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Government debt

How indebted is the state my taxes would go to?

General government gross debt as a share of GDP (IMF World Economic Outlook, annual).

Brunei leads with 1.50 %; Japan sits last at 206.50 %. Best-for-you first — lower is better here.

Coverage: 124 of ~125 countries this field can reach — IMF WEO general government gross debt — ~190 economies, annual

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5 of 124 countries between 12.30 % and 17.86 %4 of 124 countries between 17.86 % and 23.42 %9 of 124 countries between 23.42 % and 28.97 %9 of 124 countries between 28.97 % and 34.53 %9 of 124 countries between 34.53 % and 40.09 %11 of 124 countries between 40.09 % and 45.65 %8 of 124 countries between 45.65 % and 51.21 %11 of 124 countries between 51.21 % and 56.77 %8 of 124 countries between 56.77 % and 62.32 %7 of 124 countries between 62.32 % and 67.88 %6 of 124 countries between 67.88 % and 73.44 %5 of 124 countries between 73.44 % and 79.00 %6 of 124 countries between 79.00 % and 84.56 %7 of 124 countries between 84.56 % and 90.12 %2 of 124 countries between 90.12 % and 95.67 %3 of 124 countries between 95.67 % and 101.23 %4 of 124 countries between 101.23 % and 106.79 %1 of 124 countries between 106.79 % and 112.35 %2 of 124 countries between 112.35 % and 117.91 %1 of 124 countries between 123.47 % and 129.02 %2 of 124 countries between 134.58 % and 140.14 %4 of 124 countries between 140.14 % and 145.70 %median 54.40 %12.30 %145.70 %
Half of all 124 countries sit between 36.00 % and 80.30 %. Axis trimmed to the 2nd–98th percentile; 5 values beyond it sit in the end bars.

