Russian Federation - Government Debt to GDP 2017

General government gross debt as % of GDP · IMF WEO
14.31% −0.54% from 2016 Global rank: 9th

Russian Federation's government debt to gdp was 14.31% in 2017, decreased +0.54% from 14.85% in 2016. This was the 9th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2017
Government Debt to GDP by Country - 2017
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Hong Kong SAR, China 0.06% -6.8%
2nd Liechtenstein 0.56% 27.2%
3rd Brunei Darussalam 2.83% -6.0%
4th Timor-Leste 6.71% 42.5%
5th Afghanistan 8.00% -5.2%
6th Solomon Islands 8.77% 16.4%
7th Estonia 9.43% -7.9%
8th Tuvalu 12.05% 4.9%
9th Russian Federation 14.31% -3.6%
10th Saudi Arabia 15.95% 30.2%
11th Uzbekistan 17.26% 110.8%
12th Nigeria 18.01% 3.6%
13th Comoros 18.93% 17.2%
14th Botswana 19.59% -12.3%
15th Kuwait 19.62% 98.5%
16th Paraguay 19.85% 2.4%
17th Kazakhstan 19.87% 1.0%
18th Kiribati 20.16% -5.0%
19th United Arab Emirates 21.17% 13.6%
20th Eswatini 21.70% 7.9%
21st Luxembourg 21.80% 11.2%
22nd Azerbaijan 22.51% 9.2%
23rd Haiti 22.52% -7.7%
24th Cambodia 22.64% 3.9%
25th Bulgaria 22.92% -15.1%
26th Congo, Democratic Republic of 23.18% -29.7%
27th Chile 23.65% 12.1%
28th Micronesia, Federated States of 23.92% -2.6%
29th Algeria 24.02% 32.7%
30th Turkmenistan 24.70% 17.1%
31st Peru 24.80% 3.6%
32nd Nepal 24.99% 0.1%
33rd Guatemala 25.07% 0.7%
34th Marshall Islands 26.53% -9.2%
35th Palau 26.91% 13.4%
36th Türkiye 27.62% -0.3%
37th Bangladesh 28.31% 2.1%
38th Indonesia 29.40% 5.2%
39th New Zealand 31.10% -6.7%
40th West Bank and Gaza 31.79% 2.4%
41st Liberia 31.84% 11.3%
42nd Papua New Guinea 32.48% -3.7%
43rd Côte d'Ivoire 32.60% 4.7%
44th Panama 33.56% -0.1%
45th Uganda 33.64% 7.4%
46th Czechia 33.78% -6.8%
47th Burkina Faso 33.89% 3.1%
48th Nicaragua 34.65% 12.1%
49th Moldova 34.86% -12.1%
50th Equatorial Guinea 36.24% -11.9%
51st Niger 36.51% 11.2%
52nd Cameroon 36.54% 13.8%
53rd Romania 37.11% -6.2%
54th Andorra 37.85% -4.8%
55th Korea 38.01% -2.9%
56th Philippines 38.13% 2.0%
57th Norway 38.19% 0.8%
58th Mali 38.23% 2.7%
59th Bosnia and Herzegovina 38.62% -13.9%
60th Georgia 38.89% -1.4%
61st Chad 39.18% -2.3%
62nd Lithuania 39.34% -1.6%
63rd North Macedonia 39.38% -0.9%
64th Benin 39.38% 9.6%
65th Guinea 39.90% -1.8%
66th Malawi 39.98% 7.8%
67th Trinidad and Tobago 40.09% 15.5%
68th Oman 40.11% 36.7%
69th Tanzania 40.11% 0.8%
70th Madagascar 40.13% -0.4%
71st Denmark 40.15% -3.7%
72nd Latvia 40.33% -3.4%
73rd Lesotho 40.99% -1.1%
74th Australia 41.20% 1.4%
75th Sweden 41.63% -2.9%
76th Switzerland 41.75% 2.0%
77th Thailand 41.78% 0.1%
78th Myanmar 41.88% 17.3%
79th Iran, Islamic Republic of 43.18% -6.0%
80th Fiji 43.43% -2.5%
81st Honduras 43.60% 8.2%
82nd Namibia 43.83% -4.4%
83rd Sierra Leone 44.18% 13.7%
84th Tonga 44.72% -9.4%
85th Malta 45.56% -14.3%
86th Rwanda 45.63% 11.1%
87th Guyana 46.06% 4.6%
88th Tajikistan 46.30% 9.8%
89th Viet Nam 46.62% -2.6%
90th Samoa 46.68% -4.7%
91st Burundi 46.90% 1.7%
92nd Costa Rica 47.06% 6.8%
93rd Central African Republic 47.38% -3.9%
94th Ecuador 47.39% 2.9%
95th Djibouti 47.99% 4.5%
96th South Africa 48.59% 3.1%
97th Zimbabwe 48.98% 39.7%
98th Colombia 49.45% -0.9%
99th Dominican Republic 49.48% 6.0%
100th Poland 50.44% -6.8%
101st Puerto Rico (US) 51.21% 2.7%
102nd Bolivia, Plurinational State of 51.26% 10.3%
