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Government Debt Around the World
General government gross debt, % of GDP
Latest reading for each area, to 2025 · 1 area reports an earlier period · Bins hold about equal counts
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Gross financial liabilities of all levels of government, from the OECD Economic Outlook, which covers OECD members and a few large partners. Countries outside it show as no data.
What governments owe relative to the size of their economies. Countries in the higher bins of the legend carry more debt per unit of output. Use the slider to step back through the past decade.
Ranked, 43 areas
| # | Group | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | Asia | 198% | 2025 |
| 2 | Greece | Europe | 162% | 2025 |
| 3 | Italy | Europe | 149% | 2025 |
| 4 | United States | North America | 126% | 2025 |
| 5 | France | Europe | 117% | 2025 |
| 6 | Canada | North America | 109% | 2025 |
| 7 | Belgium | Europe | 109% | 2025 |
| 8 | Spain | Europe | 107% | 2025 |
| 9 | United Kingdom | Europe | 102% | 2025 |
| 10 | Finland | Europe | 94% | 2025 |
| 11 | Portugal | Europe | 93% | 2025 |
| 12 | South Africa | Africa | 88% | 2025 |
| 13 | Austria | Europe | 88% | 2025 |
| 14 | Iceland | Europe | 82% | 2025 |
| 15 | Hungary | Europe | 82% | 2025 |
What this chart reads·43 series
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- Australia · Government Debt · % GDPas “Australia”latest 2025-12-31
- Austria · Government Debt · % GDPas “Austria”latest 2025-12-31
- Belgium · Government Debt · % GDPas “Belgium”latest 2025-12-31
- Bulgaria · Government Debt · % GDPas “Bulgaria”latest 2025-12-31
- Brazil · Government Debt · % GDPas “Brazil”latest 2025-12-31
- Canada · Government Debt · % GDPas “Canada”latest 2025-12-31
- Switzerland · Government Debt · % GDPas “Switzerland”latest 2025-12-31
- Czechia · Government Debt · % GDPas “Czechia”latest 2025-12-31
- Germany · Government Debt · % GDPas “Germany”latest 2025-12-31
- Denmark · Government Debt · % GDPas “Denmark”latest 2025-12-31
- Spain · Government Debt · % GDPas “Spain”latest 2025-12-31
- Estonia · Government Debt · % GDPas “Estonia”latest 2025-12-31
- Finland · Government Debt · % GDPas “Finland”latest 2025-12-31
- France · Government Debt · % GDPas “France”latest 2025-12-31
- United Kingdom · Government Debt · % GDPas “United Kingdom”latest 2025-12-31
- Greece · Government Debt · % GDPas “Greece”latest 2025-12-31
- Croatia · Government Debt · % GDPas “Croatia”latest 2025-12-31
- Hungary · Government Debt · % GDPas “Hungary”latest 2025-12-31
- Indonesia · Government Debt · % GDPas “Indonesia”latest 2025-12-31
- India · Government Debt · % GDPas “India”latest 2025-12-31
- Ireland · Government Debt · % GDPas “Ireland”latest 2025-12-31
- Iceland · Government Debt · % GDPas “Iceland”latest 2025-12-31
- Israel · Government Debt · % GDPas “Israel”latest 2025-12-31
- Italy · Government Debt · % GDPas “Italy”latest 2025-12-31
- Japan · Government Debt · % GDPas “Japan”latest 2025-12-31
- South Korea · Government Debt · % GDPas “South Korea”latest 2025-12-31
- Lithuania · Government Debt · % GDPas “Lithuania”latest 2025-12-31
- Luxembourg · Government Debt · % GDPas “Luxembourg”latest 2025-12-31
- Latvia · Government Debt · % GDPas “Latvia”latest 2025-12-31
- Mexico · Government Debt · % GDPas “Mexico”latest 2025-12-31
- Netherlands · Government Debt · % GDPas “Netherlands”latest 2025-12-31
- Norway · Government Debt · % GDPas “Norway”behindlatest 2023-12-31
- New Zealand · Government Debt · % GDPas “New Zealand”latest 2025-12-31
- Peru · Government Debt · % GDPas “Peru”latest 2025-12-31
- Poland · Government Debt · % GDPas “Poland”latest 2025-12-31
- Portugal · Government Debt · % GDPas “Portugal”latest 2025-12-31
- Romania · Government Debt · % GDPas “Romania”latest 2025-12-31
- Saudi Arabia · Government Debt · % GDPas “Saudi Arabia”latest 2025-12-31
- Slovakia · Government Debt · % GDPas “Slovakia”latest 2025-12-31
