# Government debt (absolute) — LSO
> Latest: 1.01 billion national currency (2020). Change: -90.9% vs 2019.
- Unit: national currency
- Frequency: Annual · Coverage: 2008–2020
- 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/LSO
## Recent values
| Year | Value |
| :--- | :--- |
| 2016 | 13.08B |
| 2017 | 11.48B |
| 2018 | 11.11B |
| 2019 | 11.11B |
| 2020 | 1.01B |
## How to cite
APA: World Bank. (2020). Government debt (absolute) — LSO [Data set]. Retrieved November 13, 2026, from EconDash: https://econdash.org/chart/government-debt-absolute/LSO. 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)