World Commerce Public Debt Percentage of GNP
| Rank | Country | Public debt (% of GDP) |
| 1 | Japan | 214.3 |
| 2 | Zimbabwe | 202.7 |
| 3 | Greece | 161.3 |
| 4 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 144 |
| 5 | Antigua and Barbuda | 130 |
| 6 | Lebanon | 127.9 |
| 7 | Jamaica | 127.3 |
| 8 | Italy | 126.1 |
| 9 | Portugal | 119.7 |
| 10 | Iceland | 118.9 |
| 11 | Eritrea | 118 |
| 12 | Ireland | 118 |
| 13 | Singapore | 111.4 |
| 14 | Grenada | 110 |
| 15 | Belgium | 99.6 |
| 16 | Belize | 90.8 |
| 17 | France | 89.9 |
| 18 | Sudan | 89.3 |
| 19 | United Kingdom | 88.7 |
| 20 | Spain | 85.3 |
| 21 | Egypt | 85 |
| 22 | Canada | 84.1 |
| 23 | Barbados | 83.1 |
| 24 | Cape Verde | 83.1 |
| 25 | Germany | 81.7 |
| 26 | Sri Lanka | 81 |
| 27 | Cyprus | 80.9 |
| 28 | Hungary | 78.6 |
| 29 | Malta | 77 |
| 30 | Saint Lucia | 77 |
| 31 | Sao Tome and Principe | 76.5 |
| 32 | Jordan | 75 |
| 33 | Austria | 74.6 |
| 34 | Israel | 74.4 |
| 35 | United States | 73.6 |
| 36 | Burundi | 72.3 |
| 37 | Morocco | 71.7 |
| 38 | Dominica | 70 |
| 39 | Netherlands | 68.7 |
| 40 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 68 |
| 41 | Guyana | 66.1 |
| 42 | Bhutan | 64 |
| 43 | Mauritius | 61.8 |
| 44 | Serbia | 61.5 |
| 45 | Sierra Leone | 60.8 |
| 46 | Cote d'Ivoire | 60.8 |
| 47 | Albania | 60.6 |
| 48 | El Salvador | 57.4 |
| 49 | Uruguay | 57.2 |
| 50 | Bahrain | 56.2 |
| 51 | Brazil | 54.9 |
| 52 | Poland | 53.8 |
| 53 | Finland | 53.5 |
| 54 | Malaysia | 53.5 |
| 55 | Slovenia | 53.2 |
| 56 | Nicaragua | 52.7 |
| 57 | Switzerland | 52.4 |
| 58 | Tunisia | 52.3 |
| 59 | Montenegro | 52.1 |
| 60 | Croatia | 52.1 |
| 61 | India | 51.9 |
| 62 | Philippines | 51 |
| 63 | Pakistan | 50.4 |
| 64 | Kenya | 50 |
| 65 | Venezuela | 49 |
| 66 | Slovakia | 48.6 |
| 67 | Vietnam | 48.2 |
| 68 | Mozambique | 48.1 |
| 69 | Laos | 48 |
| 70 | Fiji | 47.9 |
| 71 | Ghana | 47.4 |
| 72 | Costa Rica | 47.4 |
| 73 | Malawi | 47.1 |
| 74 | Trinidad and Tobago | 46.6 |
| 75 | Aruba | 46.3 |
| 76 | Denmark | 45.3 |
| 77 | Ethiopia | 44.4 |
| 78 | Syria | 44 |
| 79 | Latvia | 44 |
| 80 | Czech Republic | 43.9 |
| 81 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 43.8 |
| 82 | Thailand | 43.3 |
| 83 | South Africa | 43.3 |
| 84 | Yemen | 42.5 |
| 85 | Armenia | 42.1 |
| 86 | New Zealand | 41.8 |
| 87 | Argentina | 41.6 |
| 88 | Panama | 41 |
| 89 | United Arab Emirates | 40.4 |
| 90 | Turkey | 40.4 |
| 91 | Colombia | 40.2 |
| 92 | Dominican Republic | 40 |
| 93 | Seychelles | 39.3 |
| 94 | Ukraine | 38.8 |
| 95 | Sweden | 38.6 |
| 96 | Lithuania | 38.5 |
| 97 | Romania | 37.2 |
| 98 | Chad | 36.9 |
| 99 | Georgia | 36.3 |
| 100 | Taiwan | 36 |
| 101 | Mexico | 35.4 |
| 102 | Cuba | 35.1 |
| 103 | Honduras | 34.5 |
| 104 | Tanzania | 34.4 |
| 105 | Korea, South | 33.7 |
| 106 | Senegal | 33.6 |
| 107 | Bolivia | 32.7 |
| 108 | Qatar | 32.5 |
| 109 | Bangladesh | 32 |
| 110 | China | 31.7 |
| 111 | Zambia | 31.2 |
| 112 | Norway | 30.3 |
| 113 | Benin | 30.2 |
| 114 | Hong Kong | 30 |
| 115 | Belarus | 30 |
| 116 | Guatemala | 29.9 |
| 117 | Namibia | 28.2 |
| 118 | Macedonia | 27.3 |
| 119 | Australia | 26.9 |
| 120 | Uganda | 26.8 |
| 121 | Indonesia | 24.8 |
| 122 | Ecuador | 23.3 |
| 123 | Papua New Guinea | 23.3 |
| 124 | Mali | 23.2 |
| 125 | Botswana | 23 |
| 126 | Gabon | 23 |
| 127 | Rwanda | 21.8 |
| 128 | Nigeria | 18.8 |
| 129 | Iran | 18.8 |
| 130 | Luxembourg | 18.4 |
| 131 | Congo, Republic of the | 18.3 |
| 132 | Peru | 18.3 |
| 133 | Moldova | 18.1 |
| 134 | Bulgaria | 17.9 |
| 135 | Angola | 17.1 |
| 136 | Paraguay | 14.7 |
| 137 | Cameroon | 14.7 |
| 138 | Saudi Arabia | 12.9 |
| 139 | Russia | 12.2 |
| 140 | Kazakhstan | 12 |
| 141 | Chile | 10.1 |
| 142 | Algeria | 8.8 |
| 143 | Uzbekistan | 8.8 |
| 144 | Estonia | 8 |
| 145 | Gibraltar | 7.5 |
| 146 | Kuwait | 7.1 |
| 147 | Wallis and Futuna | 5.6 |
| 148 | Kosovo | 5.5 |
| 149 | Azerbaijan | 5.4 |
| 150 | Liberia | 4.4 |
| 151 | Equatorial Guinea | 4.3 |
| 152 | Oman | 3.6 |
| 153 | Libya | 1.9 |
Source: CIA World Factbook - updated 05-01-2013
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