Government Debt to GDP - Ranking 2018
Year
In 2018, Hong Kong SAR, China (0.05%), Liechtenstein (0.49%), and Brunei Darussalam (2.59%) ranked highest in government debt to gdp among all countries. Eritrea ranked lowest at 267.09%.
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Hong Kong SAR, China | 0.05% | -5.5% |
| 2nd | Liechtenstein | 0.49% | -12.0% |
| 3rd | Brunei Darussalam | 2.59% | -8.5% |
| 4th | Afghanistan | 7.38% | -7.7% |
| 5th | Solomon Islands | 7.95% | -9.4% |
| 6th | Estonia | 8.51% | -9.8% |
| 7th | Timor-Leste | 9.31% | +38.9% |
| 8th | Tuvalu | 11.82% | -1.9% |
| 9th | Russian Federation | 13.62% | -4.8% |
| 10th | Kuwait | 14.26% | -27.3% |
| 11th | Saudi Arabia | 16.84% | +5.6% |
| 12th | Comoros | 17.02% | -10.1% |
| 13th | Uzbekistan | 17.46% | +1.1% |
| 14th | Azerbaijan | 18.69% | -17.0% |
| 15th | Kiribati | 18.98% | -5.8% |
| 16th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 19.29% | -16.8% |
| 17th | Botswana | 19.64% | +0.3% |
| 18th | Bulgaria | 20.10% | -12.3% |
| 19th | Kazakhstan | 20.26% | +2.0% |
| 20th | Nigeria | 20.38% | +13.2% |
| 21st | United Arab Emirates | 20.68% | -2.3% |
| 22nd | Luxembourg | 20.87% | -4.3% |
| 23rd | Micronesia, Federated States of | 21.04% | -12.0% |
| 24th | Cambodia | 21.09% | -6.9% |
| 25th | Paraguay | 22.33% | +12.5% |
| 26th | Turkmenistan | 22.52% | -8.8% |
| 27th | Haiti | 24.11% | +7.1% |
| 28th | Marshall Islands | 24.69% | -7.0% |
| 29th | Peru | 25.69% | +3.6% |
| 30th | Chile | 25.80% | +9.1% |
| 31st | Guatemala | 26.41% | +5.3% |
| 32nd | Eswatini | 26.46% | +21.9% |
| 33rd | New Zealand | 28.08% | -9.7% |
| 34th | Türkiye | 29.50% | +6.8% |
| 35th | Palau | 29.54% | +9.8% |
| 36th | Bangladesh | 29.55% | +4.4% |
| 37th | Indonesia | 30.42% | +3.5% |
| 38th | Nepal | 31.09% | +24.4% |
| 39th | Czechia | 31.68% | -6.2% |
| 40th | Moldova | 31.80% | -8.8% |
| 41st | Zimbabwe | 32.96% | -32.7% |
| 42nd | West Bank and Gaza | 33.15% | +4.3% |
| 43rd | Lithuania | 33.34% | -15.2% |
| 44th | Chad | 33.79% | -13.8% |
| 45th | Algeria | 34.49% | +43.6% |
| 46th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 34.51% | -10.6% |
| 47th | Uganda | 34.89% | +3.7% |
| 48th | Côte d'Ivoire | 35.32% | +8.4% |
| 49th | Panama | 35.58% | +6.0% |
| 50th | Romania | 36.17% | -2.5% |
| 51st | Andorra | 36.34% | -4.0% |
| 52nd | Papua New Guinea | 36.68% | +12.9% |
| 53rd | Niger | 37.01% | +1.4% |
| 54th | Liberia | 37.13% | +16.6% |
| 55th | Philippines | 37.15% | -2.6% |
| 56th | Guinea | 37.46% | -6.1% |
| 57th | Mali | 37.52% | -1.8% |
| 58th | Korea | 37.85% | -0.4% |
| 59th | Burkina Faso | 38.11% | +12.5% |
| 60th | Georgia | 38.22% | -1.7% |
| 61st | Latvia | 38.30% | -5.0% |
| 62nd | Cameroon | 38.34% | +4.9% |
| 63rd | Denmark | 38.54% | -4.0% |
