Public finance

General government gross debt (% of GDP)

All liabilities of general government that require future payment of interest and/or principal, as a share of GDP. Source: IMF World Economic Outlook (October 2026); values from 2026 onwards are IMF projections.

Year

Lowest · 2025

Macao

0.0%

Coverage · 2025

189

countries

Method

Lower is better

Score: 0 = worst, 100 = best in 2025

Ranking 2025

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#	Country	Value	Score
1	Macao	0.0%	100.0
2	Liechtenstein	0.5%	99.8
3	Brunei	1.6%	99.2
4	Tuvalu	2.8%	98.6
5	Turkmenistan	3.1%	98.5
6	Afghanistan	7.6%	96.3
7	Kiribati	8.0%	96.1
8	Marshall Islands	8.8%	95.7
8	Micronesia	8.8%	95.7
10	Hong Kong	12.1%	94.1
11	Nauru	12.2%	94.0
12	Haiti	12.3%	94.0
13	Timor-Leste	13.3%	93.5
14	Kuwait	14.6%	92.9
15	Russia	16.6%	91.9
16	Puerto Rico	17.6%	91.4
17	Tajikistan	18.6%	90.9
18	Azerbaijan	20.1%	90.2
19	DR Congo	20.4%	90.0
20	Samoa	21.2%	89.6
21	Turkey	23.7%	88.4
22	Estonia	24.0%	88.3
23	Kazakhstan	24.3%	88.1
24	Cambodia	25.5%	87.5
25	Luxembourg	26.5%	87.1
26	Guatemala	26.7%	87.0
27	Tonga	26.9%	86.9
28	Denmark	27.4%	86.6
29	Uzbekistan	28.6%	86.0
30	Bosnia and Herzegovina	28.8%	85.9
31	Guyana	28.9%	85.9
32	Solomon Islands	29.6%	85.5
33	Bulgaria	29.9%	85.4
34	Peru	30.1%	85.3
35	Andorra	30.3%	85.2
36	Comoros	30.5%	85.1
36	Vietnam	30.5%	85.1
38	Belarus	31.3%	84.7
38	Djibouti	31.3%	84.7
40	Saudi Arabia	31.8%	84.5
41	Chad	33.3%	83.7
42	United Arab Emirates	33.9%	83.4
43	Botswana	34.0%	83.4
44	Georgia	34.3%	83.3
45	Sweden	34.5%	83.2
46	Nicaragua	34.6%	83.1
47	Oman	34.7%	83.1
48	Ireland	34.8%	83.0
49	Equatorial Guinea	35.4%	82.7
50	Iran	35.6%	82.6
51	Nigeria	36.1%	82.4
52	Vanuatu	36.2%	82.3
53	Guinea	36.3%	82.3
54	Zimbabwe	38.0%	81.4
55	Paraguay	38.2%	81.3
56	Moldova	39.2%	80.9
57	Kyrgyzstan	39.4%	80.8
58	Lithuania	39.5%	80.7
59	Switzerland	40.1%	80.4
60	Honduras	40.3%	80.3
60	Mali	40.3%	80.3
62	Mauritania	40.4%	80.3
63	Cameroon	40.5%	80.2
64	Indonesia	40.9%	80.0
65	Chile	41.5%	79.7
66	Bangladesh	42.0%	79.5
66	Burundi	42.0%	79.5
68	Serbia	42.2%	79.4
69	Qatar	42.5%	79.2
70	Central African Republic	42.6%	79.2
71	Ethiopia	43.3%	78.9
72	Czechia	44.2%	78.4
73	Netherlands	44.7%	78.2
74	Eswatini	44.8%	78.1
75	Mongolia	45.0%	78.0
76	Niger	45.5%	77.8
77	Malta	46.2%	77.4
78	Armenia	46.9%	77.1
78	Latvia	46.9%	77.1
80	Nepal	47.4%	76.9
81	Madagascar	47.7%	76.7
82	Ghana	48.8%	76.2
83	Lesotho	49.4%	75.9
84	Tanzania	49.8%	75.7
85	Seychelles	51.2%	75.0
86	Sierra Leone	51.4%	74.9
87	Papua New Guinea	51.6%	74.8
88	Australia	51.9%	74.7
88	Myanmar	51.9%	74.7
90	Algeria	52.1%	74.6
