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Upper middle income
Central government debt, total (% of GDP)

Within the “Upper middle income” group, El Salvador leads Central government debt, total (% of GDP) in 2024 at 107.28%, while Turkiye sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with 26.62%. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

0.026.853.680.5107El SalvadorEl Salvador: 107.28%107South AfricaSouth Africa: 82.76%82.8BrazilBrazil: 81.86%81.9ColombiaColombia: 71.20%71.2MalaysiaMalaysia: 64.57%64.6ThailandThailand: 61.86%61.9MexicoMexico: 50.27%50.3AlbaniaAlbania: 49.96%50.0ArmeniaArmenia: 47.88%47.9MongoliaMongolia: 43.34%43.3GeorgiaGeorgia: 40.10%40.1Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina: 39.74%39.7

Country table

#CountryValue
1 El Salvador 107.28%
2 South Africa 82.76%
3 Brazil 81.86%
4 Colombia 71.20%
5 Malaysia 64.57%
6 Thailand 61.86%
7 Mexico 50.27%
8 Albania 49.96%
9 Armenia 47.88%
10 Mongolia 43.34%
11 Georgia 40.10%
12 Bosnia and Herzegovina 39.74%
13 Turkiye 26.62%

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the Upper middle income group for Central government debt, total (% of GDP) in 2024, El Salvador leads with a gap of 24.51% to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 13 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with Turkiye at 26.62%.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.