Government Debt
General government gross debt as a share of GDP. IMF WEO, 2019–2026.
Source: IMF World Economic Outlook (Apr 2026) Licence: IMF terms — public data Unit: % of GDP Parsed: 2026-08-03 Open source ↗
Method: Years after the latest actual are IMF estimates/projections, not outturns.
Avg (2026)
56.4
-1.3pp vs 2025
Improving
84
of 190 tracked
Declining
71
period over period
Stable
35
±0.5pp band
Gross govt debt
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Trend over time
Group average by period, 2019–2026.
AmericasSouth AsiaSub-Saharan AfricaEurope & Central AsiaMiddle East & North AfricaEast Asia & PacificAdvanced / other
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Movers
Biggest period-over-period changes.
Top risers
| Entity | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 🇧🇴 Bolivia | 102.7 | +17.9pp |
| 🇧🇹 Bhutan | 120.3 | +16.7pp |
| 🇸🇲 San Marino | 77.3 | +16.7pp |
| 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 122.6 | +13.9pp |
| 🇧🇼 Botswana | 47 | +8.4pp |
Top fallers
| Entity | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 🇻🇪 Venezuela | 0 | -308.7pp |
| 🇱🇧 Lebanon | 0 | -139.4pp |
| 🇿🇲 Zambia | 0 | -86.0pp |
| 🇪🇨 Ecuador | 0 | -54.4pp |
| 🇸🇷 Suriname | 87.1 | -18.7pp |
By group
Change by group, latest period.
South Asia +13.3pp
Advanced / other +1.2pp
Europe & Central Asia +1.0pp
East Asia & Pacific +0.50pp
Sub-Saharan Africa -1.2pp
Middle East & North Africa -3.6pp
Americas -7.0pp
| Group | Members | Avg | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Asia | 6 | 82.4 | +13.3pp |
| Americas | 34 | 66.1 | -7.0pp |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 45 | 60.2 | -1.2pp |
| Middle East & North Africa | 15 | 59.4 | -3.6pp |
| Europe & Central Asia | 52 | 54.3 | +1.0pp |
| East Asia & Pacific | 32 | 47.8 | +0.50pp |
| Advanced / other | 1 | 18.7 | +1.2pp |
Government Debt — full ranking
Every entity in this dataset, in HTML. The interactive panel above shows the same numbers; this is the one that survives without JavaScript.
| # | Entity | Gross govt debt | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇯🇵 Japan | 204.4 | -2.1pp |
| 2 | 🇸🇬 Singapore | 171.9 | +0.60pp |
| 3 | 🇸🇩 Sudan | 169.1 | -18.5pp |
| 4 | 🇧🇭 Bahrain | 152.4 | +4.8pp |
| 5 | 🇮🇹 Italy | 138.4 | +1.3pp |
| 6 | 🇬🇷 Greece | 136.9 | -8.8pp |
| 7 | 🇸🇳 Senegal | 132.3 | +2.1pp |
| 8 | 🇲🇻 Maldives | 129.4 | +4.0pp |
| 9 | 🇺🇸 United States | 125.8 | +1.9pp |
| 10 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 122.6 | +13.9pp |
| 11 | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | 120.3 | +16.7pp |
| 12 | 🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 120.1 | +6.7pp |
| 13 | 🇫🇷 France | 118.4 | +2.4pp |
| 14 | 🇨🇦 Canada | 110.7 | -2.8pp |
| 15 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 109.2 | +2.9pp |
| 16 | 🇨🇳 China, People's Republic of | 106.9 | +7.7pp |
| 17 | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | 106.1 | +3.6pp |
