Countries by Government Debt — Full List 2026

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Which countries have the highest government debt? This ranking compares public debt as a percentage of GDP for every country, showing which nations carry the heaviest debt burdens relative to their economic output.

201 countries ranked·Source: CIA World Factbook·Last updated: 2016

#	Country	Region	Government Debt (% GDP)
1	Japan	East and Southeast Asia	215.9%
2	Greece	Europe	190.6%
3	Singapore	East and Southeast Asia	175.6%
4	Lebanon	Middle East	146.8%
5	United Kingdom	Europe	138.6%
6	Barbados	Central America and Caribbean	133.2%
7	Eritrea	Africa	132.8%
8	Italy	Europe	131.8%
9	Congo (Brazzaville)	Africa	128.7%
10	Cabo Verde	Africa	127.6%
11	Portugal	Europe	125.7%
12	United States	North America	114.8%
13	Bahrain	Middle East	111.6%
14	Bhutan	South Asia	111.0%
15	Spain	Europe	107.3%
16	Jamaica	Central America and Caribbean	106.3%
17	San Marino	Europe	103.2%
18	Egypt	Africa	103.0%
19	Jordan	Middle East	102.8%
20	El Salvador	Central America and Caribbean	102.2%
21	Mauritania	Africa	100.0%
22	Sudan	Africa	99.5%
23	Belize	Central America and Caribbean	99.0%
24	France	Europe	98.5%
25	Cyprus	Europe	97.5%
26	Sao Tome and Principe	Africa	93.1%
27	Somalia	Africa	93.0%
28	Belgium	Europe	92.5%
29	Syria	Middle East	91.3%
30	South Sudan	Africa	86.6%
31	Antigua and Barbuda	Central America and Caribbean	86.2%
32	Palau	Australia-Oceania	85.2%
33	Aruba	Central America and Caribbean	84.7%
34	Brazil	South America	83.0%
35	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Central America and Caribbean	82.8%
36	The Gambia	Africa	82.3%
37	Grenada	Central America and Caribbean	82.0%
38	Albania	Europe	81.9%
39	Togo	Africa	81.6%
40	Iceland	Europe	80.7%
41	Sri Lanka	South Asia	79.1%
42	Austria	Europe	78.3%
43	Mozambique	Africa	76.6%
44	South Africa	Africa	76.2%
45	Suriname	South America	75.8%
46	Croatia	Europe	75.6%
47	Angola	Africa	75.3%
48	Hungary	Europe	75.3%
49	The Bahamas	Central America and Caribbean	73.7%
50	Slovenia	Europe	73.6%

