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African Countries by Government Debt-to-GDP

Among the 27 African governments tracked here, 🇸🇩 Sudan carries the highest government debt-to-GDP ratio, at 204%. Ratios are computed from IMF World Economic Outlook (October 2026) general government gross debt baselines. For the worldwide ranking see all countries by debt-to-GDP.

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No single measure settles it: Sudan leads this table, but among all 135 governments tracked here it ranks 60th by total debt and 101st by debt per person.

Sudan vs LibyaTotal Debt rankingPer Capita rankingSee it on the world map
#CountryDebt-to-GDPDebt/GDP
1🇸🇩Sudan204%204%
2🇱🇾Libya154%154%
3🇸🇳Senegal128%128%
4🇿🇲Zambia101%101%
5🇲🇿Mozambique90%90%
6🇪🇬Egypt87%87%
7🇹🇳Tunisia82%82%
8🇿🇦South Africa78%78%
9🇰🇪Kenya71%71%
10🇲🇦Morocco67%67%
11🇷🇼Rwanda65%65%
12🇨🇮Ivory Coast57%57%
13🇦🇴Angola53%53%
14🇺🇬Uganda53%53%
15🇧🇫Burkina Faso53%53%
16🇩🇿Algeria52%52%
17🇹🇿Tanzania50%50%
18🇬🇭Ghana49%49%
19🇲🇬Madagascar48%48%
20🇳🇪Niger46%46%
21🇪🇹Ethiopia43%43%
22🇨🇲Cameroon40%40%
23🇲🇱Mali40%40%
24🇿🇼Zimbabwe38%38%
25🇳🇬Nigeria36%36%
26🇹🇩Chad33%33%
27🇸🇴Somalia9%9%

Top 10 highlighted. Excludes the World and EU aggregates (EU aggregate figures are available on the EU page).

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Source: Global Debt Clock, based on the IMF World Economic Outlook (October 2026, general government gross debt) and IMF Country Report No. 25/335 (December 2025) for Somalia.
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