List of countries by public debt


These are lists of countries by public debt, based on data from the CIA's World Factbook and the IMF. Net debt figure is the cumulative total of all government borrowings less repayments that are denominated in a country's home currency.

Concept

Gross government debt is the total amount of debt the government has issued and is the most relevant data for discussions of government default and debt ceilings. It is different from external debt, which includes the foreign currency liabilities of non-government entities. Net debt subtracts financial assets a government holds from the gross debt amount. Net debt would decrease by about one-third of GDP.
The public debt relative information provided by national sources is not always objective and true, given the fact that there is no independent research in these matters. Note that net debt figures are included where gross debt figures are unavailable in the CIA set.

Public debt as % of GDP

The figures here are represented as a percentage of annual gross domestic product.
CountryGross public
debt as
% of GDP
DateTotal
government
debt as
% of GDP
Net
government
debt as
% of GDP
DateRegion
8.320167.3462016Asia
71.3201771.24465.4722017Europe
19.9201725.80220.4872017Africa
41.12012Europe
87.8201765.2662017Africa
92.7201686.8232017Central America/Caribbean
53.7201752.6152017South America
56.7201753.4672017Europe
67.02013Central America/Caribbean
47.1201741.59219.0942017Oceania
78.8201778.83354.3202017Europe
48.8201754.7022017Europe
66.9201657.2052017North America
82.7201790.3352017Asia
28.1201732.414Asia
108.32017132.87676.2842017Central America/Caribbean
46.2201750.9622017Europe
104.32017103.18490.3242017Europe
86.3201699.0232017Central America/Caribbean
56.4201754.5972017Africa
93.72017102.3982017Asia
51.5201750.86035.3692017South America
43.2201740.97233.7352017Europe
18.5201715.646-2.6832017Africa
78.4201783.98051.5832017South America
2.7020172.6892017Asia
28.6201723.92710.8782017Europe
32.5201638.3272017Africa
36.75201734.7252017Asia
40.9201756.6902017Africa
28.2201735.1342017Asia
32.3201733.83230.4182017Africa
89.7201787.327.7932017North America
127.02017126.029116.5382017Africa
42.5201653.4412017Africa
60.8201752.5332017Africa
25.2201723.5935.2572017South America
47201765.6802016Asia
53.0201749.41441.2702017South America
26.3201628.3812017Africa
14.6201715.6642017Africa
92.22017119.0732017Africa
66.2201749.0982017Central America/Caribbean
51.4201746.3912017Africa
81.5201778.41466.5342017Europe
35.82017Central America/Caribbean
104.5201799.25881.2362017Europe
35.1201734.66322.8692017Europe
35.1201736.41316.2732017Europe
32.3201730.64928.1012017Africa
81.0201687.5702017Central America/Caribbean
47.1201737.74328.5562017Central America/Caribbean
41.0201744.9792017South America
104.42017103.26194.0052017Africa
68.1201759.3192017Central America/Caribbean
23.4201742.67622.3472017Africa
113.72017131.2442017Africa
9.320178.772-0.5722017Europe
60.2201756.22352.2282017Africa
86.8201483.21168.5162017Europe
50.4201746.62342.3322017Oceania
35.02014Europe
63.8201761.36922.5742017Europe
98.5201796.95687.6512017Europe
42.8201761.0652017Africa
116.12016123.2392017Africa
44.2201745.09944.9182017Europe
64.1201759.845.0992017Europe
76.8201771.83965.2732017Africa
7.52008Europe
180.02017181.9062017Europe
84.4201671.4482017Central America/Caribbean
30.1201724.3752017Central America/Caribbean
56.0201639.6692017Africa
46.3201641.9712017Africa
52.3201750.67650.6762017South America
33.5201631.0872017Central America/Caribbean