| 64th | Nicaragua | 39.09% | +12.8% |
| 65th | Norway | 39.35% | +3.0% |
| 66th | Switzerland | 39.79% | -4.7% |
| 67th | Myanmar | 39.92% | -4.7% |
| 68th | Sweden | 39.93% | -4.1% |
| 69th | North Macedonia | 40.43% | +2.6% |
| 70th | Equatorial Guinea | 40.57% | +12.0% |
| 71st | Malawi | 40.81% | +2.1% |
| 72nd | Benin | 40.83% | +3.7% |
| 73rd | Malta | 41.44% | -9.0% |
| 74th | Trinidad and Tobago | 41.49% | +3.5% |
| 75th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 41.59% | -3.7% |
| 76th | Australia | 41.76% | +1.4% |
| 77th | Thailand | 41.94% | +0.4% |
| 78th | Tanzania | 42.03% | +4.8% |
| 79th | Madagascar | 42.90% | +6.9% |
| 80th | Honduras | 43.54% | -0.1% |
| 81st | Viet Nam | 43.80% | -6.1% |
| 82nd | Sierra Leone | 44.17% | 0.0% |
| 83rd | Iraq | 44.36% | -20.6% |
| 84th | Oman | 44.69% | +11.4% |
| 85th | Vanuatu | 45.26% | -14.0% |
| 86th | Fiji | 45.77% | +5.4% |
| 87th | Tonga | 45.82% | +2.5% |
| 88th | Tajikistan | 46.30% | 0.0% |
| 89th | Djibouti | 47.46% | -1.1% |
| 90th | Belarus | 47.52% | -10.6% |
| 91st | Central African Republic | 47.87% | +1.0% |
| 92nd | Guyana | 47.94% | +4.1% |
| 93rd | Lesotho | 48.19% | +17.6% |
| 94th | Poland | 48.23% | -4.4% |
| 95th | Namibia | 48.74% | +11.2% |
| 96th | Rwanda | 49.24% | +7.9% |
| 97th | Slovak Republic | 49.27% | -4.1% |
| 98th | Samoa | 49.41% | +5.8% |
| 99th | Ecuador | 49.51% | +4.5% |
| 100th | Dominican Republic | 50.80% | +2.7% |
| 101st | Serbia | 51.14% | -7.5% |
| 102nd | Seychelles | 51.26% | -9.5% |
| 103rd | South Africa | 51.54% | +6.1% |
| 104th | Netherlands | 51.58% | -7.9% |
| 105th | Colombia | 51.76% | +4.7% |
| 106th | Costa Rica | 51.84% | +10.1% |
| 107th | Qatar | 52.18% | +1.2% |
| 108th | Mexico | 52.20% | -0.6% |
| 109th | Puerto Rico (US) | 52.45% | +2.4% |
| 110th | Burundi | 52.97% | +12.9% |
| 111th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 53.08% | +3.5% |
| 112th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 53.91% | -4.0% |
| 113th | Kyrgyz Republic | 54.82% | -6.7% |
| 114th | China | 55.58% | +3.1% |
| 115th | Malaysia | 55.65% | +2.3% |
| 116th | Armenia | 56.07% | -3.5% |
| 117th | Kenya | 56.45% | +4.8% |
| 118th | San Marino | 56.67% | +0.2% |
| 119th | Uruguay | 57.89% | +3.7% |
| 120th | Togo | 58.03% | +1.6% |
| 121st | Guinea-Bissau | 59.07% | +14.1% |
| 122nd | Mauritania | 59.18% | +6.3% |
| 123rd | Israel | 60.08% | +0.4% |
| 124th | St. Lucia | 60.28% | +0.6% |
| 125th | Ukraine | 60.35% | -15.7% |
| 126th | Morocco | 60.46% | +0.3% |
| 127th | Lao PDR | 60.59% | +5.9% |
| 128th | Germany | 60.76% | -5.0% |
| 129th | Ireland | 61.42% | -5.9% |
| 130th | Bahamas, The | 61.51% | +12.6% |
| 131st | Senegal | 61.52% | +0.6% |
| 132nd | Ghana | 61.98% | +8.8% |
| 133rd | Iceland | 62.26% | -12.1% |
