World Commerce Public Debt Percentage of GNP
| Rank | Country | Public debt (% of GDP) |
| 1 | Zimbabwe | 259.4 |
| 2 | Japan | 173 |
| 3 | Lebanon | 164.3 |
| 4 | Jamaica | 109.6 |
| 5 | Italy | 105.9 |
| 6 | Singapore | 99.2 |
| 7 | Greece | 97.4 |
| 8 | Sudan | 93.5 |
| 9 | Belgium | 89.1 |
| 10 | Egypt | 85.9 |
| 11 | Seychelles | 82.1 |
| 12 | Bhutan | 81.4 |
| 13 | Iceland | 80.9 |
| 14 | Israel | 78 |
| 15 | Sri Lanka | 76.7 |
| 16 | Hungary | 68.6 |
| 17 | France | 68.1 |
| 18 | Portugal | 66.4 |
| 19 | Germany | 64.4 |
| 20 | Canada | 63.8 |
| 21 | Ghana | 62.3 |
| 22 | Jordan | 62.3 |
| 23 | India | 61.3 |
| 24 | United States | 60.8 |
| 25 | Cote d'Ivoire | 60.3 |
| 26 | Austria | 60.2 |
| 27 | Morocco | 59.7 |
| 28 | Uruguay | 59.7 |
| 29 | Kenya | 58.3 |
| 30 | Netherlands | 58.2 |
| 31 | Mauritius | 56.6 |
| 32 | Philippines | 56.3 |
| 33 | Nicaragua | 53.2 |
| 34 | United Kingdom | 52 |
| 35 | Albania | 51.9 |
| 36 | Pakistan | 49.8 |
| 37 | Cyprus | 49.1 |
| 38 | Malawi | 48.9 |
| 39 | Argentina | 48.4 |
| 40 | Tunisia | 48.4 |
| 41 | Croatia | 46.8 |
| 42 | Aruba | 46.3 |
| 43 | Vietnam | 45.5 |
| 44 | Panama | 45.3 |
| 45 | Poland | 45.2 |
| 46 | Norway | 44.2 |
| 47 | El Salvador | 42.9 |
| 48 | Colombia | 42.8 |
| 49 | United Arab Emirates | 42.3 |
| 50 | Costa Rica | 42.2 |
| 51 | Ireland | 41.8 |
| 52 | Malaysia | 41.2 |
| 53 | Bolivia | 41 |
| 54 | Switzerland | 40.9 |
| 55 | Spain | 40.3 |
| 56 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 40 |
| 57 | Turkey | 40 |
| 58 | Montenegro | 38 |
| 59 | Thailand | 37.9 |
| 60 | Dominican Republic | 37.3 |
| 61 | Papua New Guinea | 37.2 |
| 62 | Serbia | 37 |
| 63 | Brazil | 36.9 |
| 64 | Sweden | 36.7 |
| 65 | Cuba | 35.8 |
| 66 | Bangladesh | 34.5 |
| 67 | Yemen | 34.4 |
| 68 | Ethiopia | 34.1 |
| 69 | Finland | 33.4 |
| 70 | Denmark | 33.3 |
| 71 | South Africa | 31.6 |
| 72 | Macedonia | 30.6 |
| 73 | Taiwan | 29.8 |
| 74 | Zambia | 29.5 |
| 75 | Bahrain | 28.9 |
| 76 | Slovakia | 28.7 |
| 77 | Indonesia | 28.6 |
| 78 | Czech Republic | 26.8 |
| 79 | Ecuador | 26.7 |
| 80 | Syria | 26.7 |
| 81 | Trinidad and Tobago | 26.1 |
| 82 | New Zealand | 24.6 |
| 83 | Korea, South | 24.4 |
| 84 | Peru | 24 |
| 85 | Guatemala | 23.6 |
| 86 | Tanzania | 23.6 |
| 87 | Paraguay | 23.2 |
| 88 | Slovenia | 23 |
| 89 | Namibia | 22.7 |
| 90 | Moldova | 22.5 |
| 91 | Honduras | 21.6 |
| 92 | Mozambique | 21.4 |
| 93 | Venezuela | 20.4 |
| 94 | Gabon | 19.8 |
| 95 | Iran | 19.7 |
| 96 | Latvia | 19.5 |
| 97 | Mexico | 19.3 |
| 98 | Saudi Arabia | 18.9 |
| 99 | Uganda | 17.4 |
| 100 | Senegal | 16.4 |
| 101 | China | 16.2 |
| 102 | Gibraltar | 15.7 |
| 103 | Lithuania | 15.6 |
| 104 | Bulgaria | 15.2 |
| 105 | Nigeria | 14.7 |
| 106 | Romania | 14.7 |
| 107 | Cameroon | 14.3 |
| 108 | Australia | 13.9 |
| 109 | Hong Kong | 13.9 |
| 110 | Uzbekistan | 10.8 |
| 111 | Ukraine | 10.3 |
| 112 | Luxembourg | 10.2 |
| 113 | Algeria | 9.9 |
| 114 | Kazakhstan | 8.9 |
| 115 | Angola | 8.7 |
| 116 | Kuwait | 7.5 |
| 117 | Russia | 6.7 |
| 118 | Azerbaijan | 5.9 |
| 119 | Botswana | 5.9 |
| 120 | Wallis and Futuna | 5.6 |
| 121 | Chile | 5.2 |
| 122 | Estonia | 4.8 |
| 123 | Qatar | 4.8 |
| 124 | Libya | 4.2 |
| 125 | Oman | 2.7 |
| 126 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.9 |
Source: CIA World Factbook - updated 10-31-2009
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