Central government debt, total (% of GDP)
% of GDP · published annually · 16 countries on record
Aggregates
descriptive statistics across the countries reporting for this periodCommon period
1994-01-01
latest period every series covers
Countries on record
16
Reporting for the period
15
Median
44.02
Lowest
7.91
Korea, Rep.
Highest
75.94
Canada
Spread
68.03
highest minus lowest
Below threshold
6
fewer than 5 observations
The common period is the most recent period covered by every series listed. A country that did not report for it keeps an empty cell — the value is not carried over from an earlier period and is never replaced by zero. Its own most recent value is shown in the next column instead.
By country
16 countries| Country | ISO | 1994-01-01 | Received for common period (UTC) | Own latest | Period of own latest | Received for own latest (UTC) | Observations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | CAN | 75.94 | Unavailable | 64.13 | 2024-01-01 | Unavailable | 35 |
| Finland | FIN | 58.31 | Unavailable | 58.31 | 1994-01-01 | Unavailable | 5 |
| Netherlands | NLD | 54.21 | Unavailable | 54.21 | 1994-01-01 | Unavailable | 5 |
| India | IND | 49.59 | Unavailable | 46.52 | 2018-01-01 | Unavailable | 29 |
| Spain | ESP | 48.14 | Unavailable | 105.64 | 2024-01-01 | Unavailable | 37 |
| United States | USA | 47.35 | Unavailable | 115.79 | 2024-01-01 | Unavailable | 36 |
| South Africa | ZAF | 44.82 | Unavailable | 82.76 | 2024-01-01 | Unavailable | 21 |
| Turkiye | TUR | 44.02 | Unavailable | 25.51 | 2024-01-01 | Unavailable | 26 |
| United Kingdom | GBR | 40.48 | Unavailable | 130.74 | 2024-01-01 | Unavailable | 35 |
| Indonesia | IDN | 36.57 | Unavailable | 30.00 | 2009-01-01 | Unavailable | 14 |
| Norway | NOR | 30.95 | Unavailable | 30.95 | 1994-01-01 | Unavailable | 5 |
| Mexico | MEX | 26.84 | Unavailable | 50.27 | 2024-01-01 | Unavailable | 17 |
| Australia | AUS | 20.16 | Unavailable | 57.88 | 2022-01-01 | Unavailable | 33 |
| Switzerland | CHE | 19.77 | Unavailable | 22.28 | 2024-01-01 | Unavailable | 35 |
| Korea, Rep. | KOR | 7.91 | Unavailable | 47.81 | 2024-01-01 | Unavailable | 21 |
| Brazil | BRA | — | — | 81.86 | 2024-01-01 | Unavailable | 15 |
Source: World Bank Open Data · as of 1994-01-01