103rd Slovak Republic 51.38% -1.4%
104th Qatar 51.57% 10.4%
105th Guinea-Bissau 51.78% -12.4%
106th Mexico 52.52% -4.5%
107th Vanuatu 52.63% 24.0%
108th Belarus 53.16% -0.6%
109th Kenya 53.87% 6.9%
110th China 53.90% 8.4%
111th Malaysia 54.40% -2.5%
112th Bahamas, The 54.65% 7.0%
113th Serbia 55.26% -15.0%
114th Mauritania 55.66% -3.3%
115th Uruguay 55.82% -1.0%
116th Iraq 55.87% -7.3%
117th Netherlands 55.99% -8.0%
118th St. Kitts and Nevis 56.18% -2.1%
119th San Marino 56.59% 164.6%
120th Seychelles 56.65% -9.9%
121st Ghana 56.98% 1.9%
122nd Argentina 57.03% 7.5%
123rd Togo 57.11% -4.7%
124th Lao PDR 57.20% 5.0%
125th Armenia 58.09% 2.9%
126th Kyrgyz Republic 58.79% -0.5%
127th Israel 59.83% -3.1%
128th St. Lucia 59.92% -0.5%
129th Morocco 60.26% 0.3%
130th Angola 60.49% -9.3%
131st Senegal 61.14% 28.6%
132nd Mauritius 61.34% -2.0%
133rd Pakistan 62.14% 0.1%
134th Gabon 62.93% -2.4%
135th Maldives 63.75% 3.0%
136th Germany 63.99% -6.3%
137th Ireland 65.27% -10.2%
138th Finland 66.58% -3.0%
139th Zambia 66.61% 8.9%
140th Montenegro 66.93% 0.4%
141st Tunisia 67.10% 13.9%
142nd St. Vincent and the Grenadines 69.00% -13.2%
143rd India 69.67% 1.1%
144th Grenada 70.33% -13.8%
145th Iceland 70.79% -13.0%
146th Ukraine 71.62% -9.9%
147th Albania 71.90% -1.9%
148th Hungary 72.00% -3.5%
149th Sri Lanka 72.26% -3.7%
150th Suriname 73.03% -3.1%
151st Slovenia 74.89% -5.7%
152nd Aruba 75.83% 0.6%
153rd Croatia 76.17% -3.9%
154th El Salvador 77.14% 2.6%
155th Nauru 77.97% -9.7%
156th Belize 78.12% 10.9%
157th Austria 79.06% -5.2%
158th Brazil 82.75% 6.9%
159th Yemen, Republic of 83.79% 9.5%
160th Dominica 84.01% 9.8%
161st Bahrain 84.03% 8.6%
162nd Jordan 86.10% 1.3%
163rd United Kingdom 86.72% -1.3%
164th Mongolia 86.90% 10.4%
165th Gambia, The 86.98% 7.8%
166th Antigua and Barbuda 88.18% 6.2%
167th Congo, Republic of 88.48% 4.5%
168th Canada 90.94% -1.6%
169th São Tomé and Principe 92.30% -11.7%
170th Jamaica 95.10% -11.0%
171st Cyprus 96.38% -9.8%
172nd Egypt, Arab Republic of 97.80% 6.8%
173rd France 98.72% 0.6%
174th Spain 101.14% -0.8%
175th Belgium 102.49% -2.8%
176th Mozambique 103.79% -16.8%
177th Bhutan 104.08% 1.1%
178th United States 106.37% -0.9%
179th Singapore 107.65% 1.3%
180th Cabo Verde 112.99% -2.3%
181st Portugal 126.03% -3.9%
182nd Italy 133.74% -0.4%
183rd Barbados 142.85% 5.6%
184th Sudan 149.54% 36.0%
185th Lebanon 149.98% 2.4%
186th South Sudan 178.27% 8.2%
187th Greece 182.62% -0.6%
188th Japan 231.32% -0.5%
189th Eritrea 290.39% 15.6%

FAQ

What was Russian Federation's government debt to gdp in 2017?

Russian Federation's government debt to gdp in 2017 was 14.31%. This ranked 9th globally.

How did Russian Federation's government debt to gdp change in 2017?

Russian Federation's government debt to gdp decreased by 3.6% in 2017 compared to 2016.

Which country had the highest government debt to gdp in 2017?

Eritrea had the highest government debt to gdp in 2017 at 290.39%.

What is the government debt to gdp of Russian Federation in 2017?

The government debt to gdp of Russian Federation in 2017 was 14.31%. This ranked 9th globally.

How does 2017 compare to 2016 for Russian Federation's government debt to gdp?

Russian Federation's government debt to gdp went from 14.85% in 2016 to 14.31% in 2017, a 3.6% decrease.