| 18 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 103.6 | +1.3pp |
| 19 | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | 102.7 | +17.9pp |
| 20 | 🇩🇲 Dominica | 98.3 | -4.3pp |
| 21 | 🇪🇸 Spain | 98.2 | -2.2pp |
| 22 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 96.5 | +3.2pp |
| 23 | 🇨🇻 Cabo Verde | 95.9 | -5.1pp |
| 24 | 🇫🇮 Finland | 93.1 | +3.8pp |
| 25 | 🇨🇬 Congo, Republic of | 91.3 | -5.5pp |
| 26 | 🇧🇧 Barbados | 89.5 | -4.7pp |
| 27 | 🇸🇷 Suriname | 87.1 | -18.7pp |
| 28 | 🇪🇬 Egypt | 87 | +0.20pp |
| 29 | 🇲🇺 Mauritius | 86.5 | 0.00pp |
| 30 | 🇬🇦 Gabon | 86.1 | +7.2pp |
| 31 | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 85.6 | -4.3pp |
| 32 | 🇹🇳 Tunisia | 84.9 | +3.6pp |
| 33 | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | 84.5 | -2.7pp |
| 34 | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | 84.1 | -0.10pp |
| 35 | 🇮🇳 India | 83.4 | -0.70pp |
| 36 | 🇫🇯 Fiji | 82.5 | +3.8pp |
| 37 | 🇦🇹 Austria | 82.1 | +1.6pp |
| 38 | 🇯🇴 Jordan | 81.8 | -1.0pp |
| 39 | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 78.9 | +0.30pp |
| 40 | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 77.9 | +2.7pp |
| 41 | 🇱🇨 Saint Lucia | 77.5 | +0.40pp |
| 42 | 🇸🇲 San Marino | 77.3 | +16.7pp |
| 43 | 🇱🇦 Lao P.D.R. | 74.6 | -6.0pp |
| 44 | 🇲🇼 Malawi | 74.5 | -3.9pp |
| 45 | 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau | 73.6 | -1.7pp |
| 46 | 🇧🇸 Bahamas, The | 71.9 | -1.9pp |
| 47 | 🇰🇪 Kenya | 71.6 | +2.3pp |
| 48 | 🇳🇦 Namibia | 70.5 | +0.30pp |
| 49 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 70.4 | -9.9pp |
| 50 | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 70.1 | -2.7pp |
| 51 | 🇮🇱 Israel | 69.8 | +1.3pp |
| 52 | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | 69.5 | -1.2pp |
| 53 | 🇬🇩 Grenada | 69 | -2.6pp |
| 54 | 🇬🇲 Gambia, The | 68.3 | -5.6pp |
| 55 | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | 66.8 | +2.2pp |
| 56 | 🇹🇭 Thailand | 66.8 | +2.1pp |
| 57 | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 66.8 | +1.1pp |
| 58 | 🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda | 66.5 | -3.2pp |
| 59 | 🇯🇲 Jamaica | 65.8 | -1.9pp |
| 60 | 🇲🇦 Morocco | 65.8 | -1.3pp |
| 61 | 🇵🇱 Poland | 65.7 | +6.9pp |
| 62 | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | 65.2 | -0.70pp |
| 63 | 🇹🇬 Togo | 64.7 | +1.7pp |
| 64 | 🇩🇪 Germany | 64.6 | +1.7pp |
| 65 | 🇨🇫 Central African Republic | 64 | +2.2pp |
| 66 | 🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis | 64 | +5.6pp |
| 67 | 🇧🇿 Belize | 63.2 | -4.7pp |
| 68 | 🇸🇰 Slovak Republic | 63 | +1.4pp |
| 69 | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 62.7 | +0.90pp |
| 70 | 🇲🇪 Montenegro | 62.4 | -4.7pp |
| 71 | 🇷🇴 Romania | 61.9 | +1.3pp |
| 72 | 🇮🇶 Iraq | 61.7 | +7.8pp |
| 73 | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | 61.1 | +0.70pp |
| 74 | 🇨🇴 Colombia | 60.9 | +1.0pp |
| 75 | 🇦🇼 Aruba | 60.3 | -3.3pp |
| 76 | 🇵🇭 Philippines | 60.2 | +0.80pp |
| 77 | 🇩🇿 Algeria | 59.2 | +5.1pp |
