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Countries by Government debt % GDP (2023)

Government debt % GDP in 2023: highest in Singapore (173.6%), lowest in Russia (18.73%), median 60.72% across the 40 countries in this dataset, according to World Bank.

Browse Government debt % GDP (measured in %) across 120 countries and regions. Select a country to view an interactive chart with historical data, cross-country comparison, and trend analysis. All data sourced from World Bank.

Unit: %120 countries and regionsSource: World Bank
Data updated:Last checked:Frequency:AnnualCoverage:1970–2024

Highest Government debt % GDP, 2023

  1. 1.Singapore173.6%
  2. 2.United Kingdom136.1%
  3. 3.United States114.7%
  4. 4.Spain107.4%
  5. 5.El Salvador103.1%
  6. 6.San Marino99.87%
  7. 7.Jordan93.62%
  8. 8.Brazil83.03%
  9. 9.Hungary82.37%
  10. 10.Iceland80.09%

Lowest Government debt % GDP, 2023

  1. 31.Andorra42.56%
  2. 32.Kyrgyz Republic40.54%
  3. 33.Bosnia and Herzegovina40.31%
  4. 34.Moldova34.26%
  5. 35.Turkey31.12%
  6. 36.Solomon Islands22.37%
  7. 37.Kazakhstan20.89%
  8. 38.Botswana19.75%
  9. 39.Switzerland19.15%
  10. 40.Russia18.73%

All 40 ranked countries, 2023— select a country to view interactive chart

Click any country to open an interactive chart with historical Government debt % GDP trends. You can compare multiple countries, switch time ranges, and download chart images for reports and presentations.

SingaporeRank 1 of 40United KingdomRank 2 of 40United StatesRank 3 of 40SpainRank 4 of 40El SalvadorRank 5 of 40San MarinoRank 6 of 40JordanRank 7 of 40BrazilRank 8 of 40HungaryRank 9 of 40IcelandRank 10 of 40South AfricaRank 11 of 40The BahamasRank 12 of 40MozambiqueRank 13 of 40ColombiaRank 14 of 40VanuatuRank 15 of 40MalaysiaRank 16 of 40Burkina FasoRank 17 of 40MalawiRank 18 of 40UruguayRank 19 of 40ThailandRank 20 of 40CanadaRank 21 of 40UgandaRank 22 of 40AlbaniaRank 23 of 40Papua New GuineaRank 24 of 40CambodiaRank 25 of 40New ZealandRank 26 of 40South KoreaRank 27 of 40ArmeniaRank 28 of 40MexicoRank 29 of 40GeorgiaRank 30 of 40AndorraRank 31 of 40Kyrgyz RepublicRank 32 of 40Bosnia and HerzegovinaRank 33 of 40MoldovaRank 34 of 40TurkeyRank 35 of 40Solomon IslandsRank 36 of 40KazakhstanRank 37 of 40BotswanaRank 38 of 40SwitzerlandRank 39 of 40RussiaRank 40 of 40

Other countries and regions

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Government debt % GDP Data Coverage

This page lists 120 countries with available Government debt % GDP data. Data sourced from World Bank. Visit each country's page for interactive charts.