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Central government debt, total (% of GDP)

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.

Country Year Value
Australia 2008 0.02
Australia 2009 0.02
Australia 2010 0.03
Australia 2011 0.03
Australia 2012 0.04
Australia 2013 0.04
Australia 2014 0.04
Bahamas, The 2008 25.45
Bahamas, The 2009 30.90
Bahamas, The 2010 33.69
Bahamas, The 2011 35.28
Bahamas, The 2012 36.43
Bahamas, The 2013 44.39
Bahamas, The 2014 47.27
Belarus 2008 10.66
Belarus 2009 18.56
Belarus 2010 18.44
Belarus 2011 39.42
Belarus 2012 24.43
Belarus 2013 23.84
Belarus 2014 24.55
Belize 2008 78.80
Belize 2009 82.11
Belize 2010 81.33
Belize 2011 78.25
Belize 2012 76.96
Belize 2013 78.78
Belize 2014 78.48
Brazil 2008 60.66
Brazil 2009 63.81
Brazil 2010 61.32
Brazil 2011 59.34
Brazil 2012 59.85
Brazil 2013 57.23
Brazil 2014 58.46
Barbados 2008 71.17
Barbados 2009 86.88
Barbados 2010 95.73
Barbados 2011 100.25
Barbados 2012 112.77
Barbados 2013 120.48
Barbados 2014 129.63
Bhutan 2008 61.91
Bhutan 2009 58.19
Bhutan 2010 56.21
Bhutan 2011 64.05
Bhutan 2012 74.24
Bhutan 2013 98.44
Bhutan 2014 93.11
Botswana 2008 7.85
Botswana 2009 18.97
Botswana 2010 21.63
Botswana 2011 20.74
Botswana 2012 19.95
Botswana 2013 18.21
Botswana 2014 17.45
Switzerland 2008 23.64
Switzerland 2009 22.25
Switzerland 2010 21.56
Switzerland 2011 21.67
Switzerland 2012 21.85
Switzerland 2013 20.66
Switzerland 2014 21.05
Colombia 2008 65.37
Colombia 2009 68.97
Colombia 2010 72.57
Colombia 2011 62.95
Colombia 2012 65.29
Colombia 2013 67.15
Colombia 2014 79.68
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 2008 17.59
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 2009 22.48
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 2010 21.48
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 2011 20.74
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 2012 19.90
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 2013 18.36
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 2014 20.85
Spain 2008 37.38
Spain 2009 51.21
Spain 2010 54.02
Spain 2011 62.32
Spain 2012 84.58
Spain 2013 99.92
Spain 2014 112.21
Micronesia, Fed. Sts. 2008 26.61
Micronesia, Fed. Sts. 2009 25.44
Micronesia, Fed. Sts. 2010 24.15
Micronesia, Fed. Sts. 2011 25.20
Micronesia, Fed. Sts. 2012 27.12
Micronesia, Fed. Sts. 2013 26.32
Micronesia, Fed. Sts. 2014 23.39
United Kingdom 2008 55.25
United Kingdom 2009 68.93
United Kingdom 2010 81.70
United Kingdom 2011 95.25
United Kingdom 2012 99.25
United Kingdom 2013 95.14
United Kingdom 2014 106.21
Georgia 2008 27.02
Georgia 2009 34.61
Georgia 2010 34.98
Georgia 2011 31.01
Georgia 2012 31.26
Georgia 2013 31.85
Georgia 2014 33.14
Guatemala 2008 20.05
Guatemala 2009 23.02
Guatemala 2010 24.42
Guatemala 2011 24.16
Guatemala 2012 24.31
Guatemala 2013 24.81
Guatemala 2014 23.30
Hungary 2008 71.99
Hungary 2009 80.23
Hungary 2010 80.85
Hungary 2011 89.97
Hungary 2012 93.64
Hungary 2013 93.96
Hungary 2014 97.86
Indonesia 2008 34.23
Indonesia 2009 30.00
Indonesia 2010 26.17
Indonesia 2011 24.87
Indonesia 2012 25.03
Indonesia 2013 27.78
Indonesia 2014 27.42
