Government Debt to GDP - Ranking 2025
Year
In 2025, Japan (229.57%), Sudan (221.46%), and Singapore (175.61%) ranked highest in government debt to gdp among all countries. Liechtenstein ranked lowest at 0.50%.
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Japan | 229.57% | -2.8% |
| 2nd | Sudan | 221.46% | -15.3% |
| 3rd | Singapore | 175.61% | +1.2% |
| 4th | Greece | 146.69% | -5.2% |
| 5th | Bahrain | 142.49% | +6.8% |
| 6th | Italy | 136.84% | +1.1% |
| 7th | Maldives | 131.82% | -1.1% |
| 8th | United States | 125.05% | +2.2% |
| 9th | Senegal | 122.95% | -4.3% |
| 10th | France | 116.51% | +3.0% |
| 11th | Canada | 113.94% | +2.4% |
| 12th | Ukraine | 108.64% | +21.1% |
| 13th | Belgium | 107.50% | +2.7% |
| 14th | Cabo Verde | 106.02% | -4.7% |
| 15th | Bhutan | 105.61% | -4.4% |
| 16th | United Kingdom | 103.36% | +2.1% |
| 17th | Spain | 100.40% | -1.2% |
| 18th | Barbados | 99.78% | -4.8% |
| 19th | Mozambique | 97.22% | +4.3% |
| 20th | China | 96.26% | +9.0% |
| 21st | Dominica | 95.68% | -4.2% |
| 22nd | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 93.99% | +1.4% |
| 23rd | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 93.71% | -4.3% |
| 24th | Congo, Republic of | 93.15% | -5.0% |
| 25th | Brazil | 91.42% | +4.7% |
| 26th | Portugal | 90.95% | -4.2% |
| 27th | Lao PDR | 90.68% | -9.8% |
| 28th | Jordan | 89.70% | -0.6% |
| 29th | Suriname | 89.08% | +2.0% |
| 30th | Mauritius | 88.13% | +0.2% |
| 31st | El Salvador | 87.62% | +0.1% |
| 32nd | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 86.97% | -4.4% |
| 33rd | Finland | 86.78% | +5.6% |
| 34th | Austria | 82.03% | +1.5% |
| 35th | India | 81.36% | -0.3% |
| 36th | Tunisia | 80.62% | -3.3% |
| 37th | Malawi | 80.42% | -8.2% |
| 38th | Argentina | 78.84% | -6.9% |
| 39th | South Africa | 77.34% | +1.8% |
| 40th | St. Lucia | 77.05% | +0.6% |
| 41st | Fiji | 76.62% | -3.2% |
| 42nd | Gabon | 76.22% | +4.8% |
| 43rd | Guinea-Bissau | 76.18% | -7.3% |
| 44th | Hungary | 74.76% | +1.8% |
| 45th | Gambia, The | 74.43% | -6.9% |
| 46th | Bahamas, The | 74.07% | +0.3% |
| 47th | Rwanda | 73.20% | +8.9% |
| 48th | Togo | 71.85% | -0.3% |
| 49th | Pakistan | 71.55% | +1.7% |
| 50th | Yemen, Republic of | 71.36% | +0.6% |
| 51st | Malaysia | 70.44% | +0.5% |
| 52nd | Israel | 69.24% | +2.4% |
| 53rd | Kenya | 68.02% | +1.0% |
| 54th | Grenada | 67.72% | -6.8% |
| 55th | Morocco | 67.21% | -0.8% |
| 56th | Aruba | 67.13% | -4.3% |
| 57th | Uruguay | 66.61% | -3.0% |
| 58th | Slovenia | 66.56% | 0.0% |
| 59th | South Sudan | 65.96% | +30.1% |
| 60th | Antigua and Barbuda | 65.68% | -2.8% |
| 61st | Trinidad and Tobago | 65.34% | +1.2% |
| 62nd | Thailand | 64.94% | +2.7% |
