.1229	89.9 % of GDP
31st	FinlandFIN	28.9329	89.3 % of GDP
32nd	El SalvadorSLV	28.2528	87.2 % of GDP
33rd	EgyptEGY	28.1228	86.8 % of GDP
34th	MauritiusMUS	28.0228	86.5 % of GDP
35th	ZambiaZMB	27.8628	86 % of GDP
36th	BoliviaBOL	27.4727	84.8 % of GDP
37th	Trinidad and TobagoTTO	27.2827	84.2 % of GDP
38th	IndiaIND	27.2427	84.1 % of GDP
39th	JordanJOR	26.8227	82.8 % of GDP
40th	TunisiaTUN	26.3426	81.3 % of GDP
41st	LaosLAO	26.1126	80.6 % of GDP
42nd	AustriaAUT	26.0826	80.5 % of GDP
43rd	ArgentinaARG	26.0126	80.3 % of GDP
44th	GabonGAB	25.5626	78.9 % of GDP
45th	FijiFJI	25.4925	78.7 % of GDP
46th	South AfricaZAF	25.4625	78.6 % of GDP
47th	MalawiMWI	25.425	78.4 % of GDP
48th	Saint LuciaLCA	24.9825	77.1 % of GDP
49th	Guinea-BissauGNB	24.3924	75.3 % of GDP
50th	HungaryHUN	24.3624	75.2 % of GDP
51st	GambiaGMB	23.9424	73.9 % of GDP
52nd	BahamasBHS	23.9124	73.8 % of GDP
53rd	PakistanPAK	23.5824	72.8 % of GDP
54th	GrenadaGRD	23.1923	71.6 % of GDP
55th	MalaysiaMYS	22.923	70.7 % of GDP
56th	NamibiaNAM	22.7423	70.2 % of GDP
57th	Antigua and BarbudaATG	22.5823	69.7 % of GDP
58th	KenyaKEN	22.4522	69.3 % of GDP
59th	IsraelISR	22.1922	68.5 % of GDP
60th	BelizeBLZ	2222	67.9 % of GDP
61st	JamaicaJAM	21.9322	67.7 % of GDP
62nd	MontenegroMNE	21.7422	67.1 % of GDP
62nd	MoroccoMAR	21.7422	67.1 % of GDP
64th	SloveniaSVN	21.3521	65.9 % of GDP
65th	UruguayURY	21.2821	65.7 % of GDP
66th	ThailandTHA	20.9621	64.7 % of GDP
67th	RwandaRWA	20.9321	64.6 % of GDP
68th	ArubaABW	20.621	63.6 % of GDP
69th	TogoTGO	20.4120	63 % of GDP
70th	GermanyDEU	20.3820	62.9 % of GDP
71st	PalauPLW	20.1820	62.3 % of GDP
72nd	South SudanSSD	20.1220	62.1 % of GDP
73rd	Central African RepublicCAF	20.0220	61.8 % of GDP
73rd	MexicoMEX	20.0220	61.8 % of GDP
75th	SlovakiaSVK	19.9520	61.6 % of GDP
76th	RomaniaROU	19.6320	60.6 % of GDP
76th	San MarinoSMR	19.6320	60.6 % of GDP
78th	Costa RicaCRI	19.5720	60.4 % of GDP
79th	ColombiaCOL	19.419	59.9 % of GDP
80th	PhilippinesPHL	19.2419	59.4 % of GDP
81st	Dominican RepublicDOM	19.1119	59 % of GDP
82nd	PolandPOL	19.0519	58.8 % of GDP
83rd	Saint Kitts and NevisKNA	18.9219	58.4 % of GDP
84th	BeninBEN	18.5619	57.3 % of GDP
85th	PanamaPAN	18.3318	56.6 % of GDP
86th	Ivory CoastCIV	18.2418	56.3 % of GDP
87th	IcelandISL	18.1718	56.1 % of GDP
88th	CroatiaHRV	18.1118	55.9 % of GDP
89th	São Tomé and PríncipeSTP	18.0418	55.7 % of GDP
90th	CyprusCYP	17.9118	55.3 % of GDP
91st	LiberiaLBR	17.7818	54.9 % of GDP
92nd	New ZealandNZL	17.7218	54.7 % of GDP
93rd	EcuadorECU	17.6218	54.4 % of GDP
94th	UgandaUGA	17.5618	54.2 % of GDP
95th	AlgeriaDZA	17.5318	54.1 % of GDP
96th	IraqIRQ	17.4617	53.9 % of GDP
97th	AlbaniaALB	17.0417	52.6 % of GDP
98th	North MacedoniaMKD	17.0117	52.5 % of GDP
99th	South KoreaKOR	16.9417	52.3 % of GDP
100th	Papua New GuineaPNG	16.8817	52.1 % of GDP
101st	Burkina FasoBFA	16.8417	52 % of GDP
102nd	MyanmarMMR	16.8117	51.9 % of GDP
103rd	SeychellesSYC	16.6817	51.5 % of GDP
104th	AngolaAGO	16.6217	51.3 % of GDP
105th	AustraliaAUS	16.5217	51 % of GDP
106th	TanzaniaTZA	16.116	49.7 % of GDP
107th	LesothoLSO	15.9116	49.1 % of GDP
108th	ArmeniaARM	15.8716	49 % of GDP
109th	GhanaGHA	15.8116	48.8 % of GDP
110th	MadagascarMDG	15.7816	48.7 % of GDP
111th	GuineaGIN	15.5816	48.1 % of GDP
