Debt to the Penny, October 28, 2026$40,551,054,852,362.41
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Fastest-rising debt ratios over ten years

Sudan111Libya84.4Senegal83.2Bahrain81.1Maldives74.4Singapore63.6Malawi61.1China57.7Suriname55.7Eritrea53.3Bolivia49.3Algeria44.4Trinidad and Tobago40.8San Marino40.5Gabon39.5
#CountryChange in debt ratio, last 10 yearsGovernment gross debt, % of GDP
1Sudan+111.2 pp204.4 %
2Libya+84.4 pp153.8 %
3Senegal+83.2 pp127.7 %
4Bahrain+81.1 pp144.3 %
5Maldives+74.4 pp129.4 %
6Singapore+63.6 pp165.7 %
7Malawi+61.1 pp96.6 %
8China+57.7 pp98.6 %
9Suriname+55.7 pp96.9 %
10Eritrea+53.3 pp260.4 %
11Bolivia+49.3 pp83.3 %
12Algeria+44.4 pp52.1 %
13Trinidad and Tobago+40.8 pp84.0 %
14San Marino+40.5 pp59.8 %
15Gabon+39.5 pp84.2 %
16Zambia+38.7 pp100.6 %
17Laos+35.7 pp88.8 %
18South Africa+33.2 pp78.4 %
19Fiji+32.8 pp77.1 %
20Dominica+31.7 pp99.9 %
21Saint Vincent and the Grenadines+31.7 pp107.7 %
22Rwanda+31.2 pp64.7 %
23Liberia+30.7 pp55.1 %
24Republic of the Congo+29.5 pp100.4 %
25Tunisia+29.3 pp81.7 %
26Eswatini+28.8 pp44.8 %
27Benin+28.4 pp59.3 %
28Côte d’Ivoire+27.9 pp57.1 %
29Ukraine+27.8 pp107.1 %
30Argentina+27.5 pp80.1 %
31Saudi Arabia+26.3 pp31.8 %
32Kenya+25.5 pp71.3 %
33Namibia+25.4 pp67.5 %
34Uganda+25.2 pp53.2 %
35Chile+24.1 pp41.5 %
36Palau+23.9 pp52.8 %
37Mauritius+23.8 pp86.8 %
38Sierra Leone+23.0 pp51.4 %
39Uzbekistan+22.7 pp28.6 %
40Panama+22.5 pp56.6 %
41Thailand+22.1 pp64.7 %
42The Bahamas+22.0 pp71.7 %
43Burkina Faso+21.9 pp53.2 %
44Nepal+21.7 pp47.4 %
45Papua New Guinea+21.7 pp51.6 %
46Solomon Islands+21.7 pp29.6 %
47Brazil+21.6 pp93.3 %
48Canada+21.3 pp113.6 %
49Nigeria+21.2 pp36.1 %
50Romania+21.0 pp60.4 %

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