ANANSI

Central government debt (% of GDP)

% of GDP · 191 countries · 1719–2026 · 16,168 observations

cgovdebt_GDP · Annual, Quarterly

Key economies

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Central government debt (% of GDP) for every economy WED holds it for — each page with the full history for subscribers and a free preview of the recent years.

CountryFrequencyCoverageObservations
AfghanistanAFGAnnual2002–202322
AlbaniaALBAnnual1994–202431
AlgeriaDZAAnnual1964–202461
AndorraANDAnnual2018–20247
AngolaAGOAnnual1995–202430
Antigua and BarbudaATGAnnual1990–202435
ArgentinaARGAnnual1824–2024200
ArmeniaARMAnnual1996–202429
AustraliaAUSAnnual1861–2024164
AustriaAUTAnnual · also Quarterly1880–2024125
AzerbaijanAZEAnnual1994–202431
BahamasBHSAnnual1968–202457
BahrainBHRAnnual1974–202451
BangladeshBGDAnnual1973–202452
BarbadosBRBAnnual1970–202455
BelarusBLRAnnual1992–202231
BelgiumBELAnnual · also Quarterly1835–2024178
BelizeBLZAnnual1976–202449
BeninBENAnnual1970–202455
BhutanBTNAnnual1982–202443
BoliviaBOLAnnual1914–202492
BosniaBIHAnnual1998–202427
BotswanaBWAAnnual1972–202453
BrazilBRAAnnual1880–2024145
BruneiBRNAnnual2001–202424
BulgariaBGRAnnual · also Quarterly1888–2024103
Burkina FasoBFAAnnual1970–202455
BurundiBDIAnnual1964–202461
Cabo VerdeCPVAnnual1981–202444
CambodiaKHMAnnual2021–20233
CameroonCMRAnnual1970–202455
CanadaCANAnnual1867–2025159
Central African RepublicCAFAnnual1970–202455
ChadTCDAnnual1970–202455
ChileCHLAnnual1827–2024198
ChinaCHNAnnual1982–200928
ColombiaCOLAnnual1899–2025127
ComorosCOMAnnual1984–202441
Congo DRCODAnnual1971–202227
Costa RicaCRIAnnual1892–2024127
Côte d'IvoireCIVAnnual1970–202455
CroatiaHRVQuarterly · also AnnualQ4 1995–Q1 2026122
CyprusCYPAnnual · also Quarterly1975–202448
CzechiaCZEAnnual · also Quarterly1993–202432
DenmarkDNKAnnual · also Quarterly1880–2025146
DjiboutiDJIAnnual1995–202430
DominicaDMAAnnual1975–202449
Dominican RepublicDOMAnnual1914–2024100
EcuadorECUAnnual1914–2018105
EgyptEGYAnnual1862–2010131
El SalvadorSLVAnnual1914–2024111
Equatorial GuineaGNQAnnual1980–202445
EritreaERIAnnual1995–201924
EstoniaESTAnnual · also Quarterly1998–202427
EswatiniSWZAnnual1970–202455
EthiopiaETHAnnual1981–201928
FijiFJIAnnual1970–202454
FinlandFINAnnual · also Quarterly1914–2025112
FranceFRAAnnual · also Quarterly1880–2024129
GabonGABAnnual1970–202455
GambiaGMBAnnual1973–202452
GeorgiaGEOAnnual1995–202430
GermanyDEUAnnual · also Quarterly1880–2024122
GhanaGHAAnnual1911–2024100
GreeceGRCAnnual · also Quarterly1848–2024162
GrenadaGRDAnnual1970–202455
GuatemalaGTMAnnual1922–2024102
GuineaGINAnnual1990–202435
Guinea-BissauGNBAnnual1986–202439
GuyanaGUYAnnual1963–202462
HaitiHTIAnnual1970–202455
HondurasHNDAnnual1914–2024110
Hong KongHKGAnnual2001–202323
HungaryHUNAnnual · also Quarterly1880–202477
IcelandISLAnnual1908–2024117
IndiaINDAnnual1841–2024183
IndonesiaIDNAnnual1911–202485
IranIRNAnnual1970–202453
IraqIRQAnnual2004–202421
IrelandIRLAnnual · also Quarterly1924–2024101
IsraelISRAnnual1972–202453
ItalyITAAnnual · also Quarterly1861–2024164
JamaicaJAMAnnual1963–202461
JapanJPNAnnual1872–2024140
JordanJORAnnual1969–202456
KazakhstanKAZAnnual2000–202425
KenyaKENAnnual1911–202489
KiribatiKIRAnnual1988–202437
KosovoXKXAnnual2009–202416
KuwaitKWTAnnual1987–202437
