The CIA World Factbook Edition 2010 Economy

Public debt In 22 editions of 36.

Public debt was published in 22 editions of the CIA World Factbook, from 2004 to 2025. The 2010 edition carries it in 133 entries, in its Economy section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.

entries in the 2010 edition
133
the first edition with it
2004
the latest edition with it
2025

Published as “Public debt” (2004 to 2025).

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2010

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World

1 entry

World

58.3% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • 56.2% of GDP (2009 est.)

Africa

27 entries

Algeria

25.7% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 95
  • 20% of GDP (2009 est.)

Angola

20.3% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 109
  • 21.7% of GDP (2009 est.)

Botswana

22.6% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 106
  • 18.6% of GDP (2009 est.)

Cameroon

16.8% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 113
  • 16.3% of GDP (2009 est.)

Cote d'Ivoire

63.3% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 28
  • 66.5% of GDP (2009 est.)

Egypt

80.5% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 17
  • 80.9% of GDP (2009 est.)

Equatorial Guinea

4.1% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 130
  • 5.4% of GDP (2009 est.)

Ethiopia

39.3% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 75
  • 35.4% of GDP (2009 est.)

Gabon

25.8% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 94
  • 27.6% of GDP (2009 est.)

Ghana

59.9% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 33
  • 55.2% of GDP (2009 est.)

Kenya

50.9% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 49
  • 46.3% of GDP (2009 est.)

Libya

3.3% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 131
  • 3.9% of GDP (2009 est.)

Malawi

40.4% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 70
  • 44.6% of GDP (2009 est.)

Mauritius

60.5% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 32
  • 62.4% of GDP (2009 est.)

Morocco

58.2% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 39
  • 56.9% of GDP (2009 est.)

Mozambique

40.8% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 67
  • 33.4% of GDP (2009 est.)

Namibia

20% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 110
  • 15.1% of GDP (2009 est.)

Nigeria

13.4% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 120
  • 11.8% of GDP (2009 est.)

Senegal

32.1% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 86
  • 29.6% of GDP (2009 est.)

Seychelles

58.8% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 37
  • 58.7% of GDP (2009 est.)

South Africa

33.2% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 85
  • 29.7% of GDP (2009 est.)

Sudan

94.2% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 12
  • 105.1% of GDP (2009 est.)

Tanzania

23.3% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 103
  • 21.4% of GDP (2009 est.)

Tunisia

49.5% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 53
  • 47.1% of GDP (2009 est.)

Uganda

20.4% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 108
  • 20.2% of GDP (2009 est.)

Zambia

24.1% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 100
  • 25.9% of GDP (2009 est.)

Zimbabwe

241.6% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 1
  • 282.6% of GDP (2009 est.)

Arctic Region

1 entry

Iceland

123.8% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 6
  • 113.9% of GDP (2009 est.)

Asia

12 entries

Azerbaijan

4.6% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 128
  • 6.7% of GDP (2009 est.)

Bangladesh

39.3% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 74
  • 39.7% of GDP (2009 est.)

Bhutan

57.8% of GDP (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 40
  • 81.4% of GDP (2004)

China

17.5% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 112
  • 16.9% of GDP (2009 est.)

India

55.9% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 42
  • 57.3% of GDP (2009 est.)

Japan

196.4% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 2
  • 192.9% of GDP (2009 est.)

Kazakhstan

15.9% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 118
  • 14.2% of GDP (2009 est.)

Korea, South now South Korea

23.7% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 101
  • 23.5% of GDP (2009 est.)

Pakistan

49.9% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 52
  • 49.3% of GDP (2009 est.)

Russia

9.5% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 123
  • 8.3% of GDP (2009 est.)

Sri Lanka

86.7% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 13
  • 85.8% of GDP (2009 est.)

Uzbekistan

9% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 124
  • 9.6% of GDP (2009 est.)

Central America and the Caribbean

14 entries

Aruba

46.3% of GDP (2005)

  • country comparison to the world: 57

Barbados

  • NA (2009)

Costa Rica

44.1% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 62
  • 42% of GDP (2009 est.)

