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Indices labeled “modeled” are computed estimates — see methodology.

MetricsGovernment debt

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Government debt

Central government debt as a share of GDP.

Unit: % GDPLower is betterSource: World Bank Open Data109 countries · 0 cities

Top countries: Government debt

1🇦🇪United Arab Emirates1.8%
2🇱🇺Luxembourg2.9%
3🇱🇸Lesotho3.0%
4🇳🇦Namibia4.7%
5🇵🇹Portugal5.7%
6🇦🇿Azerbaijan6.4%
7🇱🇻Latvia7.4%
8🇸🇴Somalia12.7%
9🇨🇱Chile13.1%
10🇨🇿Czechia14.0%
11🇨🇩Democratic Republic of the Congo14.9%
12🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago15.9%

Primary source: World Bank Open Data.