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Government Debt Per Capita — Full Country Ranking

🇸🇬 Singapore has the highest government debt per citizen, at roughly $180,617 per person. Figures divide each country's live debt figure by its population.

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No single measure settles it: Singapore leads this table, but among all 135 governments tracked here it ranks 3rd by debt-to-GDP and 13th by total debt.

Singapore vs United States Debt-to-GDP ranking Total Debt ranking See it on the world map

#		Country	Per Capita	Debt/GDP
1	🇸🇬	Singapore	$180,617	169%
2	🇺🇸	United States	$117,749	124%
3	🇯🇵	Japan	$71,305	205%
4	🇧🇪	Belgium	$70,052	108%
5	🇨🇦	Canada	$68,337	114%
6	🇮🇹	Italy	$62,512	137%
7	🇬🇧	United Kingdom	$61,601	102%
8	🇫🇷	France	$60,099	116%
9	🇮🇸	Iceland	$57,919	57%
10	🇦🇹	Austria	$54,440	81%
11	🇫🇮	Finland	$53,640	88%
12	🇮🇱	Israel	$48,071	68%
13	🇨🇭	Switzerland	$47,417	40%
14	🇳🇴	Norway	$46,950	54%
15	🇧🇭	Bahrain	$45,325	144%
16	🇱🇺	Luxembourg	$43,227	26%
17	🇮🇪	Ireland	$42,780	35%
18	🇩🇪	Germany	$41,659	63%
19	🇪🇸	Spain	$40,311	101%
20	🇬🇷	Greece	$39,951	147%
21	🇦🇺	Australia	$38,491	52%
22	🇳🇱	Netherlands	$35,077	45%
23	🇧🇸	Bahamas	$29,684	69%
24	🇵🇹	Portugal	$29,484	90%
25	🇶🇦	Qatar	$29,358	42%

Ranks 26–50 run from 🇳🇿 New Zealand ($28,652) to 🇧🇷 Brazil ($11,622).

#		Country	Per Capita	Debt/GDP
26	🇳🇿	New Zealand	$28,652	55%
27	🇧🇧	Barbados	$26,747	97%
28	🇸🇮	Slovenia	$26,058	65%
29	🇸🇪	Sweden	$23,799	35%
30	🇲🇹	Malta	$23,786	46%
31	🇨🇾	Cyprus	$22,846	55%
32	🇩🇰	Denmark	$21,780	27%
33	🇭🇺	Hungary	$21,447	75%
34	🇰🇷	South Korea	$20,294	52%
35	🇵🇱	Poland	$20,060	60%
36	🇸🇰	Slovakia	$18,883	61%
37	🇦🇪	UAE	$18,564	34%
38	🇺🇾	Uruguay	$18,055	66%
39	🇨🇿	Czech Republic	$17,726	44%
40	🇭🇷	Croatia	$16,511	56%
41	🇨🇳	China	$15,610	99%
42	🇱🇹	Lithuania	$15,526	39%
43	🇹🇹	Trinidad & Tobago	$15,507	84%
44	🇷🇴	Romania	$15,142	60%
45	🇱🇻	Latvia	$13,230	47%
46	🇨🇷	Costa Rica	$12,837	60%
47	🇸🇦	Saudi Arabia	$12,589	32%
48	🇬🇾	Guyana	$11,699	29%
49	🇵🇦	Panama	$11,633	57%
50	🇧🇷	Brazil	$11,622	93%

Ranks 51–75 run from 🇦🇷 Argentina ($11,169) to 🇦🇲 Armenia ($4,992).

#		Country	Per Capita	Debt/GDP
51	🇦🇷	Argentina	$11,169	80%
52	🇲🇾	Malaysia	$10,809	71%
53	🇲🇪	Montenegro	$10,565	63%
54	🇪🇪	Estonia	$9,887	24%
55	🇲🇽	Mexico	$9,738	62%
56	🇱🇾	Libya	$9,397	154%
57	🇹🇼	Taiwan	$9,275	24%
58	🇨🇱	Chile	$8,321	42%
59	🇱🇧	Lebanon	$8,222	139%
60	🇺🇦	Ukraine	$7,751	107%
61	🇸🇷	Suriname	$7,491	97%
62	🇩🇴	Dominican Republic	$7,440	59%
63	🇧🇬	Bulgaria	$7,300	30%
64	🇷🇸	Serbia	$7,186	42%
65	🇰🇼	Kuwait	$7,075	15%
66	🇴🇲	Oman	$6,976	35%
67	🇦🇱	Albania	$6,943	54%
68	🇲🇰	North Macedonia	$6,184	53%
69	🇨🇴	Colombia	$6,136	60%
70	🇿🇦	South Africa	$5,836	78%
71	🇯🇲	Jamaica	$5,622	65%
72	🇹🇭	Thailand	$5,497	64%
73	🇧🇿	Belize	$5,220	67%
74	🇸🇻	El Salvador	$5,169	88%
75	🇦🇲	Armenia	$4,992	47%

Ranks 76–100 run from 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka ($4,820) to 🇦🇴 Angola ($1,964).

