economic2024

Central government debt, total (% of GDP) — series 2

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2024. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.

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Key Insights

Global Average
62.7%
Median: 51.2%
Countries Covered
109
with available data
Highest
Sudan
865.9%
Lowest
United Arab Emirates
1.8%
Top 5 Countries
1Sudan865.9%
2Seychelles174.7%
3Cote d'Ivoire171.1%
4Singapore167.8%
5United Kingdom130.7%
By Region
Other68.1%(59 countries)
North America63.8%(4 countries)
Africa62.8%(4 countries)
Asia61.4%(16 countries)
Oceania54.9%(2 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (1.8%)High (865.9%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 62.7%)

Other (59)
North America (4)
Africa (4)
Asia (16)
Oceania (2)
South America (5)
Europe (19)

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 World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2024. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. 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
1Sudan865.9%
2Seychelles174.7%
3Cote d'Ivoire171.1%
4Singapore167.8%
5United Kingdom130.7%
6Lebanon128.6%
7Barbados125.0%
8United States of America115.8%
9Bahrain111.6%
10Bhutan111.0%
11El Salvador107.3%
12Spain105.6%
13San Marino99.9%
14Jamaica97.9%
15Jordan93.6%
16Israel88.3%
17Egypt85.8%
18Palau85.2%
19South Africa82.8%
20Hungary82.0%
21Brazil81.9%
22Iceland80.1%
23Tajikistan79.8%
24Cameroon79.5%
25Italy77.3%
26Denmark75.3%
27Sri Lanka73.5%
28Mozambique71.8%
29Bahamas71.5%
30Zambia71.4%
31Colombia71.2%
32Bolivia68.3%
33Vanuatu67.9%
34Uruguay65.3%
35Malaysia64.6%
36Burkina Faso64.2%
37Canada64.1%
38Thailand61.9%
39Malawi61.8%
40Belize61.0%
41Poland60.5%
42Ukraine58.7%
43Finland58.3%
44Australia57.9%
45Saint Kitts and Nevis57.7%
46Maldives57.3%
47Mauritius57.1%
48Pakistan55.0%
49Uganda54.4%
50Netherlands54.2%
51Saint Vincent and the Grenadines53.7%
52Cyprus53.7%
53Papua New Guinea52.0%
54New Zealand52.0%
55Morocco51.2%
56Cambodia50.3%
57Mexico50.3%
58Albania50.0%
59Rwanda48.4%
60Armenia47.9%
61South Korea47.8%
62India46.5%
63Saint Lucia45.9%
64Philippines43.4%
65Mongolia43.3%
66Tonga43.1%
67Tunisia42.5%
68Marshall Islands41.6%
69Georgia40.1%
70Andorra40.0%
71Nepal39.9%
72Bosnia and Herzegovina39.7%
73Costa Rica39.3%
74Kyrgyzstan38.7%
75Fiji36.6%
76Eswatini35.7%
77Peru35.2%
78Moldova, Republic of34.3%
79Belarus33.2%
80Ethiopia31.4%
81Bangladesh31.2%
82Norway30.9%
83Indonesia30.0%
84Malta30.0%
85Micronesia, Federated States of27.8%
86Iraq27.4%
87Türkiye26.6%
88Solomon Islands26.0%
89Republic of the Congo25.5%
90Guatemala25.2%
91Switzerland22.3%
92Kazakhstan20.9%
93Germany20.9%
94Botswana19.7%
95Russian Federation17.9%
96Dominican Republic16.4%
97Slovenia16.2%
98Trinidad and Tobago15.9%
99Democratic Republic of the Congo14.9%
100Czech Republic14.0%
101Chile13.1%
102Somalia12.7%
103Latvia7.4%
104Azerbaijan6.4%
105Portugal5.7%
106Namibia4.7%
107Lesotho3.0%
108Luxembourg2.9%
109United Arab Emirates1.8%
Showing 109 of 109 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2024).

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