Cuba

34.4% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 84
  • 34.7% of GDP (2009 est.)

Dominica

78% of GDP (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 18
  • 85% of GDP (2006 est.) (2006 est.)

Dominican Republic

41.7% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 64
  • 40.8% of GDP (2009 est.)

El Salvador

55% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 45
  • 52.3% of GDP (2009 est.)

Guatemala

29.6% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 89
  • 27.9% of GDP (2009 est.)

Honduras

26.1% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 93
  • 23.7% of GDP (2009 est.)

Jamaica

123.2% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 7
  • 124.4% of GDP (2009 est.)

Nicaragua

78% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 19
  • 63% of GDP (2009 est.)

Panama

40.8% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 69
  • 44.6% of GDP (2009 est.)

Saint Kitts and Nevis

185% of GDP (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 3

Trinidad and Tobago

26.4% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 92
  • 29% of GDP (2009 est.)

Europe

38 entries

Albania

59.3% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 34
  • 58.1% of GDP (2009 est.)

Austria

68.6% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 25
  • 66.4% of GDP (2009 est.)

Belgium

102.5% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 9
  • 101% of GDP (2009 est.)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

39% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 77
  • 35% of GDP (2009 est.)

Bulgaria

16.2% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 115
  • 14.8% of GDP (2009 est.)

Croatia

55% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 44
  • 46.4% of GDP (2009 est.)

Czech Republic now Czechia

40% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 72
  • 34% of GDP (2009 est.)

Denmark

46.6% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 56
  • 41.5% of GDP (2009 est.)

Estonia

7.7% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 125
  • 7.1% of GDP (2009 est.)

Finland

45.4% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 59
  • 40.3% of GDP (2009 est.)

France

83.5% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 14
  • 77.6% of GDP (2009 est.)

Germany

74.8% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 22
  • 73.2% of GDP (2009 est.)

Gibraltar

15.5% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 119
  • 15.7% of GDP (2005 est.)

Greece

144% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 5
  • 126.8% of GDP (2009 est.)

Hungary

72.1% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 24
  • 78% of GDP (2009 est.)

Ireland

98.5% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 11
  • 64.8% of GDP (2009 est.)

Italy

118.1% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 8
  • 115.8% of GDP (2009 est.)

Kosovo

NA% of GDP

Latvia

46.2% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 58
  • 36.6% of GDP (2009 est.)

Lithuania

36.7% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 81
  • 29.5% of GDP (2009 est.)

Luxembourg

16.2% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 116
  • 14.6% of GDP (2009 est.)

Malta

72.6% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 23
  • 69% of GDP (2009 est.)

Moldova

25% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 99
  • 25.7% of GDP (2009 est.)

Montenegro

38% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 79

Netherlands

64.6% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 26
  • 60.9% of GDP (2009 est.)

Macedonia now North Macedonia

25.7% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 96
  • 32.4% of GDP (2009 est.)

Norway

47.7% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 55
  • 49.8% of GDP (2009 est.)

Poland

50.5% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 50
  • 46.4% of GDP (2009 est.)

Portugal

83.2% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 15
  • 76.8% of GDP (2009 est.)

Romania

34.8% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 83
  • 24% of GDP (2009 est.)

Serbia

37.8% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 80
  • 31.3% of GDP (2009 est.)

Slovakia

41% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 66
  • 35.7% of GDP (2009 est.)

Slovenia

35.5% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 82
  • 31.3% of GDP (2009 est.)

Spain

63.4% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 27
  • 53.2% of GDP (2009 est.)

Sweden

40.8% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 68
  • 41.6% of GDP (2009 est.)

Switzerland

39.6% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 73
  • 40.5% of GDP (2009 est.)

Ukraine

38.4% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 78
  • 30% of GDP (2009 est.)

United Kingdom

76.5% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 21
  • 68.2% of GDP (2009 est.)

Middle East

14 entries

Bahrain

59.2% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 35
  • 38.5% of GDP (2009 est.)

