Sri Lanka - Government Debt to GDP 2015
76.33%
+6.77% from 2014
Sri Lanka's government debt to gdp was 76.33% in 2015, increased +6.77% from 69.56% in 2014. This was the 158th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2015▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Hong Kong SAR, China | 0.06% | -4.6% |
| 2nd | Liechtenstein | 0.49% | -3.8% |
| 3rd | Timor-Leste | 2.95% | 93.6% |
| 4th | Brunei Darussalam | 2.95% | -8.6% |
| 5th | Kuwait | 4.60% | 34.3% |
| 6th | Saudi Arabia | 5.47% | 264.6% |
| 7th | Uzbekistan | 6.72% | 10.4% |
| 8th | Algeria | 7.73% | 12.8% |
| 9th | Solomon Islands | 7.88% | -22.4% |
| 10th | Afghanistan | 9.15% | 5.2% |
| 11th | Estonia | 10.79% | -6.7% |
| 12th | Oman | 13.86% | 243.1% |
| 13th | Comoros | 14.27% | 20.7% |
| 14th | Tuvalu | 14.37% | -12.3% |
| 15th | Nigeria | 14.93% | 15.8% |
| 16th | Russian Federation | 15.29% | 1.0% |
| 17th | United Arab Emirates | 15.61% | 15.9% |
| 18th | Eswatini | 15.98% | 13.7% |
| 19th | Chile | 17.38% | 15.7% |
| 20th | Azerbaijan | 17.98% | 110.7% |
| 21st | Paraguay | 18.61% | 19.4% |
| 22nd | Kiribati | 18.80% | 109.4% |
| 23rd | Turkmenistan | 18.95% | 18.7% |
| 24th | San Marino | 19.31% | -8.1% |
| 25th | Luxembourg | 21.13% | -3.3% |
| 26th | Palau | 21.69% | -21.2% |
| 27th | Kazakhstan | 21.88% | 51.0% |
| 28th | Cambodia | 23.26% | -3.8% |
| 29th | Peru | 23.69% | 15.8% |
| 30th | Haiti | 23.89% | 11.9% |
| 31st | Botswana | 24.45% | 2.2% |
| 32nd | Guatemala | 24.77% | 0.3% |
| 33rd | Liberia | 24.77% | 1.8% |
| 34th | Bulgaria | 25.36% | -3.5% |
| 35th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 25.48% | 11.9% |
| 36th | Nepal | 25.73% | -6.6% |
| 37th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 25.97% | -8.5% |
| 38th | Trinidad and Tobago | 26.40% | 11.7% |
| 39th | Indonesia | 27.01% | 9.6% |
| 40th | Türkiye | 27.13% | -3.7% |
| 41st | Uganda | 28.02% | 13.1% |
| 42nd | Bangladesh | 28.21% | -1.7% |
| 43rd | Sierra Leone | 28.36% | 5.6% |
| 44th | Nicaragua | 28.91% | 0.8% |
| 45th | Côte d'Ivoire | 29.17% | 9.2% |
| 46th | Niger | 29.87% | 35.2% |
| 47th | Papua New Guinea | 29.93% | 11.3% |
| 48th | Mali | 30.66% | 14.0% |
| 49th | Benin | 30.90% | 38.7% |
| 50th | Burkina Faso | 31.25% | 19.8% |
| 51st | Chad | 31.30% | 6.3% |
| 52nd | Cameroon | 31.62% | 52.7% |
| 53rd | Equatorial Guinea | 31.66% | 152.0% |
| 54th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 32.07% | 194.1% |
| 55th | Rwanda | 33.08% | 13.5% |
| 56th | Marshall Islands | 33.88% | -3.1% |
| 57th | Zimbabwe | 34.09% | 16.8% |
| 58th | New Zealand | 34.17% | 0.0% |
| 59th | Panama | 34.24% | -1.4% |
| 60th | Norway | 34.27% | 15.7% |
| 61st | Tajikistan | 35.02% | 25.6% |
| 62nd | Malawi | 35.46% | 5.8% |
| 63rd | Qatar | 35.55% | 42.7% |
| 64th | Georgia | 36.02% | 18.7% |
| 65th | Vanuatu | 36.28% | 79.4% |
