Source: The World Factbook, Central Intelligent Agency (CIA)
| Countries with the highest Debt-to-GDP Ratio | ||
| 1. | Japan | 222.2% |
| 2. | Greece | 179.4% |
| 3. | Lebanon | 146.6% |
| 4. | Italy | 132.5% |
| 5. | Portugal | 130.4% |
| 6. | Jamaica | 127.1% |
| 7. | Mozambique | 121.2% |
| 8. | Eritrea | 120.9% |
| 9. | Yemen | 119.1% |
| 10. | Singapore | 112.9% |
| 11. | Egypt | 111.2% |
| 12. | Cyprus | 107.8% |
| 13. | Belgium | 106.0% |
| 14. | Mauritania | 99.6% |
| 15. | Canada | 99.4% |
| 16. | Spain | 99.4% |
| 17. | France | 96.4% |
| 18. | Mongolia | 90.0% |
| 19. | United Kingdom | 89.3% |
| 20. | Jordan | 87.7% |
| 21. | Austria | 84.6% |
| 22. | Croatia | 83.8% |
| 23. | Congo, Republic of the | 83.1% |
| 24. | Ukraine | 81.0% |
| 25. | Slovenia | 79.7% |
| 26. | Sri Lanka | 79.3% |
| 27. | Ghana | 78.1% |
| 28. | Morocco | 77.5% |
| 29. | Angola | 77.2% |
| 30. | United States | 76.5% |
| Countries with the lowest Debt-to-GDP Ratio | ||
| 1. | East Timor | 0.0% |
| 2. | Libya | 7.4% |
| 3. | Afghanistan | 8.3% |
| 4. | Estonia | 9.5% |
| 5. | Russia | 10.0% |
| 6. | Iran | 13.4% |
| 7. | Nigeria | 14.3% |
| 8. | Uzbekistan | 15.4% |
| 9. | China | 16.1% |
| 10. | Kuwait | 17.3% |
| 11. | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 17.6% |
| 12. | Algeria | 18.0% |
| 13. | Botswana | 18.1% |
| 14. | Kosovo | 20.6% |
| 15. | Chile | 21.3% |
| 16. | Saudi Arabia | 22.3% |
| 17. | Paraguay | 22.4% |
| 18. | Equatorial Guinea | 23.1% |
| 19. | Peru | 23.8% |
| 20. | Turkmenistan | 23.9% |
| 21. | Kazakhstan | 26.2% |
| 22. | Bangladesh | 26.9% |
| 23. | Nepal | 27.3% |
| 24. | Swaziland | 27.5% |
| 25. | Cambodia | 29.1% |
| 26. | Guatemala | 29.2% |
| 27. | Turkey | 29.4% |
| 28. | Bulgaria | 29.5% |
| 29. | Mali | 29.7% |
| 30. | Cameroon | 30.5% |
*Not included countries with less than 1 million inhabitants.
The Debt-to-GDP Ratio is the ratio between a country’s government debt and its GDP. A low Debt-to-GDP Ratio indicates an economy that produces and sells goods and services sufficient to pay back debts without incurring further debt. (Wikipedia)