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Countries ranked by Government Debt (% GDP)

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Countries ranked by central government debt as a percentage of GDP. Lower debt ratios suggest more fiscal headroom.

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Ranked by Government Debt (% GDP)

Countries ranked by Government Debt (% GDP)
Rank Country Value Percentile Year
#51 OM Oman 35.8% 74th 2025
#52 KG Kyrgyzstan 36.0% 73th 2025
#53 MD Moldova 36.6% 73th 2025
#54 IR Iran 37.3% 72th 2025
#55 PY Paraguay 38.1% 72th 2025
#56 BW Botswana 38.6% 71th 2025
#57 CH Switzerland 39.4% 71th 2025
#58 LT Lithuania 39.8% 70th 2025
#59 MR Mauritania 40.1% 69th 2025
#60 CM Cameroon 40.4% 69th 2025
#61 GQ Equatorial Guinea 40.6% 68th 2025
#62 VU Vanuatu 40.9% 68th 2025
#63 ID Indonesia 41.0% 67th 2025
#64 BI Burundi 41.2% 67th 2025
#65 HN Honduras 41.2% 66th 2025
#66 QA Qatar 41.4% 66th 2025
#67 CL Chile 41.8% 65th 2025
#68 ML Mali 41.9% 65th 2025
#69 BD Bangladesh 42.0% 64th 2025
#70 RS Serbia 42.4% 64th 2025
#71 ET Ethiopia 43.1% 63th 2025
#72 NL Netherlands 43.3% 63th 2025
#73 CZ Czech Republic 44.6% 62th 2025
#74 SZ Eswatini 44.9% 62th 2025
#75 NO Norway 45.0% 61th 2025
#76 MN Mongolia 45.1% 61th 2025
#77 SL Sierra Leone 45.2% 60th 2025
#78 NE Niger 45.4% 59th 2025
#79 MT Malta 46.8% 59th 2025
#80 LV Latvia 46.9% 58th 2025
#81 GN Guinea 48.1% 58th 2025
#82 NP Nepal 48.1% 57th 2025
#83 MG Madagascar 48.7% 57th 2025
#84 GH Ghana 48.8% 56th 2025
#85 AM Armenia 49.0% 56th 2025
#86 LS Lesotho 49.1% 55th 2025
#87 TZ Tanzania 49.7% 55th 2025
#88 AU Australia 51.0% 54th 2025
#89 AO Angola 51.3% 54th 2025
#90 SC Seychelles 51.5% 53th 2025
#91 MM Myanmar 51.9% 53th 2025
#92 BF Burkina Faso 52.0% 52th 2025
#93 PG Papua New Guinea 52.1% 52th 2025
#94 KR South Korea 52.3% 51th 2025
#95 MK North Macedonia 52.5% 51th 2025
#96 AL Albania 52.6% 50th 2025
#97 IQ Iraq 53.9% 49th 2025
#98 DZ Algeria 54.1% 49th 2025
#99 UG Uganda 54.2% 48th 2025
#100 EC Ecuador 54.4% 48th 2025
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