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Total Government Debt by Country — Live Ranking

🇺🇸 United States carries the largest total government debt of any tracked sovereign, currently $40,368,940,113,341 and rising. Figures are live counters anchored to each country's baseline figure: the IMF World Economic Outlook (October 2026) for most, the Treasury for the US.

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No single measure settles it: the United States leads this table, but among all 135 governments tracked here it ranks 12th by debt-to-GDP and 2nd by debt per person.

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#		Country	Total Debt	Debt/GDP
1	🇺🇸	United States	$40,368,940,113,341$40.37T	124%
2	🇨🇳	China	$21,881,654,255,713$21.88T	99%
3	🇯🇵	Japan	$8,745,952,138,756$8.75T	205%
4	🇬🇧	United Kingdom	$4,302,861,256,310$4.30T	102%
5	🇫🇷	France	$4,151,770,126,117$4.15T	116%
6	🇮🇹	Italy	$3,680,622,498,011$3.68T	137%
7	🇩🇪	Germany	$3,469,250,819,236$3.47T	63%
8	🇮🇳	India	$3,357,820,598,239$3.36T	84%
9	🇨🇦	Canada	$2,831,315,284,255$2.83T	114%
10	🇧🇷	Brazil	$2,488,851,764,800$2.49T	93%
11	🇪🇸	Spain	$2,013,114,919,375$2.01T	101%
12	🇲🇽	Mexico	$1,308,840,736,479$1.31T	62%
13	🇸🇬	Singapore	$1,105,531,163,993$1.11T	169%
14	🇦🇺	Australia	$1,080,735,443,744$1.08T	52%
15	🇰🇷	South Korea	$1,047,443,133,312$1.05T	52%
16	🇧🇪	Belgium	$835,662,350,742$835.7B	108%
17	🇵🇱	Poland	$728,824,987,421$728.8B	60%
18	🇳🇱	Netherlands	$635,958,606,380$636.0B	45%
19	🇮🇩	Indonesia	$612,052,742,609$612.1B	41%
20	🇦🇷	Argentina	$535,549,520,396$535.5B	80%
21	🇷🇺	Russia	$528,142,341,995$528.1B	17%
22	🇦🇹	Austria	$501,097,222,988$501.1B	81%
23	🇮🇱	Israel	$495,686,555,368$495.7B	68%
24	🇸🇦	Saudi Arabia	$462,345,254,984$462.3B	32%
25	🇨🇭	Switzerland	$432,635,485,075$432.6B	40%

Ranks 26–50 run from 🇬🇷 Greece ($413,760,429,853) to 🇳🇿 New Zealand ($153,463,463,105).

#		Country	Total Debt	Debt/GDP
26	🇬🇷	Greece	$413,760,429,853$413.8B	147%
27	🇹🇷	Turkey	$402,559,177,421$402.6B	24%
28	🇹🇭	Thailand	$393,375,649,926$393.4B	64%
29	🇿🇦	South Africa	$372,682,652,908$372.7B	78%
30	🇲🇾	Malaysia	$370,036,177,650$370.0B	71%
31	🇪🇬	Egypt	$361,227,848,732$361.2B	87%
32	🇨🇴	Colombia	$327,656,818,204$327.7B	60%
33	🇵🇹	Portugal	$317,742,455,753$317.7B	90%
34	🇵🇰	Pakistan	$311,033,114,945$311.0B	73%
35	🇫🇮	Finland	$301,889,835,472$301.9B	88%
36	🇵🇭	Philippines	$300,689,719,839$300.7B	59%
37	🇷🇴	Romania	$287,696,342,351$287.7B	60%
38	🇳🇴	Norway	$265,634,890,829$265.6B	54%
39	🇸🇪	Sweden	$256,079,260,718$256.1B	35%
40	🇺🇦	Ukraine	$251,300,940,928$251.3B	107%
41	🇮🇪	Ireland	$237,586,172,403$237.6B	35%
42	🇹🇼	Taiwan	$215,158,441,645$215.2B	24%
43	🇦🇪	UAE	$214,875,745,394$214.9B	34%
44	🇭🇺	Hungary	$204,526,065,029$204.5B	75%
45	🇧🇩	Bangladesh	$202,525,137,206$202.5B	42%
46	🇨🇿	Czech Republic	$191,493,118,210$191.5B	44%
47	🇨🇱	Chile	$167,670,958,363$167.7B	42%
48	🇮🇶	Iraq	$167,598,995,458$167.6B	53%
49	🇩🇿	Algeria	$167,342,387,246$167.3B	52%
50	🇳🇿	New Zealand	$153,463,463,105$153.5B	55%

