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
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: 62.7%)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
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 ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sudan | 865.9% |
| 2 | Seychelles | 174.7% |
| 3 | Cote d'Ivoire | 171.1% |
| 4 | Singapore | 167.8% |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 130.7% |
| 6 | Lebanon | 128.6% |
| 7 | Barbados | 125.0% |
| 8 | United States of America | 115.8% |
| 9 | Bahrain | 111.6% |
| 10 | Bhutan | 111.0% |
| 11 | El Salvador | 107.3% |
| 12 | Spain | 105.6% |
| 13 | San Marino | 99.9% |
| 14 | Jamaica | 97.9% |
| 15 | Jordan | 93.6% |
| 16 | Israel | 88.3% |
| 17 | Egypt | 85.8% |
| 18 | Palau | 85.2% |
| 19 | South Africa | 82.8% |
| 20 | Hungary | 82.0% |
| 21 | Brazil | 81.9% |
| 22 | Iceland | 80.1% |
| 23 | Tajikistan | 79.8% |
| 24 | Cameroon | 79.5% |
| 25 | Italy | 77.3% |
| 26 | Denmark | 75.3% |
| 27 | Sri Lanka | 73.5% |
| 28 | Mozambique | 71.8% |
| 29 | Bahamas | 71.5% |
| 30 | Zambia | 71.4% |
| 31 | Colombia | 71.2% |
| 32 | Bolivia | 68.3% |
| 33 | Vanuatu | 67.9% |
| 34 | Uruguay | 65.3% |
| 35 | Malaysia | 64.6% |
| 36 | Burkina Faso | 64.2% |
| 37 | Canada | 64.1% |
| 38 | Thailand | 61.9% |
| 39 | Malawi | 61.8% |
| 40 | Belize | 61.0% |
| 41 | Poland | 60.5% |
| 42 | Ukraine | 58.7% |
| 43 | Finland | 58.3% |
| 44 | Australia | 57.9% |
| 45 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 57.7% |
| 46 | Maldives | 57.3% |
| 47 | Mauritius | 57.1% |
| 48 | Pakistan | 55.0% |
| 49 | Uganda | 54.4% |
| 50 | Netherlands | 54.2% |
| 51 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 53.7% |
| 52 | Cyprus | 53.7% |
| 53 | Papua New Guinea | 52.0% |
| 54 | New Zealand | 52.0% |
| 55 | Morocco | 51.2% |
| 56 | Cambodia | 50.3% |
| 57 | Mexico | 50.3% |
| 58 | Albania | 50.0% |
| 59 | Rwanda | 48.4% |
| 60 | Armenia | 47.9% |
| 61 | South Korea | 47.8% |
| 62 | India | 46.5% |
| 63 | Saint Lucia | 45.9% |
| 64 | Philippines | 43.4% |
| 65 | Mongolia | 43.3% |
| 66 | Tonga | 43.1% |
| 67 | Tunisia | 42.5% |
| 68 | Marshall Islands | 41.6% |
| 69 | Georgia | 40.1% |
| 70 | Andorra | 40.0% |
| 71 | Nepal | 39.9% |
| 72 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 39.7% |
| 73 | Costa Rica | 39.3% |
| 74 | Kyrgyzstan | 38.7% |
| 75 | Fiji | 36.6% |
| 76 | Eswatini | 35.7% |
| 77 | Peru | 35.2% |
| 78 | Moldova, Republic of | 34.3% |
| 79 | Belarus | 33.2% |
| 80 | Ethiopia | 31.4% |
| 81 | Bangladesh | 31.2% |
| 82 | Norway | 30.9% |
| 83 | Indonesia | 30.0% |
| 84 | Malta | 30.0% |
| 85 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 27.8% |
| 86 | Iraq | 27.4% |
| 87 | Türkiye | 26.6% |
| 88 | Solomon Islands | 26.0% |
| 89 | Republic of the Congo | 25.5% |
| 90 | Guatemala | 25.2% |
| 91 | Switzerland | 22.3% |
| 92 | Kazakhstan | 20.9% |
| 93 | Germany | 20.9% |
| 94 | Botswana | 19.7% |
| 95 | Russian Federation | 17.9% |
| 96 | Dominican Republic | 16.4% |
| 97 | Slovenia | 16.2% |
| 98 | Trinidad and Tobago | 15.9% |
| 99 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 14.9% |
| 100 | Czech Republic | 14.0% |
| 101 | Chile | 13.1% |
| 102 | Somalia | 12.7% |
| 103 | Latvia | 7.4% |
| 104 | Azerbaijan | 6.4% |
| 105 | Portugal | 5.7% |
| 106 | Namibia | 4.7% |
| 107 | Lesotho | 3.0% |
| 108 | Luxembourg | 2.9% |
| 109 | United Arab Emirates | 1.8% |
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2024).
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