Based on a comparison of 169 countries in 2024, Japan ranked the highest in public debt as a share of GDP with 260% followed by Lebanon and Greece. On the other end of the scale was Macao with 0%, Brunei with 1.91% and Hong Kong with 4.66%.
Data for more countries are available at Public Debt (As % of GDP) indicator page.
| Public Debt (As % of GDP) | Unit | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Bahrain | % | 94.6% | 102% | 130% | 129% | 119% | ||||||||||||||||
| Bhutan | % | 113% | 106% | 131% | 132% | 131% | ||||||||||||||||
| Eritrea | % | 186% | 187% | 180% | 176% | 165% | ||||||||||||||||
| France | % | 97.8% | 97.4% | 115% | 113% | 112% | ||||||||||||||||
| Greece | % | 191% | 186% | 212% | 199% | 178% | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | % | 134% | 134% | 155% | 151% | 147% | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | % | 232% | 236% | 259% | 262% | 264% | ||||||||||||||||
| Laos | % | 59.7% | 62.0% | 82.7% | 93.5% | 107% | ||||||||||||||||
| Lebanon | % | 155% | 172% | 151% | 162% | 167% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Maldives | % | 72.0% | 78.8% | 154% | 125% | 126% | ||||||||||||||||
| Singapore | % | 109% | 128% | 152% | 160% | 141% | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | % | 100% | 98.3% | 120% | 119% | 114% | ||||||||||||||||
| Sudan | % | 187% | 200% | 263% | 182% | 190% | ||||||||||||||||
| Suriname | % | 66.1% | 85.2% | 146% | 126% | 134% | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 107% | 109% | 135% | 128% | 122% |
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