Countries with the highest
Central government debt, total (% of GDP)

In 2020, United Kingdom leads Central government debt, total (% of GDP) with 194.68%. Singapore follows at 150.82%, and the gap between the top two positions is 43.87%. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

Year archive

Ranking leaders

0.048.797.3146195United KingdomUnited Kingdom: 194.68%195SingaporeSingapore: 150.82%151SpainSpain: 138.96%139United StatesUnited States: 124.51%125BahrainBahrain: 111.60%112BhutanBhutan: 111.01%111ZambiaZambia: 103.54%104MozambiqueMozambique: 101.39%101BrazilBrazil: 98.71%98.7IcelandIceland: 98.47%98.5San MarinoSan Marino: 98.35%98.3JamaicaJamaica: 97.87%97.9

Full table

#CountryValue
1 United Kingdom 194.68%
2 Singapore 150.82%
3 Spain 138.96%
4 United States 124.51%
5 Bahrain 111.60%
6 Bhutan 111.01%
7 Zambia 103.54%
8 Mozambique 101.39%
9 Brazil 98.71%
10 Iceland 98.47%
11 San Marino 98.35%
12 Jamaica 97.87%
13 Hungary 97.28%
14 Colombia 91.16%
15 Albania 83.45%
16 Bahamas, The 79.04%
17 South Africa 75.73%
18 Canada 74.55%
19 Mongolia 73.94%
20 Burkina Faso 73.39%
21 El Salvador 70.38%
22 Jordan 69.26%
23 Australia 69.07%
24 Kyrgyz Republic 67.96%
25 Georgia 65.19%
26 Armenia 63.40%
27 Malaysia 62.01%
28 Uruguay 60.40%
29 Ukraine 58.72%
30 Andorra 52.48%
31 Thailand 50.34%
32 Papua New Guinea 48.68%
33 Mexico 45.84%
34 New Zealand 45.67%
35 Bosnia and Herzegovina 45.42%
36 Uganda 44.19%
37 Korea, Rep. 43.78%
38 Tonga 43.08%
39 Turkiye 41.04%
40 Nepal 39.05%
41 Eswatini 38.36%
42 Peru 34.76%
43 Moldova 33.96%
44 Micronesia, Fed. Sts. 27.80%
45 Kazakhstan 23.72%
46 Russian Federation 22.99%
47 Switzerland 20.46%
48 Botswana 19.62%
49 Solomon Islands 11.46%
50 Lesotho 2.99%

Analytical takeaways

  • United Kingdom leads the global ranking for Central government debt, total (% of GDP) in 2020, with a lead of 43.87% over the next country.
  • The visible slice on this page covers 12 countries, and the lower edge of that slice currently sits with Jamaica at 97.87%.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.