- Slovenia · Government Debt · % GDPas “Slovenia”latest 2025-12-31
- Sweden · Government Debt · % GDPas “Sweden”latest 2025-12-31
- United States · Government Debt · % GDPas “United States”latest 2025-12-31
- South Africa · Government Debt · % GDPas “South Africa”latest 2025-12-31
Sources·43 sources
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Australia · Government Debt · % GDP. Source: OECD Economic Outlook (CC BY 4.0), general government, annual. Palanor reads the standard definition where the OECD publishes one and the country-specific definition otherwise; points carry definition: country-specific in their metadata when the latter applies.
Austria · Government Debt · % GDP. Source: OECD Economic Outlook (CC BY 4.0), general government, annual. Palanor reads the standard definition where the OECD publishes one and the country-specific definition otherwise; points carry definition: country-specific in their metadata when the latter applies.
Belgium · Government Debt · % GDP. Source: OECD Economic Outlook (CC BY 4.0), general government, annual. Palanor reads the standard definition where the OECD publishes one and the country-specific definition otherwise; points carry definition: country-specific in their metadata when the latter applies.
Bulgaria · Government Debt · % GDP. Source: OECD Economic Outlook (CC BY 4.0), general government, annual. Palanor reads the standard definition where the OECD publishes one and the country-specific definition otherwise; points carry definition: country-specific in their metadata when the latter applies.
Brazil · Government Debt · % GDP. Source: OECD Economic Outlook (CC BY 4.0), general government, annual. Palanor reads the standard definition where the OECD publishes one and the country-specific definition otherwise; points carry definition: country-specific in their metadata when the latter applies.
Canada · Government Debt · % GDP. Source: OECD Economic Outlook (CC BY 4.0), general government, annual. Palanor reads the standard definition where the OECD publishes one and the country-specific definition otherwise; points carry definition: country-specific in their metadata when the latter applies.
Switzerland · Government Debt · % GDP. Source: OECD Economic Outlook (CC BY 4.0), general government, annual. Palanor reads the standard definition where the OECD publishes one and the country-specific definition otherwise; points carry definition: country-specific in their metadata when the latter applies.
Czechia · Government Debt · % GDP. Source: OECD Economic Outlook (CC BY 4.0), general government, annual. Palanor reads the standard definition where the OECD publishes one and the country-specific definition otherwise; points carry definition: country-specific in their metadata when the latter applies.
Germany · Government Debt · % GDP. Source: OECD Economic Outlook (CC BY 4.0), general government, annual. Palanor reads the standard definition where the OECD publishes one and the country-specific definition otherwise; points carry definition: country-specific in their metadata when the latter applies.
Denmark · Government Debt · % GDP. Source: OECD Economic Outlook (CC BY 4.0), general government, annual. Palanor reads the standard definition where the OECD publishes one and the country-specific definition otherwise; points carry definition: country-specific in their metadata when the latter applies.
Spain · Government Debt · % GDP. Source: OECD Economic Outlook (CC BY 4.0), general government, annual. Palanor reads the standard definition where the OECD publishes one and the country-specific definition otherwise; points carry definition: country-specific in their metadata when the latter applies.
Estonia · Government Debt · % GDP. Source: OECD Economic Outlook (CC BY 4.0), general government, annual. Palanor reads the standard definition where the OECD publishes one and the country-specific definition otherwise; points carry definition: country-specific in their metadata when the latter applies.