#		Country	Per Capita	Debt/GDP
76	🇱🇰	Sri Lanka	$4,820	97%
77	🇹🇷	Turkey	$4,668	24%
78	🇯🇴	Jordan	$4,583	84%
79	🇰🇿	Kazakhstan	$4,406	24%
80	🇹🇳	Tunisia	$4,240	82%
81	🇧🇴	Bolivia	$4,238	83%
82	🇪🇨	Ecuador	$3,894	55%
83	🇲🇩	Moldova	$3,853	39%
84	🇷🇺	Russia	$3,683	17%
85	🇲🇳	Mongolia	$3,657	45%
86	🇧🇾	Belarus	$3,646	31%
87	🇬🇪	Georgia	$3,640	34%
88	🇮🇶	Iraq	$3,593	53%
89	🇵🇾	Paraguay	$3,485	38%
90	🇩🇿	Algeria	$3,484	52%
91	🇲🇦	Morocco	$3,385	67%
92	🇧🇦	Bosnia & Herzegovina	$3,293	29%
93	🇪🇬	Egypt	$3,282	87%
94	🇵🇪	Peru	$3,227	30%
95	🇵🇭	Philippines	$2,613	59%
96	🇸🇳	Senegal	$2,470	128%
97	🇮🇳	India	$2,274	84%
98	🇮🇩	Indonesia	$2,131	41%
99	🇰🇪	Kenya	$1,983	71%
100	🇦🇴	Angola	$1,964	53%

Ranks 101–125 run from 🇸🇩 Sudan ($1,888) to 🇹🇿 Tanzania ($633).

#		Country	Per Capita	Debt/GDP
101	🇸🇩	Sudan	$1,888	204%
102	🇬🇹	Guatemala	$1,884	27%
103	🇱🇦	Laos	$1,867	89%
104	🇨🇮	Ivory Coast	$1,847	57%
105	🇬🇭	Ghana	$1,806	49%
106	🇵🇬	Papua New Guinea	$1,600	52%
107	🇭🇳	Honduras	$1,576	40%
108	🇿🇲	Zambia	$1,493	101%
109	🇻🇳	Vietnam	$1,482	30%
110	🇦🇿	Azerbaijan	$1,413	20%
111	🇮🇷	Iran	$1,410	36%
112	🇵🇰	Pakistan	$1,269	73%
113	🇿🇼	Zimbabwe	$1,247	38%
114	🇺🇿	Uzbekistan	$1,227	29%
115	🇳🇮	Nicaragua	$1,172	35%
116	🇧🇩	Bangladesh	$1,154	42%
117	🇸🇾	Syria	$1,094	128%
118	🇨🇲	Cameroon	$835	40%
119	🇷🇼	Rwanda	$800	65%
120	🇲🇲	Myanmar	$798	52%
121	🇺🇬	Uganda	$783	53%
122	🇳🇵	Nepal	$754	47%
123	🇰🇭	Cambodia	$746	26%
124	🇧🇫	Burkina Faso	$657	53%
125	🇹🇿	Tanzania	$633	50%

Ranks 126–135 run from 🇲🇿 Mozambique ($606) to 🇸🇴 Somalia ($69).

#		Country	Per Capita	Debt/GDP
126	🇲🇿	Mozambique	$606	90%
127	🇳🇬	Nigeria	$529	36%
128	🇲🇱	Mali	$523	40%
129	🇪🇹	Ethiopia	$465	43%
130	🇹🇩	Chad	$398	33%
131	🇳🇪	Niger	$351	46%
132	🇭🇹	Haiti	$324	12%
133	🇲🇬	Madagascar	$316	48%
134	🇾🇪	Yemen	$237	135%
135	🇸🇴	Somalia	$69	9%

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, the World Bank Syria Macro-Fiscal Assessment (June 2025) for Syria, IMF Country Report No. 26/80 (April 2026) for Yemen and IMF Country Report No. 25/335 (December 2025) for Somalia.
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