Government Debt to GDP - Ranking 2001
Year
In 2001, United Arab Emirates (2.69%), Estonia (4.93%), and Botswana (7.48%) ranked highest in government debt to gdp among all countries. Liberia ranked lowest at 465.17%.
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | United Arab Emirates | 2.69% | -13.8% |
| 2nd | Estonia | 4.93% | -3.5% |
| 3rd | Botswana | 7.48% | -8.4% |
| 4th | Luxembourg | 7.62% | +1.7% |
| 5th | San Marino | 11.56% | - |
| 6th | Azerbaijan | 12.95% | -1.4% |
| 7th | Chile | 14.35% | +9.1% |
| 8th | Andorra | 15.77% | - |
| 9th | Korea | 16.63% | +3.3% |
| 10th | Kiribati | 17.01% | +34.0% |
| 11th | Australia | 17.11% | -12.3% |
| 12th | Latvia | 17.83% | +18.1% |
| 13th | Bahamas, The | 18.48% | -3.6% |
| 14th | Guatemala | 19.11% | +6.2% |
| 15th | Dominican Republic | 20.35% | +21.8% |
| 16th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 20.98% | +15.6% |
| 17th | Eswatini | 21.66% | +18.8% |
| 18th | West Bank and Gaza | 22.16% | +10.7% |
| 19th | Oman | 22.45% | +3.3% |
| 20th | Czechia | 22.60% | +33.7% |
| 21st | Lithuania | 22.88% | -2.6% |
| 22nd | Kuwait | 23.02% | +7.7% |
| 23rd | Micronesia, Federated States of | 23.78% | -12.4% |
| 24th | China | 24.25% | +6.8% |
| 25th | Namibia | 24.39% | +16.9% |
| 26th | Bahrain | 25.01% | +1.3% |
| 27th | Viet Nam | 25.42% | +2.7% |
| 28th | Equatorial Guinea | 25.48% | -30.4% |
| 29th | Slovenia | 26.32% | +0.9% |
| 30th | Norway | 27.23% | -5.0% |
| 31st | Romania | 27.41% | -7.3% |
| 32nd | New Zealand | 28.16% | -6.2% |
| 33rd | Haiti | 28.75% | -11.4% |
| 34th | Marshall Islands | 32.71% | +19.8% |
| 35th | Cambodia | 33.51% | -3.9% |
| 36th | Ireland | 33.58% | -7.8% |
| 37th | Turkmenistan | 34.08% | -38.2% |
| 38th | Palau | 34.61% | -6.7% |
| 39th | United Kingdom | 34.96% | -7.2% |
| 40th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 35.13% | +1.5% |
| 41st | Croatia | 36.59% | +3.3% |
| 42nd | Ukraine | 36.69% | -16.2% |
| 43rd | Vanuatu | 37.04% | +2.6% |
| 44th | Poland | 37.04% | +2.1% |
| 45th | Paraguay | 37.10% | +10.5% |
| 46th | Suriname | 37.20% | -23.2% |
| 47th | Trinidad and Tobago | 37.21% | -8.3% |
| 48th | Mexico | 37.32% | -3.0% |
| 49th | Nigeria | 37.71% | -7.8% |
| 50th | El Salvador | 37.84% | +28.1% |
| 51st | Benin | 37.99% | -4.1% |
| 52nd | St. Lucia | 38.01% | +15.9% |
| 53rd | South Africa | 38.05% | +0.3% |
| 54th | Armenia | 38.06% | -3.9% |
| 55th | Malaysia | 38.07% | +17.1% |
| 56th | Uruguay | 39.41% | +29.3% |
| 57th | Costa Rica | 39.64% | +2.0% |
| 58th | Finland | 40.90% | -3.7% |
| 59th | Colombia | 41.10% | +8.2% |
| 60th | Kenya | 41.28% | -4.3% |
| 61st | Maldives | 41.85% | +7.2% |
| 62nd | Fiji | 41.93% | +16.7% |
| 63rd | Chad | 43.51% | -17.0% |
| 64th | Peru | 43.84% | -2.4% |
| 65th | Aruba | 44.33% | +14.8% |
| 66th | Russian Federation | 44.44% | -20.5% |
| 67th | Grenada | 44.61% | +7.2% |
| 68th | Uzbekistan | 44.84% | +52.1% |
| 69th | North Macedonia | 45.21% | -0.8% |
| 70th | Papua New Guinea | 47.66% | +12.6% |
| 71st | Argentina | 48.01% | +17.6% |
| 72nd | Netherlands | 49.41% | -5.3% |
| 73rd | Belize | 49.54% | - |
| 74th | Algeria | 50.00% | -6.4% |
| 75th | Denmark | 50.10% | -6.5% |
| 76th | Nepal | 50.77% | 0.0% |
| 77th | Tanzania | 50.77% | - |
| 78th | Switzerland | 51.08% | -2.2% |
| 79th | Slovak Republic | 51.35% | +1.5% |
| 80th | Uganda | 51.35% | +5.8% |
| 81st | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 51.90% | -4.2% |
| 82nd | Sweden | 51.99% | +3.1% |
| 83rd | Tunisia | 52.16% | -17.0% |
| 84th | Hungary | 52.21% | -6.2% |
| 85th | Bhutan | 52.35% | +18.9% |
| 86th | Solomon Islands | 52.81% | +19.2% |
| 87th | Comoros | 52.96% | -12.8% |
| 88th | Georgia | 52.98% | -9.5% |
| 89th | Senegal | 53.21% | -7.5% |
| 90th | Tonga | 53.40% | +22.6% |
