World rankings
Country leaderboards for 20 official figures — economy, people, jobs, health, safety and energy — across over 200 countries, ranked from the World Bank's published data, with the year of each figure.
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators · last updated by the World Bank 2026-10-08
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Government debt (% of GDP): country leaderboard
Central government debt, total, % of GDP. Countries whose latest figure is more than 3 years older than the newest are listed at the end without a rank.
| Rank | Country | Government debt (% of GDP) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | 167.8% | 2024 |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 130.7% | 2024 |
| 3 | United States | 115.8% | 2024 |
| 4 | El Salvador | 107.3% | 2024 |
| 5 | Spain | 105.6% | 2024 |
| 6 | San Marino | 99.9% | 2023 |
| 7 | Jordan | 93.6% | 2023 |
| 8 | South Africa | 82.8% | 2024 |
| 9 | Hungary | 82.0% | 2024 |
| 10 | Brazil | 81.9% | 2024 |
| 11 | Iceland | 80.1% | 2023 |
| 12 | Mozambique | 71.8% | 2024 |
| 13 | Bahamas, The | 71.5% | 2024 |
| 14 | Zambia | 71.4% | 2021 |
| 15 | Colombia | 71.2% | 2024 |
| 16 | Vanuatu | 67.9% | 2023 |
| 17 | Uruguay | 65.3% | 2024 |
| 18 | Malaysia | 64.6% | 2024 |
| 19 | Burkina Faso | 64.2% | 2024 |
| 20 | Canada | 64.1% | 2024 |
| 21 | Thailand | 61.9% | 2024 |
| 22 | Malawi | 61.8% | 2023 |
| 23 | Australia | 57.9% | 2022 |
| 24 | Uganda | 54.4% | 2024 |
| 25 | Papua New Guinea | 52.0% | 2024 |
| 26 | New Zealand | 52.0% | 2024 |
| 27 | Cambodia | 50.3% | 2023 |
| 28 | Mexico | 50.3% | 2024 |
| 29 | Albania | 50.0% | 2024 |
| 30 | Armenia | 47.9% | 2024 |
| 31 | Korea, Rep. | 47.8% | 2024 |
| 32 | Mongolia | 43.3% | 2024 |
| 33 | Georgia | 40.1% | 2024 |
| 34 | Andorra | 40.0% | 2024 |
| 35 | Nepal | 39.9% | 2021 |
| 36 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 39.7% | 2024 |
| 37 | Kyrgyz Republic | 38.7% | 2024 |
| 38 | Moldova | 37.5% | 2024 |
| 39 | Eswatini | 35.7% | 2021 |
| 40 | Peru | 35.2% | 2021 |
| 41 | Solomon Islands | 26.0% | 2024 |
| 42 | Turkiye | 25.5% | 2024 |
| 43 | Switzerland | 22.3% | 2024 |
| 44 | Kazakhstan | 20.9% | 2023 |
| 45 | Botswana | 19.7% | 2023 |
| 46 | Russian Federation | 17.9% | 2024 |
| 47 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 14.9% | 2022 |
| 48 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 12.7% | 2024 |
| — | Azerbaijan | 6.4% | 2010 |
| — | Bahrain | 111.6% | 2020 |
| — | Bangladesh | 31.2% | 2003 |
| — | Barbados | 125.0% | 2016 |
| — | Belarus | 33.2% | 2019 |
| — | Belize | 61.0% | 2014 |
| — | Bhutan | 111.0% | 2020 |
| — | Bolivia | 68.3% | 2001 |
| — | Cameroon | 79.5% | 1999 |
| — | Chile | 13.1% | 2000 |
| — | Congo, Rep. | 25.5% | 2010 |
| — | Costa Rica | 39.3% | 2001 |
| — | Cote d'Ivoire | 171.1% | 1995 |
| — | Cyprus | 53.7% | 1994 |
| — | Czechia | 14.0% | 1994 |
| — | Denmark | 75.3% | 1994 |
| — | Dominican Republic | 16.4% | 1999 |
| — | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 85.8% | 2007 |
| — | Ethiopia | 31.4% | 2019 |
| — | Fiji | 36.6% | 1994 |
| — | Finland | 58.3% | 1994 |
| — | Germany | 20.9% | 1990 |
| — | Guatemala | 25.2% | 2013 |
| — | India | 46.5% | 2018 |
| — | Indonesia | 30.0% | 2009 |
| — | Iraq | 27.4% | 2018 |
| — | Israel | 88.3% | 1999 |
| — | Italy | 77.3% | 1992 |
| — | Jamaica | 97.9% | 2020 |
| — | Latvia | 7.4% | 1994 |
| — | Lebanon | 128.6% | 1999 |
| — | Lesotho | 3.0% | 2020 |
| — | Luxembourg | 2.9% | 1993 |
| — | Maldives | 57.3% | 2011 |
| — | Malta | 30.0% | 1994 |
| — | Marshall Islands | 41.6% | 2019 |
| — | Mauritius | 57.1% | 2019 |
| — | Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | 27.8% | 2020 |
| — | Morocco | 51.2% | 2011 |
| — | Namibia | 4.7% | 2015 |
| — | Netherlands | 54.2% | 1994 |
| — | Norway | 30.9% | 1994 |
| — | Pakistan | 55.0% | 2000 |
| — | Palau | 85.2% | 2019 |
| — | Philippines | 43.4% | 2014 |
| — | Poland | 60.5% | 1994 |
| — | Portugal | 5.7% | 1994 |
| — | Rwanda | 48.4% | 1992 |
| — | Seychelles | 174.7% | 2008 |
| — | Slovenia | 16.2% | 1994 |
| — | Sri Lanka | 73.5% | 2015 |
| — | St. Kitts and Nevis | 57.7% | 2014 |
| — | St. Lucia | 45.9% | 2010 |
| — | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 53.7% | 2009 |
| — | Sudan | 865.9% | 1999 |
| — | Tajikistan | 79.8% | 2001 |
| — | Tonga | 43.1% | 2020 |
| — | Trinidad and Tobago | 15.9% | 2007 |
| — | Tunisia | 42.5% | 2012 |
| — | Ukraine | 58.7% | 2020 |
| — | United Arab Emirates | 1.8% | 2013 |
48 countries ranked · 217 economies listed by the World Bank