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Visualizing World Debt by Country in 2025
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Key Takeaways
- Gross public debt stands at $111 trillion globally in 2025, rising by $8.3 trillion since 2024.
- Together, the U.S. and China hold 51.8% of the world’s government debt.
While global public debt is lower than pandemic highs in real terms, it remains stubbornly elevated at $111 trillion.
This graphic shows world debt by country in 2025, based on data from the IMF’s latest World Economic Outlook.
A Closer Look at World Debt by Country
Below, we break down government debt around the world in 2025:
| Country | Share of Global Debt2025 | Value of Debt(Billions USD) | General Government Gross Debt(Percent of GDP) |
|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. | 34.5% | $38,269.7 | 125.0% |
| China | 16.8% | $18,680.8 | 96.3% |
| Japan | 8.9% | $9,826.5 | 229.6% |
| UK | 3.7% | $4,093.4 | 103.4% |
| France | 3.5% | $3,916.2 | 116.5% |
| Italy | 3.1% | $3,479.8 | 136.8% |
| India | 3.0% | $3,357.9 | 81.4% |
| Germany | 2.9% | $3,228.7 | 64.4% |
| Canada | 2.3% | $2,601.0 | 113.9% |
| Brazil | 1.9% | $2,062.8 | 91.4% |
| Spain | 1.7% | $1,898.9 | 100.4% |
| Mexico | 1.0% | $1,097.2 | 58.9% |
| Singapore | 0.9% | $1,008.3 | 175.6% |
| South Korea | 0.9% | $992.5 | 53.4% |
| Australia | 0.8% | $933.0 | 51.0% |
| Belgium | 0.7% | $770.8 | 107.5% |
| Poland | 0.6% | $623.8 | 60.0% |
| Indonesia | 0.5% | $588.8 | 40.8% |
| Russia | 0.5% | $586.9 | 23.1% |
| Netherlands | 0.5% | $581.1 | 44.0% |
| Argentina | 0.5% | $538.5 | 78.8% |
| Austria | 0.4% | $464.5 | 82.0% |
| Israel | 0.4% | $422.6 | 69.2% |
| Greece | 0.4% | $413.7 | 146.7% |
| Türkiye | 0.3% | $380.4 | 24.3% |
| Saudi Arabia | 0.3% | $370.4 | 29.2% |
| Switzerland | 0.3% | $370.0 | 36.9% |
| Thailand | 0.3% | $362.5 | 64.9% |
| Malaysia | 0.3% | $331.3 | 70.4% |
| South Africa | 0.3% | $329.6 | 77.3% |
| Portugal | 0.3% | $307.2 | 90.9% |
| Egypt | 0.3% | $303.9 | 87.0% |
| Pakistan | 0.3% | $293.9 | 71.6% |
| Philippines | 0.3% | $287.6 | 58.2% |
| Finland | 0.2% | $273.2 | 86.8% |
| Romania | 0.2% | $258.6 | 61.2% |
| Colombia | 0.2% | $258.1 | 58.9% |
| Ireland | 0.2% | $233.9 | 33.0% |
| Ukraine | 0.2% | $227.7 | 108.6% |
| Sweden | 0.2% | $226.5 | 34.2% |
| Norway | 0.2% | $220.8 | 42.7% |
| Taiwan | 0.2% | $206.9 | 23.4% |
| UAE | 0.2% | $193.5 | 34.0% |
| Bangladesh | 0.2% | $191.4 | 40.3% |
| Hungary | 0.2% | $185.3 | 74.8% |
| Czech Republic | 0.2% | $168.7 | 44.0% |
| Algeria | 0.1% | $155.5 | 54.0% |
| Vietnam | 0.1% | $155.1 | 32.0% |
| Chile | 0.1% | $148.2 | 42.7% |
| Iraq | 0.1% | $141.0 | 53.1% |
| New Zealand | 0.1% | $139.9 | 53.2% |
| Denmark | 0.1% | $136.0 | 29.6% |
| Venezuela | 0.1% | $136.0 | 164.3% |
| Iran | 0.1% | $126.9 | 35.6% |
| Morocco | 0.1% | $120.7 | 67.2% |
| Nigeria | 0.1% | $103.7 | 36.4% |
| Peru | 0.1% | $102.2 | 32.1% |
| Sri Lanka | 0.1% | $99.8 | 100.8% |
| Kenya | 0.1% | $92.5 | 68.0% |
| Slovak Republic | 0.1% | $92.1 | 59.6% |
| Qatar | 0.1% | $90.2 | 40.6% |
| Sudan | 0.1% | $79.5 | 221.5% |