| 63rd | Belize | 64.72% | -1.1% |
| 64th | Germany | 64.42% | +1.5% |
| 65th | Namibia | 63.57% | -6.1% |
| 66th | Myanmar | 63.52% | +7.0% |
| 67th | Palau | 63.07% | -4.8% |
| 68th | San Marino | 62.72% | -1.9% |
| 69th | Angola | 62.37% | +4.1% |
| 70th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 61.90% | +15.0% |
| 71st | Romania | 61.21% | +6.6% |
| 72nd | Montenegro | 60.79% | +0.1% |
| 73rd | Poland | 60.02% | +8.6% |
| 74th | Dominican Republic | 59.96% | +2.0% |
| 75th | Costa Rica | 59.66% | -0.2% |
| 76th | Panama | 59.60% | +3.9% |
| 77th | Slovak Republic | 59.58% | +4.1% |
| 78th | Jamaica | 59.23% | -5.1% |
| 79th | Ghana | 59.08% | -16.0% |
| 80th | Colombia | 58.87% | -3.9% |
| 81st | Mexico | 58.86% | +0.9% |
| 82nd | Philippines | 58.17% | +2.7% |
| 83rd | Cyprus | 57.71% | -11.3% |
| 84th | Central African Republic | 57.14% | -5.8% |
| 85th | Lesotho | 57.05% | +0.4% |
| 86th | Croatia | 57.00% | -1.0% |
| 87th | Seychelles | 56.71% | -1.6% |
| 88th | Liberia | 55.69% | -2.6% |
| 89th | Côte d'Ivoire | 55.60% | -6.2% |
| 90th | Albania | 54.12% | -3.4% |
| 91st | Algeria | 54.05% | +12.4% |
| 92nd | Armenia | 53.44% | +7.0% |
| 93rd | Korea | 53.37% | +7.1% |
| 94th | New Zealand | 53.24% | +6.0% |
| 95th | Burkina Faso | 53.18% | -7.1% |
| 96th | Iraq | 53.11% | +14.3% |
| 97th | North Macedonia | 52.86% | -3.6% |
| 98th | Uganda | 52.35% | +1.7% |
| 99th | São Tomé and Principe | 51.38% | -20.7% |
| 100th | Australia | 51.04% | +0.6% |
| 101st | Benin | 50.74% | -5.0% |
| 102nd | Papua New Guinea | 50.36% | -3.3% |
| 103rd | Madagascar | 49.75% | -1.2% |
| 104th | Tanzania | 49.59% | -0.6% |
| 105th | Nepal | 49.29% | +2.0% |
| 106th | Mali | 48.87% | -5.5% |
| 107th | Vanuatu | 48.57% | +7.1% |
| 108th | Iceland | 47.42% | -20.2% |
| 109th | Latvia | 47.13% | +0.8% |
| 110th | Malta | 46.89% | +1.5% |
| 111th | Mongolia | 46.57% | +5.7% |
| 112th | Honduras | 45.09% | -4.2% |
| 113th | Zimbabwe | 45.00% | -38.4% |
| 114th | Netherlands | 44.04% | +0.6% |
| 115th | Czechia | 44.00% | +1.5% |
| 116th | Serbia | 43.90% | -1.3% |
| 117th | Eswatini | 42.84% | +9.3% |
| 118th | Chile | 42.74% | +2.6% |
| 119th | Norway | 42.72% | +0.0% |
| 120th | Niger | 42.23% | -10.6% |
| 121st | Guinea | 42.20% | -13.6% |
| 122nd | Lithuania | 41.79% | +9.3% |
| 123rd | Paraguay | 41.71% | -6.8% |
| 124th | Sierra Leone | 41.23% | -1.2% |
| 125th | Mauritania | 41.20% | -3.8% |
| 126th | Indonesia | 40.83% | +1.6% |
| 127th | Qatar | 40.62% | -1.4% |
| 128th | Bangladesh | 40.27% | -1.7% |
| 129th | Burundi | 40.25% | -22.6% |
| 130th | Nicaragua | 39.28% | +0.3% |
| 131st | Botswana | 38.80% | +29.9% |
