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Definition: This entry records the cumulative total of all government borrowings less repayments that are denominated in a country's home currency. Public debt should not be confused with external debt, which reflects the foreign currency liabilities of both the private and public sector and must be financed out of foreign exchange earnings.
Description: The map displayed here shows how Public debt varies by country. The shade of the country corresponds to the magnitude of the indicator. The darker the shade, the higher the value.
Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of January 1, 2020
Country | Public debt (% of GDP) | Year |
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Eritrea | 131 | 2020 |
Congo, Republic of the | 131 | 2020 |
Cape Verde | 126 | 2020 |
Sudan | 122 | 2020 |
Egypt | 103 | 2020 |
Mozambique | 102 | 2020 |
Mauritania | 97 | 2020 |
Sao Tome and Principe | 88 | 2020 |
Gambia, The | 88 | 2020 |
Zimbabwe | 82 | 2020 |
Somalia | 77 | 2020 |
Togo | 76 | 2020 |
Ghana | 72 | 2020 |
Tunisia | 70 | 2020 |
Morocco | 65 | 2020 |
Angola | 65 | 2020 |
Mauritius | 64 | 2020 |
Sierra Leone | 64 | 2020 |
Seychelles | 64 | 2020 |
Zambia | 63 | 2020 |
Gabon | 63 | 2020 |
Malawi | 59 | 2020 |
Benin | 55 | 2020 |
Ethiopia | 54 | 2020 |
Kenya | 54 | 2020 |
Guinea-Bissau | 54 | 2020 |
South Africa | 53 | 2020 |
Central African Republic | 53 | 2020 |
Chad | 53 | 2020 |
Burundi | 52 | 2020 |
Senegal | 48 | 2020 |
Niger | 45 | 2020 |
Namibia | 41 | 2020 |
Rwanda | 41 | 2020 |
Uganda | 40 | 2020 |
Burkina Faso | 38 | 2020 |
Guinea | 38 | 2020 |
Equatorial Guinea | 37 | 2020 |
Tanzania | 37 | 2020 |
Cameroon | 37 | 2020 |
Madagascar | 36 | 2020 |
Mali | 35 | 2020 |
Liberia | 34 | 2020 |
Lesotho | 34 | 2020 |
Comoros | 32 | 2020 |
Djibouti | 32 | 2020 |
Swaziland | 28 | 2020 |
Algeria | 28 | 2020 |
Nigeria | 22 | 2020 |
Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 18 | 2020 |
Botswana | 14 | 2020 |
Libya | 5 | 2020 |