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American Countries by Government Debt-to-GDP

Among the 27 American governments tracked here, 🇺🇸 United States carries the highest government debt-to-GDP ratio, at 124%. 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: the United States leads this table, but among all 135 governments tracked here it ranks 1st by total debt and 2nd by debt per person.

United States vs CanadaTotal Debt rankingPer Capita rankingSee it on the world map
#CountryDebt-to-GDPDebt/GDP
1🇺🇸United States124%124%
2🇨🇦Canada114%114%
3🇧🇧Barbados97%97%
4🇸🇷Suriname97%97%
5🇧🇷Brazil93%93%
6🇸🇻El Salvador88%88%
7🇹🇹Trinidad & Tobago84%84%
8🇧🇴Bolivia83%83%
9🇦🇷Argentina80%80%
10🇧🇸Bahamas69%69%
11🇧🇿Belize67%67%
12🇺🇾Uruguay66%66%
13🇯🇲Jamaica65%65%
14🇲🇽Mexico62%62%
15🇨🇴Colombia60%60%
16🇨🇷Costa Rica60%60%
17🇩🇴Dominican Republic59%59%
18🇵🇦Panama57%57%
19🇪🇨Ecuador55%55%
20🇨🇱Chile42%42%
21🇭🇳Honduras40%40%
22🇵🇾Paraguay38%38%
23🇳🇮Nicaragua35%35%
24🇵🇪Peru30%30%
25🇬🇾Guyana29%29%
26🇬🇹Guatemala27%27%
27🇭🇹Haiti12%12%

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 US Treasury data for the United States.
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