Finland · Government Debt · % GDP. Source: OECD Economic Outlook (CC BY 4.0), general government, annual. Palanor reads the standard definition where the OECD publishes one and the country-specific definition otherwise; points carry definition: country-specific in their metadata when the latter applies.
France · Government Debt · % GDP. Source: OECD Economic Outlook (CC BY 4.0), general government, annual. Palanor reads the standard definition where the OECD publishes one and the country-specific definition otherwise; points carry definition: country-specific in their metadata when the latter applies.
United Kingdom · Government Debt · % GDP. Source: OECD Economic Outlook (CC BY 4.0), general government, annual. Palanor reads the standard definition where the OECD publishes one and the country-specific definition otherwise; points carry definition: country-specific in their metadata when the latter applies.
Greece · Government Debt · % GDP. Source: OECD Economic Outlook (CC BY 4.0), general government, annual. Palanor reads the standard definition where the OECD publishes one and the country-specific definition otherwise; points carry definition: country-specific in their metadata when the latter applies.
Croatia · Government Debt · % GDP. Source: OECD Economic Outlook (CC BY 4.0), general government, annual. Palanor reads the standard definition where the OECD publishes one and the country-specific definition otherwise; points carry definition: country-specific in their metadata when the latter applies.
Hungary · Government Debt · % GDP. Source: OECD Economic Outlook (CC BY 4.0), general government, annual. Palanor reads the standard definition where the OECD publishes one and the country-specific definition otherwise; points carry definition: country-specific in their metadata when the latter applies.
Indonesia · Government Debt · % GDP. Source: OECD Economic Outlook (CC BY 4.0), general government, annual. Palanor reads the standard definition where the OECD publishes one and the country-specific definition otherwise; points carry definition: country-specific in their metadata when the latter applies.
India · Government Debt · % GDP. Source: OECD Economic Outlook (CC BY 4.0), general government, annual. Palanor reads the standard definition where the OECD publishes one and the country-specific definition otherwise; points carry definition: country-specific in their metadata when the latter applies.
Ireland · Government Debt · % GDP. Source: OECD Economic Outlook (CC BY 4.0), general government, annual. Palanor reads the standard definition where the OECD publishes one and the country-specific definition otherwise; points carry definition: country-specific in their metadata when the latter applies.
Iceland · Government Debt · % GDP. Source: OECD Economic Outlook (CC BY 4.0), general government, annual. Palanor reads the standard definition where the OECD publishes one and the country-specific definition otherwise; points carry definition: country-specific in their metadata when the latter applies.
Israel · Government Debt · % GDP. Source: OECD Economic Outlook (CC BY 4.0), general government, annual. Palanor reads the standard definition where the OECD publishes one and the country-specific definition otherwise; points carry definition: country-specific in their metadata when the latter applies.
Italy · Government Debt · % GDP. Source: OECD Economic Outlook (CC BY 4.0), general government, annual. Palanor reads the standard definition where the OECD publishes one and the country-specific definition otherwise; points carry definition: country-specific in their metadata when the latter applies.
Japan · Government Debt · % GDP. Source: OECD Economic Outlook (CC BY 4.0), general government, annual. Palanor reads the standard definition where the OECD publishes one and the country-specific definition otherwise; points carry definition: country-specific in their metadata when the latter applies.
South Korea · Government Debt · % GDP. Source: OECD Economic Outlook (CC BY 4.0), general government, annual. Palanor reads the standard definition where the OECD publishes one and the country-specific definition otherwise; points carry definition: country-specific in their metadata when the latter applies.
Lithuania · Government Debt · % GDP. Source: OECD Economic Outlook (CC BY 4.0), general government, annual. Palanor reads the standard definition where the OECD publishes one and the country-specific definition otherwise; points carry definition: country-specific in their metadata when the latter applies.
