economic2024

Net incurrence of liabilities, 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
3.7%
Median: 3.1%
Countries Covered
149
with available data
Highest
Palau
20.3%
Lowest
Kiribati
-2.9%
Top 5 Countries
1Palau20.3%
2Greece19.9%
3Ukraine18.3%
4Maldives14.9%
5Finland13.5%
By Region
North America5.1%(4 countries)
Europe4.6%(26 countries)
Africa4.6%(7 countries)
South America4.5%(7 countries)
Asia3.7%(19 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: 3.7%)

North America (4)
Europe (26)
Africa (7)
South America (7)
Asia (19)
Other (84)
Oceania (2)

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
1Palau20.3%
2Greece19.9%
3Ukraine18.3%
4Maldives14.9%
5Finland13.5%
6Malawi11.8%
7Egypt10.4%
8Bulgaria10.1%
9Sri Lanka10.1%
10Israel9.9%
11Guinea-Bissau9.5%
12Senegal9.4%
13Cape Verde9.3%
14Panama9.0%
15Singapore8.7%
16Bahrain8.5%
17Italy8.0%
18Brazil7.3%
19Mexico7.2%
20United States of America7.0%
21United Kingdom7.0%
22Nepal7.0%
23India6.7%
24The Republic of North Macedonia6.6%
25Bhutan6.4%
26Burkina Faso6.4%
27Serbia6.3%
28Peru6.0%
29Jordan5.9%
30Austria5.9%
31Kenya5.9%
32Colombia5.8%
33South Africa5.6%
34Niger5.6%
35Rwanda5.6%
36Togo5.5%
37Portugal5.4%
38Morocco5.3%
39Mauritius5.2%
40Türkiye5.1%
41Canada5.0%
42Liberia5.0%
43Namibia5.0%
44Solomon Islands5.0%
45Cote d'Ivoire5.0%
46Mozambique4.9%
47Fiji4.9%
48Moldova, Republic of4.8%
49Philippines4.8%
50Trinidad and Tobago4.7%
51Mali4.4%
52San Marino4.3%
53Hungary4.3%
54Bangladesh4.3%
55France4.2%
56Uzbekistan4.2%
57Spain4.1%
58Barbados4.1%
59Lithuania4.0%
60Eswatini4.0%
61Malaysia4.0%
62Armenia3.9%
63United Republic of Tanzania3.9%
64Uganda3.8%
65Central African Republic3.6%
66Argentina3.6%
67Uruguay3.6%
68Australia3.5%
69Saint Vincent and the Grenadines3.4%
70Saudi Arabia3.2%
71Ghana3.2%
72Malta3.1%
73Botswana3.1%
74Zimbabwe3.1%
75Thailand3.1%
76Myanmar3.0%
77Paraguay2.9%
78Bosnia and Herzegovina2.8%
79Dominican Republic2.8%
80Cambodia2.8%
81Iceland2.6%
82Tunisia2.6%
83Costa Rica2.6%
84Ecuador2.5%
85Romania2.5%
86Chile2.5%
87El Salvador2.5%
88Cameroon2.4%
89Kazakhstan2.4%
90Honduras2.3%
91Poland2.3%
92Germany2.3%
93Burundi2.2%
94Ethiopia2.2%
95Papua New Guinea2.1%
96Georgia2.1%
97South Korea2.0%
98New Zealand2.0%
99Albania1.9%
100Belize1.7%
101Indonesia1.6%
102Micronesia, Federated States of1.5%
103Republic of the Congo1.5%
104Japan1.4%
105Belarus1.3%
106Vanuatu1.3%
107Russian Federation1.3%
108Azerbaijan1.3%
109Guatemala1.2%
110Islamic Republic of Iran1.2%
111Cyprus1.1%
112Benin1.1%
113Madagascar1.0%
114Democratic Republic of the Congo1.0%
115Equatorial Guinea0.9%
116Gabon0.9%
117Zambia0.8%
118Lesotho0.7%
119United Arab Emirates0.6%
120Lao People's Democratic Republic0.6%
121Mongolia0.5%
122Switzerland0.5%
123Tajikistan0.4%
124Afghanistan0.4%
125Bahamas0.4%
126Norway0.3%
127Czech Republic0.1%
128Kyrgyzstan0.1%
129Andorra0.1%
130Estonia0.1%
131Tonga0.0%
132Lebanon0.0%
133Somalia-0.0%
134Slovenia-0.1%
135Marshall Islands-0.1%
136Netherlands-0.1%
137Bolivia-0.3%
138Iraq-0.4%
139Saint Lucia-0.6%
140Angola-0.7%
141Jamaica-0.9%
142Saint Kitts and Nevis-1.0%
143Seychelles-1.2%
144Luxembourg-1.3%
145Timor-Leste-1.9%
146Nauru-2.0%
147Croatia-2.4%
148Samoa-2.4%
149Kiribati-2.9%
Showing 149 of 149 countries

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Data Source

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

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