Economy > Government debt > Deficit and financing > Central government debt > Total > Current LCU: Countries Compared
DEFINITION:
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.".
CONTENTS
# |
COUNTRY |
AMOUNT |
DATE |
GRAPH |
HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IndonesiaIndonesia | 660.33 trillion | 2004 | ||
| 2 | JapanJapan | 212.47 trillion | 1993 | ||
| 3 | ColombiaColombia | 143.08 trillion | 2003 | ||
| 4 | IndiaIndia | 30.63 trillion | 2008 | ||
| 5 | HungaryHungary | 19.66 trillion | 2008 | ||
| 6 | BelarusBelarus | 13.83 trillion | 2008 | ||
| 7 | ZambiaZambia | 10.62 trillion | 1998 | ||
| 8 | Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire | 7.88 trillion | 2004 | ||
| 9 | United StatesUnited States | 7.84 trillion | 2008 | ||
| 10 | UgandaUganda | 7.12 trillion | 2008 | ||
| 11 | MadagascarMadagascar | 5.78 trillion | 2001 | ||
| 12 | CameroonCameroon | 5.26 trillion | 1994 | ||
| 13 | PhilippinesPhilippines | 3.32 trillion | 2004 | ||
| 14 | Sri LankaSri Lanka | 3.04 trillion | 2007 | ||
| 15 | Sierra LeoneSierra Leone | 2.99 trillion | 1999 | ||
| 16 | PakistanPakistan | 2.83 trillion | 2000 | ||
| 17 | RussiaRussia | 2.68 trillion | 2008 | ||
| 18 | SenegalSenegal | 2.46 trillion | 2001 | ||
| 19 | ThailandThailand | 2.18 trillion | 2008 | ||
| 20 | MongoliaMongolia | 2.16 trillion | 2007 | ||
| 21 | AlgeriaAlgeria | 2.14 trillion | 2002 | ||
| 22 | Costa RicaCosta Rica | 2.07 trillion | 2001 | ||
| 23 | BrazilBrazil | 1.76 trillion | 2008 | ||
| 24 | ItalyItaly | 1.67 trillion | 2008 | ||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 1.5 trillion | 2002 | |||
| 25 | FranceFrance | 1.41 trillion | 2008 | ||
| 26 | MexicoMexico | 1.28 trillion | 2000 | ||
| European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) | 1.24 trillion | 2008 | |||
| 27 | SwedenSweden | 1.23 trillion | 2008 | ||
| 28 | IcelandIceland | 1.23 trillion | 2008 | ||
| 29 | JamaicaJamaica | 1.2 trillion | 2008 | ||
| 30 | NorwayNorway | 1.14 trillion | 2008 | ||
| 31 | BangladeshBangladesh | 1.09 trillion | 2003 | ||
| 32 | GermanyGermany | 1.06 trillion | 2008 | ||
| 33 | ChinaChina | 1.04 trillion | 1999 | ||
| 34 | KazakhstanKazakhstan | 1.02 trillion | 2008 | ||
| 35 | Czech RepublicCzech Republic | 980.39 billion | 2008 | ||
| 36 | United KingdomUnited Kingdom | 830.02 billion | 2008 | ||
| 37 | BurundiBurundi | 740.3 billion | 1999 | ||
| High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) | 708.21 billion | 2007 | |||
| 38 | CanadaCanada | 653.98 billion | 2002 | ||
| 39 | DenmarkDenmark | 571.11 billion | 2008 | ||
| 40 | PolandPoland | 569.31 billion | 2008 | ||
| 41 | KenyaKenya | 477.44 billion | 1999 | ||
| 42 | TurkeyTurkey | 422.88 billion | 2008 | ||
| 43 | South AfricaSouth Africa | 417.45 billion | 2000 | ||
| 44 | NepalNepal | 395.11 billion | 2009 | ||
| 45 | SpainSpain | 370.18 billion | 2008 | ||
| 46 | UruguayUruguay | 364.21 billion | 2008 | ||
| Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) | 350.5 billion | 2008 | |||
