Debt to GDP Ratio 1999-2025

Debt is the entire stock of direct government fixed-term contractual obligations to others outstanding on a particular date. It includes domestic and foreign liabilities such as currency and money deposits, securities other than shares, and loans. It is the gross amount of government liabilities reduced by the amount of equity and financial derivatives held by the government. Because debt is a stock rather than a flow, it is measured as of a given date, usually the last day of the fiscal year.
  • debt to gdp ratio for 2020 was 97.42%, a 19.81% increase from 2019.
  • debt to gdp ratio for 2019 was 77.60%, a 2.78% increase from 2018.
  • debt to gdp ratio for 2018 was 74.82%, a 1.33% increase from 2017.
  • debt to gdp ratio for 2017 was 73.49%, a 4.96% decline from 2016.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Government Debt as % of GDP
Debt to GDP Ratio - Historical Data
Year Government Debt as % of GDP Annual Change
2020 97.42% 19.81%
2019 77.60% 2.78%
2018 74.82% 1.33%
2017 73.49% -4.96%
2016 78.45% 0.55%
2015 77.90% 0.97%
2014 76.93% -0.68%
2013 77.61% 10.55%
2012 67.06% 3.62%
2011 63.44% 4.63%
2010 58.80% 3.29%
2009 55.51% -2.32%
2008 57.83% -4.12%
2007 61.96% -6.75%
2006 68.70% 0.15%
2004 68.55% -1.50%
2003 70.05% 4.52%
2002 65.53% -0.95%
2001 66.48% 2.93%
2000 63.55% 2.15%
1999 61.40% 2.15%