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 | Indonesia | 660.33 trillion | 2004 | ||
| 2 | Japan | 212.47 trillion | 1993 | ||
| 3 | Colombia | 143.08 trillion | 2003 | ||
| 4 | India | 30.63 trillion | 2008 | ||
| 5 | Hungary | 19.66 trillion | 2008 | ||
| 6 | Belarus | 13.83 trillion | 2008 | ||
| 7 | Zambia | 10.62 trillion | 1998 | ||
| 8 | Cote d'Ivoire | 7.88 trillion | 2004 | ||
| 9 | United States | 7.84 trillion | 2008 | ||
| 10 | Uganda | 7.12 trillion | 2008 | ||
| 11 | Madagascar | 5.78 trillion | 2001 | ||
| 12 | Cameroon | 5.26 trillion | 1994 | ||
| 13 | Philippines | 3.32 trillion | 2004 | ||
| 14 | Sri Lanka | 3.04 trillion | 2007 | ||
| 15 | Sierra Leone | 2.99 trillion | 1999 | ||
| 16 | Pakistan | 2.83 trillion | 2000 | ||
| 17 | Russia | 2.68 trillion | 2008 | ||
| 18 | Senegal | 2.46 trillion | 2001 | ||
| 19 | Thailand | 2.18 trillion | 2008 | ||
| 20 | Mongolia | 2.16 trillion | 2007 | ||
| 21 | Algeria | 2.14 trillion | 2002 | ||
| 22 | Costa Rica | 2.07 trillion | 2001 | ||
| 23 | Brazil | 1.76 trillion | 2008 | ||
| 24 | Italy | 1.67 trillion | 2008 | ||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 1.5 trillion | 2002 | |||
| 25 | France | 1.41 trillion | 2008 | ||
| 26 | Mexico | 1.28 trillion | 2000 | ||
| European Union average (profile) | 1.24 trillion | 2008 | |||
| 27 | Sweden | 1.23 trillion | 2008 | ||
| 28 | Iceland | 1.23 trillion | 2008 | ||
| 29 | Jamaica | 1.2 trillion | 2008 | ||
| 30 | Norway | 1.14 trillion | 2008 | ||
| 31 | Bangladesh | 1.09 trillion | 2003 | ||
| 32 | Germany | 1.06 trillion | 2008 | ||
| 33 | China | 1.04 trillion | 1999 | ||
| 34 | Kazakhstan | 1.02 trillion | 2008 | ||
| 35 | Czech Republic | 980.39 billion | 2008 | ||
| 36 | United Kingdom | 830.02 billion | 2008 | ||
| 37 | Burundi | 740.3 billion | 1999 | ||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 708.21 billion | 2007 | |||
| 38 | Canada | 653.98 billion | 2002 | ||
| 39 | Denmark | 571.11 billion | 2008 | ||
| 40 | Poland | 569.31 billion | 2008 | ||
| 41 | Kenya | 477.44 billion | 1999 | ||
| 42 | Turkey | 422.88 billion | 2008 | ||
| 43 | South Africa | 417.45 billion | 2000 | ||
| 44 | Nepal | 395.11 billion | 2009 | ||
| 45 | Spain | 370.18 billion | 2008 | ||
| 46 | Uruguay | 364.21 billion | 2008 | ||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 350.5 billion | 2008 | |||
| 47 | Netherlands | 340.76 billion | 2008 | ||
| 48 | Belgium | 303.01 billion | 2008 | ||
| 49 | Greece | 274.46 billion | 2008 | ||
| 50 | Singapore | 264.11 billion | 2008 | ||
| 51 | Morocco | 251.51 billion | 2002 | ||
| 52 | Australia | 213.65 billion | 2008 | ||
| 53 | Austria | 182.2 billion | 2008 | ||
| 54 | Rwanda | 131.61 billion | 1992 | ||
| 55 | Portugal | 126.36 billion | 2008 | ||
| 56 | Switzerland | 120.87 billion | 2007 | ||
| 57 | Mauritius | 95.79 billion | 2008 | ||
| 58 | Peru | 91.98 billion | 2008 | ||
| 59 | Ireland | 86.51 billion | 2008 | ||
| 60 | Ukraine | 77.02 billion | 2000 | ||
| 61 | Kyrgyzstan | 73.39 billion | 2001 | ||
| 62 | New Zealand | 69.02 billion | 2007 | ||
| 63 | Finland | 66.82 billion | 2008 | ||
| 64 | Guatemala | 59.33 billion | 2008 | ||
| 65 | Zimbabwe | 59.3 billion | 1997 | ||
| 66 | Dominican Republic | 57.54 billion | 1999 | ||
| 67 | Afghanistan | 38.95 billion | 2006 | ||
| 68 | Bhutan | 34.76 billion | 2009 | ||
| 69 | Tunisia | 26.84 billion | 2009 | ||
| 70 | Slovakia | 24.59 billion | 2008 | ||
| 71 | Lithuania | 20.46 billion | 2008 | ||
| 72 | Trinidad and Tobago | 16.33 billion | 1995 | ||
| 73 | Cyprus | 14.55 billion | 2008 | ||
| 74 | Estonia | 14.24 billion | 2008 | ||
| 75 | Jordan | 13.87 billion | 2007 | ||
| 76 | Moldova | 11.6 billion | 2008 | ||
| 77 | Vanuatu | 9.45 billion | 1999 | ||
| 78 | El Salvador | 8.71 billion | 2008 | ||
| 79 | Maldives | 8.69 billion | 2008 | ||
| 80 | Papua New Guinea | 8.13 billion | 2002 | ||
| 81 | Barbados | 6.25 billion | 2007 | ||
| 82 | Georgia | 5.15 billion | 2008 | ||
| 83 | Luxembourg | 4.57 billion | 2008 | ||
| 84 | Congo, Republic of the | 4.35 billion | 2003 | ||
| 85 | Malta | 4.34 billion | 2008 | ||
| 86 | Slovenia | 3.73 billion | 1999 | ||
| 87 | Latvia | 3.71 billion | 2008 | ||
| 88 | Lesotho | 3.33 billion | 1998 | ||
| 89 | The Bahamas | 2.77 billion | 2008 | ||
| 90 | Sudan | 2.34 billion | 1999 | ||
| 91 | Tajikistan | 2.05 billion | 2001 | ||
| 92 | Botswana | 1.8 billion | 1996 | ||
| 93 | Oman | 1.52 billion | 2001 | ||
| 94 | Bahrain | 1.45 billion | 2004 | ||
| 95 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.26 billion | 2006 | ||
| 96 | Fiji | 979.11 million | 1994 | ||
| 97 | San Marino | 726.51 million | 2006 | ||
| 98 | Netherlands Antilles | 704.6 million | 1995 | ||
| 99 | Belize | 498.13 million | 1996 | ||
| 100 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 314.7 million | 1993 |