India 2008 57.29
India 2009 55.26
India 2010 51.59
India 2011 51.56
India 2012 50.68
India 2013 50.31
India 2014 0.00
Ireland 2008 46.81
Ireland 2009 66.70
Ireland 2010 82.60
Ireland 2011 112.47
Ireland 2012 130.08
Ireland 2013 131.58
Ireland 2014 121.29
Iceland 2008 77.94
Iceland 2009 96.92
Iceland 2010 102.42
Iceland 2011 109.35
Iceland 2012 108.47
Iceland 2013 0.00
Iceland 2014 0.00
Jamaica 2008 120.34
Jamaica 2009 134.68
Jamaica 2010 136.22
Jamaica 2011 133.98
Jamaica 2012 137.93
Jamaica 2013 135.90
Jamaica 2014 132.43
Jordan 2008 56.00
Jordan 2009 60.16
Jordan 2010 60.52
Jordan 2011 61.00
Jordan 2012 65.90
Jordan 2013 74.57
Jordan 2014 78.82
Japan 2008 140.41
Japan 2009 158.87
Japan 2010 162.30
Japan 2011 177.96
Japan 2012 186.03
Japan 2013 188.88
Japan 2014 194.43
Kazakhstan 2008 0.00
Kazakhstan 2009 0.00
Kazakhstan 2010 9.52
Kazakhstan 2011 8.80
Kazakhstan 2012 10.50
Kazakhstan 2013 10.84
Kazakhstan 2014 12.65
St. Kitts and Nevis 2008 90.65
St. Kitts and Nevis 2009 101.70
St. Kitts and Nevis 2010 107.44
St. Kitts and Nevis 2011 105.32
St. Kitts and Nevis 2012 99.88
St. Kitts and Nevis 2013 69.91
St. Kitts and Nevis 2014 59.90
St. Lucia 2008 46.52
St. Lucia 2009 47.56
St. Lucia 2010 48.58
St. Lucia 2011 54.08
St. Lucia 2012 61.45
St. Lucia 2013 63.87
St. Lucia 2014 64.82
Sri Lanka 2008 0.00
Sri Lanka 2009 86.06
Sri Lanka 2010 71.59
Sri Lanka 2011 71.11
Sri Lanka 2012 68.71
Sri Lanka 2013 70.82
Sri Lanka 2014 71.33
Moldova 2008 18.44
Moldova 2009 27.63
Moldova 2010 21.93
Moldova 2011 19.77
Moldova 2012 20.35
Moldova 2013 19.92
Moldova 2014 20.83
Marshall Islands 2008 62.50
Marshall Islands 2009 64.82
Marshall Islands 2010 64.93
Marshall Islands 2011 52.68
Marshall Islands 2012 48.61
Marshall Islands 2013 42.06
Marshall Islands 2014 49.87
Mauritius 2008 33.70
Mauritius 2009 36.56
Mauritius 2010 36.79
Mauritius 2011 35.52
Mauritius 2012 36.51
Mauritius 2013 0.00
Mauritius 2014 0.00
Malawi 2008 0.00
Malawi 2009 29.27
Malawi 2010 28.03
Malawi 2011 27.43
Malawi 2012 41.42
Malawi 2013 36.26
Malawi 2014 40.63
Malaysia 2008 39.80
Malaysia 2009 50.84
Malaysia 2010 49.56
Malaysia 2011 50.03
Malaysia 2012 51.65
Malaysia 2013 53.00
Malaysia 2014 52.68
North America 2008 64.06
North America 2009 76.18
North America 2010 85.46
North America 2011 90.05
North America 2012 94.16
North America 2013 96.08
North America 2014 96.37
Namibia 2008 16.99
Namibia 2009 15.81
Namibia 2010 16.94
Namibia 2011 23.11
Namibia 2012 20.66
Namibia 2013 23.26
Namibia 2014 23.08
New Zealand 2008 36.06
New Zealand 2009 31.96
New Zealand 2010 34.90
New Zealand 2011 48.38
New Zealand 2012 51.83
New Zealand 2013 46.56
New Zealand 2014 44.25
Peru 2008 26.08
Peru 2009 26.40
Peru 2010 23.68
Peru 2011 20.72
Peru 2012 19.22
Peru 2013 18.39
Peru 2014 19.34
Philippines 2008 54.67
Philippines 2009 54.78
Philippines 2010 52.40
Philippines 2011 51.00
Philippines 2012 51.48
Philippines 2013 49.24
Philippines 2014 45.39
Palau 2008 23.62
Palau 2009 24.80
Palau 2010 33.19
Palau 2011 26.25
Palau 2012 27.44
Palau 2013 22.99
Palau 2014 21.74
Russian Federation 2008 6.50
Russian Federation 2009 8.70
Russian Federation 2010 9.10
