Economy > Debt > Central government debt, total > Current LCU: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Central government debt, total (current LCU). Debt is the entire stock of direct government fixed-term contractual obligations to others outstanding on a particular date. It includes domestic and foreign liabilities such as currency and money deposits, securities other than shares, and loans. It is the gross amount of government liabilities reduced by the amount of equity and financial derivatives held by the government. Because debt is a stock rather than a flow, it is measured as of a given date, usually the last day of the fiscal year.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	IndonesiaIndonesia	1,947.37 trillion	2011
2	JapanJapan	893.37 trillion	2011
3	ColombiaColombia	327.57 trillion	2011
	Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile)	130.45 trillion	2011
4	BelarusBelarus	121.11 trillion	2011
	Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile)	77.3 trillion	2010
5	South KoreaSouth Korea	47.05 trillion	1997
6	IndiaIndia	43.53 trillion	2011
	High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile)	36.89 trillion	2011
7	HungaryHungary	22.77 trillion	2011
8	UgandaUganda	16.68 trillion	2011
9	United StatesUnited States	12.26 trillion	2011
10	ZambiaZambia	10.62 trillion	1998
11	Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire	7.88 trillion	2004
12	MadagascarMadagascar	5.78 trillion	2001
13	CameroonCameroon	5.66 trillion	1999
14	PhilippinesPhilippines	5.44 trillion	2012
15	MongoliaMongolia	5.2 trillion	2011
16	RussiaRussia	5.19 trillion	2011
17	Republic of the CongoCongo Rep.	4.11 trillion	1999
18	ThailandThailand	3.18 trillion	2011
19	Sri LankaSri Lanka	3.04 trillion	2007
20	Sierra LeoneSierra Leone	2.99 trillion	1999
21	KazakhstanKazakhstan	2.74 trillion	2011
22	SenegalSenegal	2.46 trillion	2001
23	BrazilBrazil	2.19 trillion	2011
24	PakistanPakistan	2.12 trillion	1998
25	IcelandIceland	1.94 trillion	2011
26	FranceFrance	1.88 trillion	2011
27	ItalyItaly	1.75 trillion	2011
	NATO countries averageNATO average (profile)	1.71 trillion	2011
28	United KingdomUnited Kingdom	1.53 trillion	2011
29	ParaguayParaguay	1.53 trillion	1993
	European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile)	1.47 trillion	2011
30	Czech RepublicCzech Republic	1.46 trillion	2011
31	GermanyGermany	1.44 trillion	2011
32	SwedenSweden	1.34 trillion	2011
33	MexicoMexico	1.28 trillion	2000
34	JamaicaJamaica	1.2 trillion	2008
35	BangladeshBangladesh	1.09 trillion	2003
36	ChinaChina	1.04 trillion	1999
37	CanadaCanada	924.58 billion	2011
38	DenmarkDenmark	905.94 billion	2011
39	Hong KongHong Kong	758.51 billion	2011
40	BurundiBurundi	740.3 billion	1999
41	NigeriaNigeria	736.08 billion	2008
42	EgyptEgypt	638.95 billion	2007
43	TurkeyTurkey	596.05 billion	2011
44	SpainSpain	586.95 billion	2011
45	NorwayNorway	554.13 billion	2011
46	MalaysiaMalaysia	501.62 billion	2012
47	KenyaKenya	477.44 billion	1999
48	MoroccoMorocco	456.19 billion	2011
	Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile)	430.76 billion	2011
49	AustraliaAustralia	430.18 billion	2011
50	UruguayUruguay	420.12 billion	2011
51	South AfricaSouth Africa	417.45 billion	2000
52	NepalNepal	403.9 billion	2010
53	NetherlandsNetherlands	397.54 billion	2011
54	SingaporeSingapore	368.18 billion	2011
55	UkraineUkraine	357.27 billion	2011
56	BelgiumBelgium	336.57 billion	2011
57	PolandPoland	334.58 billion	2002
58	AustriaAustria	225.45 billion	2011
59	GreeceGreece	222.17 billion	2011
60	AlbaniaAlbania	213.84 billion	1998
61	IrelandIreland	165.88 billion	2011
62	PortugalPortugal	158.29 billion	2011
63	SwitzerlandSwitzerland	157.02 billion	2008
64	RwandaRwanda	131.61 billion	1992
65	New ZealandNew Zealand	129.04 billion	2011
66	MauritiusMauritius	117.45 billion	2011
67	PeruPeru	95.05 billion	2011
68	FinlandFinland	90.48 billion	2011
69	GuatemalaGuatemala	89.65 billion	2011
70	KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan	73.39 billion	2001
71	EthiopiaEthiopia	49.48 billion	1999
72	LithuaniaLithuania	46.31 billion	2011
73	BhutanBhutan	34.76 billion	2009
74	SlovakiaSlovakia	31.46 billion	2011
75	TunisiaTunisia	28.78 billion	2011
76	Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+	21.81 billion	2007
77	CyprusCyprus	20.25 billion	2011
78	MoldovaMoldova	19.52 billion	2011
79	MaldivesMaldives	18.18 billion	2010
80	JordanJordan	14.68 billion	2012
81	Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR.	12.17 billion	1997
82	BulgariaBulgaria	11.63 billion	2011
83	SeychellesSeychelles	11.35 billion	2012
84	El SalvadorEl Salvador	11.07 billion	2011
85	VanuatuVanuatu	9.45 billion	1999
86	BarbadosBarbados	8.58 billion	2010
87	GeorgiaGeorgia	8.51 billion	2012
88	Papua New GuineaPapua NG	8.13 billion	2002
89	LuxembourgLuxembourg	7.18 billion	2011
90	LatviaLatvia	6.01 billion	2011
91	MaltaMalta	5.53 billion	2011
92	ZimbabweZimbabwe	4.9 billion	1997
93	SloveniaSlovenia	3.73 billion	1999
94	LesothoLesotho	3.33 billion	1998
95	SwazilandSwaziland	2.77 billion	2000
96	AzerbaijanAzerbaijan	2.71 billion	2010
97	The BahamasThe Bahamas	2.68 billion	2008
98	SudanSudan	2.34 billion	1999
99	TajikistanTajikistan	2.05 billion	2001
100	BotswanaBotswana	1.8 billion	1996
101	BahrainBahrain	1.34 billion	2007
102	OmanOman	1.14 billion	2010
103	EstoniaEstonia	1.13 billion	2011
104	FijiFiji	979.11 million	1994
105	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+	588.7 million	2001
106	San MarinoSan Marino	584.13 million	2011
107	BelizeBelize	498.13 million	1996

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