Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP (%) by country
Amount of public international debt securities (amounts outstanding), as a share of GDP. It covers long-term bonds and notes and money market instruments placed on international markets. Table 12D (international debt amount): governments / GDP. End of year data (i.e. December data) are considered for debt...
What the numbers show
Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP (%) is currently reported for 116 countries. The highest value is 99.8% in Lebanon; the lowest is 0.0% in United States.
The median across all reporting countries is 9.1%, and the mean is 13.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5,508.
Over the past decade 74 countries rose and 37 fell. The largest increase was in Oman (up 4,296.6%), and the largest decrease in Netherlands (down 98.4%).
Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lebanon | 99.8% | 2020 | up 74.8% | rising |
| 2 | Cyprus | 65.9% | 2020 | up 164.9% | volatile |
| 3 | Bahrain | 63.8% | 2020 | up 496.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Jamaica | 46.9% | 2020 | up 94.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Mongolia | 45.1% | 2020 | up 269.8% | volatile |
| 6 | Oman | 41.8% | 2020 | up 4,296.6% | volatile |
| 7 | Panama | 41.6% | 2020 | up 35.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Uruguay | 41.3% | 2020 | up 81.6% | volatile |
| 9 | Latvia | 38.7% | 2020 | up 765.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Qatar | 33.7% | 2020 | up 253.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Dominican Republic | 32.5% | 2020 | up 1,157.0% | volatile |
| 12 | El Salvador | 30.6% | 2020 | up 39.7% | rising |
| 13 | Lithuania | 29.9% | 2020 | up 10.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Austria | 29.9% | 2020 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Croatia | 29.4% | 2020 | up 224.6% | rising |
| 16 | Bahamas | 24.6% | 2020 | up 314.1% | volatile |
| 17 | Gabon | 24.4% | 2020 | up 251.1% | volatile |
| 18 | Argentina | 23.2% | 2020 | up 118.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Ghana | 23.0% | 2020 | up 886.5% | volatile |
| 20 | Venezuela | 22.4% | 2020 | up 191.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Cote d'Ivoire | 22.1% | 2020 | up 112.8% | rising |
| 22 | Zambia | 22.0% | 2020 | up 648.0% | volatile |
| 23 | North Macedonia | 21.5% | 2020 | up 291.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Sri Lanka | 20.0% | 2020 | up 383.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Ecuador | 19.8% | 2020 | up 363.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Congo | 19.3% | 2002 | down 31.7% | falling |
| 27 | Greece | 19.3% | 2020 | down 17.2% | rising |
| 28 | Suriname | 17.7% | 2020 | — | rising |
| 29 | Romania | 17.7% | 2020 | up 645.2% | volatile |
| 30 | Senegal | 17.4% | 2020 | up 1,300.1% | volatile |
| 31 | Peru | 17.1% | 2020 | up 90.9% | rising |
| 32 | Bulgaria | 16.4% | 2020 | up 409.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Jordan | 15.4% | 2020 | up 368.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Albania | 15.4% | 2020 | up 178.8% | volatile |
| 35 | Iceland | 15.3% | 2020 | down 14.0% | rising |
| 36 | United Arab Emirates | 15.3% | 2020 | up 333.9% | volatile |
| 37 | Aruba | 15.3% | 2020 | up 135.5% | rising |
| 38 | Paraguay | 15.2% | 2020 | up 1,073.6% | volatile |
| 39 | Slovenia | 15.2% | 2020 | up 123.2% | volatile |
| 40 | Seychelles | 15.0% | 2020 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 41 | Hungary | 14.5% | 2020 | down 16.1% | volatile |
| 42 | Serbia | 13.6% | 2020 | up 497.4% | volatile |
| 43 | Grenada | 12.8% | 2011 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 44 | Angola | 12.8% | 2020 | up 1,544.2% | volatile |
| 45 | Colombia | 12.2% | 2020 | up 89.9% | volatile |
| 46 | Egypt | 11.9% | 2020 | up 442.4% | volatile |
| 47 | Namibia | 11.7% | 2020 | up 192.6% | rising |
| 48 | Philippines | 11.7% | 2020 | down 9.5% | volatile |
| 49 | Turkey | 11.5% | 2020 | up 100.2% | rising |
| 50 | Laos | 11.1% | 2020 | up 622.3% | volatile |
| 51 | Saudi Arabia | 10.4% | 2020 | — | rising |
| 52 | Israel | 10.4% | 2020 | up 132.2% | volatile |
| 53 | Trinidad and Tobago | 10.2% | 2020 | up 466.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Honduras | 10.1% | 2020 | up 86.3% | rising |
| 55 | Tunisia | 9.8% | 2020 | up 830.2% | volatile |
