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Countries by Gross Government Debt (2025)

Gross Government Debt in 2025: highest in Japan (204.8% of GDP), lowest in Hong Kong (12.1% of GDP), median 62.2% of GDP across the 52 countries in this dataset, according to IMF.

Browse Gross Government Debt (measured in % of GDP) across 52 countries and regions. Select a country to view an interactive chart with historical data, cross-country comparison, and trend analysis. All data sourced from IMF.

Unit: % of GDP52 countries and regionsSource: IMF
Data updated:Last checked:Frequency:AnnualCoverage:1980–2031

Highest Gross Government Debt, 2025

  1. 1.Japan204.8% of GDP
  2. 2.Singapore165.7% of GDP
  3. 3.Greece146.6% of GDP
  4. 4.Italy137.1% of GDP
  5. 5.United States124.4% of GDP
  6. 6.France115.5% of GDP
  7. 7.Canada113.6% of GDP
  8. 8.Belgium107.9% of GDP
  9. 9.Ukraine107.1% of GDP
  10. 10.United Kingdom102.1% of GDP

Lowest Gross Government Debt, 2025

  1. 43.Ireland34.8% of GDP
  2. 44.Sweden34.5% of GDP
  3. 45.United Arab Emirates33.9% of GDP
  4. 46.Saudi Arabia31.8% of GDP
  5. 47.Vietnam30.5% of GDP
  6. 48.Peru30.1% of GDP
  7. 49.Denmark27.4% of GDP
  8. 50.Turkey23.7% of GDP
  9. 51.Russia16.6% of GDP
  10. 52.Hong Kong12.1% of GDP

All 52 ranked countries, 2025— select a country to view interactive chart

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

JapanRank 1 of 52SingaporeRank 2 of 52GreeceRank 3 of 52ItalyRank 4 of 52United StatesRank 5 of 52FranceRank 6 of 52CanadaRank 7 of 52BelgiumRank 8 of 52UkraineRank 9 of 52United KingdomRank 10 of 52SpainRank 11 of 52ChinaRank 12 of 52BrazilRank 13 of 52PortugalRank 14 of 52FinlandRank 15 of 52EgyptRank 16 of 52IndiaRank 17 of 52AustriaRank 18 of 52ArgentinaRank 19 of 52South AfricaRank 20 of 52HungaryRank 21 of 52PakistanRank 22 of 52MalaysiaRank 23 of 52IsraelRank 24 of 52ThailandRank 25 of 52GermanyRank 26 of 52MexicoRank 27 of 52RomaniaRank 28 of 52ColombiaRank 29 of 52PolandRank 30 of 52PhilippinesRank 31 of 52New ZealandRank 32 of 52NorwayRank 33 of 52South KoreaRank 34 of 52AustraliaRank 35 of 52NetherlandsRank 36 of 52Czech RepublicRank 37 of 52BangladeshRank 38 of 52ChileRank 39 of 52IndonesiaRank 40 of 52SwitzerlandRank 41 of 52NigeriaRank 42 of 52IrelandRank 43 of 52SwedenRank 44 of 52United Arab EmiratesRank 45 of 52Saudi ArabiaRank 46 of 52VietnamRank 47 of 52PeruRank 48 of 52DenmarkRank 49 of 52TurkeyRank 50 of 52RussiaRank 51 of 52Hong KongRank 52 of 52

Gross Government Debt Data Coverage

This page lists 52 countries with available Gross Government Debt data. Data sourced from IMF. Visit each country's page for interactive charts.