# Government debt (absolute) — BTN
> Latest: 202.15 billion national currency (2020). Change: +16.1% vs 2019.
- Unit: national currency
- Frequency: Annual · Coverage: 1990–2020
- Data updated: 2026-10-08
- Source: World Bank — GC.DOD.TOTL.CN — https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/GC.DOD.TOTL.CN
- License: CC BY 4.0
- Interactive chart: https://econdash.org/chart/government-debt-absolute/BTN
## Recent values
| Year | Value |
| :--- | :--- |
| 2016 | 146.20B |
| 2017 | 161.63B |
| 2018 | 169.34B |
| 2019 | 174.07B |
| 2020 | 202.15B |
## How to cite
APA: World Bank. (2020). Government debt (absolute) — BTN [Data set]. Retrieved November 13, 2026, from EconDash: https://econdash.org/chart/government-debt-absolute/BTN. Original source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/GC.DOD.TOTL.CN
## Full data
Full time series: https://econdash.org/docs/agent-payments (free API trial for core indicators of 10 major economies; otherwise an API key or pay per call)