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Asia-Pacific Countries by Government Debt-to-GDP

Among the 24 Asia-Pacific governments tracked here, 🇯🇵 Japan carries the highest government debt-to-GDP ratio, at 207%. 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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#		Country	Debt-to-GDP	Debt/GDP
1	🇯🇵	Japan	207%	207%
2	🇸🇬	Singapore	171%	171%
3	🇱🇰	Sri Lanka	102%	102%
4	🇨🇳	China	99%	99%
5	🇱🇦	Laos	91%	91%
6	🇮🇳	India	84%	84%
7	🇵🇰	Pakistan	77%	77%
8	🇲🇾	Malaysia	71%	71%
9	🇹🇭	Thailand	65%	65%
10	🇵🇭	Philippines	59%	59%
11	🇳🇿	New Zealand	55%	55%
12	🇰🇷	South Korea	52%	52%
13	🇲🇲	Myanmar	52%	52%
14	🇵🇬	Papua New Guinea	52%	52%
15	🇦🇺	Australia	51%	51%
16	🇳🇵	Nepal	48%	48%
17	🇲🇳	Mongolia	45%	45%
18	🇧🇩	Bangladesh	42%	42%
19	🇮🇩	Indonesia	41%	41%
20	🇻🇳	Vietnam	30%	30%
21	🇺🇿	Uzbekistan	29%	29%
22	🇰🇭	Cambodia	26%	26%
23	🇰🇿	Kazakhstan	25%	25%
24	🇹🇼	Taiwan	22%	22%

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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