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Fastest-Growing Government Debt — Ranked by Rate

🇨🇳 China's government debt is growing fastest in dollar terms, adding +$99,328/sec right now. Growth rates are the IMF's projected 2026 increase for most countries (the CBO's deficit projection for the US); the source for each is on its country page.

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No single measure settles it: China leads this table, but among all 135 governments tracked here it ranks 20th by debt-to-GDP, 2nd by total debt and 41st by debt per person.

China vs United States Debt-to-GDP ranking Total Debt ranking Per Capita ranking See it on the world map

#		Country	Growth Rate	Debt/GDP
1	🇨🇳	China	+$99,328/sec	99%
2	🇺🇸	United States	+$60,200/sec	124%
3	🇧🇷	Brazil	+$14,182/sec	93%
4	🇩🇪	Germany	+$10,367/sec	63%
5	🇫🇷	France	+$9,574/sec	116%
6	🇬🇧	United Kingdom	+$8,177/sec	102%
7	🇨🇦	Canada	+$7,654/sec	114%
8	🇮🇹	Italy	+$7,240/sec	137%
9	🇲🇽	Mexico	+$6,960/sec	62%
10	🇦🇺	Australia	+$4,919/sec	52%
11	🇵🇱	Poland	+$4,235/sec	60%
12	🇷🇺	Russia	+$3,986/sec	17%
13	🇪🇸	Spain	+$3,721/sec	101%
14	🇸🇬	Singapore	+$3,356/sec	169%
15	🇮🇱	Israel	+$3,034/sec	68%
16	🇮🇳	India	+$2,518/sec	84%
17	🇰🇷	South Korea	+$2,400/sec	52%
18	🇸🇦	Saudi Arabia	+$2,250/sec	32%
19	🇨🇴	Colombia	+$2,114/sec	60%
20	🇧🇪	Belgium	+$2,107/sec	108%
21	🇳🇱	Netherlands	+$1,756/sec	45%
22	🇪🇬	Egypt	+$1,752/sec	87%
23	🇿🇦	South Africa	+$1,479/sec	78%
24	🇲🇾	Malaysia	+$1,444/sec	71%
25	🇦🇹	Austria	+$1,137/sec	81%

Ranks 26–50 run from 🇷🇴 Romania (+$1,108/sec) to 🇱🇹 Lithuania (+$292/sec).

#		Country	Growth Rate	Debt/GDP
26	🇷🇴	Romania	+$1,108/sec	60%
27	🇮🇶	Iraq	+$1,106/sec	53%
28	🇳🇬	Nigeria	+$926/sec	36%
29	🇹🇷	Turkey	+$913/sec	24%
30	🇸🇩	Sudan	+$906/sec	204%
31	🇸🇪	Sweden	+$878/sec	35%
32	🇺🇦	Ukraine	+$857/sec	107%
33	🇹🇭	Thailand	+$847/sec	64%
34	🇮🇩	Indonesia	+$828/sec	41%
35	🇫🇮	Finland	+$806/sec	88%
36	🇭🇺	Hungary	+$795/sec	75%
37	🇨🇱	Chile	+$755/sec	42%
38	🇩🇿	Algeria	+$754/sec	52%
39	🇨🇿	Czech Republic	+$725/sec	44%
40	🇰🇿	Kazakhstan	+$649/sec	24%
41	🇵🇰	Pakistan	+$551/sec	73%
42	🇰🇼	Kuwait	+$507/sec	15%
43	🇵🇭	Philippines	+$498/sec	59%
44	🇳🇿	New Zealand	+$449/sec	55%
45	🇰🇪	Kenya	+$423/sec	71%
46	🇧🇩	Bangladesh	+$395/sec	42%
47	🇵🇪	Peru	+$356/sec	30%
48	🇬🇭	Ghana	+$333/sec	49%
49	🇨🇭	Switzerland	+$304/sec	40%
50	🇱🇹	Lithuania	+$292/sec	39%

Ranks 51–75 run from 🇧🇬 Bulgaria (+$290/sec) to 🇩🇰 Denmark (+$92/sec).

#		Country	Growth Rate	Debt/GDP
51	🇧🇬	Bulgaria	+$290/sec	30%
52	🇨🇷	Costa Rica	+$289/sec	60%
53	🇸🇰	Slovakia	+$288/sec	61%
54	🇵🇹	Portugal	+$279/sec	90%
55	🇦🇪	UAE	+$268/sec	34%
56	🇺🇾	Uruguay	+$263/sec	66%
57	🇲🇦	Morocco	+$249/sec	67%
58	🇩🇴	Dominican Republic	+$243/sec	59%
59	🇹🇳	Tunisia	+$229/sec	82%
60	🇺🇿	Uzbekistan	+$225/sec	29%
61	🇨🇮	Ivory Coast	+$213/sec	57%
62	🇦🇴	Angola	+$210/sec	53%
63	🇭🇷	Croatia	+$196/sec	56%
64	🇿🇲	Zambia	+$187/sec	101%
65	🇷🇸	Serbia	+$175/sec	42%
66	🇵🇾	Paraguay	+$145/sec	38%
67	🇺🇬	Uganda	+$140/sec	53%
68	🇧🇭	Bahrain	+$136/sec	144%
69	🇸🇮	Slovenia	+$130/sec	65%
70	🇱🇺	Luxembourg	+$130/sec	26%
71	🇧🇾	Belarus	+$115/sec	31%
72	🇬🇹	Guatemala	+$109/sec	27%
73	🇬🇷	Greece	+$106/sec	147%
74	🇵🇦	Panama	+$101/sec	57%
75	🇩🇰	Denmark	+$92/sec	27%