| 66th | Ecuador | 36.44% | 29.4% |
| 67th | Myanmar | 36.60% | 6.1% |
| 68th | West Bank and Gaza | 37.07% | 9.2% |
| 69th | Australia | 37.73% | 10.8% |
| 70th | North Macedonia | 38.00% | -0.1% |
| 71st | Latvia | 38.28% | -11.1% |
| 72nd | Korea | 38.84% | 2.6% |
| 73rd | Romania | 39.35% | -2.8% |
| 74th | Czechia | 39.47% | -5.0% |
| 75th | Tanzania | 39.52% | 8.6% |
| 76th | Philippines | 39.69% | -1.5% |
| 77th | Costa Rica | 39.79% | 6.3% |
| 78th | Burundi | 39.93% | 5.1% |
| 79th | Djibouti | 40.26% | 49.9% |
| 80th | China | 40.78% | 3.7% |
| 81st | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 40.91% | 8.8% |
| 82nd | Andorra | 40.96% | -2.5% |
| 83rd | Suriname | 41.18% | 63.3% |
| 84th | Guinea | 41.53% | 29.5% |
| 85th | Namibia | 42.09% | 52.7% |
| 86th | Moldova | 42.10% | 19.0% |
| 87th | Switzerland | 42.16% | 0.2% |
| 88th | Guyana | 42.20% | 9.1% |
| 89th | Honduras | 42.25% | -1.8% |
| 90th | Thailand | 42.56% | -1.8% |
| 91st | Lithuania | 42.57% | 4.6% |
| 92nd | Madagascar | 44.06% | 16.4% |
| 93rd | Fiji | 44.28% | -4.2% |
| 94th | Sweden | 44.47% | -2.7% |
| 95th | Senegal | 44.51% | 5.1% |
| 96th | Denmark | 44.55% | -8.5% |
| 97th | Gabon | 44.70% | 31.2% |
| 98th | Dominican Republic | 44.81% | -0.5% |
| 99th | South Africa | 45.20% | 4.5% |
| 100th | Lesotho | 45.81% | 10.4% |
| 101st | Kenya | 45.83% | 11.0% |
| 102nd | Viet Nam | 46.12% | 5.7% |
| 103rd | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 46.38% | -1.6% |
| 104th | Armenia | 48.28% | 10.6% |
| 105th | Iraq | 48.34% | 75.3% |
| 106th | Bahamas, The | 49.94% | 4.6% |
| 107th | Colombia | 50.38% | 16.3% |
| 108th | Angola | 50.39% | 42.8% |
| 109th | Mongolia | 50.55% | 15.0% |
| 110th | Mexico | 50.97% | 8.2% |
| 111th | Poland | 51.06% | -0.1% |
| 112th | Tonga | 51.12% | 7.9% |
| 113th | Slovak Republic | 51.60% | -3.4% |
| 114th | Togo | 52.38% | 16.6% |
| 115th | Tunisia | 52.40% | 3.3% |
| 116th | Argentina | 52.56% | 17.6% |
| 117th | Puerto Rico (US) | 52.74% | -3.3% |
| 118th | Belarus | 53.01% | 36.6% |
| 119th | Lao PDR | 53.05% | -0.9% |
| 120th | Ghana | 53.90% | 7.6% |
| 121st | Central African Republic | 54.36% | -5.5% |
| 122nd | Maldives | 54.84% | -0.4% |
| 123rd | Malta | 55.05% | -9.4% |
| 124th | Guinea-Bissau | 56.35% | -6.3% |
| 125th | Samoa | 56.37% | 2.7% |
| 126th | Malaysia | 56.97% | 2.9% |
| 127th | Yemen, Republic of | 57.74% | 18.0% |
| 128th | Uruguay | 57.76% | 13.0% |
| 129th | Morocco | 58.39% | -0.3% |
| 130th | South Sudan | 58.65% | 55.6% |
| 131st | Pakistan | 59.06% | 0.5% |
| 132nd | Mauritania | 59.89% | 20.9% |
| 133rd | St. Lucia | 60.55% | -2.1% |
| 134th | Zambia | 61.87% | 82.7% |
| 135th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 62.19% | -10.3% |
| 136th | Israel | 62.85% | -3.1% |
| 137th | Mauritius | 63.02% | 6.6% |