Cyprus

61.1% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 30
  • 56.2% of GDP (2009 est.)

Iran

16.2% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 117
  • 16.8% of GDP (2009 est.)

Israel

77.3% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 20
  • 77.7% of GDP (2009 est.)

Jordan

61.4% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 29
  • 64.7% of GDP (2009 est.)

Kuwait

12.6% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 121
  • 13.1% of GDP (2009 est.)

Lebanon

150.7% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 4
  • 154.8% of GDP (2009 est.)

Oman

4.4% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 129
  • 5.5% of GDP (2009 est.)

Qatar

10.3% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 122
  • 14% of GDP (2009 est.)

Saudi Arabia

16.7% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 114
  • 22.6% of GDP (2009 est.)

Syria

29.8% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 88
  • 28.1% of GDP (2009 est.)

Turkey now Turkiye

48.1% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 54
  • 46.3% of GDP (2009 est.)

United Arab Emirates

44.6% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 61
  • 48.9% of GDP (2009 est.)

Yemen

39.1% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 76
  • 36.7% of GDP (2009 est.)

North America

3 entries

Canada

82.9% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 16
  • 82.5% of GDP (2009 est.)

Mexico

41.5% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 65
  • 39.1% of GDP (2009 est.)

United States

58.9% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 36
  • 53.5% of GDP (2009 est.)

note: data cover only what the United States Treasury denotes as "Debt Held by the Public," which includes all debt instruments issued by the Treasury that are owned by non-US Government entities; the data include Treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data exclude debt issued by individual US states, as well as intra-governmental debt; intra-governmental debt consists of Treasury borrowings from surpluses in the trusts for Federal Social Security, Federal Employees, Hospital Insurance (Medicare and Medicaid), Disability and Unemployment, and several other smaller trusts; if data for intra-government debt were added, "Gross Debt" would increase by about 30% of GDP

Oceania

4 entries

Australia

22.4% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 107
  • 22.1% of GDP (2009 est.)

New Zealand

25.5% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 97
  • 22.2% of GDP (2009 est.)

Papua New Guinea

27.8% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 90
  • 29.7% of GDP (2009 est.)

Wallis and Futuna

5.6% of GDP (2004 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 127

South America

11 entries

Argentina

50.3% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 51
  • 48.6% of GDP (2009 est.)

Bolivia

40.3% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 71
  • 40.3% of GDP (2009 est.)

Brazil

60.8% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 31
  • 59.5% of GDP (2009 est.)

Chile

6.2% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 126
  • 6.1% of GDP (2009 est.)

Colombia

44.8% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 60
  • 45.3% of GDP (2009 est.)

Ecuador

23.1% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 104
  • 19.7% of GDP (2009 est.)

Guyana

57% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 41

Paraguay

22.8% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 105
  • 24% of GDP (2009 est.)

Peru

23.6% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 102
  • 25% of GDP (2009 est.)

Uruguay

52.7% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 47
  • 60% of GDP (2009 est.)

Venezuela

25.5% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 98
  • 18% of GDP (2009 est.)

Southeast Asia

8 entries

Hong Kong

18.2% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 111
  • 37.4% of GDP (2009 est.)

Indonesia

26.4% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 91
  • 27.4% of GDP (2009 est.)

Malaysia

52.6% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 48
  • 53.3% of GDP (2009 est.)

Philippines

55.2% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 43
  • 57.3% of GDP (2009 est.)

Singapore

102.4% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 10
  • 110% of GDP (2009 est.)

note: for Singapore, public debt consists largely of Singapore Government Securities (SGS) issued to assist the Central Provident Fund (CPF), which administers Singapore's defined contribution pension fund; special issues of SGS are held by the CPF, and are non-tradeable; the government has not borrowed to finance deficit expenditures since the 1980s

Taiwan

31.4% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 87
  • 33% of GDP (2009 est.)

Thailand

42.3% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 63
  • 44.9% of GDP (2009)

Vietnam

53.5% of GDP (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 46
  • 52.4% of GDP (2009 est.)

Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2010, “Public debt”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/public-debt/2010.

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