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Which country has the lowest government debt to gdp?

Brunei ranks #1 for government debt to gdp at 2.8%, among 164 countries on The World Truth Map.

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Government Debt to GDP by country

Total government debt as percentage of GDP

RankCountryGovernment Debt to GDP
#1Brunei2.8%
#2Timor-Leste5.2%
#3Turkmenistan5.4%
#4Libya6.8%
#5Kuwait7.3%
#6Afghanistan7.8%
#7North Korea12.0%
#8Estonia18.5%
#9DR Congo21.4%
#10Russia21.8%
#11Botswana22.1%
#12Bulgaria23.1%
#13Kazakhstan24.7%
#14Haiti24.8%
#15Azerbaijan25.3%
#16Equatorial Guinea25.4%
#17Saudi Arabia26.2%
#18Guyana26.3%
#19Iran27.4%
#20Taiwan27.8%
#21Luxembourg28.2%
#22Denmark29.3%
#23Guatemala29.4%
#24United Arab Emirates30.3%
#25Turkey30.4%
#26Sweden31.2%
#27Bosnia and Herzegovina31.8%
#28Peru33.9%
#29Moldova34.2%
#30Cambodia34.8%
#31Paraguay35.4%
#32Guinea36.2%
#33Belarus36.8%
#34Uzbekistan36.8%
#35Vietnam37.0%
#36Ethiopia37.8%
#37Nigeria38.0%
#38Switzerland38.3%
#39Lithuania38.4%
#40Somalia38.4%
#41Tajikistan38.4%
#42Oman38.7%
#43Chile38.9%
#44Indonesia39.1%
#45Bangladesh39.2%
#46Georgia39.8%
#47Djibouti41.2%
#48Eswatini41.2%
#49Andorra42.1%
#50Tanzania42.1%
#51Qatar42.3%
#52Norway42.5%
#53Ireland42.7%
#54Chad42.8%
#55Nepal42.8%
#56Latvia43.6%
#57Czechia44.2%
#58Iraq44.2%
#59Cuba45.0%
#60Cameroon45.3%
#61Papua New Guinea45.8%
#62New Zealand46.3%
#63Netherlands46.5%
#64Uganda47.8%
#65Liberia48.2%
#66Honduras48.3%
#67Central African Republic48.5%
#68Algeria48.7%
#69Romania48.8%
#70Armenia49.2%
#71Poland49.3%
#72Mauritania49.8%
#73Niger51.2%
#74Australia51.8%
#75Kyrgyzstan51.8%
#76Colombia52.1%
#77Mali52.1%
#78Nicaragua52.1%
#79Benin52.4%
#80Lesotho52.4%
#81Trinidad and Tobago52.4%
#82Myanmar52.8%
#83Serbia52.8%
#84South Sudan52.8%
#85Madagascar53.4%
#86Panama54.2%
#87Yemen54.2%
#88South Korea54.3%
#89Dominican Republic56.1%
#90Gabon56.2%
#91Cote d'Ivoire56.8%
#92Ecuador57.2%
#93Mexico57.7%
#94Slovakia57.8%
#95Syria58.0%
#96Uruguay58.2%
#97Burkina Faso58.4%
#98Philippines60.1%
#99Israel62.1%
#100Thailand62.4%
#101Germany63.7%
#102Albania64.6%
#103Togo65.8%
#104Malaysia66.3%
#105Burundi66.7%
#106Montenegro66.8%
#107Rwanda66.8%
#108Iceland67.2%
#109Costa Rica68.2%
#110Namibia68.2%
#111Croatia68.4%
#112Kenya68.5%
#113Slovenia69.2%
#114Morocco69.5%
#115South Africa72.2%
#116Hungary73.5%
#117Finland75.8%
#118Senegal76.2%
#119Austria77.8%
#120Malawi77.8%
#121Pakistan78.2%
#122Mauritius78.4%
#123Zambia78.4%
#124Guinea-Bissau79.2%
#125Mongolia79.2%
#126Bolivia80.1%
#127Tunisia80.2%
#128India81.9%
#129El Salvador82.1%
#130Jamaica83.2%
#131Ghana83.5%
#132China83.6%
#133Gambia83.8%
#134Ukraine84.4%
#135Angola84.9%
#136Cyprus85.2%
#137Sierra Leone86.2%
#138Brazil87.6%
#139Jordan88.8%
#140Argentina89.5%
#141Congo91.2%
#142Egypt92.7%
#143Zimbabwe97.8%
#144Portugal99.1%
#145Mozambique101.4%
#146United Kingdom104.1%
#147Belgium105.2%
#148Canada107.5%
#149Spain107.7%
#150Laos107.8%
#151France110.6%
#152Sri Lanka114.2%
#153Bahrain117.2%
#154Suriname122.8%
#155United States123.3%
#156Bhutan126.8%
#157Italy137.3%
#158Venezuela157.8%
#159Greece161.9%
#160Eritrea164.7%
#161Singapore168.3%
#162Sudan186.4%
#163Japan255.2%
#164Lebanon283.2%

FAQ

Which country has the lowest government debt to gdp?
Brunei ranks #1 for government debt to gdp at 2.8%, among 164 countries on The World Truth Map.
How is government debt to gdp measured?
Total government debt as percentage of GDP
How many countries have data for government debt to gdp?
164 of 164 countries on this map have a value for government debt to gdp.

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