| 132nd | Cameroon | 37.92% | -11.5% |
| 133rd | Kyrgyz Republic | 37.81% | +0.8% |
| 134th | Moldova | 37.80% | -2.5% |
| 135th | Switzerland | 36.88% | -1.7% |
| 136th | Equatorial Guinea | 36.60% | +0.5% |
| 137th | Nigeria | 36.38% | -7.5% |
| 138th | Belarus | 35.78% | -10.3% |
| 139th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 35.58% | +4.7% |
| 140th | Oman | 35.05% | -1.3% |
| 141st | Georgia | 34.23% | -5.2% |
| 142nd | Sweden | 34.16% | +3.6% |
| 143rd | United Arab Emirates | 33.95% | -2.8% |
| 144th | Ireland | 33.00% | -14.9% |
| 145th | Peru | 32.13% | -0.1% |
| 146th | Viet Nam | 32.05% | +2.5% |
| 147th | Andorra | 31.73% | -4.5% |
| 148th | Tonga | 31.64% | -14.4% |
| 149th | Chad | 31.53% | -3.5% |
| 150th | Uzbekistan | 31.06% | -4.9% |
| 151st | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 30.65% | +3.8% |
| 152nd | Djibouti | 30.49% | -7.2% |
| 153rd | Comoros | 30.25% | -5.9% |
| 154th | Denmark | 29.63% | -5.8% |
| 155th | Saudi Arabia | 29.21% | +11.7% |
| 156th | Guyana | 29.00% | +19.3% |
| 157th | Bulgaria | 28.42% | +18.0% |
| 158th | Cambodia | 27.84% | +7.5% |
| 159th | Luxembourg | 27.12% | +3.2% |
| 160th | Guatemala | 26.98% | +2.5% |
| 161st | Kazakhstan | 24.81% | +1.8% |
| 162nd | Estonia | 24.41% | +4.3% |
| 163rd | Türkiye | 24.29% | +1.1% |
| 164th | Solomon Islands | 23.74% | +7.5% |
| 165th | Russian Federation | 23.05% | +13.8% |
| 166th | Azerbaijan | 22.39% | +3.3% |
| 167th | Tajikistan | 21.97% | -11.9% |
| 168th | Samoa | 20.90% | -16.9% |
| 169th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 19.07% | -15.4% |
| 170th | Puerto Rico (US) | 17.96% | +6.5% |
| 171st | Nauru | 14.97% | -13.9% |
| 172nd | Timor-Leste | 13.92% | +4.5% |
| 173rd | Haiti | 11.81% | -23.8% |
| 174th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 11.66% | +26.1% |
| 175th | Marshall Islands | 10.60% | -19.8% |
| 176th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 9.26% | -15.2% |
| 177th | Kiribati | 8.72% | -12.1% |
| 178th | Kuwait | 7.29% | +149.3% |
| 179th | Turkmenistan | 3.86% | -6.3% |
| 180th | Tuvalu | 3.64% | -47.7% |
| 181st | Brunei Darussalam | 2.33% | +1.9% |
| 182nd | Liechtenstein | 0.50% | +3.1% |
FAQ
Which country has the highest government debt to gdp in 2025?▾
Japan has the highest government debt to gdp in 2025 at 229.57%.
Which country has the lowest government debt to gdp in 2025?▾
Liechtenstein has the lowest government debt to gdp in 2025 at 0.50%.
How many countries are ranked by government debt to gdp?▾
182 countries have government debt to gdp data for 2025.
What are the top 3 countries by government debt to gdp?▾
1. Japan (229.57%), 2. Sudan (221.46%), 3. Singapore (175.61%).