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Fastest-rising debt ratios over ten years
| # | Country | Change in debt ratio, last 10 years | Government gross debt, % of GDP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sudan | +111.2 pp | 204.4 % |
| 2 | Libya | +84.4 pp | 153.8 % |
| 3 | Senegal | +83.2 pp | 127.7 % |
| 4 | Bahrain | +81.1 pp | 144.3 % |
| 5 | Maldives | +74.4 pp | 129.4 % |
| 6 | Singapore | +63.6 pp | 165.7 % |
| 7 | Malawi | +61.1 pp | 96.6 % |
| 8 | China | +57.7 pp | 98.6 % |
| 9 | Suriname | +55.7 pp | 96.9 % |
| 10 | Eritrea | +53.3 pp | 260.4 % |
| 11 | Bolivia | +49.3 pp | 83.3 % |
| 12 | Algeria | +44.4 pp | 52.1 % |
| 13 | Trinidad and Tobago | +40.8 pp | 84.0 % |
| 14 | San Marino | +40.5 pp | 59.8 % |
| 15 | Gabon | +39.5 pp | 84.2 % |
| 16 | Zambia | +38.7 pp | 100.6 % |
| 17 | Laos | +35.7 pp | 88.8 % |
| 18 | South Africa | +33.2 pp | 78.4 % |
| 19 | Fiji | +32.8 pp | 77.1 % |
| 20 | Dominica | +31.7 pp | 99.9 % |
| 21 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | +31.7 pp | 107.7 % |
| 22 | Rwanda | +31.2 pp | 64.7 % |
| 23 | Liberia | +30.7 pp | 55.1 % |
| 24 | Republic of the Congo | +29.5 pp | 100.4 % |
| 25 | Tunisia | +29.3 pp | 81.7 % |
| 26 | Eswatini | +28.8 pp | 44.8 % |
| 27 | Benin | +28.4 pp | 59.3 % |
| 28 | Côte d’Ivoire | +27.9 pp | 57.1 % |
| 29 | Ukraine | +27.8 pp | 107.1 % |
| 30 | Argentina | +27.5 pp | 80.1 % |
| 31 | Saudi Arabia | +26.3 pp | 31.8 % |
| 32 | Kenya | +25.5 pp | 71.3 % |
| 33 | Namibia | +25.4 pp | 67.5 % |
| 34 | Uganda | +25.2 pp | 53.2 % |
| 35 | Chile | +24.1 pp | 41.5 % |
| 36 | Palau | +23.9 pp | 52.8 % |
| 37 | Mauritius | +23.8 pp | 86.8 % |
| 38 | Sierra Leone | +23.0 pp | 51.4 % |
| 39 | Uzbekistan | +22.7 pp | 28.6 % |
| 40 | Panama | +22.5 pp | 56.6 % |
| 41 | Thailand | +22.1 pp | 64.7 % |
| 42 | The Bahamas | +22.0 pp | 71.7 % |
| 43 | Burkina Faso | +21.9 pp | 53.2 % |
| 44 | Nepal | +21.7 pp | 47.4 % |
| 45 | Papua New Guinea | +21.7 pp | 51.6 % |
| 46 | Solomon Islands | +21.7 pp | 29.6 % |
| 47 | Brazil | +21.6 pp | 93.3 % |
| 48 | Canada | +21.3 pp | 113.6 % |
| 49 | Nigeria | +21.2 pp | 36.1 % |
| 50 | Romania | +21.0 pp | 60.4 % |
Top 50 entries with a recorded value; entries without data are not ranked.