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American Countries by Government Debt-to-GDP

Among the 29 American governments tracked here, 🇻🇪 Venezuela carries the highest government debt-to-GDP ratio, at 240%. Ratios are computed from IMF World Economic Outlook (April 2026) general government gross debt baselines. For the worldwide ranking see all countries by debt-to-GDP.

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#CountryDebt-to-GDPDebt/GDP
1🇻🇪Venezuela240%240%
2🇺🇸United States124%124%
3🇨🇺Cuba120%120%
4🇨🇦Canada114%114%
5🇸🇷Suriname106%106%
6🇧🇧Barbados94%94%
7🇧🇷Brazil93%93%
8🇸🇻El Salvador87%87%
9🇧🇴Bolivia85%85%
10🇹🇹Trinidad & Tobago84%84%
11🇧🇸Bahamas74%74%
12🇦🇷Argentina70%70%
13🇯🇲Jamaica68%68%
14🇺🇾Uruguay66%66%
15🇲🇽Mexico62%62%
16🇨🇴Colombia60%60%
17🇨🇷Costa Rica60%60%
18🇧🇿Belize60%60%
19🇩🇴Dominican Republic59%59%
20🇵🇦Panama57%57%
21🇪🇨Ecuador49%49%
22🇨🇱Chile42%42%
23🇭🇳Honduras41%41%
24🇵🇾Paraguay38%38%
25🇳🇮Nicaragua35%35%
26🇵🇪Peru30%30%
27🇬🇾Guyana29%29%
28🇬🇹Guatemala27%27%
29🇭🇹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 (April 2026, general government gross debt) and World Bank IDS.
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