Central government debt, total (% of GDP)
Compare Central government debt, total (% of GDP) across 10 major economies with World Bank data.
Country comparison
| Rank | Country | Latest value | Period | Change from a year earlier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom | 130.7% | 2024 | -5.41pt |
| 2 | United States | 115.8% | 2024 | +1.03pt |
| 3 | South Africa | 82.76% | 2024 | +3.35pt |
| 4 | Brazil | 81.86% | 2024 | -1.18pt |
| 5 | Canada | 64.13% | 2024 | +3.68pt |
| 6 | Australia | 57.88% | 2022 | -11.95pt |
| 7 | Mexico | 50.27% | 2024 | +5.12pt |
| 8 | Korea, Rep. | 47.81% | 2024 | -0.740pt |
| 9 | Turkiye | 26.62% | 2024 | -6.64pt |
| 10 | Russian Federation | 17.85% | 2024 | -0.881pt |
| — | Japan | — | ||
| — | Germany | — | ||
| — | France | — | ||
| — | Italy | — | ||
| — | China | — | ||
| — | India | — | ||
| — | Indonesia | — | ||
| — | Saudi Arabia | — | ||
| — | Argentina | — |
Sorted from highest to lowest. Countries without a latest value are listed last.
Central government debt, total (% of GDP) in Japan: history
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About Central government debt, total (% of GDP)
Central government debt as a share of GDP is the stock of loans, bonds and other debt owed by the central government, divided by GDP. The stock is usually measured on the last day of the fiscal year. The World Bank figure covers the central government only, so it differs from general government debt, which also includes local governments. Some countries do not report it for every year.
Source and data handling
- Source
- World Bank
- Frequency
- Annual
- Last ingested
- 2026-07-04
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- CC-BY-4.0