91	South Korea	52.4%	74.4
92	North Macedonia	52.6%	74.3
93	Iraq	52.8%	74.2
93	Palau	52.8%	74.2
95	Angola	52.9%	74.2
96	Burkina Faso	53.2%	74.0
96	Uganda	53.2%	74.0
98	Albania	53.8%	73.7
99	Norway	54.0%	73.6
100	Ecuador	54.5%	73.4
101	New Zealand	54.7%	73.3
102	Cyprus	55.0%	73.1
103	Liberia	55.1%	73.1
104	Croatia	56.3%	72.5
105	Panama	56.6%	72.4
106	Iceland	56.7%	72.3
107	Côte d'Ivoire	57.1%	72.1
108	Saint Kitts and Nevis	58.7%	71.3
109	Dominican Republic	59.0%	71.2
110	Philippines	59.1%	71.1
110	São Tomé and Príncipe	59.1%	71.1
112	Benin	59.3%	71.0
113	Poland	59.7%	70.8
114	San Marino	59.8%	70.8
115	Colombia	59.9%	70.8
116	Costa Rica	60.4%	70.5
116	Romania	60.4%	70.5
118	Slovakia	61.4%	70.0
119	Mexico	61.7%	69.9
120	Germany	62.7%	69.4
121	Montenegro	63.5%	69.0
122	South Sudan	64.2%	68.7
123	Rwanda	64.7%	68.4
123	Thailand	64.7%	68.4
125	Aruba	64.8%	68.4
126	Togo	64.9%	68.3
127	Slovenia	65.1%	68.2
128	Uruguay	65.6%	68.0
129	Jamaica	66.0%	67.8
130	Morocco	66.6%	67.5
131	Belize	66.9%	67.3
132	Namibia	67.5%	67.0
133	Israel	67.9%	66.8
134	Grenada	69.4%	66.1
135	Antigua and Barbuda	70.2%	65.7
136	Malaysia	70.5%	65.6
137	Kenya	71.3%	65.2
138	Bahamas	71.7%	65.0
139	Pakistan	72.8%	64.5
140	Gambia	73.7%	64.0
141	Hungary	74.6%	63.6
142	Guinea-Bissau	75.1%	63.3
143	Saint Lucia	76.8%	62.5
144	Fiji	77.1%	62.4
145	South Africa	78.4%	61.7
146	Argentina	80.1%	60.9
147	Austria	81.4%	60.3
148	Tunisia	81.7%	60.1
149	Bolivia	83.3%	59.3
150	Jordan	83.6%	59.2
151	Trinidad and Tobago	84.0%	59.0
152	Gabon	84.2%	58.9
153	India	84.3%	58.8
154	Egypt	86.8%	57.6
154	Mauritius	86.8%	57.6
156	El Salvador	87.6%	57.2
157	Finland	88.4%	56.8
158	Laos	88.8%	56.6
159	Portugal	89.7%	56.2
160	Mozambique	90.3%	55.9
161	Brazil	93.3%	54.4
162	Barbados	96.2%	53.0
163	Malawi	96.6%	52.8
164	Sri Lanka	96.8%	52.7
165	Suriname	96.9%	52.7
166	China	98.6%	51.9
167	Dominica	99.9%	51.2
168	Congo	100.4%	51.0
169	Spain	100.5%	50.9
170	Zambia	100.6%	50.9
171	United Kingdom	102.1%	50.1
172	Bhutan	102.6%	49.9
173	Ukraine	107.1%	47.7
174	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	107.7%	47.4
175	Belgium	107.9%	47.3
176	Canada	113.6%	44.5
177	Cabo Verde	115.4%	43.7
178	France	115.5%	43.6
179	United States	124.4%	39.3
180	Senegal	127.7%	37.6
181	Maldives	129.4%	36.8
182	Italy	137.1%	33.1
183	Lebanon	139.4%	31.9
184	Bahrain	144.3%	29.5
185	Greece	146.6%	28.4
186	Libya	153.8%	24.9
187	Singapore	165.7%	19.1
188	Sudan	204.4%	0.2
189	Japan	204.8%	0.0

Source: International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (October 2026) — General government gross debt · Unit: % of GDP · Year: 2025 · 189 entries