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National Debt (% of GDP) by Country

195 countries ranked lowest to highest · Data: 2026

#CountryValue (%)YearPeak
1Macao0.0%20260.0% (2001)
2Liechtenstein0.5%20260.6% (2017)
3Brunei Darussalam2.3%20263.2% (2014)
4Turkmenistan3.6%202681.6% (1998)
5Tuvalu3.6%202637.5% (2006)
6Micronesia, Fed. States of6.8%202653.9% (1995)
7Afghanistan8.8%2024346.0% (2002)
8Haiti10.0%202637.8% (2003)
9Kuwait10.7%202645.3% (1991)
10Nauru13.0%2026298.9% (2010)
11Hong Kong14.0%202614.0% (2026)
12Congo, Dem. Rep. of the14.6%2026185.4% (2001)
13Timor-Leste14.7%202614.7% (2026)
14Marshall Islands14.9%202646.8% (2004)
15Kiribati16.5%202621.2% (2016)
16Samoa17.7%202659.4% (1999)
17Puerto Rico18.7%202654.5% (2014)
18Kosovo18.9%202622.5% (2020)
19Taiwan Province of China20.9%202639.2% (2012)
20Tajikistan22.9%2026111.4% (2000)
21Azerbaijan23.5%202626.3% (2021)
22Russian Federation24.8%2026135.2% (1998)
23Solomon Islands25.1%202665.7% (2002)
24Turkey25.1%202675.3% (2001)
25Kazakhstan26.4%202626.4% (2020)
26Estonia27.5%202627.5% (2026)
27Guatemala27.8%202631.5% (2020)
28Djibouti28.0%202648.0% (2017)
29Luxembourg28.1%202628.1% (2026)
30Denmark29.1%202678.7% (1993)
31Cambodia29.3%202639.8% (2003)
32Guyana29.3%2026108.0% (1998)
33Bulgaria29.9%202678.7% (1999)
34Syria30.0%2010189.8% (1990)
35Andorra30.7%202648.6% (2021)
36Uzbekistan31.0%202644.8% (2001)
37Ireland31.5%2026118.9% (2012)
38Bosnia and Herzegovina31.6%202656.0% (1999)
39Saudi Arabia31.8%2026103.0% (1999)
40Vietnam31.8%202647.9% (2016)
41United Arab Emirates31.9%202635.7% (2021)
42Chad32.5%202652.4% (2000)
43Comoros32.6%2026150.1% (1984)
44Oman33.0%202667.9% (2020)
45Georgia33.4%202659.6% (2020)
46Peru33.6%202649.4% (2003)
47Nigeria35.0%202653.2% (1991)
48Sweden35.6%202668.9% (1996)
49Switzerland36.1%202657.8% (2004)
50Cameroon36.3%202675.9% (2000)
51Iran36.4%202647.1% (2020)
52Belarus36.7%202658.2% (2011)
53Tonga37.8%202660.7% (2002)
54Equatorial Guinea38.1%2026260.7% (1982)
55Guinea38.1%202697.9% (2005)
56Kyrgyz Republic38.3%2026123.3% (2000)
57Sierra Leone38.6%2026113.5% (2001)
58Qatar38.8%202681.8% (1999)
59Moldova39.2%2026159.4% (1998)
60Nicaragua40.1%2026110.4% (2002)
61Bangladesh40.2%202641.0% (2024)
62Mauritania40.6%202671.1% (2005)
63Paraguay40.6%202667.0% (1990)
64Burundi40.9%2026166.1% (2004)
65Ethiopia41.1%2026155.2% (1994)
66Indonesia41.1%202687.4% (2000)
67Niger41.4%202682.1% (2000)
68Zimbabwe41.6%202676.1% (2023)
69Norway42.5%202653.7% (1993)
70Eswatini43.5%202643.5% (2026)
71Chile43.7%202643.7% (2026)
72Honduras44.1%2026236.5% (1990)
73Serbia44.2%2026200.6% (2000)
74Botswana44.8%202644.8% (2026)
75Iceland44.9%2026136.6% (2011)
76Netherlands45.2%202676.7% (1993)
77São Tomé and Príncipe45.4%2026418.4% (2001)
78Czech Republic45.7%202645.7% (2026)
79Lithuania45.9%202645.9% (2020)
80Malta47.3%202670.4% (2004)
81Latvia47.4%202648.2% (2010)
82Mali48.0%202690.5% (2000)
83Tanzania48.3%202650.8% (2001)
84Benin49.6%202654.9% (2023)
85Mongolia49.7%202686.9% (2017)
86Nepal49.9%202653.0% (2003)
87Papua New Guinea50.0%202653.9% (2023)
88Australia50.7%202657.1% (2020)
89Madagascar50.9%2026113.8% (1991)
90Vanuatu51.5%202652.6% (2017)
91Burkina Faso51.7%202659.2% (2022)
92Central African Republic52.5%2026103.1% (2001)
93Albania52.7%202675.4% (2020)
94Uganda53.0%202655.1% (2003)
95Cyprus53.7%2026113.6% (2020)
96Ecuador53.8%202463.8% (2001)
