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Countries with the Highest National Debt

United States has the highest National Central Gov Debt in 2024 ($30.09T), followed by Japan ($8.42T) and United Kingdom ($3.72T). Tuvalu has the lowest ($2.17M).

Economics186 countries · 4 metricsUpdated Jun 30, 2026Original page
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National Central Gov Debt, 2024

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Ranking

Best first: the first 15 and last 5 of 155 countries.

Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median
$21.08B
Middle half $6.17B – $132.41B
Average
$468.06B
155 countries
Lowest (best)
$2.17M
Tuvalu
Highest (worst)
$30.09T
United States

Over time · 2021–2024

The top 5 in 2024, against the median.

  • Median of all countries
  • Tuvalu
  • Kiribati
  • Timor-Leste
  • Tonga
  • Samoa

Data

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155 countries · # = rank by National Central Gov Debt
#
1Tuvalu$2.17M—
2Kiribati$34.03M9.92%
3Timor-Leste$239.78M—
4Tonga$254.72M—
5Samoa$325.87M27.7%
6Solomon Islands$348.8M—
7Brunei$351.15M2.29%
8Sao Tome and Principe$359.85M43.5%
9Comoros$444.42M30.8%
10Vanuatu$564.19M44.6%
11Dominica$718.97M104.4%
12Grenada$988.66M73.2%
13Saint Vincent and the Grenadines$1.03B91.6%
14Seychelles$1.29B57.8%
15San Marino$1.36B65.2%
16Djibouti$1.38B—
17Antigua and Barbuda$1.45B67.1%
18Lesotho$1.5B59.8%
19Central African Republic$1.74B60.7%
20Gambia$1.77B73.5%
21Guinea-Bissau$1.8B82.3%
22Eswatini$1.81B37.2%
23Saint Lucia$1.92B74.8%
24Belize$1.95B61.0%
25Burundi$2.09B43.2%
26South Sudan$2.52B54.3%
27Liberia$2.7B56.5%
28Sierra Leone$3B43.0%
29Cape Verde$3.1B113.7%
30Turkmenistan$3.17B4.62%
31Bhutan$3.39B107.8%
32Haiti$3.78B15.0%
33Suriname$3.87B87.2%
34Fiji$4.59B77.0%
35Equatorial Guinea$4.62B36.2%
36Kuwait$4.89B3.04%
37Mauritania$4.94B44.9%
38Yemen$5.72B70.9%
39Guyana$5.98B24.3%
40Botswana$6.35B32.8%
41Kyrgyzstan$6.66B36.6%
42Moldova$6.84B37.6%
43Chad$6.98B33.8%
44Togo$7.52B70.6%
45Nicaragua$7.71B39.1%
46Barbados$7.93B104.4%
47Malawi$8.77B74.4%
48Madagascar$8.87B50.4%
49Namibia$9.05B67.7%
50Mongolia$9.27B39.0%
51Niger$9.37B47.2%
52Maldives$9.45B134.0%
53Bosnia and Herzegovina$9.74B32.8%
54Estonia$9.94B23.1%
55Rwanda$10.16B67.2%
56North Macedonia$10.29B60.7%
57Guinea$11.59B47.8%
58Benin$11.61B—
59Malta$11.66B46.6%
60Burkina Faso$12.19B52.7%
61Bahamas$12.32B77.8%
62Armenia$13.06B50.3%
63Mali$13.88B51.8%
64Republic of the Congo$14.1B95.4%
65Jamaica$15.22B69.9%
66Laos$15.23B96.5%
67Gabon$15.34B73.4%
68Azerbaijan$15.52B20.9%
69Albania$16.04B59.2%
70Papua New Guinea$16.52B53.7%
71Trinidad and Tobago$16.53B64.5%
72Paraguay$17.08B38.2%
73Honduras$17.76B47.9%
74El Salvador$19.87B56.2%
75Iceland$19.89B59.9%
76Nepal$20.54B47.9%
77Latvia$20.85B47.4%
78Cameroon$21.08B39.5%
79Mozambique$21.98B96.6%
80Bulgaria$26.7B23.6%
81Zambia$29.08B11,494.0%
82Uganda$29.57B51.8%
83Guatemala$31.96B28.2%
84Lithuania$32.18B37.7%
85Senegal$37.32B113.7%
86Cyprus$37.69B100.2%
87Oman$38.04B35.5%
88Serbia$42.52B47.2%
89Tunisia$42.67B83.1%
90Slovenia$44.93B61.6%
91Zimbabwe$46.49B94.6%
92Myanmar$47.05B61.3%
93Lebanon$47.86B164.1%
94Uruguay$48.02B58.3%
95Ivory Coast$51.63B59.3%
96Croatia$52.54B56.5%
97Bolivia$55.76B100.9%
98Jordan$56.29B95.9%
99Dominican Republic$57.47B46.1%
100Costa Rica$57.83B59.8%
101Ghana$58.73B70.5%
102Bahrain$63.27B134.0%
103Kazakhstan$72.72B25.0%
104Norway$74.53B14.9%
105Angola$74.73B62.5%
106Kenya$78.25B65.6%
107Sudan$79.3B272.0%
108Denmark$85.92B20.2%
109Qatar$89.51B40.8%
110Slovakia$90.23B64.0%
111Sri Lanka$98.4B99.4%
112Morocco$112.47B70.0%
113Iraq$122.95B42.9%
114Algeria$124.34B46.2%
115Nigeria$125.2B49.7%
116New Zealand$132.39B51.2%
117Switzerland$132.43B13.7%
118Chile$137.53B41.7%
119Czechia$152.06B43.8%
120Iran$153.55B36.9%
121Hungary$166.02B74.5%
122Bangladesh$180.77B40.1%
123Sweden$208.24B34.4%
124Romania$209.42B54.7%
125Finland$245.03B82.1%
126Pakistan$260.83B70.1%
127Malaysia$264.4B62.6%
128Ireland$272.76B44.8%
129Turkey$289.58B21.3%
130Thailand$299.47B56.6%
131South Africa$306.26B76.4%
132Portugal$318.39B101.5%
133Austria$332.11B62.1%
134Israel$360.4B66.5%
135Saudi Arabia$374.61B29.9%
136Poland$413.3B45.0%
137Greece$435.45B170.0%
138Argentina$543.75B85.3%
139Indonesia$547.49B39.2%
140Belgium$573.38B85.4%
141Australia$662.01B36.8%
142Mexico$831.96B45.5%
143South Korea$839.61B44.8%
144Singapore$1.01T177.0%
145Canada$1.18T52.0%
146Spain$1.61T93.6%
147Brazil$1.82T83.5%
148Taiwan$1.96T244.7%
149India$2.02T53.8%
150Germany$2.06T44.0%
151France$2.98T94.3%
152Italy$3.16T132.5%
153United Kingdom$3.72T100.7%
154Japan$8.42T200.9%
155United States$30.09T102.7%