51.9201743.9492017Central America/Caribbean
0.1020170.0552017Asia
73.9201769.90666.4132017Europe
47.4201740.90633.3442017Europe
70.2201770.2002017Asia
33.1201728.91324.8022017Asia
14.2201740.86629.7412017Asia
63.7201657.9802017Asia
69.5201768.52059.8292017Europe
59.5201760.97157.9282017Asia
131.22017131.454119.8852017Europe
117.82017104.0742017Central America/Caribbean
223.82017236.388153.0402017Asia
86.0201795.55788.4902017Asia
27.5201721.184-11.7842017Asia
52.6201755.64650.3642017Africa
26.8201626.3152017Oceania
Asia
43.3201739.7826.6092017Asia
20.6201620.9402017Europe
26.2201720.6412017Asia
58.4201759.0922017Asia
67.3201762.7692017Asia
38.9201734.83526.9182017Europe
142.22017152.846147.1642017Asia
47.8201634.703-0.9442017Africa
46.5201734.43431.9972017Africa
5.12017Africa
38.9201736.52029.7172017Europe
19.3201723.032-8.2842017Europe
42.3201637.2762017Africa
54.6201759.3182017Africa
52.5201754.1572017Asia
81.5201768.0512017Asia
28.0201735.55729.8662017Africa
46.0201845.0840.4522017Europe
32.2201627.9692017Oceania
99.6201791.08690.7992017Africa
66.0201760.1502017Africa
24.8201624.4892017Oceania
51.5201754.18146.1202017North America
43.4201724.4892017Europe
91.42017Asia
71.3201667.4932017Europe
77.2201764.40764.0422017Africa
119.42017102.2432017Africa
43.0201746.10343.6432017Africa
65.0201660.1472017Oceania
27.3201727.1502017Asia
49.0201956.65846.1732017Europe
32.0201726.4284.6492017Oceania
46.0201733.5622017Central America/Caribbean
45.9201646.52840.8942017Africa
15.3201723.40119.6082017Africa
47.3201739.25438.4462017Europe
37.0201736.655-90.4692017Europe
41.3201744.220-10.7762017Asia
67.2201767.17361.6082017Asia
24.12016Oceania
38.8201738.15835.8812017Central America/Caribbean
39.8201732.6092017Oceania
22.5201725.56620.4372017South America
25.7201725.50710.1182017South America
41.9201737.8252017Asia
46.2201751.38246.6682017Europe
127.72017125.619108.0982017Europe
91.6201654.5732017Central America/Caribbean
56.8201753.9622017Asia
38.5201736.87828.3412017Europe
11.8201717.4372017Europe
47.2201740.5992017Africa
65.8201662.3782017Central America/Caribbean
82.9201671.2622017Central America/Caribbean
79.2201680.81377.8602017Central America/Caribbean
52.6201649.1212017Oceania
25.8201356.5692017Europe
60.2201783.3002017Africa
30.0201717.289-7.7232017Asia
61.3201761.1522017Africa
71.0201761.47658.6842017Europe
56.8201763.31548.4272017Africa
57.6201758.4282017Africa
114.62017110.8642017Asia
51.6201750.4272017Europe
78.6201775.36749.1592017Europe
9.0201610.011-1.1012017Oceania
76.72017Africa
50.1201752.67347.8962017Africa
33.0201766.3412017Africa
96.7201798.36486.3442017Europe
79.6201779.4242017Asia
54.82017126.0222017Africa
64.6201672.0532017South America
27.5201629.17323.6732017Africa
39.0201740.9439.0142017Europe
32.9201742.77923.0532017Europe
58.42017Asia
29.9201735.17233.2912017Asia
41.5201747.7842017Asia
36.6201638.2432017Africa
44.1201741.8822017Asia
68.6201778.6332017Africa
482017Oceania
61201641.340-10.9682017Central America/Caribbean
66.5201771.27521.2692017Africa
29.6201728.48222.7362017Europe
23.9201628.8202017Asia
53.7201649.1862017Oceania
38.2201738.9552017Africa
89.0201775.6022017Europe
60.3201717.619-79.4862017Asia
87.0201887.02978.1662017Europe
82.32017107.78582.2682017North America
62.5201766.19032.3002017South America
15.1201724.5392017Asia
31.3201648.4122017Oceania
25.8201734.8662017South America
62.3201758.2312017Asia
5.62004Oceania
135.52017141.014139.3722017Asia
62.8201762.20956.3492017Africa
75.5201778.3602017Africa
World59.92017

