Government debt - Country rankings

The average for 2016 was 59.58 percent.The highest value was in Japan: 195.52 percent and the lowest value was in the Solomon Islands: 7 percent. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available for: Government debt.

Government debt as percent of GDP, 2016
(percent, Source: The World Bank, TheGlobalEconomy.com)

1. Japan

2. Jamaica

3. UK

4. Singapore

5. Bhutan

6. Spain

7. USA

8. Hungary

9. Ireland

10. Albania

11. Iceland

12. Brazil

13. Ukraine

14. Palau

15. Kyrgyzstan

16. Colombia

17. Malawi

18. Australia

19. Bosnia & Herz.

20. San Marino

21. Malaysia

22. El Salvador

23. Samoa

24. Bahamas

25. Uruguay

26. Georgia

27. New Zealand

28. South Korea

29. Belarus

30. Moldova

31. Turkey

32. Indonesia

33. Iraq

34. Micronesia

35. Peru

36. Guatemala

37. Switzerland

38. Kazakhstan

39. Botswana

40. Russia

41. Solomon Isl.

Definition: Debt is the entire stock of direct government fixed-term contractual obligations to others outstanding on a particular date. It includes domestic and foreign liabilities such as currency and money deposits, securities other than shares, and loans. It is the gross amount of government liabilities reduced by the amount of equity and financial derivatives held by the government. Because debt is a stock rather than a flow, it is measured as of a given date, usually the last day of the fiscal year.

Government debt in the European union
Government debt in Europe
Government debt in Asia
Government debt in Africa
Government debt in North America
Government debt in South America
Government debt in Australia