| 56 | Costa Rica | 9.4% | 2020 | up 184.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Canada | 9.3% | 2020 | up 29.1% | falling |
| 58 | Poland | 9.1% | 2020 | down 23.6% | rising |
| 59 | Chile | 9.1% | 2020 | up 499.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Kazakhstan | 8.4% | 2020 | up 1,850.2% | volatile |
| 61 | Sweden | 8.2% | 2020 | up 5.5% | volatile |
| 62 | Mexico | 8.1% | 2020 | up 90.8% | volatile |
| 63 | Armenia | 7.9% | 2020 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 64 | Belarus | 7.6% | 2020 | up 254.2% | volatile |
| 65 | Ukraine | 7.5% | 2020 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 66 | Guatemala | 7.5% | 2020 | up 220.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Indonesia | 7.4% | 2020 | up 178.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Morocco | 7.2% | 2020 | up 237.1% | volatile |
| 69 | South Africa | 6.9% | 2020 | up 155.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Bolivia | 6.8% | 2020 | up 269.1% | volatile |
| 71 | Kenya | 6.2% | 2020 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 72 | Portugal | 6.1% | 2020 | down 64.6% | volatile |
| 73 | Estonia | 6.1% | 2020 | up 1,372.1% | volatile |
| 74 | Belize | 6.0% | 2014 | down 72.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Italy | 6.0% | 2020 | down 12.6% | volatile |
| 76 | Belgium | 5.6% | 2020 | down 44.8% | rising |
| 77 | Mozambique | 5.2% | 2020 | — | falling |
| 78 | Moldova | 5.1% | 2001 | up 186.2% | rising |
| 79 | Barbados | 4.9% | 2020 | down 58.7% | volatile |
| 80 | Slovakia | 4.8% | 2020 | down 50.1% | volatile |
| 81 | Luxembourg | 4.2% | 2020 | down 58.3% | falling |
| 82 | Rwanda | 3.9% | 2020 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 83 | Russia | 3.9% | 2020 | up 79.2% | volatile |
| 84 | Brazil | 3.8% | 2020 | up 59.4% | volatile |
| 85 | Fiji | 3.6% | 2019 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 86 | Finland | 3.5% | 2020 | up 3.7% | volatile |
| 87 | Ireland | 3.5% | 2020 | down 51.4% | volatile |
| 88 | Mauritius | 3.5% | 1999 | — | flat |
| 89 | Nigeria | 3.2% | 2020 | up 2,494.3% | volatile |
| 90 | Georgia | 3.1% | 2020 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 91 | Azerbaijan | 2.9% | 2020 | up 76.6% | rising |
| 92 | Germany | 2.9% | 2020 | down 22.4% | volatile |
| 93 | Czechia | 2.5% | 2020 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 94 | Denmark | 2.4% | 2020 | down 59.0% | volatile |
| 95 | New Zealand | 2.2% | 2020 | up 308.8% | volatile |
| 96 | Papua New Guinea | 2.1% | 2020 | — | falling |
| 97 | Malaysia | 1.9% | 2020 | up 65.1% | volatile |
| 98 | Cameroon | 1.9% | 2020 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 99 | Pakistan | 1.6% | 2020 | up 86.4% | volatile |
| 100 | Tanzania | 1.0% | 2019 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 101 | Ethiopia | 0.9% | 2020 | down 48.3% | falling |
| 102 | United Kingdom | 0.8% | 2020 | down 7.8% | volatile |
| 103 | Spain | 0.7% | 2020 | down 87.6% | volatile |
| 104 | Hong Kong | 0.6% | 2020 | up 5.5% | falling |
| 105 | South Korea | 0.5% | 2020 | down 13.9% | volatile |
| 106 | Vietnam | 0.5% | 2020 | down 79.7% | falling |
| 107 | France | 0.5% | 2020 | down 21.9% | volatile |
| 108 | Australia | 0.3% | 2020 | down 63.3% | volatile |
| 109 | Norway | 0.2% | 2002 | down 96.0% | volatile |
| 110 | China | 0.2% | 2020 | up 181.8% | volatile |
| 111 | Japan | 0.1% | 2020 | up 344.4% | rising |
| 112 | Singapore | 0.1% | 1988 | down 95.4% | volatile |
| 113 | Netherlands | 0.0% | 2020 | down 98.4% | volatile |
| 114 | Thailand | 0.0% | 2017 | down 93.7% | volatile |
| 115 | Switzerland | 0.0% | 2010 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 116 | United States | 0.0% | 2020 | down 37.4% | volatile |
About this data
Amount of public international debt securities (amounts outstanding), as a share of GDP. It covers long-term bonds and notes and money market instruments placed on international markets. Table 12D (international debt amount): governments / GDP. End of year data (i.e. December data) are considered for debt securities. The figures are deflated using the following methodology: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is the level international public debt, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. GDP is from World Development Indicators. End-of period CPI is taken from IFS line 64M..ZF month of December (or if not available Q4). Average annual CPI is constructed from the monthly CPI figure taken from IFS line 64..ZF.