United States - Government Debt to GDP 2002
55.86%
+2.37% from 2001
United States's government debt to gdp was 55.86% in 2002, increased +2.37% from 53.49% in 2001. This was the 94th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2002▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | United Arab Emirates | 3.43% | 27.4% |
| 2nd | Estonia | 5.66% | 14.7% |
| 3rd | Luxembourg | 7.45% | -2.3% |
| 4th | Botswana | 8.37% | 12.0% |
| 5th | Azerbaijan | 11.89% | -8.3% |
| 6th | Kiribati | 13.27% | -22.0% |
| 7th | Australia | 15.01% | -12.3% |
| 8th | Chile | 15.05% | 4.9% |
| 9th | Andorra | 15.27% | -3.2% |
| 10th | Latvia | 15.38% | -13.7% |
| 11th | Oman | 15.88% | -29.3% |
| 12th | Korea | 16.44% | -1.1% |
| 13th | San Marino | 17.21% | 48.9% |
| 14th | Eswatini | 17.21% | -20.6% |
| 15th | Guatemala | 17.36% | -9.1% |
| 16th | Kazakhstan | 17.59% | - |
| 17th | Bahamas, The | 19.44% | 5.2% |
| 18th | Equatorial Guinea | 19.45% | -23.7% |
| 19th | West Bank and Gaza | 20.87% | -5.8% |
| 20th | Kuwait | 21.27% | -7.6% |
| 21st | Dominican Republic | 21.49% | 5.6% |
| 22nd | Lithuania | 22.13% | -3.3% |
| 23rd | Namibia | 22.19% | -9.0% |
| 24th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 23.38% | 11.4% |
| 25th | Turkmenistan | 24.17% | -29.1% |
| 26th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 24.30% | 2.2% |
| 27th | China | 25.55% | 5.4% |
| 28th | Czechia | 25.70% | 13.7% |
| 29th | New Zealand | 26.40% | -6.3% |
| 30th | Bahrain | 27.22% | 8.8% |
| 31st | Romania | 27.38% | -0.1% |
| 32nd | Slovenia | 27.68% | 5.2% |
| 33rd | Viet Nam | 27.71% | 9.0% |
| 34th | Nigeria | 30.72% | -18.5% |
| 35th | Benin | 30.77% | -19.0% |
| 36th | Ireland | 30.89% | -8.0% |
| 37th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 31.12% | -11.4% |
| 38th | South Africa | 31.80% | -16.4% |
| 39th | Haiti | 31.95% | 11.1% |
| 40th | Ukraine | 33.58% | -8.5% |
| 41st | Palau | 33.90% | -2.1% |
| 42nd | Norway | 33.95% | 24.6% |
| 43rd | United Kingdom | 35.43% | 1.4% |
| 44th | Croatia | 36.45% | -0.4% |
| 45th | Marshall Islands | 37.17% | 13.6% |
| 46th | Trinidad and Tobago | 37.23% | 0.1% |
| 47th | Suriname | 37.41% | 0.6% |
| 48th | Russian Federation | 37.58% | -15.4% |
| 49th | Cambodia | 37.83% | 12.9% |
| 50th | Armenia | 38.25% | 0.5% |
| 51st | Vanuatu | 38.81% | 4.8% |
| 52nd | Malaysia | 39.53% | 3.9% |
| 53rd | Mexico | 39.87% | 6.8% |
| 54th | Finland | 40.13% | -1.9% |
| 55th | North Macedonia | 40.46% | -10.5% |
| 56th | Poland | 41.43% | 11.9% |
| 57th | Costa Rica | 41.44% | 4.5% |
| 58th | Uzbekistan | 41.63% | -7.1% |
| 59th | Chad | 41.96% | -3.6% |
| 60th | Kenya | 42.01% | 1.8% |
| 61st | Mali | 42.64% | -45.0% |
| 62nd | Burkina Faso | 43.29% | - |
| 63rd | El Salvador | 43.80% | 15.7% |
| 64th | Maldives | 44.28% | 5.8% |
| 65th | Fiji | 44.54% | 6.2% |
| 66th | Peru | 45.46% | 3.7% |
| 67th | Slovak Republic | 45.65% | -11.1% |
| 68th | Aruba | 47.08% | 6.2% |
| 69th | Algeria | 47.31% | -5.4% |
| 70th | Tanzania | 47.37% | -6.7% |
| 71st | Colombia | 47.55% | 15.7% |
| 72nd | St. Lucia | 47.65% | 25.4% |
| 73rd | Qatar | 47.67% | -19.5% |
| 74th | Comoros | 48.17% | -9.0% |
| 75th | Papua New Guinea | 48.43% | 1.6% |
| 76th | Netherlands | 48.69% | -1.5% |
| 77th | Sweden | 49.84% | -4.1% |
| 78th | Georgia | 50.26% | -5.1% |
| 79th | Samoa | 50.29% | -6.5% |
| 80th | Denmark | 50.32% | 0.4% |
| 81st | Paraguay | 50.54% | 36.2% |
| 82nd | Spain | 51.24% | -5.2% |
| 83rd | Tunisia | 51.63% | -1.0% |
| 84th | Nepal | 51.82% | 2.1% |
| 85th | Senegal | 51.99% | -2.3% |
| 86th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 53.15% | 2.4% |
| 87th | Belize | 53.19% | 7.4% |
| 88th | Bulgaria | 53.40% | -20.4% |
| 89th | Ghana | 54.06% | -6.4% |
| 90th | Uganda | 54.71% | 6.5% |
| 91st | Thailand | 54.90% | -4.5% |
| 92nd | Ecuador | 55.04% | -13.7% |
| 93rd | Hungary | 55.56% | 6.4% |
| 94th | United States | 55.86% | 4.4% |
| 95th | Cameroon | 56.60% | -9.0% |
| 96th | Panama | 56.96% | -1.5% |
