economic2026
Net incurrence of liabilities, 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
4.0%
Median: 3.5%
Countries Covered
104
with available data
Highest
Palau
20.3%
Lowest
Kiribati
-2.9%
Top 5 Countries
1Palau20.3%
2Ukraine18.3%
3Maldives14.9%
4Malawi11.8%
5Sri Lanka10.1%
By Region
Europe6.1%(6 countries)
North America5.1%(4 countries)
Asia4.7%(14 countries)
South America4.5%(7 countries)
Africa3.6%(6 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (-2.9%)High (20.3%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 4.0%)
Europe (6)
North America (4)
Asia (14)
South America (7)
Africa (6)
Other (66)
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 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 | Palau | 20.3% |
| 2 | Ukraine | 18.3% |
| 3 | Maldives | 14.9% |
| 4 | Malawi | 11.8% |
| 5 | Sri Lanka | 10.1% |
| 6 | Israel | 9.9% |
| 7 | Guinea-Bissau | 9.5% |
| 8 | Senegal | 9.4% |
| 9 | Cape Verde | 9.3% |
| 10 | Panama | 9.0% |
| 11 | Singapore | 8.7% |
| 12 | Bahrain | 8.5% |
| 13 | Brazil | 7.3% |
| 14 | Mexico | 7.2% |
| 15 | United States of America | 7.0% |
| 16 | United Kingdom | 7.0% |
| 17 | Nepal | 7.0% |
| 18 | India | 6.7% |
| 19 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 6.6% |
| 20 | Bhutan | 6.4% |
| 21 | Burkina Faso | 6.4% |
| 22 | Peru | 6.0% |
| 23 | Jordan | 5.9% |
| 24 | Kenya | 5.9% |
| 25 | Colombia | 5.8% |
| 26 | South Africa | 5.6% |
| 27 | Rwanda | 5.6% |
| 28 | Togo | 5.5% |
| 29 | Morocco | 5.3% |
| 30 | Mauritius | 5.2% |
| 31 | Türkiye | 5.1% |
| 32 | Canada | 5.0% |
| 33 | Namibia | 5.0% |
| 34 | Solomon Islands | 5.0% |
| 35 | Cote d'Ivoire | 5.0% |
| 36 | Mozambique | 4.9% |
| 37 | Fiji | 4.9% |
| 38 | Moldova, Republic of | 4.8% |
| 39 | Philippines | 4.8% |
| 40 | Mali | 4.4% |
| 41 | Hungary | 4.3% |
| 42 | Bangladesh | 4.3% |
| 43 | Uzbekistan | 4.2% |
| 44 | Spain | 4.1% |
| 45 | Eswatini | 4.0% |
| 46 | Malaysia | 4.0% |
| 47 | Armenia | 3.9% |
| 48 | United Republic of Tanzania | 3.9% |
| 49 | Uganda | 3.8% |
| 50 | Central African Republic | 3.6% |
| 51 | Argentina | 3.6% |
| 52 | Uruguay | 3.6% |
| 53 | Australia | 3.5% |
| 54 | Saudi Arabia | 3.2% |
| 55 | Ghana | 3.2% |
| 56 | Botswana | 3.1% |
| 57 | Thailand | 3.1% |
| 58 | Paraguay | 2.9% |
| 59 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.8% |
| 60 | Dominican Republic | 2.8% |
| 61 | Cambodia | 2.8% |
| 62 | Iceland | 2.6% |
| 63 | Costa Rica | 2.6% |
| 64 | Ecuador | 2.5% |
| 65 | Chile | 2.5% |
| 66 | El Salvador | 2.5% |
| 67 | Cameroon | 2.4% |
| 68 | Kazakhstan | 2.4% |
| 69 | Burundi | 2.2% |
| 70 | Ethiopia | 2.2% |
| 71 | Papua New Guinea | 2.1% |
| 72 | Georgia | 2.1% |
| 73 | South Korea | 2.0% |
| 74 | Albania | 1.9% |
| 75 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 1.5% |
| 76 | Republic of the Congo | 1.5% |
| 77 | Belarus | 1.3% |
| 78 | Vanuatu | 1.3% |
| 79 | Russian Federation | 1.3% |
| 80 | Azerbaijan | 1.3% |
| 81 | Guatemala | 1.2% |
| 82 | Madagascar | 1.0% |
| 83 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1.0% |
| 84 | Gabon | 0.9% |
| 85 | Zambia | 0.8% |
| 86 | Lesotho | 0.7% |
| 87 | United Arab Emirates | 0.6% |
| 88 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.6% |
| 89 | Mongolia | 0.5% |
| 90 | Switzerland | 0.5% |
| 91 | Tajikistan | 0.4% |
| 92 | Bahamas | 0.4% |
| 93 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.1% |
| 94 | Andorra | 0.1% |
| 95 | Tonga | 0.0% |
| 96 | Lebanon | 0.0% |
| 97 | Somalia | -0.0% |
| 98 | Marshall Islands | -0.1% |
| 99 | Angola | -0.7% |
| 100 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | -1.0% |
| 101 | Timor-Leste | -1.9% |
| 102 | Nauru | -2.0% |
| 103 | Samoa | -2.4% |
| 104 | Kiribati | -2.9% |
Showing 104 of 104 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2026).
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