| 47 | NetherlandsNetherlands | 340.76 billion | 2008 | ||
| 48 | BelgiumBelgium | 303.01 billion | 2008 | ||
| 49 | GreeceGreece | 274.46 billion | 2008 | ||
| 50 | SingaporeSingapore | 264.11 billion | 2008 | ||
| 51 | MoroccoMorocco | 251.51 billion | 2002 | ||
| 52 | AustraliaAustralia | 213.65 billion | 2008 | ||
| 53 | AustriaAustria | 182.2 billion | 2008 | ||
| 54 | RwandaRwanda | 131.61 billion | 1992 | ||
| 55 | PortugalPortugal | 126.36 billion | 2008 | ||
| 56 | SwitzerlandSwitzerland | 120.87 billion | 2007 | ||
| 57 | MauritiusMauritius | 95.79 billion | 2008 | ||
| 58 | PeruPeru | 91.98 billion | 2008 | ||
| 59 | IrelandIreland | 86.51 billion | 2008 | ||
| 60 | UkraineUkraine | 77.02 billion | 2000 | ||
| 61 | KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan | 73.39 billion | 2001 | ||
| 62 | New ZealandNew Zealand | 69.02 billion | 2007 | ||
| 63 | FinlandFinland | 66.82 billion | 2008 | ||
| 64 | GuatemalaGuatemala | 59.33 billion | 2008 | ||
| 65 | ZimbabweZimbabwe | 59.3 billion | 1997 | ||
| 66 | Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. | 57.54 billion | 1999 | ||
| 67 | AfghanistanAfghanistan | 38.95 billion | 2006 | ||
| 68 | BhutanBhutan | 34.76 billion | 2009 | ||
| 69 | TunisiaTunisia | 26.84 billion | 2009 | ||
| 70 | SlovakiaSlovakia | 24.59 billion | 2008 | ||
| 71 | LithuaniaLithuania | 20.46 billion | 2008 | ||
| 72 | Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ | 16.33 billion | 1995 | ||
| 73 | CyprusCyprus | 14.55 billion | 2008 | ||
| 74 | EstoniaEstonia | 14.24 billion | 2008 | ||
| 75 | JordanJordan | 13.87 billion | 2007 | ||
| 76 | MoldovaMoldova | 11.6 billion | 2008 | ||
| 77 | VanuatuVanuatu | 9.45 billion | 1999 | ||
| 78 | El SalvadorEl Salvador | 8.71 billion | 2008 | ||
| 79 | MaldivesMaldives | 8.69 billion | 2008 | ||
| 80 | Papua New GuineaPapua NG | 8.13 billion | 2002 | ||
| 81 | BarbadosBarbados | 6.25 billion | 2007 | ||
| 82 | GeorgiaGeorgia | 5.15 billion | 2008 | ||
| 83 | LuxembourgLuxembourg | 4.57 billion | 2008 | ||
| 84 | Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the | 4.35 billion | 2003 | ||
| 85 | MaltaMalta | 4.34 billion | 2008 | ||
| 86 | SloveniaSlovenia | 3.73 billion | 1999 | ||
| 87 | LatviaLatvia | 3.71 billion | 2008 | ||
| 88 | LesothoLesotho | 3.33 billion | 1998 | ||
| 89 | The BahamasThe Bahamas | 2.77 billion | 2008 | ||
| 90 | SudanSudan | 2.34 billion | 1999 | ||
| 91 | TajikistanTajikistan | 2.05 billion | 2001 | ||
| 92 | BotswanaBotswana | 1.8 billion | 1996 | ||
| 93 | OmanOman | 1.52 billion | 2001 | ||
| 94 | BahrainBahrain | 1.45 billion | 2004 | ||
| 95 | Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ | 1.26 billion | 2006 | ||
| 96 | FijiFiji | 979.11 million | 1994 | ||
| 97 | San MarinoSan Marino | 726.51 million | 2006 | ||
| 98 | Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles | 704.6 million | 1995 | ||
| 99 | BelizeBelize | 498.13 million | 1996 | ||
| 100 | Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ | 314.7 million | 1993 |