What correlates with National Central Gov Debt (2024)?

Pearson r against 1,421 other country metrics sharing at least 93 countries. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher National Central Gov Debt tend to score higher on these

  1. Consumer SpendingConsumer Spending by Country
    r = +0.99 · very strong · n = 115
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  2. Domestic Bond Market VolumeBond Market Size by Country
    r = +0.99 · very strong · n = 135
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  3. Domestic & International Market VolumeBond Market Size by Country
    r = +0.99 · very strong · n = 138
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  4. Total WealthAverage Net Worth by Country
    r = +0.99 · very strong · n = 137
    Plot
  5. IPv4 AllocatedIP Address by Country
    r = +0.99 · very strong · n = 155
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  6. IPv4 %IP Address by Country
    r = +0.99 · very strong · n = 110
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Opposite directions

Places that have a higher National Central Gov Debt tend to score lower on these

  1. Net International Investment PositionNet International Investment Position by Country
    r = −0.87 · very strong · n = 102
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  2. Year of First Oscar SubmissionOscar Winners by Country
    r = −0.45 · moderate · n = 98
    Plot
  3. ZeroPark 2020Tier 1 Countries
    r = −0.41 · moderate · n = 155
    Plot
  4. % of Children Ever BreastfedBreastfeeding Rates by Country
    r = −0.41 · moderate · n = 103
    Plot
  5. US Trade BalanceUS Trade Deficit by Country
    r = −0.34 · moderate · n = 154
    Plot
  6. CyberCash 2019Tier 1 Countries
    r = −0.33 · moderate · n = 155
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Quick answers

Which country has the highest National Central Gov Debt?
United States has the highest National Central Gov Debt in 2024, at $30.09T, followed by Japan ($8.42T) and United Kingdom ($3.72T).
Which country has the lowest National Central Gov Debt?
Tuvalu has the lowest National Central Gov Debt in 2024, at $2.17M.
What is the median National Central Gov Debt across countries?
The median is $21.08B across the 155 countries with data in 2024.
Where does this countries with the highest national debt data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: General government gross debt - Country Economy; National Accounts Main Aggregates Database - United Nations; General Government Gross Debt - International Monetary Fund; Visualizing the State of Global Debt, by Country - Visual Capitalist.

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