Russian Federation 2011 8.62
Russian Federation 2012 8.54
Russian Federation 2013 9.05
Russian Federation 2014 11.20
South Asia 2008 57.14
South Asia 2009 56.18
South Asia 2010 52.04
South Asia 2011 52.17
South Asia 2012 51.25
South Asia 2013 50.98
South Asia 2014 0.00
Singapore 2008 96.41
Singapore 2009 106.37
Singapore 2010 101.45
Singapore 2011 104.79
Singapore 2012 107.83
Singapore 2013 99.45
Singapore 2014 99.61
El Salvador 2008 48.43
El Salvador 2009 58.15
El Salvador 2010 57.49
El Salvador 2011 54.56
El Salvador 2012 0.00
El Salvador 2013 62.40
El Salvador 2014 50.84
San Marino 2008 40.76
San Marino 2009 40.55
San Marino 2010 48.30
San Marino 2011 39.52
San Marino 2012 45.66
San Marino 2013 48.60
San Marino 2014 0.00
Seychelles 2008 176.92
Seychelles 2009 100.45
Seychelles 2010 75.35
Seychelles 2011 78.84
Seychelles 2012 78.14
Seychelles 2013 51.55
Seychelles 2014 68.84
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 2008 17.59
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 2009 22.48
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 2010 21.48
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 2011 20.74
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 2012 19.90
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 2013 18.36
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 2014 20.85
Thailand 2008 22.45
Thailand 2009 26.78
Thailand 2010 26.90
Thailand 2011 28.13
Thailand 2012 28.44
Thailand 2013 34.78
Thailand 2014 39.57
South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 2008 57.14
South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 2009 56.18
South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 2010 52.04
South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 2011 52.17
South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 2012 51.25
South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 2013 50.98
South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 2014 0.00
Tunisia 2008 43.29
Tunisia 2009 42.93
Tunisia 2010 40.66
Tunisia 2011 44.62
Tunisia 2012 44.66
Tunisia 2013 0.00
Tunisia 2014 0.00
Turkey 2008 41.55
Turkey 2009 50.47
Turkey 2010 47.43
Turkey 2011 42.36
Turkey 2012 39.29
Turkey 2013 32.92
Turkey 2014 31.56
Ukraine 2008 13.84
Ukraine 2009 24.90
Ukraine 2010 29.97
Ukraine 2011 27.48
Ukraine 2012 33.70
Ukraine 2013 37.03
Ukraine 2014 63.67
Uruguay 2008 57.25
Uruguay 2009 49.27
Uruguay 2010 44.22
Uruguay 2011 45.35
Uruguay 2012 43.40
Uruguay 2013 42.74
Uruguay 2014 44.36
United States 2008 64.06
United States 2009 76.18
United States 2010 85.46
United States 2011 90.05
United States 2012 94.16
United States 2013 96.08
United States 2014 96.37
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 2008 45.84
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 2009 56.83
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 2010 59.89
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 2011 58.47
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 2012 61.21
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 2013 63.55
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 2014 68.75