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Fiji — Government debt: 78.70 %Tanzania — Government debt: 49.70 %W. Sahara — no data yetCanada — Government debt: 113.50 %United States — Government debt: 123.90 %Kazakhstan — Government debt: 24.60 %Uzbekistan — no data yetPapua New Guinea — Government debt: 52.10 %Indonesia — Government debt: 41.00 %Argentina — Government debt: 80.30 %Chile — Government debt: 41.80 %Dem. Rep. Congo — no data yetSomalia — no data yetKenya — Government debt: 69.30 %Sudan — no data yetChad — no data yetHaiti — Government debt: 12.30 %Dominican Republic — Government debt: 59.00 %Russia — Government debt: 17.20 %Bahamas — Government debt: 73.80 %Falkland Is. — no data yetNorway — Government debt: 45.00 %Greenland — no data yetFr. S. Antarctic Lands — no data yetTimor-Leste — no data yetSouth Africa — Government debt: 78.60 %Lesotho — no data yetMexico — Government debt: 61.80 %Uruguay — Government debt: 65.70 %Brazil — Government debt: 93.30 %Bolivia — Government debt: 84.80 %Peru — Government debt: 30.20 %Colombia — Government debt: 59.90 %Panama — Government debt: 56.60 %Costa Rica — Government debt: 60.40 %Nicaragua — Government debt: 34.80 %Honduras — Government debt: 41.20 %El Salvador — Government debt: 87.20 %Guatemala — Government debt: 27.20 %Belize — Government debt: 67.90 %Venezuela — no data yetGuyana — Government debt: 28.60 %Suriname — Government debt: 105.80 %France — Government debt: 116.00 %Ecuador — Government debt: 54.40 %Puerto Rico — Government debt: 18.00 %Jamaica — no data yetCuba — no data yetZimbabwe — Government debt: 43.80 %Botswana — Government debt: 38.60 %Namibia — Government debt: 70.20 %Senegal — no data yetMali — no data yetMauritania — no data yetBenin — no data yetNiger — no data yetNigeria — Government debt: 35.50 %Cameroon — no data yetTogo — no data yetGhana — Government debt: 48.80 %Côte d'Ivoire — no data yetGuinea — no data yetGuinea-Bissau — no data yetLiberia — no data yetSierra Leone — no data yetBurkina Faso — no data yetCentral African Rep. — no data yetCongo — no data yetGabon — no data yetEq. Guinea — no data yetZambia — Government debt: 86.00 %Malawi — Government debt: 78.40 %Mozambique — Government debt: 102.50 %eSwatini — no data yetAngola — Government debt: 51.30 %Burundi — no data yetIsrael — Government debt: 68.50 %Lebanon — Government debt: 139.40 %Madagascar — Government debt: 48.70 %Palestine — no data yetGambia — no data yetTunisia — Government debt: 81.30 %Algeria — Government debt: 54.10 %Jordan — Government debt: 82.80 %United Arab Emirates — Government debt: 34.30 %Qatar — Government debt: 41.40 %Kuwait — Government debt: 14.60 %Iraq — Government debt: 53.90 %Oman — no data yetVanuatu — no data yetCambodia — Government debt: 26.50 %Thailand — Government debt: 64.70 %Laos — no data yetMyanmar — Government debt: 51.90 %Vietnam — Government debt: 30.30 %North Korea — no data yetSouth Korea — Government debt: 52.30 %Mongolia — Government debt: 45.10 %India — Government debt: 84.10 %Bangladesh — Government debt: 42.00 %Bhutan — no data yetNepal — Government debt: 48.10 %Pakistan — Government debt: 72.80 %Afghanistan — no data yetTajikistan — Government debt: 21.60 %Kyrgyzstan — Government debt: 36.00 %Turkmenistan — no data yetIran — Government debt: 37.30 %Syria — no data yetArmenia — Government debt: 49.00 %Sweden — Government debt: 34.90 %Belarus — Government debt: 33.10 %Ukraine — Government debt: 108.70 %Poland — Government debt: 58.80 %Austria — Government debt: 80.50 %Hungary — Government debt: 75.20 %Moldova — Government debt: 36.60 %Romania — Government debt: 60.60 %Lithuania — Government debt: 39.80 %Latvia — Government debt: 46.90 %Estonia — Government debt: 24.20 %Germany — Government debt: 62.90 %Bulgaria — Government debt: 27.10 %Greece — Government debt: 145.70 %Turkey — Government debt: 23.50 %Albania — no data yetCroatia — Government debt: 55.90 %Switzerland — Government debt: 39.40 %Luxembourg — Government debt: 27.00 %Belgium — Government debt: 106.30 %Netherlands — Government debt: 43.30 %Portugal — Government debt: 89.90 %Spain — Government debt: 100.40 %Ireland — Government debt: 32.90 %New Caledonia — no data yetSolomon Is. — no data yetNew Zealand — Government debt: 54.70 %Australia — Government debt: 51.00 %Sri Lanka — Government debt: 100.80 %China — Government debt: 99.20 %Taiwan — Government debt: 22.40 %Italy — Government debt: 137.10 %Denmark — Government debt: 27.50 %United Kingdom — Government debt: 102.30 %Iceland — no data yetAzerbaijan — Government debt: 20.10 %Georgia — Government debt: 34.30 %Philippines — Government debt: 59.40 %Malaysia — Government debt: 70.70 %Brunei — Government debt: 1.50 %Slovenia — Government debt: 65.90 %Finland — Government debt: 89.30 %Slovakia — Government debt: 61.60 %Czech Republic — Government debt: 44.60 %Eritrea — no data yetJapan — Government debt: 206.50 %Paraguay — no data yetYemen — no data yetSaudi Arabia — Government debt: 31.70 %N. Cyprus — no data yetCyprus — Government debt: 55.30 %Morocco — Government debt: 67.10 %Egypt — Government debt: 86.80 %Libya — no data yetEthiopia — Government debt: 43.10 %Djibouti — no data yetSomaliland — no data yetUganda — no data yetRwanda — Government debt: 64.60 %Bosnia and Herzegovina — Government debt: 29.90 %Macedonia — no data yetSerbia — no data yetMontenegro — Government debt: 67.10 %Kosovo — no data yetTrinidad and Tobago — Government debt: 84.20 %S. Sudan — no data yetFiji — Government debt: 78.70 %Haiti — Government debt: 12.30 %Dominican Republic — Government debt: 59.00 %Bahamas — Government debt: 73.80 %Panama — Government debt: 56.60 %Costa Rica — Government debt: 60.40 %Honduras — Government debt: 41.20 %El Salvador — Government debt: 87.20 %Guatemala — Government debt: 27.20 %Belize — Government debt: 67.90 %Puerto Rico — Government debt: 18.00 %Malawi — Government debt: 78.40 %Israel — Government debt: 68.50 %Lebanon — Government debt: 139.40 %Jordan — Government debt: 82.80 %United Arab Emirates — Government debt: 34.30 %Qatar — Government debt: 41.40 %Kuwait — Government debt: 14.60 %South Korea — Government debt: 52.30 %Armenia — Government debt: 49.00 %Austria — Government debt: 80.50 %Hungary — Government debt: 75.20 %Moldova — Government debt: 36.60 %Lithuania — Government debt: 39.80 %Latvia — Government debt: 46.90 %Estonia — Government debt: 24.20 %Croatia — Government debt: 55.90 %Switzerland — Government debt: 39.40 %Luxembourg — Government debt: 27.00 %Belgium — Government debt: 106.30 %Netherlands — Government debt: 43.30 %Portugal — Government debt: 89.90 %Ireland — Government debt: 32.90 %Sri Lanka — Government debt: 100.80 %Taiwan — Government debt: 22.40 %Denmark — Government debt: 27.50 %Azerbaijan — Government debt: 20.10 %Georgia — Government debt: 34.30 %Brunei — Government debt: 1.50 %Slovenia — Government debt: 65.90 %Slovakia — Government debt: 61.60 %Czech Republic — Government debt: 44.60 %Cyprus — Government debt: 55.30 %Rwanda — Government debt: 64.60 %Bosnia and Herzegovina — Government debt: 29.90 %Montenegro — Government debt: 67.10 %Trinidad and Tobago — Government debt: 84.20 %Government debt1.50 %206.50 %

