Finance and crypto · ranked by Central government debt, % of GDP
Countries with the highest government debt (share of GDP)
| # | Name | Central government debt, % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 865.87 % of GDP | new | |
| 2 | 174.68 % of GDP | new | |
| 3 | 171.07 % of GDP | new | |
| 4 | 167.8 % of GDP | new | |
| 5 | 130.74 % of GDP | new | |
| 6 | 128.64 % of GDP | new | |
| 7 | 125.03 % of GDP | new | |
| 8 | 115.79 % of GDP | new | |
| 9 | 111.6 % of GDP | new | |
| 10 | 111.01 % of GDP | new |
Show positions 11–50
| 11 | 107.28 % of GDP | new | |
| 12 | 105.64 % of GDP | new | |
| 13 | 99.87 % of GDP | new | |
| 14 | 97.87 % of GDP | new | |
| 15 | 93.62 % of GDP | new | |
| 16 | 88.31 % of GDP | new | |
| 17 | 85.79 % of GDP | new | |
| 18 | 85.2 % of GDP | new | |
| 19 | 82.76 % of GDP | new | |
| 20 | 81.99 % of GDP | new | |
| 21 | 81.86 % of GDP | new | |
| 22 | 80.09 % of GDP | new | |
| 23 | 79.8 % of GDP | new | |
| 24 | 79.46 % of GDP | new | |
| 25 | 77.29 % of GDP | new | |
| 26 | 75.33 % of GDP | new | |
| 27 | 73.51 % of GDP | new | |
| 28 | 71.77 % of GDP | new | |
| 29 | 71.46 % of GDP | new | |
| 30 | 71.41 % of GDP | new | |
| 31 | 71.2 % of GDP | new | |
| 32 | 68.34 % of GDP | new | |
| 33 | 67.93 % of GDP | new | |
| 34 | 65.31 % of GDP | new | |
| 35 | 64.57 % of GDP | new | |
| 36 | 64.18 % of GDP | new | |
| 37 | 64.13 % of GDP | new | |
| 38 | 61.86 % of GDP | new | |
| 39 | 61.81 % of GDP | new | |
| 40 | 61.03 % of GDP | new | |
| 41 | 60.45 % of GDP | new | |
| 42 | 58.72 % of GDP | new | |
| 43 | 58.31 % of GDP | new | |
| 44 | 57.88 % of GDP | new | |
| 45 | 57.67 % of GDP | new | |
| 46 | 57.3 % of GDP | new | |
| 47 | 57.13 % of GDP | new | |
| 48 | 55.03 % of GDP | new | |
| 49 | 54.43 % of GDP | new | |
| 50 | 54.21 % of GDP | new |
History
How the top 10 has moved
Positions of today's top 10 across every published snapshot.
About this ranking
Countries with the highest government debt (share of GDP), explained
Countries with the highest government debt (share of GDP) is a live ranking of the top 50 entries in finance and crypto by Central government debt, % of GDP, built from public data published by World Bank Open Data. It was last refreshed on 2026-10-29. This is the first published snapshot; from the next refresh onwards the page will also show movers, new entries and a rank history chart.
Sudan currently holds #1 with 865.87 % of GDP. Seychelles is second with 174.68 % of GDP, which puts the leader 5.0 times ahead. Cote d'Ivoire completes the top three with 171.07 % of GDP. Together the top three account for about 58% of the combined top-10 total, which gives a quick sense of how concentrated this ranking is.
How it is measured: 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. Central government is the part of general government that includes all administrative departments of the national executive, legislative, and judicial functions, other central agencies and those non-market producers controlled by the central government, whose competence extends normally over the whole economic territory. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. Most recent year available per country, World Bank indicator GC.DOD.TOTL.GD.ZS. Caveat: Countries report in different years; each shows its latest available figure. Source: World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0). The full top 50 is on this page, with positions 11 to 50 one click away, and each entry links to its own profile showing every ranking it appears in.
Use this page to check who is number one right now, compare any two entries head to head, or test yourself with the quiz, which asks you to name all ten in three minutes. Year-end archives are available for 2026, freezing the ranking as it stood at the close of each year. Top10Earth never estimates or edits a value: each number is fetched from its source, hashed, stored and ranked by software, then checked by a quality gate before it is published. If a refresh fails the gate, the previous snapshot stays live and the problem is reviewed by a person.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is #1 in Countries with the highest government debt (share of GDP)?
- Sudan is #1 with 865.87 % of GDP, as of 2026-10-29. Seychelles is #2.
- How is Countries with the highest government debt (share of GDP) ranked?
- By Central government debt, % 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. Central government is the part of general government that includes all administrative departments of the national executive, legislative, and judicial functions, other central agencies and those non-market producers controlled by the central government, whose competence extends normally over the whole economic territory. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. Most recent year available per country, World Bank indicator GC.DOD.TOTL.GD.ZS.
- How often is this ranking updated?
- It refreshes on a fixed schedule from World Bank Open Data. The latest snapshot was captured on 2026-10-29.
- Where does the data come from?
- World Bank Open Data. Source: World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0). The raw payload for every refresh is stored unchanged so any number can be traced back.