Ranks 51–75 run from 🇻🇳 Vietnam ($152,791,175,633) to 🇵🇦 Panama ($53,757,095,369).

#		Country	Total Debt	Debt/GDP
51	🇻🇳	Vietnam	$152,791,175,633$152.8B	30%
52	🇩🇰	Denmark	$131,490,677,185$131.5B	27%
53	🇲🇦	Morocco	$128,791,589,238$128.8B	67%
54	🇳🇬	Nigeria	$128,329,174,296$128.3B	36%
55	🇮🇷	Iran	$124,021,224,043$124.0B	36%
56	🇵🇪	Peru	$112,144,945,978$112.1B	30%
57	🇰🇪	Kenya	$107,636,872,823$107.6B	71%
58	🇱🇰	Sri Lanka	$105,395,830,682$105.4B	97%
59	🇸🇰	Slovakia	$102,147,436,279$102.1B	61%
60	🇸🇩	Sudan	$97,672,347,235$97.7B	204%
61	🇶🇦	Qatar	$93,676,802,276$93.7B	42%
62	🇰🇿	Kazakhstan	$90,798,719,544$90.8B	24%
63	🇩🇴	Dominican Republic	$81,648,760,916$81.6B	59%
64	🇦🇴	Angola	$79,724,043,570$79.7B	53%
65	🇧🇭	Bahrain	$74,102,041,048$74.1B	144%
66	🇪🇨	Ecuador	$71,038,031,000$71.0B	55%
67	🇱🇾	Libya	$70,813,711,571$70.8B	154%
68	🇨🇷	Costa Rica	$69,521,956,164$69.5B	60%
69	🇬🇭	Ghana	$64,465,208,723$64.5B	49%
70	🇭🇷	Croatia	$64,092,930,861$64.1B	56%
71	🇺🇾	Uruguay	$62,840,582,721$62.8B	66%
72	🇨🇮	Ivory Coast	$62,511,446,632$62.5B	57%
73	🇸🇮	Slovenia	$55,624,547,170$55.6B	65%
74	🇧🇴	Bolivia	$54,025,790,784$54.0B	83%
75	🇵🇦	Panama	$53,757,095,369$53.8B	57%

Ranks 76–100 run from 🇯🇴 Jordan ($53,118,393,476) to 🇵🇾 Paraguay ($22,512,589,237).

#		Country	Total Debt	Debt/GDP
76	🇯🇴	Jordan	$53,118,393,476$53.1B	84%
77	🇹🇳	Tunisia	$52,636,821,280$52.6B	82%
78	🇪🇹	Ethiopia	$52,265,703,848$52.3B	43%
79	🇱🇧	Lebanon	$48,089,816,024$48.1B	139%
80	🇺🇿	Uzbekistan	$47,767,447,714$47.8B	29%
81	🇸🇳	Senegal	$47,363,184,526$47.4B	128%
82	🇷🇸	Serbia	$46,664,263,822$46.7B	42%
83	🇧🇬	Bulgaria	$46,497,257,533$46.5B	30%
84	🇹🇿	Tanzania	$45,967,586,572$46.0B	50%
85	🇱🇹	Lithuania	$44,994,037,083$45.0B	39%
86	🇲🇲	Myanmar	$44,032,097,804$44.0B	52%
87	🇺🇬	Uganda	$38,922,206,260$38.9B	53%
88	🇴🇲	Oman	$37,766,608,825$37.8B	35%
89	🇰🇼	Kuwait	$35,932,499,010$35.9B	15%
90	🇬🇹	Guatemala	$35,702,967,364$35.7B	27%
91	🇿🇲	Zambia	$33,636,446,008$33.6B	101%
92	🇸🇻	El Salvador	$33,233,326,890$33.2B	88%
93	🇧🇾	Belarus	$32,949,741,705$32.9B	31%
94	🇱🇺	Luxembourg	$30,069,220,418$30.1B	26%
95	🇸🇾	Syria	$27,000,000,000$27.0B	128%
96	🇨🇲	Cameroon	$25,580,921,331$25.6B	40%
97	🇱🇻	Latvia	$24,565,192,952$24.6B	47%
98	🇮🇸	Iceland	$23,052,578,447$23.1B	57%
99	🇨🇾	Cyprus	$22,751,308,015$22.8B	55%
100	🇵🇾	Paraguay	$22,512,589,237$22.5B	38%

