Gross public sector debt, Central Government, as a proportion of GDP
Compare gross public sector debt, central government, as a proportion of gdp across 43 countries using official UN SDG Global Database observations for 2024.
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Key Insights
- •43 ISO-mapped countries or territories have a finite fixed-year observation.
- •Greece has the highest published value (166.112 %).
- •Switzerland has the lowest published value (12.7479 %).
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 61.4%)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
About This Statistic
Gross public sector debt, Central Government, as a proportion of GDP (%).
Values use UN SDG series DP_DOD_DLD2_CR_CG_Z1, release 2026.Q2.G.01, one fixed 2024 reference year, unit Percentage, and the fixed selection Reporting Type: Global. Aggregates, missing/non-finite values, other dimensions, other attributes, and non-ISO geographies are excluded; MapTheory does not impute missing countries.
Methodology
UN SDG series DP_DOD_DLD2_CR_CG_Z1; year 2024; unit PERCENT; dimensions {"Reporting Type": "G"}; attributes {"Nature": "G", "Units": "PERCENT"} Official UN SDG metadata for indicator 17.13.1.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greece | 166.1% |
| 2 | Italy | 132.1% |
| 3 | United States of America | 108.6% |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 102.9% |
| 5 | Portugal | 100.1% |
| 6 | France | 97.9% |
| 7 | Sri Lanka | 96.8% |
| 8 | Cyprus | 96.3% |
| 9 | Spain | 93.4% |
| 10 | Belgium | 84.7% |
| 11 | Rwanda | 79.1% |
| 12 | Mauritius | 77.6% |
| 13 | Austria | 75.0% |
| 14 | South Africa | 74.7% |
| 15 | Hungary | 73.5% |
| 16 | Brazil | 70.5% |
| 17 | Finland | 68.8% |
| 18 | Slovenia | 65.2% |
| 19 | Slovakia | 59.1% |
| 20 | Croatia | 56.3% |
| 21 | Romania | 55.0% |
| 22 | Poland | 54.4% |
| 23 | Latvia | 54.2% |
| 24 | Iceland | 52.9% |
| 25 | Canada | 47.4% |
| 26 | Netherlands | 46.4% |
| 27 | Malta | 46.0% |
| 28 | Mexico | 46.0% |
| 29 | Germany | 43.7% |
| 30 | Czech Republic | 43.5% |
| 31 | Ireland | 40.2% |
| 32 | Norway | 39.4% |
| 33 | Indonesia | 39.0% |
| 34 | Lithuania | 37.4% |
| 35 | Australia | 34.5% |
| 36 | Peru | 29.8% |
| 37 | Türkiye | 25.2% |
| 38 | Luxembourg | 24.4% |
| 39 | Bulgaria | 23.3% |
| 40 | Estonia | 22.9% |
| 41 | Denmark | 21.9% |
| 42 | Sweden | 20.2% |
| 43 | Switzerland | 12.7% |
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Data Source
This data comes from United Nations SDG Global Database (2024).
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