KyrgyzstanKGZAnnual1994–202431
LaosLAOAnnual1976–202449
LatviaLVAAnnual · also Quarterly1994–202431
LebanonLBNAnnual1970–202453
LesothoLSOAnnual1970–202455
LiberiaLBRAnnual1973–202441
LibyaLBYAnnual1973–201745
LithuaniaLTUAnnual · also Quarterly1995–202531
LuxembourgLUXAnnual · also Quarterly1970–202455
MadagascarMDGAnnual1970–202455
MalawiMWIAnnual1970–202454
MalaysiaMYSAnnual1949–202474
MaldivesMDVAnnual1976–202449
MaliMLIAnnual1970–202455
MaltaMLTAnnual · also Quarterly1965–202459
Marshall IslandsMHLAnnual2008–201912
MauritaniaMRTAnnual1970–202454
MauritiusMUSAnnual1970–201946
MexicoMEXAnnual1872–2024151
MicronesiaFSMAnnual2008–202013
MoldovaMDAAnnual1995–202430
MongoliaMNGAnnual1992–202429
MontenegroMNEAnnual2002–202322
MoroccoMARAnnual1965–202460
MozambiqueMOZAnnual1999–202426
MyanmarMMRAnnual1970–202444
NamibiaNAMAnnual1986–202439
NepalNPLAnnual1970–202455
NetherlandsNLDAnnual · also Quarterly1880–202472
Netherlands AntillesANTAnnual1980–19856
New ZealandNZLAnnual1950–202576
NicaraguaNICAnnual1914–202487
NigerNERAnnual1970–202455
NigeriaNGAAnnual1968–202457
North MacedoniaMKDAnnual1994–202427
NorwayNORAnnual · also Quarterly1880–2025140
OmanOMNAnnual1971–202454
PakistanPAKAnnual1951–202474
PalauPLWAnnual2008–201912
PalestinePSEAnnual2000–202324
PanamaPANAnnual1914–202195
Papua New GuineaPNGAnnual1970–202455
ParaguayPRYAnnual1970–202455
PeruPERAnnual1883–2022126
PhilippinesPHLAnnual1948–201467
PolandPOLAnnual · also Quarterly1986–202439
PortugalPRTAnnual · also Quarterly1851–2024174
QatarQATAnnual1990–202435
Republic of the CongoCOGAnnual1970–202455
RomaniaROUAnnual · also Quarterly1888–202470
RussiaRUSAnnual1885–202464
RwandaRWAAnnual1970–202455
Saint Kitts and NevisKNAAnnual1984–202239
Saint LuciaLCAAnnual1981–202444
Saint VincentVCTAnnual1970–202455
SamoaWSMAnnual1970–202455
San MarinoSMRAnnual2002–202423
São Tomé and PríncipeSTPAnnual1977–202448
Saudi ArabiaSAUAnnual1989–202436
SenegalSENAnnual1970–202455
SerbiaSRBAnnual2005–202420
SeychellesSYCAnnual1972–202451
Sierra LeoneSLEAnnual1970–202455
SingaporeSGPAnnual1963–202462
SlovakiaSVKAnnual · also Quarterly1998–202427
SloveniaSVNAnnual · also Quarterly1993–202432
Solomon IslandsSLBAnnual1975–202450
SomaliaSOMAnnual2021–20243
South AfricaZAFAnnual · also Quarterly1865–2024160
South KoreaKORAnnual1911–2026103
South SudanSSDAnnual2012–202413
SpainESPAnnual · also Quarterly1850–2024171
Sri LankaLKAAnnual1861–2024129
SudanSDNAnnual1971–202437
SurinameSURAnnual1970–202446
SwedenSWEAnnual · also Quarterly1719–2025307
SwitzerlandCHEAnnual1880–2024130
SyriaSYRAnnual1970–201041
TaiwanTWNAnnual1987–202438
TajikistanTJKAnnual2000–20012
ThailandTHAAnnual1913–2024109
Timor-LesteTLSAnnual2012–202413
TogoTGOAnnual1970–202455
TongaTONAnnual1984–202439
Trinidad and TobagoTTOAnnual1963–202460
TunisiaTUNAnnual1970–202455
TürkiyeTURAnnual1854–2024162
TurkmenistanTKMAnnual1997–202428
TuvaluTUVAnnual2005–202420
UAEAREAnnual2013–20131
UgandaUGAAnnual1970–202451
UkraineUKRAnnual1995–202329
United KingdomGBRAnnual1727–2024298
United StatesUSAAnnual · also Quarterly1790–2026237
UruguayURYAnnual1871–2024135
VanuatuVUTAnnual1981–202444
VenezuelaVENAnnual1914–2019106
VietnamVNMAnnual1991–202130
YemenYEMAnnual1990–202435
ZambiaZMBAnnual1970–202455
ZimbabweZWEAnnual1924–202473