Ranks 101–125 run from 🇹🇹 Trinidad & Tobago ($22,354,383,596) to 🇬🇾 Guyana ($9,722,602,283).

#		Country	Total Debt	Debt/GDP
101	🇹🇹	Trinidad & Tobago	$22,354,383,596$22.4B	84%
102	🇳🇵	Nepal	$22,313,796,591$22.3B	47%
103	🇲🇿	Mozambique	$22,304,932,383$22.3B	90%
104	🇿🇼	Zimbabwe	$22,105,867,901$22.1B	38%
105	🇭🇳	Honduras	$17,627,231,220$17.6B	40%
106	🇵🇬	Papua New Guinea	$16,984,668,634$17.0B	52%
107	🇦🇱	Albania	$16,287,191,828$16.3B	54%
108	🇧🇫	Burkina Faso	$16,168,651,722$16.2B	53%
109	🇯🇲	Jamaica	$15,493,337,287$15.5B	65%
110	🇦🇲	Armenia	$15,438,266,980$15.4B	47%
111	🇦🇿	Azerbaijan	$14,828,519,375$14.8B	20%
112	🇱🇦	Laos	$14,729,164,819$14.7B	89%
113	🇬🇪	Georgia	$14,289,743,113$14.3B	34%
114	🇲🇹	Malta	$13,914,943,254$13.9B	46%
115	🇲🇱	Mali	$13,606,951,155$13.6B	40%
116	🇪🇪	Estonia	$13,522,431,700$13.5B	24%
117	🇰🇭	Cambodia	$13,471,999,602$13.5B	26%
118	🇲🇳	Mongolia	$13,283,540,912$13.3B	45%
119	🇧🇸	Bahamas	$12,371,159,468$12.4B	69%
120	🇷🇼	Rwanda	$11,582,796,321$11.6B	65%
121	🇧🇦	Bosnia & Herzegovina	$11,315,974,113$11.3B	29%
122	🇲🇰	North Macedonia	$11,164,102,856$11.2B	53%
123	🇳🇪	Niger	$10,601,466,152$10.6B	46%
124	🇲🇬	Madagascar	$10,211,604,391$10.2B	48%
125	🇬🇾	Guyana	$9,722,602,283$9.7B	29%

Ranks 126–135 run from 🇾🇪 Yemen ($9,608,000,000) to 🇸🇴 Somalia ($1,200,003,333).

#		Country	Total Debt	Debt/GDP
126	🇾🇪	Yemen	$9,608,000,000$9.6B	135%
127	🇲🇩	Moldova	$9,017,331,429$9.0B	39%
128	🇳🇮	Nicaragua	$7,981,394,093$8.0B	35%
129	🇧🇧	Barbados	$7,818,372,757$7.8B	97%
130	🇹🇩	Chad	$7,748,757,177$7.7B	33%
131	🇲🇪	Montenegro	$6,597,717,078$6.6B	63%
132	🇸🇷	Suriname	$4,997,356,225$5.0B	97%
133	🇭🇹	Haiti	$4,117,250,333$4.1B	12%
134	🇧🇿	Belize	$2,225,533,080$2.2B	67%
135	🇸🇴	Somalia	$1,200,003,333$1.2B	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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