The World Factbook CIA Home CIA Home About CIA Careers Offices of CIA News & Information Library Kid’s Page Contact CIA CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

  Field Listing - Public debt


Country
Public debt (% of GDP)
Albania 51.2% of GDP (2008 est.)
Algeria 13.8% of GDP (2008 est.)
Angola 8.7% of GDP (2008 est.)
Argentina 51% of GDP (June 2008)
Aruba 46.3% of GDP (2005)
Australia 15.4% of GDP
note: the Commonwealth government eliminated its net debt in 2006, but continues a gross debt issue to support the market for risk-free securities (2008 est.)
Austria 58.8% of GDP (2008 est.)
Azerbaijan 5.2% of GDP (2008 est.)
Bahrain 33.2% of GDP (2008 est.)
Bangladesh 34.6% of GDP (2008 est.)
Belgium 80.8% of GDP (2008)
Bhutan 81.4% of GDP (2004)
Bolivia 52.7% of GDP (2008 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina 40% of GDP (2008 est.)
Botswana 5.1% of GDP (2008 est.)
Brazil 40.7% of GDP (2008 est.)
Bulgaria 16.7% of GDP (2008)
Cameroon 11.9% of GDP (2008 est.)
Canada 62.3% of GDP (2008 est.)
Chile 3.8% of GDP (2008 est.)
China 15.7% of GDP (2008 est.)
Colombia 48% of GDP (2008 est.)
Costa Rica 38.4% of GDP (2008)
Cote d'Ivoire 58.3% of GDP (2008 est.)
Croatia 48.9% of GDP (2008 est.)
Cuba 32.8% of GDP (2008 est.)
Cyprus 49% of GDP (2008 est.)
Czech Republic 29.4% of GDP (2008 est.)
Denmark 21.8% of GDP (2008 est.)
Dominican Republic 39.1% of GDP (2008 est.)
Ecuador 29.2% of GDP (2008 est.)
Egypt 84.7% of GDP (2008 est.)
El Salvador 26.7% of GDP (2008 est.)
Equatorial Guinea 9.3% of GDP (2008 est.)
Estonia 3.8% of GDP (2008 est.)
Ethiopia 34.4% of GDP (2008 est.)
Finland 33% of GDP (2008 est.)
France 67% of GDP (2008 est.)
Gabon 26.3% of GDP (2008 est.)
Germany 62.6% of GDP (2008 est.)
Ghana 66.5% of GDP (2008 est.)
Gibraltar 15.7% of GDP (2005 est.)
Greece 90.1% of GDP (2008 est.)
Guatemala 23.7% of GDP (2008 est.)
Honduras 21% of GDP (2008 est.)
Hong Kong 14.5% of GDP (2008 est.)
Hungary 73.8% of GDP (2008 est.)
Iceland 23% of GDP (2008 est.)
India 78% of GDP (federal and state debt combined) (2008 est.)
Indonesia 30.1% of GDP (2008 est.)
Iran 25% of GDP (2008 est.)
Ireland 31.5% of GDP (2008 est.)
Israel 75.7% of GDP (2008 est.)
Italy 103.7% of GDP (2008 est.)
Jamaica 124.1% of GDP (2008 est.)
Japan 170.4% of GDP (2008 est.)
Jordan 58.3% of GDP (2008 est.)
Kazakhstan 9.1% of GDP (2008 est.)
Kenya 40.6% of GDP (2008 est.)
Korea, South 32.7% of GDP (2008 est.)
Kosovo NA
Kuwait 7.2% of GDP (2008 est.)
Latvia 17% of GDP (year-end 2008)
Lebanon 163.5% of GDP (2008 est.)
Libya 3.6% of GDP (2008 est.)
Lithuania 11.9% of GDP (2008 est.)
Luxembourg 7.2% of GDP (2008 est.)
Macedonia 35.9% of GDP (2008 est.)
Malawi 49.1% of GDP (2008 est.)
Malaysia 42.7% of GDP (2008 est.)
Mauritius 57.2% of GDP (2008 est.)
Mexico 20.3% of GDP (2008 est.)
Moldova 21.3% of GDP (2008 est.)
Montenegro 38% of GDP (2006)
Morocco 60.2% of GDP (2008 est.)
Mozambique 21.4% of GDP (2008 est.)
Namibia 24.8% of GDP (2008 est.)
Netherlands 43% of GDP (2008 est.)
New Zealand 22.9% of GDP (2008 est.)
Nicaragua 53.6% of GDP (2008 est.)
Nigeria 12.2% of GDP (2008 est.)
Norway 52% of GDP (2007)
Oman 2.4% of GDP (2008 est.)
Pakistan 49.8% of GDP (2008 est.)
Panama 46.4% of GDP (2008 est.)
Papua New Guinea 34% of GDP (2008 est.)
Paraguay 22.2% of GDP (2008 est.)
Peru 24.1% of GDP (2008 est.)
Philippines 56.5% of GDP (2008 est.)
Poland 41.6% of GDP (2008 est.)
Portugal 64.2% of GDP (2008 est.)
Qatar 6% of GDP (2008 est.)
Romania 14.1% of GDP (2008 est.)
Russia 6.8% of GDP (2008 est.)
Saudi Arabia 13.5% of GDP (2008 est.)
Senegal 21.4% of GDP (2008 est.)
Serbia 37% of GDP (2007 est.)
Seychelles 92.6% of GDP (2008 est.)
Singapore 113.7% of GDP (2008 est.)
Slovakia 35% of GDP (2008 est.)
Slovenia 22% of GDP (2008 est.)
South Africa 29.9% of GDP (2008 est.)
Spain 37.5% of GDP (2008)
Sri Lanka 78% of GDP (2008 est.)
Sudan 86.1% of GDP (2008 est.)
Sweden 36.5% of GDP (2008 est.)
Switzerland 44% of GDP (2008 est.)
Syria 41.2% of GDP (2008 est.)
Taiwan 30.9% of GDP (2008 est.)
Tanzania 22% of GDP (2008 est.)
Thailand 42% of GDP (2008 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago 28% of GDP (2008 est.)
Tunisia 53.1% of GDP (2008 est.)
Turkey 37.1% of GDP (2008 est.)
Uganda 19.5% of GDP (2008 est.)
Ukraine 10% of GDP (2008 est.)
United Arab Emirates 22.4% of GDP (2008 est.)
United Kingdom 47.2% of GDP (2008 est.)
United States 60.8% of GDP (2007 est.)
Uruguay 57% of GDP (September 2008)
Uzbekistan 13.6% of GDP (2008 est.)
Venezuela 17.4% of GDP (2008 est.)
Vietnam 38.6% of GDP (2008 est.)
Wallis and Futuna 5.6% of GDP (2004 est.)
Yemen 31.8% of GDP (2008 est.)
Zambia 25.7% of GDP (2008 est.)
Zimbabwe 241.2% of GDP (2008 est.)

This page was last updated on 14 May 2009
Bottom Banner