97North Macedonia 53.9%202654.8% (2024)
98Armenia54.1%202667.3% (2020)
99Côte d'Ivoire54.1%202684.2% (1997)
100Liberia54.2%2026600.1% (2003)
101Ghana56.1%202692.7% (2022)
102New Zealand56.1%202668.5% (1986)
103Korea, Republic of56.7%202656.7% (2026)
104Lesotho57.1%2026108.7% (2001)
105Croatia57.4%202686.5% (2020)
106Jamaica57.4%2026140.3% (2012)
107Iraq58.0%2026344.3% (2004)
108Seychelles58.4%2026199.8% (2001)
109Philippines58.8%202673.9% (1993)
110Dominican Republic58.9%202671.8% (2020)
111Palau59.0%202676.4% (2023)
112Costa Rica59.5%202667.6% (2021)
113Mexico59.9%202659.9% (2026)
114South Sudan, Republic of60.2%2026178.3% (2017)
115Panama60.3%202678.3% (1994)
116Montenegro61.6%2026108.4% (2020)
117San Marino61.8%202677.2% (2021)
118Colombia61.9%202665.3% (2020)
119Algeria62.2%2026106.3% (1994)
120Romania62.5%202662.5% (2026)
121Myanmar63.0%2026262.0% (2001)
122Angola63.2%2026119.1% (2020)
123Slovakia63.2%202663.2% (2026)
124Namibia63.3%202669.6% (2021)
125Belize63.5%2026103.0% (2020)
126Antigua and Barbuda63.8%2026114.5% (2002)
127Aruba63.9%2026117.0% (2020)
128Grenada65.5%2026105.4% (2013)
129West Bank and Gaza65.6%202465.6% (2024)
130Poland65.8%202665.8% (2026)
131Germany66.0%202681.0% (2010)
132Slovenia66.4%202683.4% (2015)
133Morocco66.6%202674.7% (1993)
134Thailand66.7%202666.7% (2026)
135Saint Kitts and Nevis67.5%2026153.1% (2004)
136Uruguay68.3%202691.9% (2003)
137Trinidad and Tobago68.5%202668.5% (2026)
138Yemen68.5%202696.1% (1999)
139Gambia, The70.0%202693.9% (2002)
140Kenya70.1%202673.4% (2023)
141Israel70.4%202689.7% (2003)
142Malaysia70.5%202674.1% (1990)
143Togo70.6%202672.1% (2024)
144Pakistan71.3%202680.8% (2020)
145Bahamas, The72.9%202690.7% (2021)
146Argentina73.6%2026154.6% (2023)
147Guinea-Bissau74.0%2026217.1% (2000)
148Rwanda74.8%2026100.8% (1995)
149Hungary75.5%202683.9% (1995)
150Saint Lucia77.2%202694.4% (2020)
151Malawi78.3%2026101.5% (2002)
152South Africa79.5%202679.5% (2026)
153Fiji79.8%202691.5% (2022)
154India80.8%202688.4% (2020)
155Gabon82.0%202690.1% (1993)
156Tunisia82.6%202684.0% (2023)
157Suriname82.7%2026146.4% (2020)
158Austria83.0%202685.6% (2015)
159Lao P.D.R.84.7%2026130.7% (2022)
160Egypt85.0%202698.3% (2005)
161El Salvador86.9%202695.4% (2020)
162Portugal86.9%2026134.1% (2020)
163Mauritius87.4%202691.9% (2020)
164Jordan87.5%2026204.8% (1990)
165Finland89.1%202689.1% (2026)
166Congo, Republic of 89.9%2026185.3% (2003)
167Saint Vincent and the Grenadines90.5%202694.0% (2025)
168Dominica92.5%2026112.5% (2020)
169Bolivia93.7%202598.0% (2024)
170Barbados94.6%2026142.8% (2017)
171Brazil95.0%202696.0% (2020)
172Spain98.7%2026119.2% (2020)
173Mozambique99.9%2026124.8% (2016)
174Sri Lanka100.8%2024115.9% (2022)
175Cabo Verde101.0%2026149.5% (2021)
176China102.3%2026102.3% (2026)
177United Kingdom104.8%2026105.8% (2020)
178Ukraine110.4%2026110.4% (2026)
179Belgium110.6%2026138.9% (1993)
180Canada113.0%2026118.1% (2020)
181Zambia114.9%2024261.0% (2000)
182France119.6%2026119.6% (2026)
183United States120.7%2025122.3% (2020)
184Bhutan121.1%2026124.5% (2021)
185Senegal124.3%2026128.4% (2024)
186Maldives135.9%2026155.7% (2020)
187Italy138.3%2026154.4% (2020)
188Greece141.9%2026209.9% (2020)
189Bahrain146.4%2026146.4% (2026)
190Lebanon163.8%2024358.2% (2021)
191Venezuela164.3%2024336.5% (2020)
192Sudan172.4%2026495.2% (1992)
193Singapore176.3%2026176.3% (2026)
194Japan226.8%2026258.4% (2020)
195Eritrea260.4%2019290.4% (2017)