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United Kingdom - Government Debt to GDP 2009

Name: United Kingdom Government Debt to GDP 2009
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General government gross debt as % of GDP · IMF WEO

64.92% +14.09% from 2008 Global rank: 151st

United Kingdom's government debt to gdp was 64.92% in 2009, increased +14.09% from 50.83% in 2008. This was the 151st highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2009▾

Government Debt to GDP by Country - 2009
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Hong Kong SAR, China	0.66%	-33.2%
2nd	Brunei Darussalam	1.11%	17.8%
3rd	Turkmenistan	3.09%	-13.3%
4th	Equatorial Guinea	4.34%	788.7%
5th	Azerbaijan	4.73%	46.7%
6th	Oman	5.81%	81.5%
7th	Chile	5.85%	18.9%
8th	Nigeria	6.12%	18.4%
9th	Kuwait	6.65%	23.8%
10th	Uzbekistan	7.30%	-12.4%
11th	Estonia	7.98%	70.7%
12th	Algeria	8.92%	16.8%
13th	Russian Federation	9.92%	33.2%
14th	Kazakhstan	10.23%	51.2%
15th	Kiribati	10.28%	-25.8%
16th	Eswatini	10.61%	-27.4%
17th	Cameroon	11.26%	0.9%
18th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	11.49%	8.7%
19th	Saudi Arabia	13.99%	16.0%
20th	Bulgaria	14.54%	-1.1%
21st	Suriname	14.65%	-0.9%
22nd	Uganda	14.79%	-5.5%
23rd	Paraguay	14.94%	-6.9%
24th	Luxembourg	15.29%	4.5%
25th	Namibia	15.85%	-17.0%
26th	Niger	15.94%	12.5%
27th	Afghanistan	16.25%	-14.7%
28th	Australia	16.62%	41.6%
29th	Rwanda	18.49%	1.2%
30th	Trinidad and Tobago	18.65%	30.9%
31st	Benin	18.75%	2.4%
32nd	Solomon Islands	18.87%	-34.8%
33rd	Haiti	19.41%	-42.8%
34th	Ecuador	19.67%	-20.9%
35th	San Marino	20.07%	29.6%
36th	Central African Republic	20.30%	-43.2%
37th	Bahrain	20.49%	70.0%
38th	Zambia	20.52%	6.9%
39th	Tuvalu	20.56%	4.1%
40th	Vanuatu	21.12%	-0.4%
41st	United Arab Emirates	21.14%	136.2%
42nd	Papua New Guinea	21.72%	0.7%
43rd	Mali	21.86%	8.7%
44th	Botswana	22.43%	187.7%
45th	Romania	22.45%	72.6%
46th	Guatemala	22.78%	16.4%
47th	Malawi	23.49%	-0.2%
48th	Cambodia	23.68%	3.2%
49th	North Macedonia	23.73%	15.0%
50th	Honduras	23.79%	6.6%
51st	Chad	23.87%	52.4%
52nd	Tanzania	23.93%	10.5%
53rd	West Bank and Gaza	23.96%	4.3%
54th	New Zealand	24.27%	28.0%
55th	Ghana	25.39%	9.5%
56th	Burundi	25.69%	-74.9%
57th	Burkina Faso	25.87%	4.0%
58th	Gabon	25.99%	29.6%
59th	Costa Rica	26.03%	8.4%
60th	Indonesia	26.48%	-12.5%
61st	South Africa	27.00%	12.3%
62nd	Lithuania	27.90%	91.3%
63rd	Peru	28.18%	0.2%
64th	Korea	28.79%	11.4%
65th	Nicaragua	29.26%	12.5%
66th	Djibouti	29.53%	-
67th	Senegal	29.94%	57.0%
68th	Bahamas, The	30.09%	18.7%
69th	Sierra Leone	31.07%	-32.5%
70th	Micronesia, Federated States of	31.12%	6.7%
71st	Syrian Arab Republic	31.21%	-16.4%
72nd	Comoros	31.73%	-4.5%
73rd	Belarus	32.55%	60.4%
74th	Moldova	32.61%	46.9%
75th	Serbia	32.63%	10.9%
76th	Bangladesh	33.01%	-2.5%
77th	Samoa	33.26%	18.0%
78th	Czechia	33.43%	18.7%
79th	Andorra	33.51%	20.8%
80th	Georgia	33.65%	27.7%
81st	China	33.99%	27.2%
82nd	Madagascar	34.86%	12.4%
83rd	Slovenia	34.94%	59.6%
84th	Colombia	35.39%	9.3%
85th	Ukraine	35.43%	73.5%
86th	Lesotho	35.87%	-23.7%
87th	Kenya	35.96%	5.0%
88th	Qatar	35.98%	216.8%
89th	Viet Nam	36.17%	16.5%
90th	Bosnia and Herzegovina	36.37%	19.9%
91st	Slovak Republic	36.41%	27.2%
92nd	Palau	36.60%	14.2%
93rd	Dominican Republic	36.76%	9.3%
94th	Tajikistan	36.94%	22.2%
95th	Latvia	37.64%	94.8%
96th	Gambia, The	38.87%	-1.7%
97th	Panama	39.05%	-2.4%
98th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	39.21%	6.6%
