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Fastest-Growing Government Debt — Ranked by Rate

🇺🇸 United States's government debt is growing fastest in dollar terms, adding +$60,200/sec right now. Growth rates are derived from IMF World Economic Outlook (April 2026) fiscal projections.

#CountryGrowth RateDebt/GDP
1🇺🇸United States+$60,200/sec124%
2🇨🇳China+$25,000/sec96%
3🇮🇳India+$7,200/sec82%
4🇧🇷Brazil+$6,700/sec92%
5🇩🇪Germany+$6,500/sec65%
6🇫🇷France+$6,300/sec118%
7🇬🇧United Kingdom+$6,100/sec104%
8🇯🇵Japan+$4,200/sec230%
9🇷🇺Russia+$3,400/sec19%
10🇨🇦Canada+$3,200/sec113%
11🇮🇹Italy+$3,000/sec137%
12🇲🇽Mexico+$2,700/sec61%
13🇪🇸Spain+$2,300/sec101%
14🇹🇷Turkey+$2,100/sec24%
15🇦🇺Australia+$1,400/sec51%
16🇸🇦Saudi Arabia+$1,300/sec32%
17🇵🇱Poland+$1,300/sec60%
18🇺🇦Ukraine+$1,270/sec110%
19🇰🇷South Korea+$1,200/sec54%
20🇮🇩Indonesia+$1,200/sec41%
21🇮🇱Israel+$1,142/sec68%
22🇧🇪Belgium+$900/sec109%
23🇿🇦South Africa+$800/sec79%
24🇪🇬Egypt+$793/sec84%
25🇵🇰Pakistan+$755/sec77%
26🇷🇴Romania+$700/sec60%
27🇦🇹Austria+$610/sec82%
28🇵🇭Philippines+$539/sec58%
29🇳🇬Nigeria+$476/sec53%
30🇹🇭Thailand+$476/sec65%
31🇳🇱Netherlands+$460/sec44%
32🇨🇴Colombia+$456/sec60%
33🇦🇪UAE+$444/sec33%
34🇲🇾Malaysia+$409/sec70%
35🇨🇿Czech Republic+$380/sec44%
36🇸🇪Sweden+$350/sec35%
37🇭🇺Hungary+$320/sec73%
38🇨🇱Chile+$314/sec42%
39🇫🇮Finland+$300/sec89%
40🇧🇩Bangladesh+$292/sec40%
41🇻🇳Vietnam+$273/sec34%
42🇮🇶Iraq+$266/sec46%
43🇮🇷Iran+$254/sec40%
44🇹🇼Taiwan+$250/sec26%
45🇸🇰Slovakia+$210/sec62%
46🇦🇷Argentina+$200/sec70%
47🇵🇹Portugal+$200/sec90%
48🇦🇴Angola+$178/sec65%
49🇲🇦Morocco+$171/sec67%
50🇰🇿Kazakhstan+$159/sec25%
51🇳🇿New Zealand+$159/sec55%
52🇰🇪Kenya+$152/sec68%
53🇵🇪Peru+$152/sec30%
54🇪🇨Ecuador+$152/sec49%
55🇬🇭Ghana+$146/sec66%
56🇱🇰Sri Lanka+$108/sec102%
57🇩🇴Dominican Republic+$105/sec55%
58🇺🇿Uzbekistan+$95/sec35%
59🇪🇹Ethiopia+$82/sec42%
60🇳🇴Norway+$80/sec44%
61🇹🇳Tunisia+$76/sec82%
62🇵🇦Panama+$76/sec58%
63🇧🇴Bolivia+$71/sec92%
64🇨🇷Costa Rica+$71/sec60%
65🇨🇮Ivory Coast+$67/sec59%
66🇬🇷Greece+$63/sec146%
67🇴🇲Oman+$63/sec35%
68🇧🇭Bahrain+$63/sec141%
69🇬🇹Guatemala+$57/sec27%
70🇯🇴Jordan+$52/sec93%
71🇭🇷Croatia+$51/sec60%
72🇹🇿Tanzania+$51/sec49%
73🇱🇹Lithuania+$44/sec40%
74🇧🇾Belarus+$44/sec41%
75🇺🇾Uruguay+$44/sec69%
76🇺🇬Uganda+$43/sec50%
77🇷🇸Serbia+$38/sec45%
78🇳🇵Nepal+$38/sec48%
79🇵🇬Papua New Guinea+$38/sec52%
80🇸🇳Senegal+$35/sec111%
81🇱🇦Laos+$32/sec91%
82🇱🇻Latvia+$29/sec47%
83🇨🇲Cameroon+$29/sec40%
84🇵🇾Paraguay+$29/sec44%
85🇭🇳Honduras+$27/sec46%
86🇬🇪Georgia+$24/sec34%
87🇲🇿Mozambique+$23/sec101%
88🇲🇳Mongolia+$22/sec42%
89🇸🇻El Salvador+$22/sec88%
90🇰🇭Cambodia+$19/sec29%
91🇷🇼Rwanda+$18/sec78%
92🇪🇪Estonia+$16/sec25%
93🇦🇱Albania+$16/sec53%
94🇲🇩Moldova+$13/sec37%
95🇦🇲Armenia+$13/sec54%
96🇧🇸Bahamas+$13/sec77%
97🇯🇲Jamaica+$11/sec68%
98🇲🇰North Macedonia+$10/sec51%
99🇲🇬Madagascar+$9/sec51%
100🇳🇮Nicaragua+$9/sec35%
101🇧🇧Barbados+$6/sec98%
102🇲🇪Montenegro+$4/sec58%
103🇧🇿Belize+$3/sec60%
104🇨🇭Switzerlandstable38%
105🇩🇰Denmarkstable28%
106🇧🇬Bulgariastable24%
107🇸🇮Sloveniastable67%
108🇱🇺Luxembourgstable25%
109🇮🇪Irelandstable33%
110🇮🇸Icelandstable56%
111🇧🇦Bosnia & Herzegovinastable34%
112🇦🇿Azerbaijanstable20%
113🇨🇾Cyprusstable60%
114🇲🇹Maltastable46%
115🇱🇧Lebanonstable164%
116🇶🇦Qatarstable43%
117🇰🇼Kuwaitstable7%
118🇾🇪Yemenstable73%
119🇸🇾Syriastable98%
120🇩🇿Algeriastable57%
121🇿🇼Zimbabwestable59%
122🇿🇲Zambiastable91%
123🇸🇩Sudanstable252%
124🇲🇱Malistable50%
125🇧🇫Burkina Fasostable53%
126🇳🇪Nigerstable43%
127🇹🇩Chadstable30%
128🇸🇴Somaliastable9%
129🇱🇾Libyastable102%
130🇸🇬Singaporestable172%
131🇲🇲Myanmarstable61%
132🇻🇪Venezuelastable240%
133🇨🇺Cubastable120%
134🇭🇹Haitistable16%
135🇹🇹Trinidad & Tobagostable68%
136🇬🇾Guyanastable23%
137🇸🇷Surinamestable86%

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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