51	Ghana	Africa	73.4%
52	Serbia	Europe	73.1%
53	Dominica	Central America and Caribbean	71.7%
54	Vanuatu	Australia-Oceania	71.7%
55	Zambia	Africa	71.4%
56	Colombia	South America	71.3%
57	Zimbabwe	Africa	69.9%
58	Saint Lucia	Central America and Caribbean	69.2%
59	Yemen	Middle East	68.1%
60	Pakistan	South Asia	67.6%
61	Mongolia	East and Southeast Asia	67.6%
62	Montenegro	Europe	67.2%
63	Nauru	Australia-Oceania	65.0%
64	Morocco	Africa	64.9%
65	Slovakia	Europe	64.3%
66	Malaysia	East and Southeast Asia	64.3%
67	Gabon	Africa	64.2%
68	Germany	Europe	63.9%
69	Seychelles	Africa	63.6%
70	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Central America and Caribbean	62.9%
71	Uruguay	South America	62.4%
72	Tunisia	Africa	62.3%
73	Maldives	South Asia	61.7%
74	Finland	Europe	61.3%
75	Canada	North America	61.3%
76	Burkina Faso	Africa	61.3%
77	Thailand	East and Southeast Asia	61.1%
78	Israel	Middle East	59.6%
79	Ukraine	Europe	58.7%
80	Vietnam	East and Southeast Asia	58.5%
81	Laos	East and Southeast Asia	58.4%
82	Mauritius	Africa	58.0%
83	Australia	Australia-Oceania	58.0%
84	Guinea-Bissau	Africa	57.9%
85	Netherlands	Europe	56.5%
86	Central African Republic	Africa	56.0%
87	Malawi	Africa	55.6%
88	Argentina	South America	55.0%
89	Sierra Leone	Africa	54.9%
90	New Zealand	Australia-Oceania	54.0%
91	Kenya	Africa	53.2%
92	Uganda	Africa	53.1%
93	Samoa	Australia-Oceania	52.6%
94	Chad	Africa	52.4%
95	Papua New Guinea	East and Southeast Asia	52.4%
96	South Korea	East and Southeast Asia	52.3%
97	Romania	Europe	50.9%
98	Malta	Europe	50.7%
99	Guyana	South America	50.7%
100	Poland	Europe	50.6%
101	Cambodia	East and Southeast Asia	50.3%
102	Puerto Rico	Central America and Caribbean	50.1%
103	Benin	Africa	49.7%
104	Bolivia	South America	49.0%
105	Costa Rica	Central America and Caribbean	48.9%
106	Burundi	Africa	48.4%
107	Armenia	Middle East	48.3%
108	Senegal	Africa	47.8%
109	Fiji	Australia-Oceania	47.5%
110	Tuvalu	Australia-Oceania	47.2%
111	China	East and Southeast Asia	47.0%
112	Côte d'Ivoire	Africa	47.0%
113	Oman	Middle East	46.9%
114	Qatar	Middle East	46.7%
115	India	South Asia	46.5%
116	Virgin Islands	Central America and Caribbean	45.9%
117	Ireland	Europe	45.4%
118	Indonesia	East and Southeast Asia	45.3%
119	Niger	Africa	45.2%
120	Mexico	North America	45.1%
121	Tonga	Australia-Oceania	43.9%
122	Georgia	Middle East	43.4%
123	Equatorial Guinea	Africa	43.3%
124	Ecuador	South America	43.2%
125	Cuba	Central America and Caribbean	42.7%
126	Tajikistan	Central Asia	42.0%
127	Guinea	Africa	41.8%
128	Marshall Islands	Australia-Oceania	41.6%
129	Andorra	Europe	41.4%
130	Kyrgyzstan	Central Asia	40.5%
131	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Europe	40.3%
132	Nepal	South Asia	39.9%
133	Philippines	East and Southeast Asia	39.9%
134	Iran	Middle East	39.5%
135	North Macedonia	Europe	39.3%
136	Venezuela	South America	38.9%
137	Honduras	Central America and Caribbean	38.5%
138	Madagascar	Africa	38.4%
139	Tanzania	Africa	38.0%
140	Panama	Central America and Caribbean	37.4%
141	Rwanda	Africa	37.3%
142	Trinidad and Tobago	Central America and Caribbean	37.0%
143	Sweden	Europe	36.9%
144	Lithuania	Europe	36.9%
145	Czechia	Europe	36.8%
146	Norway	Europe	36.5%
147	Latvia	Europe	36.3%
148	Mali	Africa	36.0%
149	Eswatini	Africa	35.9%
150	Taiwan	East and Southeast Asia	35.7%
151	Burma	East and Southeast Asia	35.7%
152	Denmark	Europe	35.3%
153	Peru	South America	35.2%
154	The Dominican	Central America and Caribbean	34.6%
155	Moldova	Europe	34.3%
156	Haiti	Central America and Caribbean	33.9%
157	Djibouti	Africa	33.7%
158	Bangladesh	South Asia	33.3%
159	Nicaragua	Central America and Caribbean	33.3%
160	Belarus	Europe	33.2%
161	Turkey	Middle East	33.1%
162	Cameroon	Africa	32.5%
163	Guam	Australia-Oceania	32.1%
164	Guatemala	Central America and Caribbean	31.6%
165	Ethiopia	Africa	31.4%
166	Bulgaria	Europe	30.1%
167	Liberia	Africa	28.3%
168	Estonia	Europe	28.3%
169	Federated States of Micronesia	Australia-Oceania	27.8%
170	Comoros	Africa	27.7%
171	Algeria	Africa	27.5%
172	Iraq	Middle East	27.4%
173	Turkmenistan	Central Asia	24.1%
174	West Bank	Middle East	23.8%
175	Luxembourg	Europe	23.0%
176	Kiribati	Australia-Oceania	22.9%
177	Chile	South America	21.0%
178	Kazakhstan	Central Asia	20.9%
179	Anguilla	Central America and Caribbean	20.8%
180	Switzerland	Europe	19.9%
181	United Arab Emirates	Middle East	19.7%
182	Botswana	Africa	19.6%
183	Nigeria	Africa	19.6%
184	Kosovo	Europe	19.4%
185	Paraguay	South America	18.9%
186	Russia	Central Asia	18.5%
187	Azerbaijan	Middle East	16.8%
188	DRC	Africa	16.0%
189	Solomon Islands	Australia-Oceania	15.4%
190	Saudi Arabia	Middle East	13.1%
191	Uzbekistan	Central Asia	10.5%
192	Kuwait	Middle East	9.9%
193	Afghanistan	South Asia	7.8%
194	Libya	Africa	7.5%
195	New Caledonia	Australia-Oceania	6.5%
196	Namibia	Africa	4.6%
197	Timor-Leste	East and Southeast Asia	3.1%
198	Lesotho	Africa	3.0%
199	Brunei	East and Southeast Asia	2.8%
200	Hong Kong	East and Southeast Asia	0.1%
201	Macau	East and Southeast Asia	0.0%

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  author = {Bamwor},
  title = {Countries by Government Debt 2016},
  year = {2016},
  url = {https://bamwor.com/en/countries-by-government-debt},
  note = {Bamwor World Encyclopedia. Accessed 2026-05-26}
}

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