| Dominican Republic | 0.1% | $77.8 | 60.0% |
| Kazakhstan | 0.1% | $74.4 | 24.8% |
| Angola | 0.1% | $71.9 | 62.4% |
| Ecuador | 0.1% | $70.2 | 53.8% |
| Bahrain | 0.1% | $67.5 | 142.5% |
| Ghana | 0.1% | $66.2 | 59.1% |
| Costa Rica | 0.1% | $61.3 | 59.7% |
| Croatia | 0.1% | $59.2 | 57.0% |
| Uruguay | 0.1% | $56.6 | 66.6% |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 0.05% | $55.2 | 55.6% |
| Panama | 0.05% | $53.9 | 59.6% |
| Bolivia | 0.05% | $53.5 | 93.7% |
| Slovenia | 0.05% | $52.8 | 66.6% |
| Ethiopia | 0.05% | $51.1 | 46.7% |
| Jordan | 0.05% | $50.4 | 89.7% |
| Hong Kong SAR | 0.05% | $50.1 | 11.7% |
| Tunisia | 0.04% | $47.6 | 80.6% |
| Lebanon | 0.04% | $46.3 | 163.8% |
| Senegal | 0.04% | $45.3 | 122.9% |
| Serbia | 0.04% | $43.9 | 43.9% |
| Tanzania | 0.04% | $43.4 | 49.6% |
| Uzbekistan | 0.04% | $42.8 | 31.1% |
| Lithuania | 0.04% | $39.8 | 41.8% |
| Myanmar | 0.03% | $38.5 | 63.5% |
| Oman | 0.03% | $36.9 | 35.1% |
| Bulgaria | 0.03% | $36.3 | 28.4% |
| Uganda | 0.03% | $34.1 | 52.4% |
| Zambia | 0.03% | $33.7 | 114.9% |
| Guatemala | 0.03% | $32.6 | 27.0% |
| Mozambique | 0.03% | $32.4 | 131.1% |
| El Salvador | 0.03% | $32.1 | 87.6% |
| Belarus | 0.03% | $30.7 | 35.8% |
| Luxembourg | 0.02% | $27.3 | 27.1% |
| Zimbabwe | 0.02% | $24.0 | 45.0% |
| Cyprus | 0.02% | $23.0 | 57.7% |
| Cameroon | 0.02% | $23.0 | 37.9% |
| Puerto Rico | 0.02% | $22.8 | 18.0% |
| Latvia | 0.02% | $22.6 | 47.1% |
| Nepal | 0.02% | $22.4 | 49.3% |
| Paraguay | 0.02% | $19.8 | 41.7% |
| Iceland | 0.02% | $18.2 | 47.4% |
| Honduras | 0.02% | $17.8 | 45.1% |
| Azerbaijan | 0.02% | $17.1 | 22.4% |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 0.02% | $17.0 | 65.3% |
| PapuaNew Guinea | 0.01% | $16.5 | 50.4% |
| Gabon | 0.01% | $16.3 | 76.2% |
| Albania | 0.01% | $16.2 | 54.1% |
| DRC | 0.01% | $15.7 | 19.1% |
| Lao P.D.R. | 0.01% | $15.4 | 90.7% |
| Armenia | 0.01% | $14.9 | 53.4% |
| Congo | 0.01% | $14.6 | 93.1% |
| Burkina Faso | 0.01% | $14.3 | 53.2% |
| Mauritius | 0.01% | $13.9 | 88.1% |
| Jamaica | 0.01% | $13.7 | 59.2% |
| Cambodia | 0.01% | $13.6 | 27.8% |
| Malta | 0.01% | $13.0 | 46.9% |
| Georgia | 0.01% | $12.8 | 34.2% |
| Mali | 0.01% | $12.5 | 48.9% |
| Yemen | 0.01% | $12.4 | 71.4% |
| Benin | 0.01% | $12.4 | 50.7% |
| Bahamas | 0.01% | $12.1 | 74.1% |
| Malawi | 0.01% | $12.0 | 80.4% |
| Mongolia | 0.01% | $11.7 | 46.6% |
| Guinea | 0.01% | $11.6 | 42.2% |
| Kuwait | 0.01% | $11.5 | 7.3% |
| Estonia | 0.01% | $11.4 | 24.4% |
| Rwanda | 0.01% | $10.8 | 73.2% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.01% | $10.2 | 30.6% |
| Maldives | 0.01% | $10.1 | 131.8% |
| North Macedonia | 0.01% | $9.9 | 52.9% |
| Niger | 0.01% | $9.7 | 42.2% |
| Madagascar | 0.01% | $9.6 | 49.7% |
| Namibia | 0.01% | $9.3 | 63.6% |
| West Bankand Gaza | 0.01% | $9.0 | 65.6% |
| Nicaragua | 0.01% | $8.1 | 39.3% |
| Togo | 0.01% | $7.9 | 71.9% |
| Kyrgyz Republic | 0.01% | $7.6 | 37.8% |
| Barbados | 0.01% | $7.5 | 99.8% |
| Botswana | 0.01% | $7.4 | 38.8% |
| Moldova | 0.01% | $7.4 | 37.8% |
| Guyana | 0.01% | $7.3 | 29.0% |