99th	Mozambique	39.33%	20.1%
100th	Nepal	39.46%	7.4%
101st	Tonga	39.73%	16.8%
102nd	Zimbabwe	39.74%	-3.9%
103rd	Armenia	40.16%	148.8%
104th	Tunisia	40.30%	-2.6%
105th	Sweden	41.19%	8.5%
106th	Marshall Islands	41.20%	-6.5%
107th	Finland	41.53%	27.5%
108th	Mexico	41.67%	2.6%
109th	Thailand	42.36%	21.2%
110th	Norway	42.54%	-10.5%
111th	Morocco	42.62%	1.5%
112th	Türkiye	42.91%	14.4%
113th	Denmark	43.05%	21.1%
114th	Switzerland	43.09%	-3.9%
115th	Montenegro	43.87%	28.2%
116th	Uruguay	46.18%	-0.1%
117th	Côte d'Ivoire	46.48%	-9.3%
118th	Puerto Rico (US)	46.51%	14.1%
119th	Croatia	47.91%	23.1%
120th	Maldives	48.39%	24.2%
121st	Angola	48.45%	72.3%
122nd	Mongolia	48.54%	56.6%
123rd	Aruba	48.79%	21.0%
124th	Poland	49.70%	6.7%
125th	Philippines	49.81%	-0.4%
126th	Yemen, Republic of	49.84%	36.8%
127th	St. Lucia	50.24%	7.1%
128th	Malaysia	50.41%	28.1%
129th	Fiji	51.50%	7.4%
130th	Lao PDR	51.82%	0.2%
131st	Guyana	52.32%	8.4%
132nd	Cyprus	52.82%	19.7%
133rd	Spain	53.08%	34.0%
134th	Mauritania	54.34%	-5.1%
135th	Pakistan	54.57%	10.3%
136th	Argentina	55.40%	2.9%
137th	Jordan	55.45%	4.3%
138th	Netherlands	56.29%	3.6%
139th	Myanmar	56.42%	-5.7%
140th	Mauritius	56.84%	16.6%
141st	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	57.25%	14.0%
142nd	Togo	57.65%	-14.4%
143rd	Kyrgyz Republic	58.49%	19.3%
144th	Cabo Verde	58.79%	2.3%
145th	Albania	59.67%	8.2%
146th	Bhutan	61.04%	0.8%
147th	Guinea	61.33%	4.9%
148th	Ireland	61.77%	45.3%
149th	Dominica	62.51%	-2.9%
150th	Brazil	64.70%	5.3%
151st	United Kingdom	64.92%	27.7%
152nd	El Salvador	65.78%	21.3%
153rd	Malta	66.05%	7.3%
154th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	69.45%	4.0%
155th	Belize	69.73%	7.8%
156th	São Tomé and Principe	70.32%	15.9%
157th	Sudan	71.00%	27.3%
158th	Germany	72.36%	11.0%
159th	Israel	72.57%	3.3%
160th	India	72.74%	-2.2%
161st	Sri Lanka	72.75%	5.8%
162nd	Hungary	78.19%	8.9%
163rd	Austria	80.75%	16.1%
164th	Canada	81.80%	16.3%
165th	Congo, Republic of	83.84%	20.5%
166th	France	84.06%	20.4%
167th	United States	87.07%	17.9%
168th	Iraq	87.38%	17.8%
169th	Portugal	87.80%	16.1%
170th	Barbados	88.20%	19.5%
171st	Antigua and Barbuda	89.15%	33.4%
172nd	Grenada	91.09%	8.6%
173rd	Congo, Democratic Republic of	91.62%	14.1%
174th	Belgium	99.85%	7.2%
175th	Singapore	101.69%	3.9%
176th	Seychelles	106.13%	-44.8%
177th	Italy	116.14%	9.8%
178th	Iceland	128.21%	17.3%
179th	Greece	128.48%	15.8%
180th	St. Kitts and Nevis	129.07%	4.6%
181st	Liberia	132.16%	-43.8%
182nd	Jamaica	138.34%	11.7%
183rd	Lebanon	144.50%	-10.5%
184th	Guinea-Bissau	148.26%	-0.4%
185th	Japan	198.81%	9.9%
186th	Eritrea	207.05%	-20.3%
187th	Nauru	295.58%	-

FAQ

What was United Kingdom's government debt to gdp in 2009?▾

United Kingdom's government debt to gdp in 2009 was 64.92%. This ranked 151st globally.

How did United Kingdom's government debt to gdp change in 2009?▾

United Kingdom's government debt to gdp increased by 27.7% in 2009 compared to 2008.

Which country had the highest government debt to gdp in 2009?▾

Nauru had the highest government debt to gdp in 2009 at 295.58%.

What is the government debt to gdp of United Kingdom in 2009?▾

The government debt to gdp of United Kingdom in 2009 was 64.92%. This ranked 151st globally.

How does 2009 compare to 2008 for United Kingdom's government debt to gdp?▾

United Kingdom's government debt to gdp went from 50.83% in 2008 to 64.92% in 2009, a 27.7% increase.

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