US National Debt compared to other Countires

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As a percentage of GDP, we are 66th.


List of National Debt by Country
February 7th, 2010 | economics -


Some selected levels of Public Sector debt in different countries

US Gross Debt 2008 12,867.5bn 90.8% of GDP (EST) (US Debt)
Japan National Debt 192% of GDP 2009 est) 836,521 trillion yen 2007
Italy National Debt 115% of GDP (FT)
UK National Debt 68% of GDP (UK)

Other selected Levels of Public Debt as a % of GDP from 2009 est

1 Zimbabwe 304.30 %
2 Japan 192.10
3 Saint Kitts and Nevis 185.00
4 Lebanon 160.10
5 Jamaica 131.70
6 Singapore 117.60
7 Italy 115.20
8 Greece 108.10
9 Sudan 104.50
10 Iceland 100.60
11 Belgium 99.00
12 Nicaragua 87.00
13 Israel 83.90
14 Sri Lanka 82.90
15 Egypt 79.80
16 France 79.70
17 Germany 77.20
18 Portugal 75.20
19 Hungary 72.40
20 Canada 72.30
21 Jordan 69.90
22 United Kingdom 68.50
23 Austria 68.20
24 Ghana 67.50
25 Malta 66.20
26 Cote d’Ivoire 63.80
27 Ireland 63.70
28 Netherlands 62.30
29 Philippines 62.30
30 Norway 60.20
31 India 60.10
32 Spain 59.50
33 Uruguay 58.70
34 Mauritius 58.30
35 Malawi 58.00
36 Bhutan 57.80
37 El Salvador 55.40
38 Albania 54.90
39 Kenya 54.10
40 Morocco 54.10
41 Tunisia 53.80
42 World 53.60
43 Cyprus 52.40
44 Vietnam 52.30
45 Panama 49.50
46 Thailand 49.40
47 Costa Rica 49.30
48 Argentina 49.10
49 Turkey 48.50
50 Malaysia 47.80
51 Croatia 47.70
52 Poland 47.50
53 United Arab Emirates 47.20
54 Brazil 46.80
55 Finland 46.60
56 Aruba 46.30
57 Colombia 46.10
58 Pakistan 45.30
59 Bolivia 44.00
60 Seychelles 43.90
61 Switzerland 43.50
62 Sweden 43.20
63 Bosnia and Herzegovina 43.00
64 Mexico 42.60
65 Dominican Republic 41.50
66 United States 39.70
67 Yemen 39.60
68 Bangladesh 38.20
69 Denmark 38.10
70 Montenegro 38.00
71 Serbia 37.00
72 South Africa 35.70
73 Cuba 34.80
74 Gabon 34.70
75 Slovakia 34.60
76 Taiwan 34.60
77 Papua New Guinea 33.70
78 Czech Republic 32.80
79 Guatemala 32.70
80 Latvia 32.50
81 Ecuador 32.30
82 Syria 32.30
83 Ethiopia 31.70
84 Zambia 31.50
85 Slovenia 31.40
86 Lithuania 31.30
87 Moldova 31.30
88 Bahrain 30.10
89 Indonesia 29.80
90 New Zealand 29.30
91 Korea, South 28.00
92 Trinidad and Tobago 26.70
93 Mozambique 26.10
94 Peru 26.10
95 Tanzania 24.80
96 Macedonia 24.50
97 Honduras 24.30
98 Senegal 24.00
99 Paraguay 22.10
100 Bulgaria 21.40
101 Ukraine 20.70
102 Saudi Arabia 20.30
103 Romania 20.00
104 Iran 19.40
105 Venezuela 19.40
106 Uganda 19.30
107 Namibia 19.10
108 Australia 18.60
109 China 18.20
110 Hong Kong 18.10
111 Botswana 17.90
112 Nigeria 17.80
113 Angola 16.80
114 Gibraltar 15.70
115 Luxembourg 14.50
116 Cameroon 14.30
117 Kazakhstan 14.00
118 Uzbekistan 11.70
119 Algeria 10.70
120 Chile 9.00
121 Kuwait 8.20
122 Estonia 7.50
123 Qatar 7.10
124 Russia 6.90
125 Libya 6.50
126 Wallis and Futuna 5.60
127 Azerbaijan 4.60
128 Oman 2.80
129 Equatorial Guinea 1.10

Source: CIA factbook – National debt by Country