| 78 | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | 58.3 | -0.70pp |
| 79 | 🇵🇦 Panama | 57.7 | +1.1pp |
| 80 | 🇸🇸 South Sudan, Republic of | 57.3 | -4.8pp |
| 81 | 🇧🇯 Benin | 57.2 | -0.10pp |
| 82 | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 56.7 | +2.0pp |
| 83 | 🇵🇼 Palau | 56.7 | -5.6pp |
| 84 | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 56.5 | +0.60pp |
| 85 | 🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire | 55.1 | -1.2pp |
| 86 | 🇸🇨 Seychelles | 55 | +3.5pp |
| 87 | 🇺🇬 Uganda | 55 | +0.80pp |
| 88 | 🇰🇷 Korea, Republic of | 54.4 | +2.1pp |
| 89 | 🇱🇷 Liberia | 53.8 | -1.1pp |
| 90 | 🇮🇸 Iceland | 53.6 | -2.5pp |
| 91 | 🇲🇰 North Macedonia | 53.1 | +0.60pp |
| 92 | 🇬🇭 Ghana | 53 | +4.2pp |
| 93 | 🇲🇲 Myanmar | 51.9 | 0.00pp |
| 94 | 🇦🇴 Angola | 51.6 | +0.30pp |
| 95 | 🇦🇱 Albania | 51.5 | -1.1pp |
| 96 | 🇨🇾 Cyprus | 50.9 | -4.4pp |
| 97 | 🇦🇲 Armenia | 50.6 | +1.6pp |
| 98 | 🇦🇺 Australia | 50.6 | -0.40pp |
| 99 | 🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe | 50.4 | -5.3pp |
| 100 | 🇸🇿 Eswatini | 50 | +5.1pp |
| 101 | 🇳🇵 Nepal | 49.6 | +1.5pp |
| 102 | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | 49.3 | +0.60pp |
| 103 | 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea | 49.2 | -2.9pp |
| 104 | 🇱🇸 Lesotho | 49 | -0.10pp |
| 105 | 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | 48.8 | -3.2pp |
| 106 | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | 48.7 | -1.0pp |
| 107 | 🇱🇻 Latvia | 47.4 | +0.50pp |
| 108 | 🇲🇹 Malta | 47.3 | +0.50pp |
| 109 | 🇧🇼 Botswana | 47 | +8.4pp |
| 110 | 🇨🇿 Czech Republic | 46.4 | +1.8pp |
| 111 | 🇳🇪 Niger | 45.5 | +0.10pp |
| 112 | 🇱🇹 Lithuania | 45.1 | +5.3pp |
| 113 | 🇬🇳 Guinea | 44.7 | -3.4pp |
| 114 | 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone | 44.3 | -0.90pp |
| 115 | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 44.1 | +0.80pp |
| 116 | 🇭🇳 Honduras | 43.8 | +2.6pp |
| 117 | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | 43.7 | -1.4pp |
| 118 | 🇶🇦 Qatar | 43.3 | +1.9pp |
| 119 | 🇻🇺 Vanuatu | 43.2 | +2.3pp |
| 120 | 🇳🇴 Norway | 42.9 | -2.1pp |
| 121 | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 42.6 | +0.20pp |
| 122 | 🇨🇱 Chile | 42.5 | +0.70pp |
| 123 | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | 42.3 | -1.5pp |
| 124 | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | 41.8 | -0.20pp |
| 125 | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | 41.5 | +0.50pp |
| 126 | 🇲🇱 Mali | 40.8 | -1.1pp |
| 127 | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | 40.4 | -2.7pp |
| 128 | 🇨🇲 Cameroon | 39.3 | -1.1pp |
| 129 | 🇲🇩 Moldova | 39.3 | +2.7pp |
| 130 | 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea | 39.1 | -1.5pp |
| 131 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 38.5 | -0.90pp |
| 132 | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | 37.8 | -0.30pp |
| 133 | 🇰🇬 Kyrgyz Republic | 37.4 | +1.4pp |
| 134 | 🇮🇷 Iran | 37.3 | 0.00pp |