| Chad | 0.01% | $6.8 | 31.5% |
| Montenegro | 0.01% | $5.7 | 60.8% |
| Equatorial Guinea | 0.004% | $4.9 | 36.6% |
| Mauritania | 0.004% | $4.9 | 41.2% |
| Fiji | 0.004% | $4.9 | 76.6% |
| Suriname | 0.004% | $4.0 | 89.1% |
| Tajikistan | 0.003% | $3.7 | 22.0% |
| Haiti | 0.003% | $3.6 | 11.8% |
| Bhutan | 0.003% | $3.6 | 105.6% |
| Sierra Leone | 0.003% | $3.6 | 41.2% |
| South Sudan | 0.003% | $3.3 | 66.0% |
| Cabo Verde | 0.003% | $3.1 | 106.0% |
| Aruba | 0.003% | $2.9 | 67.1% |
| Liberia | 0.003% | $2.9 | 55.7% |
| Burundi | 0.003% | $2.8 | 40.3% |
| Turkmenistan | 0.003% | $2.8 | 3.9% |
| Kosovo | 0.002% | $2.2 | 17.6% |
| Eswatini | 0.002% | $2.2 | 42.8% |
| Belize | 0.002% | $2.1 | 64.7% |
| Saint Lucia | 0.002% | $2.0 | 77.0% |
| Guinea-Bissau | 0.002% | $1.9 | 76.2% |
| Central African Republic | 0.002% | $1.9 | 57.1% |
| Gambia | 0.002% | $1.9 | 74.4% |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 0.001% | $1.5 | 65.7% |
| Djibouti | 0.001% | $1.4 | 30.5% |
| San Marino | 0.001% | $1.4 | 62.7% |
| Andorra | 0.001% | $1.4 | 31.7% |
| Lesotho | 0.001% | $1.4 | 57.1% |
| Seychelles | 0.001% | $1.3 | 56.7% |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.001% | $1.2 | 94.0% |
| Grenada | 0.001% | $1.0 | 67.7% |
| Dominica | 0.001% | $0.7 | 95.7% |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.001% | $0.7 | 61.9% |
| Vanuatu | 0.0005% | $0.5 | 48.6% |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 0.0005% | $0.5 | 51.4% |
| Comoros | 0.0004% | $0.5 | 30.2% |
| Solomon Islands | 0.0004% | $0.5 | 23.7% |
| Brunei Darussalam | 0.0003% | $0.4 | 2.3% |
| Timor-Leste | 0.0003% | $0.3 | 13.9% |
| Samoa | 0.0002% | $0.3 | 20.9% |
| Palau | 0.0002% | $0.2 | 63.1% |
| Tonga | 0.0002% | $0.2 | 31.6% |
| Liechtenstein | 0.00004% | $0.047 | 0.5% |
| Micronesia | 0.00004% | $0.046 | 9.3% |
| Marshall Islands | 0.00003% | $0.032 | 10.6% |
| Kiribati | 0.00003% | $0.028 | 8.7% |
| Nauru | 0.00002% | $0.026 | 15.0% |
| Tuvalu | 0.000002% | $0.002 | 3.6% |
| Macao SAR | 0.0% | $0.000 | 0.0% |
| World | 100.0% | $110,955.6 | 94.7% |
America’s debt burden exceeds $38 trillion in 2025, standing at 125% of GDP.
Over the past five years, net interest payments on the national debt have nearly tripled. They are projected to double again by 2035 to reach $1.8 trillion per year.
With $18.7 trillion in debt, China ranks in second. In 2025, debt expanded by almost $2.2 trillion, driven by government stimulus and weaker land revenues given a struggling property market sector.
As we can see, Japan follows next with a $9.8 trillion debt pile, equal to 230% of GDP. Even though debt remains sky-high, the country’s new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, is proposing $92.2 billion in stimulus spending and subsidies.
The UK and France round out the top largest debt burdens, both hovering near $4 trillion. France, in particular, has experienced significant political instability amid contentious budget cut proposals, cycling through five prime ministers over the past two years.
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