economic2026
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of GNI)
Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024.
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Key Insights
Global Average
2.7%
Median: 2.2%
Countries Covered
118
with available data
Highest
Angola
10.2%
Lowest
Syrian Arab Republic
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Angola10.2%
2El Salvador9.4%
3Dominica7.8%
4Republic of the Congo7.4%
5Maldives6.8%
By Region
Africa3.4%(9 countries)
Europe3.0%(3 countries)
Other2.8%(84 countries)
South America2.7%(5 countries)
North America1.6%(2 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0%)High (10.2%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 2.7%)
Africa (9)
Europe (3)
Other (84)
South America (5)
North America (2)
Asia (15)
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 World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angola | 10.2% |
| 2 | El Salvador | 9.4% |
| 3 | Dominica | 7.8% |
| 4 | Republic of the Congo | 7.4% |
| 5 | Maldives | 6.8% |
| 6 | Tunisia | 6.8% |
| 7 | Egypt | 6.5% |
| 8 | Mongolia | 6.4% |
| 9 | Senegal | 6.3% |
| 10 | Mauritius | 6.2% |
| 11 | Tonga | 6.2% |
| 12 | Montenegro | 5.5% |
| 13 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 5.3% |
| 14 | Cote d'Ivoire | 5.2% |
| 15 | Jamaica | 5.2% |
| 16 | Serbia | 5.0% |
| 17 | Bhutan | 5.0% |
| 18 | Cape Verde | 4.8% |
| 19 | Suriname | 4.8% |
| 20 | Mozambique | 4.7% |
| 21 | Belarus | 4.6% |
| 22 | Azerbaijan | 4.6% |
| 23 | Kenya | 4.5% |
| 24 | Benin | 4.5% |
| 25 | Gabon | 4.1% |
| 26 | Belize | 4.0% |
| 27 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 4.0% |
| 28 | Morocco | 3.8% |
| 29 | Ecuador | 3.7% |
| 30 | Dominican Republic | 3.6% |
| 31 | Jordan | 3.6% |
| 32 | Uzbekistan | 3.6% |
| 33 | Colombia | 3.6% |
| 34 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3.5% |
| 35 | Mauritania | 3.5% |
| 36 | Nicaragua | 3.4% |
| 37 | Paraguay | 3.4% |
| 38 | Pakistan | 3.1% |
| 39 | Saint Lucia | 3.1% |
| 40 | Zambia | 3.0% |
| 41 | Grenada | 3.0% |
| 42 | Samoa | 3.0% |
| 43 | Fiji | 2.9% |
| 44 | Bolivia | 2.9% |
| 45 | Indonesia | 2.8% |
| 46 | Sri Lanka | 2.8% |
| 47 | Honduras | 2.7% |
| 48 | Cameroon | 2.7% |
| 49 | Lesotho | 2.7% |
| 50 | Djibouti | 2.6% |
| 51 | Georgia | 2.6% |
| 52 | Uganda | 2.4% |
| 53 | United Republic of Tanzania | 2.3% |
| 54 | Argentina | 2.3% |
| 55 | Armenia | 2.3% |
| 56 | South Africa | 2.3% |
| 57 | Eswatini | 2.2% |
| 58 | Türkiye | 2.2% |
| 59 | Mexico | 2.2% |
| 60 | Turkmenistan | 2.2% |
| 61 | Papua New Guinea | 2.2% |
| 62 | Togo | 2.2% |
| 63 | Haiti | 2.1% |
| 64 | Bulgaria | 2.1% |
| 65 | Kazakhstan | 2.1% |
| 66 | Republic of The Gambia | 2.0% |
| 67 | Brazil | 2.0% |
| 68 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.9% |
| 69 | Ukraine | 1.9% |
| 70 | Albania | 1.9% |
| 71 | Moldova, Republic of | 1.9% |
| 72 | Philippines | 1.9% |
| 73 | Niger | 1.7% |
| 74 | Peru | 1.7% |
| 75 | Rwanda | 1.7% |
| 76 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.6% |
| 77 | Nigeria | 1.6% |
| 78 | Chad | 1.5% |
| 79 | Guinea | 1.5% |
| 80 | Tajikistan | 1.5% |
| 81 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.4% |
| 82 | Burkina Faso | 1.4% |
| 83 | Botswana | 1.3% |
| 84 | Vietnam | 1.3% |
| 85 | Cambodia | 1.2% |
| 86 | Mali | 1.2% |
| 87 | Madagascar | 1.2% |
| 88 | Iraq | 1.2% |
| 89 | Timor-Leste | 1.1% |
| 90 | Vanuatu | 1.1% |
| 91 | Bangladesh | 1.1% |
| 92 | Ghana | 1.1% |
| 93 | Malawi | 1.1% |
| 94 | Guatemala | 1.0% |
| 95 | Comoros | 1.0% |
| 96 | Sierra Leone | 1.0% |
| 97 | Russian Federation | 0.9% |
| 98 | Myanmar | 0.9% |
| 99 | Nepal | 0.9% |
| 100 | Liberia | 0.8% |
| 101 | Ethiopia | 0.7% |
| 102 | India | 0.7% |
| 103 | Burundi | 0.7% |
| 104 | Lebanon | 0.7% |
| 105 | Thailand | 0.7% |
| 106 | Guyana | 0.6% |
| 107 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.5% |
| 108 | Central African Republic | 0.5% |
| 109 | Solomon Islands | 0.4% |
| 110 | People's Republic of China | 0.4% |
| 111 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.4% |
| 112 | Sudan | 0.3% |
| 113 | Zimbabwe | 0.2% |
| 114 | Afghanistan | 0.2% |
| 115 | Somalia | 0.0% |
| 116 | Algeria | 0.0% |
| 117 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 0.0% |
| 118 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.0% |
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2026).
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