The full ranking

1Brunei1.50 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
2Hong Kong11.90 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
3Haiti12.30 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
4Kuwait14.60 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
5Russia17.20 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
6Puerto Rico18.00 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
7Azerbaijan20.10 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
8Tajikistan21.60 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
9Taiwan22.40 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
10Turkey23.50 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
11Estonia24.20 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
12Kazakhstan24.60 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
13Cambodia26.50 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
14Luxembourg27.00 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
15Bulgaria27.10 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
16Guatemala27.20 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
17Denmark27.50 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
18Guyana28.60 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
19Bosnia and Herzegovina29.90 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
20Peru30.20 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
21Andorra30.30 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
22Vietnam30.30 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
23Saudi Arabia31.70 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
24Ireland32.90 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
25Belarus33.10 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
26United Arab Emirates34.30 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
27Georgia34.30 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
28Nicaragua34.80 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
29Sweden34.90 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
30Nigeria35.50 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
31Kyrgyzstan36.00 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
32Moldova36.60 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
33Iran37.30 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
34Botswana38.60 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
35Switzerland39.40 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
36Lithuania39.80 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
37Indonesia41.00 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
38Honduras41.20 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
39Qatar41.40 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
40Chile41.80 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
41Bangladesh42.00 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
42Ethiopia43.10 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
43Netherlands43.30 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
44Zimbabwe43.80 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
45Czech Republic44.60 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
46Norway45.00 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
47Mongolia45.10 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
48Malta46.80 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
49Latvia46.90 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
50Nepal48.10 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
51Madagascar48.70 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
52Ghana48.80 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
53Armenia49.00 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
54Tanzania49.70 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
55Australia51.00 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
56Angola51.30 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
57Myanmar51.90 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
58Papua New Guinea52.10 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
59South Korea52.30 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
60Iraq53.90 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
61Algeria54.10 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
62Ecuador54.40 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
63New Zealand54.70 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
64Cyprus55.30 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
65Croatia55.90 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
66Panama56.60 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
67Poland58.80 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
68Dominican Republic59.00 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
69Philippines59.40 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
70Colombia59.90 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
71Costa Rica60.40 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
72Romania60.60 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
73Slovakia61.60 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
74Mexico61.80 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
75Germany62.90 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
76Rwanda64.60 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
77Thailand64.70 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
78Uruguay65.70 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
79Slovenia65.90 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
80Morocco67.10 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
81Montenegro67.10 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
82Belize67.90 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
83Israel68.50 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
84Kenya69.30 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
85Namibia70.20 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
86Malaysia70.70 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
87Pakistan72.80 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
88Bahamas73.80 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
89Hungary75.20 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
90Malawi78.40 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
91South Africa78.60 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
92Fiji78.70 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
93Argentina80.30 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
94Austria80.50 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
95Tunisia81.30 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
96Jordan82.80 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
97India84.10 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
98Trinidad and Tobago84.20 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
99Bolivia84.80 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
100Zambia86.00 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
101Mauritius86.50 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
102Egypt86.80 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
103El Salvador87.20 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
104Finland89.30 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
105Portugal89.90 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
106Brazil93.30 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
107Barbados94.20 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
108China99.20 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
109Spain100.40 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
110Sri Lanka100.80 %2024Checked 8 Sept 2026
111United Kingdom102.30 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
112Mozambique102.50 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
113Suriname105.80 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
114Belgium106.30 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
115Ukraine108.70 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
116Canada113.50 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
117France116.00 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
118United States123.90 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
119Italy137.10 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
120Lebanon139.40 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
121Greece145.70 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
122Bahrain147.60 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
123Singapore171.30 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
124Japan206.50 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026

Regional averages

Europe (37)

61.24 %

Americas (26)

63.88 %

Asia (37)

58.46 %

Africa (20)

64.24 %

Oceania (4)

59.13 %

Unweighted mean of the published values in each region — our aggregation, not an official statistic.

How to read this figure

Central government debt as a share of GDP (World Bank). General government debt (including local government and social funds) can be meaningfully higher; comparisons across countries are indicative.

Countries with the lowest government debt · Countries with the highest government debt

How to read this list

General government gross debt as a share of GDP (IMF World Economic Outlook, annual). 124 countries publish it; the rest are absent from the list rather than shown as zero. The figures were observed between 2024 and 2025 — a spread of 12 months — so this compares each country’s latest published number, not one moment in time. Every row carries its own date in the CSV and JSON; use it. Nothing here is estimated or carried forward to fill a gap. This metric is one column of the full dataset.

Official sources onlySurveyed 2025Revised daily 05:20 UTCLicence CC BY 4.0