World ranking — General Government Net Debt (% of GDP)
Net government debt as a share of GDP; a truer measure of net fiscal position than gross debt for countries with large financial assets (e.g. Japan, Norway).
Unit: percent · Values in red are IMF forecasts (as of April 2026)
| Rank | Country | Value | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Japan |
134.31 | 2026 |
| 2 |  Lebanon |
131.38 | 2025 |
| 3 |  Italy |
128.98 | 2026 |
| 4 |  France |
110.25 | 2026 |
| 5 |  United States |
98.53 | 2026 |
| 6 |  Belgium |
96.48 | 2026 |
| 7 |  Bolivia |
95.5 | 2026 |
| 8 |  United Kingdom |
95.47 | 2026 |
| 9 |  Barbados |
88.84 | 2026 |
| 10 |  Cabo Verde |
85.39 | 2026 |
| 11 |  Spain |
82.84 | 2026 |
| 12 |  Egypt |
82.33 | 2026 |
| 13 |  Portugal |
81.45 | 2026 |
| 14 |  Zambia |
81 | 2025 |
| 15 |  South Africa |
76.81 | 2026 |
| 16 |  Fiji |
76.38 | 2026 |
| 17 |  Brazil |
70.84 | 2026 |
| 18 |  Namibia |
70.33 | 2026 |
| 19 |  Kenya |
68.84 | 2026 |
| 20 |  Israel |
68.3 | 2026 |
| 21 |  Yemen |
67.48 | 2026 |
| 22 |  Morocco |
65.23 | 2026 |
| 23 |  Austria |
64.97 | 2026 |
| 24 |  Pakistan |
64.42 | 2026 |
| 25 |  Hungary |
63.01 | 2026 |
| 26 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis |
61.02 | 2026 |
| 27 |  Costa Rica |
59.25 | 2026 |
| 28 |  Trinidad and Tobago |
58.52 | 2026 |
| 29 |  Slovakia |
57.99 | 2026 |
| 30 |  Uruguay |
57.95 | 2026 |
| 31 |  South Sudan |
57.3 | 2026 |
| 32 |  Mexico |
54.17 | 2026 |
| 33 |  Liberia |
53.8 | 2026 |
| 34 |  Colombia |
53.59 | 2026 |
| 35 |  Poland |
53.36 | 2026 |
| 36 |  Algeria |
52.82 | 2026 |
| 37 |  North Macedonia |
51.98 | 2026 |
| 38 |  Romania |
51.59 | 2026 |
| 39 |  Slovenia |
50.6 | 2026 |
| 40 |  Germany |
49.39 | 2026 |
| 41 |  Seychelles |
48.37 | 2026 |
| 42 |  Dominican Republic |
47.08 | 2026 |
| 43 |  Croatia |
46.07 | 2026 |
| 44 |  Finland |
45.75 | 2026 |
| 45 |  Eswatini |
45.33 | 2026 |
| 46 |  Botswana |
45.24 | 2026 |
| 47 |  Albania |
44.77 | 2026 |
| 48 |  Iceland |
44.05 | 2026 |
| 49 |  Niger |
43.91 | 2026 |
| 50 |  Lithuania |
42.55 | 2026 |
| 51 |  Panama |
42.21 | 2026 |
| 52 |  Indonesia |
39.31 | 2026 |
| 53 |  Serbia |
39.15 | 2026 |
| 54 |  Latvia |
38.74 | 2026 |
| 55 |  Ethiopia |
38.61 | 2026 |
| 56 |  Malta |
38.23 | 2026 |
| 57 |  Cameroon |
37.74 | 2026 |
| 58 |  Mali |
36.78 | 2026 |
| 59 |  Netherlands |
36.37 | 2026 |
| 60 |  Paraguay |
35.51 | 2026 |
| 61 |  Iran |
34.29 | 2026 |
| 62 |  Mauritania |
34.18 | 2026 |
| 63 |  Nigeria |
32.18 | 2026 |
| 64 |  Australia |
32.1 | 2026 |
| 65 |  Czechia |
31.82 | 2026 |
| 66 |  Djibouti |
29.61 | 2026 |
| 67 |  Guyana |
28.89 | 2026 |
| 68 |  Chile |
28.46 | 2026 |
| 69 |  New Zealand |
27.9 | 2026 |
| 70 |  Equatorial Guinea |
26.04 | 2026 |
| 71 |  Taiwan |
25.68 | 2026 |
| 72 |  Saudi Arabia |
24.16 | 2026 |
| 73 |  Peru |
22.91 | 2026 |
| 74 |  Ireland |
22.45 | 2026 |
| 75 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
21.9 | 2026 |
| 76 |  Cyprus |
21.13 | 2026 |
| 77 |  Bulgaria |
21.05 | 2026 |
| 78 |  Türkiye |
20.98 | 2026 |
| 79 |  Syria |
18.81 | 2010 |
| 80 |  Switzerland |
18.26 | 2026 |
| 81 |  Sweden |
14.94 | 2026 |
| 82 |  Estonia |
14.45 | 2026 |
| 83 |  Canada |
10.34 | 2026 |
| 84 |  South Korea |
10.26 | 2026 |
| 85 |  Kazakhstan |
5.96 | 2026 |
| 86 |  Lesotho |
2.64 | 2026 |
| 87 |  Luxembourg |
-1.62 | 2026 |
| 88 |  Oman |
-3.63 | 2026 |
| 89 |  Denmark |
-5.89 | 2026 |
| 90 |  Norway |
-163.48 | 2026 |