# Government debt % GDP — BWA
> Latest: 19.75% (2023). Change: +1.4 pp vs 2022.
- Unit: %
- Frequency: Annual · Coverage: 1990–2023
- Data updated: 2026-10-08
- Source: World Bank — GC.DOD.TOTL.GD.ZS — https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/GC.DOD.TOTL.GD.ZS
- License: CC BY 4.0
- Interactive chart: https://econdash.org/chart/government-debt-percent-gdp/BWA
## Recent values
| Year | Value |
| :--- | :--- |
| 2019 | 16.19% |
| 2020 | 19.62% |
| 2021 | 19.7% |
| 2022 | 18.33% |
| 2023 | 19.75% |
## How to cite
APA: World Bank. (2023). Government debt % GDP — BWA [Data set]. Retrieved November 13, 2026, from EconDash: https://econdash.org/chart/government-debt-percent-gdp/BWA. Original source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/GC.DOD.TOTL.GD.ZS
## 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)