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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
#151 AT Austria 80.5% 21th 2025
#152 LA Laos 80.6% 21th 2025
#153 TN Tunisia 81.3% 20th 2025
#154 JO Jordan 82.8% 19th 2025
#155 IN India 84.1% 19th 2025
#156 TT Trinidad and Tobago 84.2% 18th 2025
#157 BO Bolivia 84.8% 18th 2025
#158 ZM Zambia 86.0% 17th 2025
#159 MU Mauritius 86.5% 17th 2025
#160 EG Egypt 86.8% 16th 2025
#161 SV El Salvador 87.2% 16th 2025
#162 FI Finland 89.3% 15th 2025
#163 PT Portugal 89.9% 15th 2025
#164 BR Brazil 93.3% 14th 2025
#165 BB Barbados 94.2% 14th 2025
#166 CG Congo 96.8% 13th 2025
#167 CN China 99.2% 13th 2025
#168 ES Spain 100.4% 12th 2025
#169 LK Sri Lanka 100.8% 12th 2024
#170 CV Cape Verde 101.0% 11th 2025
#171 GB United Kingdom 102.3% 11th 2025
#172 MZ Mozambique 102.5% 10th 2025
#173 DM Dominica 102.6% 9th 2025
#174 BT Bhutan 103.6% 9th 2025
#175 SR Suriname 105.8% 8th 2025
#176 BE Belgium 106.3% 8th 2025
#177 UA Ukraine 108.7% 7th 2025
#178 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 113.4% 7th 2025
#179 CA Canada 113.5% 6th 2025
#180 FR France 116.0% 6th 2025
#181 US United States 123.9% 5th 2025
#182 MV Maldives 125.4% 5th 2025
#183 SN Senegal 130.2% 4th 2025
#184 IT Italy 137.1% 4th 2025
#185 LB Lebanon 139.4% 3th 2025
#186 GR Greece 145.7% 3th 2025
#187 BH Bahrain 147.6% 2th 2025
#188 SG Singapore 171.3% 2th 2025
#189 SD Sudan 187.6% 1th 2025
#190 JP Japan 206.5% 1th 2025
#191 ER Eritrea 260.4% 0th 2019
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