| 91st | United States | 53.49% | - |
| 92nd | Samoa | 53.78% | -3.6% |
| 93rd | Spain | 54.05% | -6.6% |
| 94th | Portugal | 57.38% | +5.9% |
| 95th | Thailand | 57.47% | -0.6% |
| 96th | Cyprus | 57.52% | +2.8% |
| 97th | Ghana | 57.77% | -22.4% |
| 98th | Panama | 57.80% | +7.9% |
| 99th | Germany | 58.06% | -2.0% |
| 100th | Mauritius | 58.18% | +2.2% |
| 101st | Qatar | 59.23% | +14.8% |
| 102nd | France | 59.32% | -0.7% |
| 103rd | Philippines | 59.47% | +0.5% |
| 104th | Morocco | 60.44% | -6.8% |
| 105th | Yemen, Republic of | 60.57% | -0.4% |
| 106th | Albania | 60.61% | -4.9% |
| 107th | Cabo Verde | 62.16% | -13.6% |
| 108th | Cameroon | 62.18% | -18.1% |
| 109th | Barbados | 62.34% | +10.1% |
| 110th | Honduras | 63.42% | -3.6% |
| 111th | Mauritania | 63.47% | +14.3% |
| 112th | Ecuador | 63.80% | - |
| 113th | Pakistan | 65.15% | +5.6% |
| 114th | Bulgaria | 67.06% | -8.6% |
| 115th | Austria | 67.24% | +1.7% |
| 116th | Brazil | 67.33% | +8.3% |
| 117th | Malta | 70.05% | +8.7% |
| 118th | Côte d'Ivoire | 71.17% | -3.8% |
| 119th | Indonesia | 73.70% | -15.7% |
| 120th | Niger | 73.98% | -9.9% |
| 121st | Gambia, The | 75.23% | +2.7% |
| 122nd | Türkiye | 75.34% | +47.1% |
| 123rd | Mali | 77.50% | -14.4% |
| 124th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 79.15% | +10.4% |
| 125th | India | 80.11% | +6.9% |
| 126th | Gabon | 80.98% | +11.7% |
| 127th | Israel | 81.11% | +5.1% |
| 128th | Canada | 81.46% | +1.3% |
| 129th | Madagascar | 82.14% | -8.9% |
| 130th | Iceland | 82.50% | +10.2% |
| 131st | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 82.98% | +11.7% |
| 132nd | Rwanda | 84.02% | -2.3% |
| 133rd | Sri Lanka | 84.36% | +6.5% |
| 134th | Moldova | 85.38% | -4.2% |
| 135th | Nicaragua | 87.48% | -8.1% |
| 136th | Jordan | 89.69% | +4.8% |
| 137th | Guinea | 90.44% | -1.2% |
| 138th | Saudi Arabia | 93.15% | +7.4% |
| 139th | Singapore | 94.47% | +14.8% |
| 140th | Lao PDR | 94.73% | - |
| 141st | Serbia | 95.89% | -52.2% |
| 142nd | Dominica | 98.51% | +43.1% |
| 143rd | Tajikistan | 99.45% | -10.8% |
| 144th | Mozambique | 99.77% | +4.1% |
| 145th | Angola | 100.22% | -15.2% |
| 146th | Central African Republic | 103.12% | +8.9% |
| 147th | Guyana | 104.65% | +7.6% |
| 148th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 105.18% | +9.0% |
| 149th | Jamaica | 105.27% | +17.6% |
| 150th | Antigua and Barbuda | 107.57% | +11.6% |
| 151st | Kyrgyz Republic | 108.21% | -12.2% |
| 152nd | Belgium | 108.22% | -1.3% |
| 153rd | Italy | 108.51% | -0.2% |
| 154th | Lesotho | 108.68% | +22.8% |
| 155th | Greece | 110.54% | +1.5% |
| 156th | Sierra Leone | 113.49% | - |
| 157th | Burundi | 113.62% | -5.3% |
| 158th | Sudan | 125.59% | -12.3% |
| 159th | Syrian Arab Republic | 144.49% | -5.0% |
| 160th | Japan | 145.12% | +7.0% |
| 161st | Lebanon | 163.08% | +10.1% |
| 162nd | Congo, Republic of | 180.08% | +24.2% |
| 163rd | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 185.41% | +37.4% |
| 164th | Seychelles | 199.79% | +12.3% |
| 165th | Guinea-Bissau | 204.44% | -5.8% |
| 166th | Zambia | 210.24% | -19.4% |
| 167th | Eritrea | 238.57% | +8.9% |
| 168th | Myanmar | 261.99% | +59.3% |
| 169th | São Tomé and Principe | 418.38% | - |
| 170th | Liberia | 465.17% | -0.6% |
FAQ
Which country has the highest government debt to gdp in 2001?▾
United Arab Emirates has the highest government debt to gdp in 2001 at 2.69%.
Which country has the lowest government debt to gdp in 2001?▾
Liberia has the lowest government debt to gdp in 2001 at 465.17%.
How many countries are ranked by government debt to gdp?▾
170 countries have government debt to gdp data for 2001.
What are the top 3 countries by government debt to gdp?▾
1. United Arab Emirates (2.69%), 2. Estonia (4.93%), 3. Botswana (7.48%).