| 97th | Switzerland | 57.70% | 13.0% |
| 98th | Bhutan | 57.71% | 10.2% |
| 99th | Yemen, Republic of | 57.83% | -4.5% |
| 100th | Morocco | 59.37% | -1.8% |
| 101st | Mauritania | 59.45% | -6.3% |
| 102nd | Germany | 59.82% | 3.0% |
| 103rd | Portugal | 60.04% | 4.6% |
| 104th | Pakistan | 60.53% | -7.1% |
| 105th | Tonga | 60.66% | 13.6% |
| 106th | Cyprus | 61.01% | 6.1% |
| 107th | France | 61.26% | 3.3% |
| 108th | Indonesia | 62.34% | -15.4% |
| 109th | Mauritius | 62.96% | 8.2% |
| 110th | Côte d'Ivoire | 62.98% | -11.5% |
| 111th | Mozambique | 63.35% | -36.5% |
| 112th | Albania | 64.10% | 5.7% |
| 113th | Honduras | 64.25% | 1.3% |
| 114th | Cabo Verde | 64.66% | 4.0% |
| 115th | Malta | 65.05% | -7.1% |
| 116th | Angola | 65.11% | -35.0% |
| 117th | Philippines | 65.18% | 9.6% |
| 118th | Barbados | 65.52% | 5.1% |
| 119th | Solomon Islands | 65.72% | 24.5% |
| 120th | Austria | 67.44% | 0.3% |
| 121st | Serbia | 68.42% | -28.6% |
| 122nd | Niger | 69.04% | -6.7% |
| 123rd | Türkiye | 71.35% | -5.3% |
| 124th | Brazil | 76.10% | 13.0% |
| 125th | Grenada | 79.09% | 77.3% |
| 126th | Canada | 79.60% | -2.3% |
| 127th | Lesotho | 79.62% | -26.7% |
| 128th | Moldova | 80.34% | -5.9% |
| 129th | Gabon | 81.07% | 0.1% |
| 130th | Iceland | 81.31% | -1.4% |
| 131st | Guinea | 82.61% | -8.7% |
| 132nd | India | 84.30% | 5.2% |
| 133rd | Montenegro | 85.70% | - |
| 134th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 85.78% | 8.4% |
| 135th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 86.69% | 4.5% |
| 136th | Madagascar | 86.69% | 5.5% |
| 137th | Israel | 87.21% | 7.5% |
| 138th | Uruguay | 90.10% | 128.6% |
| 139th | Jordan | 91.28% | 1.8% |
| 140th | Rwanda | 92.03% | 9.5% |
| 141st | Gambia, The | 93.88% | 24.8% |
| 142nd | Lao PDR | 95.31% | 0.6% |
| 143rd | Sri Lanka | 96.30% | 14.1% |
| 144th | Singapore | 96.31% | 1.9% |
| 145th | Saudi Arabia | 96.35% | 3.4% |
| 146th | Dominica | 97.88% | -0.6% |
| 147th | Tajikistan | 98.30% | -1.2% |
| 148th | Central African Republic | 98.52% | -4.5% |
| 149th | Sierra Leone | 99.77% | -12.1% |
| 150th | Malawi | 101.51% | - |
| 151st | Guyana | 105.08% | 0.4% |
| 152nd | Belgium | 105.44% | -2.6% |
| 153rd | Italy | 105.95% | -2.4% |
| 154th | Greece | 107.87% | -2.4% |
| 155th | Kyrgyz Republic | 107.94% | -0.2% |
| 156th | Nicaragua | 110.39% | 26.2% |
| 157th | Antigua and Barbuda | 114.53% | 6.5% |
| 158th | Jamaica | 115.41% | 9.6% |
| 159th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 119.72% | 13.8% |
| 160th | Sudan | 121.72% | -3.1% |
| 161st | Syrian Arab Republic | 132.43% | -8.3% |
| 162nd | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 136.04% | -26.6% |
| 163rd | Burundi | 144.80% | 27.4% |
| 164th | Argentina | 147.20% | 206.6% |
| 165th | Japan | 154.10% | 6.2% |
| 166th | Lebanon | 163.12% | 0.0% |
| 167th | Congo, Republic of | 163.51% | -9.2% |
| 168th | Zambia | 180.24% | -14.3% |
| 169th | Myanmar | 190.64% | -27.2% |
| 170th | Seychelles | 195.86% | -2.0% |
| 171st | Guinea-Bissau | 197.47% | -3.4% |
| 172nd | Eritrea | 243.44% | 2.0% |
| 173rd | Afghanistan | 345.98% | - |
| 174th | São Tomé and Principe | 366.51% | -12.4% |
| 175th | Liberia | 463.62% | -0.3% |
FAQ
What was United States's government debt to gdp in 2002?▾
United States's government debt to gdp in 2002 was 55.86%. This ranked 94th globally.
How did United States's government debt to gdp change in 2002?▾
United States's government debt to gdp increased by 4.4% in 2002 compared to 2001.
Which country had the highest government debt to gdp in 2002?▾
Liberia had the highest government debt to gdp in 2002 at 463.62%.
What is the government debt to gdp of United States in 2002?▾
The government debt to gdp of United States in 2002 was 55.86%. This ranked 94th globally.
How does 2002 compare to 2001 for United States's government debt to gdp?▾
United States's government debt to gdp went from 53.49% in 2001 to 55.86% in 2002, a 4.4% increase.
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