Heavily indebted countries Compared by Economy > Public debt
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DEFINITION:
This entry records the cumulatiive total of all government borrowings less repayments that are denominated in a country's home currency. Public debt should not be confused with external debt, which reflects the foreign currency liabilities of both the private and public sector and must be financed out of foreign exchange earnings.
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# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | Zimbabwe | 244.2% of GDP | 2012 | ||
2 | Japan | 219.1% of GDP | 2012 | ||
3 | Greece | 156.9% of GDP | 2012 | ||
4 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 144% of GDP | 2012 | ||
5 | Jamaica | 132.9% of GDP | 2012 | ||
6 | Iceland | 131.8% of GDP | 2012 | ||
7 | Italy | 126.9% of GDP | 2012 | ||
8 | Eritrea | 125.8% of GDP | 2012 | ||
9 | Portugal | 123.6% of GDP | 2012 | ||
10 | Lebanon | 119.6% of GDP | 2012 | ||
11 | Ireland | 117.6% of GDP | 2012 | ||
12 | Singapore | 111.4% of GDP | 2012 | ||
13 | Grenada | 110% of GDP | 2012 | ||
14 | Sudan | 101.7% of GDP | 2012 | ||
15 | Belgium | 99.6% of GDP | 2012 | ||
16 | Puerto Rico | 93.2% of GDP | 2012 | ||
17 | France | 90.3% of GDP | 2012 | ||
18 | Antigua and Barbuda | 89% of GDP | 2012 | ||
19 | United Kingdom | 88.7% of GDP | 2012 | ||
20 | Egypt | 88% of GDP | 2012 | ||
21 | Cape Verde | 86.2% of GDP | 2012 | ||
22 | Cyprus | 85.8% of GDP | 2012 | ||
23 | Barbados | 85.6% of GDP | 2012 | ||
24 | Canada | 85.4% of GDP | 2012 | ||
25 | Belize | 84.6% of GDP | 2012 | ||
26 | Spain | 84.1% of GDP | 2012 | ||
27 | Germany | 81% of GDP | 2012 | ||
28 | Hungary | 79.3% of GDP | 2012 | ||
29 | Sri Lanka | 79.1% of GDP | 2012 | ||
30 | Saint Lucia | 77% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=31 | Sao Tome and Principe | 75.5% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=31 | Jordan | 75.5% of GDP | 2012 | ||
33 | Austria | 74.1% of GDP | 2012 | ||
34 | Malta | 71.3% of GDP | 2012 | ||
35 | Morocco | 71.2% of GDP | 2012 | ||
36 | Netherlands | 71.1% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=37 | United States | 70% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=37 | Dominica | 70% of GDP | 2012 | ||
39 | Seychelles | 68.4% of GDP | 2012 | ||
40 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 68% of GDP | 2011 | ||
41 | Israel | 66.9% of GDP | 2012 | ||
42 | Malawi | 62.7% of GDP | 2012 | ||
43 | Serbia | 62% of GDP | 2012 |