| 135 | 🇲🇷 Mauritania | 37.1 | -3.0pp |
| 136 | 🇧🇮 Burundi | 37 | -4.2pp |
| 137 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 36.7 | +1.8pp |
| 138 | 🇬🇪 Georgia | 35.1 | +0.80pp |
| 139 | 🇹🇴 Tonga | 34.4 | +7.0pp |
| 140 | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | 33.2 | -1.6pp |
| 141 | 🇧🇾 Belarus | 33.1 | 0.00pp |
| 142 | 🇴🇲 Oman | 32.7 | -3.1pp |
| 143 | 🇰🇲 Comoros | 32.4 | +2.9pp |
| 144 | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 32.3 | -3.2pp |
| 145 | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | 32.1 | +0.40pp |
| 146 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 31.6 | -1.3pp |
| 147 | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | 31.4 | -2.9pp |
| 148 | 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina | 30.8 | +0.90pp |
| 149 | 🇵🇪 Peru | 30 | -0.20pp |
| 150 | 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands | 29.9 | +1.2pp |
| 151 | 🇹🇩 Chad | 29.9 | -0.50pp |
| 152 | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | 29.8 | -0.50pp |
| 153 | 🇩🇯 Djibouti | 29.6 | -2.5pp |
| 154 | 🇬🇾 Guyana | 29.2 | +0.60pp |
| 155 | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 28.2 | +1.1pp |
| 156 | 🇦🇩 Andorra | 28 | -2.3pp |
| 157 | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | 28 | +1.0pp |
| 158 | 🇪🇪 Estonia | 27.8 | +3.6pp |
| 159 | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | 27.6 | +0.40pp |
| 160 | 🇹🇼 Taiwan Province of China | 27.6 | +5.2pp |
| 161 | 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | 27.5 | -1.1pp |
| 162 | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 27.4 | -0.10pp |
| 163 | 🇰🇭 Cambodia | 27.1 | +0.60pp |
| 164 | 🇹🇷 Türkiye, Republic of | 25.5 | +2.0pp |
| 165 | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | 24.9 | +0.30pp |
| 166 | 🇨🇩 Congo, Dem. Rep. of the | 24.6 | +4.4pp |
| 167 | 🇰🇼 Kuwait | 22.3 | +7.7pp |
| 168 | 🇹🇯 Tajikistan | 21.9 | +0.30pp |
| 169 | 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan | 20 | -0.10pp |
| 170 | 🇷🇺 Russian Federation | 19.1 | +1.9pp |
| 171 | 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico | 18.8 | +0.80pp |
| 172 | 🇽🇰 Kosovo | 18.7 | +1.2pp |
| 173 | 🇼🇸 Samoa | 17.1 | -4.1pp |
| 174 | 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands | 16.7 | +4.9pp |
| 175 | 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste | 14.9 | +0.60pp |
| 176 | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR | 14.1 | +2.2pp |
| 177 | 🇳🇷 Nauru | 12.7 | -1.9pp |
| 178 | 🇭🇹 Haiti | 10.7 | -1.6pp |
| 179 | 🇰🇮 Kiribati | 7.7 | -0.30pp |
| 180 | 🇫🇲 Micronesia, Fed. States of | 7.5 | -1.4pp |
| 181 | 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan | 3.7 | -0.10pp |
| 182 | 🇹🇻 Tuvalu | 3.2 | -0.40pp |
| 183 | 🇧🇳 Brunei Darussalam | 1.5 | 0.00pp |
| 184 | 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein | 0.5 | 0.00pp |
| 185 | 🇲🇴 Macao SAR | 0 | 0.00pp |
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