| 138th | Bahrain | 63.18% | 48.2% |
| 139th | Netherlands | 63.80% | -5.0% |
| 140th | Seychelles | 64.67% | -8.1% |
| 141st | Belize | 65.08% | 5.7% |
| 142nd | Serbia | 67.08% | 5.7% |
| 143rd | Kyrgyz Republic | 67.09% | 25.2% |
| 144th | Finland | 68.76% | 6.1% |
| 145th | Dominica | 68.87% | -4.5% |
| 146th | India | 69.03% | 2.9% |
| 147th | Gambia, The | 69.37% | -2.4% |
| 148th | Montenegro | 69.51% | 9.4% |
| 149th | Germany | 71.18% | -4.5% |
| 150th | Brazil | 71.73% | 16.4% |
| 151st | El Salvador | 73.46% | 2.3% |
| 152nd | Albania | 73.72% | 2.4% |
| 153rd | Ireland | 74.03% | -27.0% |
| 154th | Aruba | 74.18% | -4.5% |
| 155th | Congo, Republic of | 74.18% | 75.3% |
| 156th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 75.10% | 0.1% |
| 157th | Hungary | 75.72% | -1.0% |
| 158th | Sri Lanka | 76.33% | 9.7% |
| 159th | Ukraine | 79.33% | 12.8% |
| 160th | Croatia | 82.77% | -0.5% |
| 161st | Jordan | 83.40% | 6.1% |
| 162nd | Slovenia | 83.42% | 2.8% |
| 163rd | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 83.75% | 3.6% |
| 164th | Austria | 85.62% | 0.5% |
| 165th | Mozambique | 86.03% | 35.7% |
| 166th | United Kingdom | 87.87% | 0.9% |
| 167th | Grenada | 90.10% | -9.3% |
| 168th | Bhutan | 90.16% | 0.4% |
| 169th | Canada | 92.03% | 7.6% |
| 170th | Antigua and Barbuda | 92.13% | 0.3% |
| 171st | Sudan | 93.20% | 10.4% |
| 172nd | Iceland | 96.32% | -15.6% |
| 173rd | France | 96.94% | 0.8% |
| 174th | São Tomé and Principe | 101.13% | 9.3% |
| 175th | Singapore | 102.17% | 4.5% |
| 176th | Spain | 102.44% | -1.9% |
| 177th | United States | 105.42% | 0.5% |
| 178th | Belgium | 105.57% | -0.9% |
| 179th | Cyprus | 111.55% | -1.3% |
| 180th | Nauru | 112.97% | -23.5% |
| 181st | Cabo Verde | 115.75% | 9.5% |
| 182nd | Jamaica | 115.93% | -13.7% |
| 183rd | Portugal | 131.02% | -1.1% |
| 184th | Barbados | 131.62% | 7.5% |
| 185th | Italy | 134.79% | 0.0% |
| 186th | Lebanon | 140.84% | 1.8% |
| 187th | Greece | 180.00% | -1.5% |
| 188th | Japan | 228.28% | -2.1% |
| 189th | Eritrea | 271.41% | 32.7% |
FAQ
What was Sri Lanka's government debt to gdp in 2015?▾
Sri Lanka's government debt to gdp in 2015 was 76.33%. This ranked 158th globally.
How did Sri Lanka's government debt to gdp change in 2015?▾
Sri Lanka's government debt to gdp increased by 9.7% in 2015 compared to 2014.
Which country had the highest government debt to gdp in 2015?▾
Eritrea had the highest government debt to gdp in 2015 at 271.41%.
What is the government debt to gdp of Sri Lanka in 2015?▾
The government debt to gdp of Sri Lanka in 2015 was 76.33%. This ranked 158th globally.
How does 2015 compare to 2014 for Sri Lanka's government debt to gdp?▾
Sri Lanka's government debt to gdp went from 69.56% in 2014 to 76.33% in 2015, a 9.7% increase.
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