| 134th | Gabon | 62.34% | -0.9% |
| 135th | Mauritius | 63.15% | +3.0% |
| 136th | Finland | 65.28% | -2.0% |
| 137th | Pakistan | 66.32% | +6.7% |
| 138th | Albania | 68.46% | -4.8% |
| 139th | Grenada | 68.54% | -2.5% |
| 140th | Suriname | 68.63% | -6.0% |
| 141st | Hungary | 68.82% | -4.4% |
| 142nd | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 69.40% | +0.6% |
| 143rd | India | 70.37% | +1.0% |
| 144th | Maldives | 70.65% | +10.8% |
| 145th | Slovenia | 71.01% | -5.2% |
| 146th | Nauru | 71.06% | -8.9% |
| 147th | Congo, Republic of | 71.22% | -19.5% |
| 148th | Croatia | 72.85% | -4.4% |
| 149th | Montenegro | 72.86% | +8.9% |
| 150th | Tunisia | 72.91% | +8.7% |
| 151st | Aruba | 73.31% | -3.3% |
| 152nd | Austria | 74.59% | -5.7% |
| 153rd | Mongolia | 76.54% | -11.9% |
| 154th | El Salvador | 76.96% | -0.2% |
| 155th | South Sudan | 77.59% | -56.5% |
| 156th | Belize | 79.02% | +1.2% |
| 157th | Zambia | 81.17% | +21.9% |
| 158th | Angola | 82.54% | +36.4% |
| 159th | Sri Lanka | 83.59% | +15.7% |
| 160th | Gambia, The | 83.60% | -3.9% |
| 161st | Antigua and Barbuda | 84.33% | -4.4% |
| 162nd | Brazil | 84.78% | +2.5% |
| 163rd | Argentina | 85.25% | +49.5% |
| 164th | Dominica | 85.63% | +1.9% |
| 165th | United Kingdom | 86.35% | -0.4% |
| 166th | Yemen, Republic of | 86.90% | +3.7% |
| 167th | Jordan | 87.36% | +1.5% |
| 168th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 87.95% | -10.1% |
| 169th | Jamaica | 88.26% | -7.2% |
| 170th | Bahrain | 90.38% | +7.6% |
| 171st | Canada | 90.78% | -0.2% |
| 172nd | São Tomé and Principe | 95.86% | +3.9% |
| 173rd | France | 98.49% | -0.2% |
| 174th | Spain | 99.72% | -1.4% |
| 175th | Belgium | 100.08% | -2.3% |
| 176th | Cyprus | 100.66% | +4.4% |
| 177th | Bhutan | 103.39% | -0.7% |
| 178th | Mozambique | 105.53% | +1.7% |
| 179th | United States | 107.63% | +1.2% |
| 180th | Singapore | 109.37% | +1.6% |
| 181st | Cabo Verde | 112.28% | -0.6% |
| 182nd | Barbados | 114.21% | -20.0% |
| 183rd | Portugal | 121.11% | -3.9% |
| 184th | Italy | 134.20% | +0.3% |
| 185th | Lebanon | 155.08% | +3.4% |
| 186th | Greece | 189.55% | +3.8% |
| 187th | Sudan | 209.81% | +40.3% |
| 188th | Japan | 232.38% | +0.5% |
| 189th | Eritrea | 267.09% | -8.0% |
FAQ
Which country has the highest government debt to gdp in 2018?▾
Hong Kong SAR, China has the highest government debt to gdp in 2018 at 0.05%.
Which country has the lowest government debt to gdp in 2018?▾
Eritrea has the lowest government debt to gdp in 2018 at 267.09%.
How many countries are ranked by government debt to gdp?▾
189 countries have government debt to gdp data for 2018.
What are the top 3 countries by government debt to gdp?▾
1. Hong Kong SAR, China (0.05%), 2. Liechtenstein (0.49%), 3. Brunei Darussalam (2.59%).