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Korea - Government Debt to GDP 1997

Name: Korea Government Debt to GDP 1997
Creator: IMF WEO
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General government gross debt as % of GDP · IMF WEO

9.69% +1.88% from 1996 Global rank: 3rd

Korea's government debt to gdp was 9.69% in 1997, increased +1.88% from 7.81% in 1996. This was the 3rd highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1997▾

Government Debt to GDP by Country - 1997
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Estonia	6.03%	-17.3%
2nd	Marshall Islands	8.73%	-
3rd	Korea	9.69%	24.1%
4th	Luxembourg	10.06%	-1.0%
5th	Kiribati	10.72%	-2.7%
6th	Azerbaijan	11.44%	-31.6%
7th	Czechia	12.12%	5.4%
8th	Eswatini	12.65%	9.7%
9th	Chile	12.78%	-12.4%
10th	Dominican Republic	13.85%	-
11th	Bahrain	14.76%	12.5%
12th	Uzbekistan	15.33%	-
13th	Suriname	16.78%	42.6%
14th	Nigeria	17.14%	-4.2%
15th	Namibia	17.72%	-5.4%
16th	Paraguay	17.96%	7.0%
17th	China	20.39%	-3.9%
18th	Oman	20.77%	-2.1%
19th	Bahamas, The	21.50%	3.6%
20th	Slovenia	22.10%	2.3%
21st	Vanuatu	22.94%	-0.5%
22nd	Kuwait	24.27%	-8.3%
23rd	Colombia	25.26%	8.5%
24th	Norway	25.76%	-9.5%
25th	Australia	25.91%	-11.7%
26th	Solomon Islands	25.93%	-
27th	Haiti	26.23%	-
28th	St. Lucia	26.63%	11.3%
29th	El Salvador	27.79%	-2.7%
30th	Ukraine	28.89%	-
31st	Malaysia	29.62%	-9.6%
32nd	Costa Rica	30.56%	-9.3%
33rd	Iran, Islamic Republic of	30.88%	5.2%
34th	Cambodia	31.41%	4.2%
35th	Argentina	31.68%	-2.7%
36th	Slovak Republic	32.83%	8.2%
37th	Bhutan	32.98%	-10.5%
38th	New Zealand	34.64%	-7.0%
39th	Maldives	38.11%	-
40th	Mexico	39.12%	-8.0%
41st	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	39.33%	-4.5%
42nd	Thailand	40.46%	166.3%
43rd	Grenada	41.43%	-5.6%
44th	Poland	42.56%	-1.1%
45th	Papua New Guinea	43.92%	16.2%
46th	United Kingdom	44.13%	1.0%
47th	Uganda	44.20%	-
48th	Ghana	45.15%	5.3%
49th	Equatorial Guinea	46.26%	-49.3%
50th	Armenia	46.52%	14.0%
51st	Trinidad and Tobago	46.53%	-3.0%
52nd	Micronesia, Federated States of	47.17%	8.7%
53rd	Dominica	47.75%	-11.1%
54th	Iceland	51.06%	-8.1%
55th	Aruba	51.07%	-6.8%
56th	Russian Federation	51.52%	-
57th	Finland	52.24%	-5.6%
58th	Pakistan	52.78%	0.5%
59th	Cyprus	53.48%	9.5%
60th	Switzerland	53.67%	4.5%
61st	Qatar	54.38%	-6.0%
62nd	Fiji	54.40%	8.1%
63rd	Barbados	54.90%	-0.7%
64th	Philippines	56.89%	7.2%
65th	Gabon	57.04%	-11.6%
66th	Portugal	58.72%	-7.3%
67th	Germany	58.83%	1.9%
68th	Panama	60.17%	-7.4%
69th	Malta	60.80%	18.1%
70th	Ireland	61.58%	-11.8%
71st	France	61.99%	2.3%
72nd	Hungary	62.20%	-12.6%
73rd	Austria	63.37%	-7.1%
74th	Turkmenistan	64.18%	-
75th	Spain	64.29%	-1.8%
76th	Denmark	64.39%	-5.7%
77th	Lesotho	65.67%	-8.3%
78th	Netherlands	65.70%	-7.8%
79th	Tunisia	66.63%	-0.2%
80th	St. Kitts and Nevis	67.22%	32.7%
81st	Sweden	67.70%	-1.8%
82nd	Senegal	67.85%	95,456.3%
83rd	Guinea	67.87%	0.3%
84th	Morocco	67.96%	4.0%
85th	India	69.01%	2.8%
86th	Niger	69.10%	8.8%
87th	Sri Lanka	70.15%	-8.0%
88th	Singapore	70.79%	-0.7%
89th	Honduras	70.84%	9.6%
90th	Comoros	70.89%	-5.9%
91st	Albania	72.19%	-
92nd	Rwanda	72.23%	-13.4%
93rd	Saudi Arabia	76.70%	2.0%
94th	Cabo Verde	79.32%	-
95th	Algeria	79.56%	-12.3%
96th	Antigua and Barbuda	80.65%	-5.7%
97th	Côte d'Ivoire	84.18%	-
98th	Nicaragua	86.41%	-
99th	Moldova	89.05%	1.8%
100th	Madagascar	89.74%	-9.1%
101st	Guinea-Bissau	94.33%	-
102nd	Canada	95.27%	-5.0%
103rd	Central African Republic	96.14%	-
104th	Jordan	98.10%	-6.5%
105th	Guyana	101.34%	-
106th	Greece	102.60%	-1.1%
107th	Japan	104.97%	7.1%
108th	Italy	116.49%	-2.0%
109th	Belgium	124.27%	-3.7%
110th	Seychelles	143.01%	-2.5%
111th	Syrian Arab Republic	147.62%	4.3%
112th	Sudan	167.67%	-24.1%

FAQ

What was Korea's government debt to gdp in 1997?▾

Korea's government debt to gdp in 1997 was 9.69%. This ranked 3rd globally.

How did Korea's government debt to gdp change in 1997?▾

Korea's government debt to gdp increased by 24.1% in 1997 compared to 1996.

Which country had the highest government debt to gdp in 1997?▾

Sudan had the highest government debt to gdp in 1997 at 167.67%.

What is the government debt to gdp of Korea in 1997?▾

The government debt to gdp of Korea in 1997 was 9.69%. This ranked 3rd globally.

How does 1997 compare to 1996 for Korea's government debt to gdp?▾

Korea's government debt to gdp went from 7.81% in 1996 to 9.69% in 1997, a 24.1% increase.

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