Public debt per capita

The figures here are represented per capita. The row number column is static. So it acts as a rank column for whatever column is being sorted.
CountryPublic debt
per capita
Public debt
per capita
Date
$102,503$91,7682017
$97,852$60,0162017
$77,278$37,9902017
$50,562$33,9052017
$49,060$41,0562017
$47,822$44,8712017
$47,291$44,1192017
$46,645$46,6452017
$44,348$41,3232017
$43,659$21,6732017
$41,040$37,1892017
$39,419$37,3102017
$39,311$35,3202017
$38,127$26,4622017
$37,015$37,0152016
$35,466$26,2102017
$33,349$29,3942017
$30,674$19,9182016
$30,452$27,4152017
$28,001$26,7772017
$27,111$27,9862017
$26,367$34,2252017
$25,900$27,0952017
$25,047$17,1032017
$24,939$17,1102017
$23,582$23,7422017
$22,922$25,3512017
$21,746$14,2042017
$21,709$13,7962017
$21,695$23,9902017
$21,693$10,4272017
$21,238$13,0392017
$21,169$28,5052017
$21,048$21,7632017
$20,462$8,5252017
$20,360$16,3202017
$19,796$19,9602017
$19,326$7,1962017
$19,292$25,8192017
$18,601$9,9762017
$18,482$10,0682017
$18,363$11,4202017
$18,027$8,6822017
$17,487$19,7842017
$16,798$8,9702017
$15,915$12,9732016
$15,873$5,3132017
$15,633$11,8302017
$15,241$11,5402017
$14,829$6,9122017
$14,783$5,8582017
$14,735$7,8342017
$14,726$11,7222017
$14,133$7,7692017
$13,728$18,9692015
$13,262$6,2532017
$13,180$14,0452017
$13,064$8,2652017
$13,000$6,7172017
$12,474$2,4502017
$12,206$7,0072017
$12,122$5,2342017
$11,884$8,2172017
$11,701$3,2812017
$11,236$7,3352017
$10,859$7,2022017
$10,847$4,4182017
$10,618$4,9622017
$10,353$6,1502017
$10,252$7,0212017
$10,235$7,2932017
$10,194$5,7242017
$10,069$3,9632017
$10,055$3,0512017
$9,993$3,3362017
$9,663$3,0602017
$9,644$2,8582017
$9,360$5,3052017
$9,333$3,6582017
$9,273$2,1902017
$9,226$3,5692017
$9,167$5,6882017
$8,747$6,2232017
$8,457$3,0702017
$8,406$2,4392017
$8,360$3,9312017
$8,291$3,6342017
$8,257$4,7572017
$8,230$5,7132017
$8,161$3,6802017
$7,878$4,0772017
$7,802$2,0492017
$7,631$7,6312017
$7,613$2,9662017
$7,594$2,2532017
$7,548$2,7812017
$7,342$3,3432017
$7,298$3,2252017
$6,912$12,3752014
$6,249$2,7482017
$5,970$1,8112017
$5,952$3,6472017
$5,879$4,0242017
$5,755$2,1092017
$5,665$2,0742017
$5,615$2,7232017
$5,519$2,0192017
$5,437$5,0052016
$5,311$2,8702017
$5,311$1,7692017
$5,203$5,2032014
$5,202$1,4292017
$5,198$1,9282017
$5,003$1,2922017
$4,990$2,0322017
$4,684$2,5792017
$4,600$1,8642017
$4,555$2,5822017
$4,441$2,5102017
$4,380$1,7212017
$4,347$1,2412017
$4,338$1,4922017
$4,337$2,1592017
$4,159$1,1062017
$4,145$2,7092017
$3,911$1,3292017
$3,632$1,3822017
$3,628$1,6372017
$3,562$1,1122017
$3,488$1,7372017
$3,424$1,2012017
$3,420$9832017
$3,305$1,1822017
$3,030$1,1542017
$3,013$1,8782017
$2,966$1,6992017
$2,957$3,2712017
$2,773$2,0512017
$2,666$2,0532017
$2,645$9862017
$2,468$1,0812017
$2,450$1,1992016
$2,428$1,0822017
$2,336$6232017
$2,216$7242017
$2,178$7882017
$2,173$8762017
$2,105$7542017
$2,066$1,2772017
$2,057$1,1262017
$2,024$2,0242013
$2,010$1,0352017
$1,992$4062017
$1,992$7562017
$1,992$9882017
$1,913$8132017
$1,850$8572015
$1,833$8872017
$1,805$3952017
$1,762$6792017
$1,739$7242017
$1,696$1,6962017
$1,665$4182017
$1,585$1,0412017
$1,579$1,5792017
$1,433$5432017
$1,394$1,3282017
$1,392$4802017
$1,391$4722017
$1,309$7302017
$1,297$1,4622017
$1,289$5042017
$1,229$1882017
$1,222$4452017
$1,201$4032017
$1,201$4412017
$1,187$4082017
$1,169$3662017
$1,143$4722017
$1,084$3452017
$1,003$4042017
$949$3272017
$932$3972017
$894$3282017
$873$2612017
$823$7752017
$820$3042017
$792$2952017
$703$2212017
$692$2432017
$669$1862017
$660$7482017
$576$2482017
$559$1612017
$546$4742017
$520$2572017
$498$1882017
$437$2352017
$431$2132017
$349$1482017
$312$1782017
$213$802017
$189$1852017
$146$882017
$139$412017
$63$472017
$0$02015
$0$02017