Luxembourg · Government Debt · % GDP. Source: OECD Economic Outlook (CC BY 4.0), general government, annual. Palanor reads the standard definition where the OECD publishes one and the country-specific definition otherwise; points carry definition: country-specific in their metadata when the latter applies.
Latvia · Government Debt · % GDP. Source: OECD Economic Outlook (CC BY 4.0), general government, annual. Palanor reads the standard definition where the OECD publishes one and the country-specific definition otherwise; points carry definition: country-specific in their metadata when the latter applies.
Mexico · Government Debt · % GDP. Source: OECD Economic Outlook (CC BY 4.0), general government, annual. Palanor reads the standard definition where the OECD publishes one and the country-specific definition otherwise; points carry definition: country-specific in their metadata when the latter applies.
Netherlands · Government Debt · % GDP. Source: OECD Economic Outlook (CC BY 4.0), general government, annual. Palanor reads the standard definition where the OECD publishes one and the country-specific definition otherwise; points carry definition: country-specific in their metadata when the latter applies.
Norway · Government Debt · % GDP. Source: OECD Economic Outlook (CC BY 4.0), general government, annual. Palanor reads the standard definition where the OECD publishes one and the country-specific definition otherwise; points carry definition: country-specific in their metadata when the latter applies.
New Zealand · Government Debt · % GDP. Source: OECD Economic Outlook (CC BY 4.0), general government, annual. Palanor reads the standard definition where the OECD publishes one and the country-specific definition otherwise; points carry definition: country-specific in their metadata when the latter applies.
Peru · Government Debt · % GDP. Source: OECD Economic Outlook (CC BY 4.0), general government, annual. Palanor reads the standard definition where the OECD publishes one and the country-specific definition otherwise; points carry definition: country-specific in their metadata when the latter applies.
Poland · Government Debt · % GDP. Source: OECD Economic Outlook (CC BY 4.0), general government, annual. Palanor reads the standard definition where the OECD publishes one and the country-specific definition otherwise; points carry definition: country-specific in their metadata when the latter applies.
Portugal · Government Debt · % GDP. Source: OECD Economic Outlook (CC BY 4.0), general government, annual. Palanor reads the standard definition where the OECD publishes one and the country-specific definition otherwise; points carry definition: country-specific in their metadata when the latter applies.
Romania · Government Debt · % GDP. Source: OECD Economic Outlook (CC BY 4.0), general government, annual. Palanor reads the standard definition where the OECD publishes one and the country-specific definition otherwise; points carry definition: country-specific in their metadata when the latter applies.
Saudi Arabia · Government Debt · % GDP. Source: OECD Economic Outlook (CC BY 4.0), general government, annual. Palanor reads the standard definition where the OECD publishes one and the country-specific definition otherwise; points carry definition: country-specific in their metadata when the latter applies.
Slovakia · Government Debt · % GDP. Source: OECD Economic Outlook (CC BY 4.0), general government, annual. Palanor reads the standard definition where the OECD publishes one and the country-specific definition otherwise; points carry definition: country-specific in their metadata when the latter applies.
Slovenia · Government Debt · % GDP. Source: OECD Economic Outlook (CC BY 4.0), general government, annual. Palanor reads the standard definition where the OECD publishes one and the country-specific definition otherwise; points carry definition: country-specific in their metadata when the latter applies.
Sweden · Government Debt · % GDP. Source: OECD Economic Outlook (CC BY 4.0), general government, annual. Palanor reads the standard definition where the OECD publishes one and the country-specific definition otherwise; points carry definition: country-specific in their metadata when the latter applies.
United States · Government Debt · % GDP. Source: OECD Economic Outlook (CC BY 4.0), general government, annual. Palanor reads the standard definition where the OECD publishes one and the country-specific definition otherwise; points carry definition: country-specific in their metadata when the latter applies.
South Africa · Government Debt · % GDP. Source: OECD Economic Outlook (CC BY 4.0), general government, annual. Palanor reads the standard definition where the OECD publishes one and the country-specific definition otherwise; points carry definition: country-specific in their metadata when the latter applies.
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