economic2023

Gross public sector debt as a share of GDP

Name: Gross public sector debt as a share of GDP
Creator: Our World in Data
Keywords: economic, %, gross, public, sector, debt, share, gdp

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data•48 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average

60.5%

Median: 50.4%

Countries Covered

48

with available data

Highest

Greece

176.9%

Lowest

Switzerland

14.0%

Top 5 Countries

1Greece176.9%

2Italy131.7%

3United States of America107.0%

4Sri Lanka106.9%

5Cyprus106.6%

By Region

Africa71.8%(1 countries)

Asia70.2%(4 countries)

North America64.5%(3 countries)

Europe62.2%(30 countries)

Other51.0%(7 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (14.0%)High (176.9%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 60.5%)

Africa (1)

Asia (4)

North America (3)

Europe (30)

Other (7)

South America (2)

Oceania (1)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑	Country ↕	Value ↕
1	Greece	176.9%
2	Italy	131.7%
3	United States of America	107.0%
4	Sri Lanka	106.9%
5	Cyprus	106.6%
6	Portugal	103.9%
7	United Kingdom	103.7%
8	Spain	95.8%
9	France	95.5%
10	Pakistan	90.7%
11	Belgium	85.3%
12	Senegal	75.1%
13	Mauritius	74.6%
14	Hungary	73.9%
15	Austria	73.8%
16	South Africa	71.8%
17	Brazil	68.2%
18	Slovenia	67.0%
19	Saint Lucia	65.9%
20	Finland	64.0%
21	Croatia	60.1%
22	Slovakia	57.1%
23	Iceland	55.1%
24	Latvia	51.5%
25	Poland	49.3%
26	Malta	47.4%
27	Romania	47.3%
28	Seychelles	46.8%
29	Netherlands	46.7%
30	Canada	46.6%
31	South Korea	44.6%
32	Ireland	44.5%
33	Germany	44.4%
34	Czech Republic	44.0%
35	Mexico	39.9%
36	Indonesia	38.6%
37	Lithuania	36.7%
38	Australia	35.4%
39	Türkiye	30.6%
40	Peru	30.0%
41	Norway	29.7%
42	Luxembourg	24.0%
43	Denmark	23.1%
44	Bulgaria	21.9%
45	Estonia	20.0%
46	Sweden	19.1%
47	Russian Federation	16.8%
48	Switzerland	14.0%

Showing 48 of 48 countries

Topics

#economic #%#gross #public #sector #debt #share #gdp

Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).

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