Ranks 76–100 run from 🇪🇪 Estonia (+$86/sec) to 🇲🇬 Madagascar (+$36/sec).

#		Country	Growth Rate	Debt/GDP
76	🇪🇪	Estonia	+$86/sec	24%
77	🇻🇳	Vietnam	+$86/sec	30%
78	🇶🇦	Qatar	+$84/sec	42%
79	🇱🇾	Libya	+$79/sec	154%
80	🇬🇾	Guyana	+$78/sec	29%
81	🇲🇳	Mongolia	+$73/sec	45%
82	🇱🇻	Latvia	+$70/sec	47%
83	🇦🇲	Armenia	+$66/sec	47%
84	🇧🇦	Bosnia & Herzegovina	+$65/sec	29%
85	🇭🇳	Honduras	+$65/sec	40%
86	🇨🇲	Cameroon	+$64/sec	40%
87	🇯🇴	Jordan	+$61/sec	84%
88	🇧🇫	Burkina Faso	+$57/sec	53%
89	🇹🇿	Tanzania	+$52/sec	50%
90	🇲🇲	Myanmar	+$50/sec	52%
91	🇮🇸	Iceland	+$49/sec	57%
92	🇬🇪	Georgia	+$48/sec	34%
93	🇲🇰	North Macedonia	+$43/sec	53%
94	🇸🇻	El Salvador	+$43/sec	88%
95	🇲🇩	Moldova	+$41/sec	39%
96	🇲🇹	Malta	+$41/sec	46%
97	🇲🇱	Mali	+$40/sec	40%
98	🇲🇿	Mozambique	+$39/sec	90%
99	🇷🇼	Rwanda	+$39/sec	65%
100	🇲🇬	Madagascar	+$36/sec	48%

Ranks 101–125 run from 🇳🇪 Niger (+$36/sec) to 🇹🇼 Taiwan (−$71/sec).

#		Country	Growth Rate	Debt/GDP
101	🇳🇪	Niger	+$36/sec	46%
102	🇲🇪	Montenegro	+$29/sec	63%
103	🇳🇵	Nepal	+$29/sec	47%
104	🇯🇲	Jamaica	+$28/sec	65%
105	🇹🇹	Trinidad & Tobago	+$23/sec	84%
106	🇮🇪	Ireland	+$21/sec	35%
107	🇰🇭	Cambodia	+$21/sec	26%
108	🇹🇩	Chad	+$17/sec	33%
109	🇧🇸	Bahamas	+$17/sec	69%
110	🇸🇷	Suriname	+$16/sec	97%
111	🇳🇮	Nicaragua	+$11/sec	35%
112	🇭🇹	Haiti	+$6/sec	12%
113	🇦🇱	Albania	+$4/sec	54%
114	🇧🇧	Barbados	+$4/sec	97%
115	🇨🇾	Cyprus	+$3/sec	55%
116	🇸🇴	Somalia	+$1.76/sec	9%
117	🇱🇰	Sri Lanka	+$0.78/sec	97%
118	🇧🇿	Belize	+$0.09/sec	67%
119	🇿🇼	Zimbabwe	−$0.93/sec	38%
120	🇵🇬	Papua New Guinea	−$4/sec	52%
121	🇴🇲	Oman	−$7/sec	35%
122	🇱🇦	Laos	−$11/sec	89%
123	🇧🇴	Bolivia	−$13/sec	83%
124	🇦🇿	Azerbaijan	−$18/sec	20%
125	🇹🇼	Taiwan	−$71/sec	24%

Ranks 126–130 run from 🇪🇹 Ethiopia (−$94/sec) to 🇯🇵 Japan (−$14,648/sec).

#		Country	Growth Rate	Debt/GDP
126	🇪🇹	Ethiopia	−$94/sec	43%
127	🇮🇷	Iran	−$315/sec	36%
128	🇦🇷	Argentina	−$462/sec	80%
129	🇳🇴	Norway	−$811/sec	54%
130	🇯🇵	Japan	−$14,648/sec	205%

Not ranked, because no growth estimate is published for them: Lebanon, Yemen, Syria, Senegal, Ecuador. Their counters are held at the latest recorded figure.

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), US Treasury data for the United States and IMF Country Report No. 25/335 (December 2025) for Somalia.
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