economic2026
Central government debt, total (% of GDP)
Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024.
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Key Insights
Global Average
60.1%
Median: 54.4%
Countries Covered
55
with available data
Highest
Singapore
167.8%
Lowest
Lesotho
3.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Singapore167.8%
2United Kingdom130.7%
3United States of America115.8%
4Bahrain111.6%
5Bhutan111.0%
By Region
Africa82.8%(1 countries)
Europe79.9%(6 countries)
North America76.7%(3 countries)
Asia76.1%(6 countries)
South America63.4%(4 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (3.0%)High (167.8%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 60.1%)
Africa (1)
Europe (6)
North America (3)
Asia (6)
South America (4)
Oceania (2)
Other (33)
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 | Singapore | 167.8% |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 130.7% |
| 3 | United States of America | 115.8% |
| 4 | Bahrain | 111.6% |
| 5 | Bhutan | 111.0% |
| 6 | El Salvador | 107.3% |
| 7 | Spain | 105.6% |
| 8 | San Marino | 99.9% |
| 9 | Jamaica | 97.9% |
| 10 | Jordan | 93.6% |
| 11 | South Africa | 82.8% |
| 12 | Hungary | 82.0% |
| 13 | Brazil | 81.9% |
| 14 | Iceland | 80.1% |
| 15 | Mozambique | 71.8% |
| 16 | Bahamas | 71.5% |
| 17 | Zambia | 71.4% |
| 18 | Colombia | 71.2% |
| 19 | Vanuatu | 67.9% |
| 20 | Uruguay | 65.3% |
| 21 | Malaysia | 64.6% |
| 22 | Burkina Faso | 64.2% |
| 23 | Canada | 64.1% |
| 24 | Thailand | 61.9% |
| 25 | Malawi | 61.8% |
| 26 | Ukraine | 58.7% |
| 27 | Australia | 57.9% |
| 28 | Uganda | 54.4% |
| 29 | Papua New Guinea | 52.0% |
| 30 | New Zealand | 52.0% |
| 31 | Cambodia | 50.3% |
| 32 | Mexico | 50.3% |
| 33 | Albania | 50.0% |
| 34 | Armenia | 47.9% |
| 35 | South Korea | 47.8% |
| 36 | Mongolia | 43.3% |
| 37 | Tonga | 43.1% |
| 38 | Georgia | 40.1% |
| 39 | Andorra | 40.0% |
| 40 | Nepal | 39.9% |
| 41 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 39.7% |
| 42 | Kyrgyzstan | 38.7% |
| 43 | Eswatini | 35.7% |
| 44 | Peru | 35.2% |
| 45 | Moldova, Republic of | 34.3% |
| 46 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 27.8% |
| 47 | Türkiye | 26.6% |
| 48 | Solomon Islands | 26.0% |
| 49 | Switzerland | 22.3% |
| 50 | Kazakhstan | 20.9% |
| 51 | Botswana | 19.7% |
| 52 | Russian Federation | 17.9% |
| 53 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 14.9% |
| 54 | Somalia | 12.7% |
| 55 | Lesotho | 3.0% |
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2026).
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