111th	NepalNPL	15.5816	48.1 % of GDP
113th	LatviaLVA	15.1915	46.9 % of GDP
114th	MaltaMLT	15.1615	46.8 % of GDP
115th	NigerNER	14.7115	45.4 % of GDP
116th	Sierra LeoneSLE	14.6415	45.2 % of GDP
117th	MongoliaMNG	14.6115	45.1 % of GDP
118th	NorwayNOR	14.5815	45 % of GDP
119th	EswatiniSWZ	14.5415	44.9 % of GDP
120th	CzechiaCZE	14.4514	44.6 % of GDP
121st	ZimbabweZWE	14.1914	43.8 % of GDP
122nd	NetherlandsNLD	14.0314	43.3 % of GDP
123rd	EthiopiaETH	13.9614	43.1 % of GDP
124th	SerbiaSRB	13.7414	42.4 % of GDP
125th	BangladeshBGD	13.6114	42 % of GDP
126th	MaliMLI	13.5714	41.9 % of GDP
127th	ChileCHL	13.5414	41.8 % of GDP
128th	QatarQAT	13.4113	41.4 % of GDP
129th	BurundiBDI	13.3513	41.2 % of GDP
129th	HondurasHND	13.3513	41.2 % of GDP
131st	IndonesiaIDN	13.2813	41 % of GDP
132nd	VanuatuVUT	13.2513	40.9 % of GDP
133rd	Equatorial GuineaGNQ	13.1513	40.6 % of GDP
134th	CameroonCMR	13.0913	40.4 % of GDP
135th	MauritaniaMRT	12.9913	40.1 % of GDP
136th	LithuaniaLTU	12.8913	39.8 % of GDP
137th	SwitzerlandCHE	12.7613	39.4 % of GDP
138th	BotswanaBWA	12.513	38.6 % of GDP
139th	ParaguayPRY	12.3412	38.1 % of GDP
140th	IranIRN	12.0812	37.3 % of GDP
141st	MoldovaMDA	11.8612	36.6 % of GDP
142nd	KyrgyzstanKGZ	11.6612	36 % of GDP
143rd	OmanOMN	11.612	35.8 % of GDP
144th	NigeriaNGA	11.512	35.5 % of GDP
145th	SwedenSWE	11.3111	34.9 % of GDP
146th	NicaraguaNIC	11.2711	34.8 % of GDP
147th	GeorgiaGEO	11.1111	34.3 % of GDP
147th	United Arab EmiratesARE	11.1111	34.3 % of GDP
149th	BelarusBLR	10.7211	33.1 % of GDP
150th	IrelandIRL	10.6611	32.9 % of GDP
151st	DjiboutiDJI	10.410	32.1 % of GDP
152nd	Saudi ArabiaSAU	10.2710	31.7 % of GDP
153rd	ChadTCD	9.8510	30.4 % of GDP
154th	AndorraAND	9.8210	30.3 % of GDP
154th	VietnamVNM	9.8210	30.3 % of GDP
156th	PeruPER	9.7810	30.2 % of GDP
157th	SyriaSYR	9.7210	30 % of GDP
158th	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH	9.6910	29.9 % of GDP
159th	ComorosCOM	9.5610	29.5 % of GDP
160th	Solomon IslandsSLB	9.39	28.7 % of GDP
161st	GuyanaGUY	9.269	28.6 % of GDP
161st	UzbekistanUZB	9.269	28.6 % of GDP
163rd	DenmarkDNK	8.919	27.5 % of GDP
164th	TongaTON	8.889	27.4 % of GDP
165th	GuatemalaGTM	8.819	27.2 % of GDP
166th	BulgariaBGR	8.789	27.1 % of GDP
167th	LuxembourgLUX	8.759	27 % of GDP
168th	CambodiaKHM	8.589	26.5 % of GDP
169th	KazakhstanKAZ	7.978	24.6 % of GDP
170th	EstoniaEST	7.848	24.2 % of GDP
171st	TürkiyeTUR	7.618	23.5 % of GDP
172nd	TaiwanTWN	7.267	22.4 % of GDP
173rd	TajikistanTJK	77	21.6 % of GDP
174th	SamoaWSM	6.877	21.2 % of GDP
175th	DR CongoCOD	6.547	20.2 % of GDP
176th	AzerbaijanAZE	6.517	20.1 % of GDP
177th	Puerto RicoPRI	5.836	18 % of GDP
178th	KosovoUNK	5.676	17.5 % of GDP
179th	RussiaRUS	5.576	17.2 % of GDP
180th	KuwaitKWT	4.735	14.6 % of GDP
180th	NauruNRU	4.735	14.6 % of GDP
182nd	Timor-LesteTLS	4.635	14.3 % of GDP
183rd	HaitiHTI	3.984	12.3 % of GDP
184th	Hong KongHKG	3.854	11.9 % of GDP
185th	Marshall IslandsMHL	3.824	11.8 % of GDP
186th	MicronesiaFSM	2.883	8.9 % of GDP
187th	AfghanistanAFG	2.593	8 % of GDP
187th	KiribatiKIR	2.593	8 % of GDP
189th	TurkmenistanTKM	1.231	3.8 % of GDP
190th	TuvaluTUV	1.171	3.6 % of GDP
191st	BruneiBRN	0.490	1.5 % of GDP
192nd	LiechtensteinLIE	0.160	0.5 % of GDP
193rd	MacauMAC	00	0 % of GDP