Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of GNI) by country
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service to gross national income. Public and publicly guaranteed debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term obligations of public debtors and long-term private obligations guaranteed by a public entity....
Countries reporting
121
Highest
10.2%
Angola
Lowest
0.0%
Syria
Median
2.2%
Years covered
55
1970–2024
Data points
7,065
What the numbers show
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of GNI) is currently reported for 121 countries. The highest value is 10.2% in Angola; the lowest is 0.0% in Syria.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.2%, and the mean is 2.7%.
Over the past decade 91 countries rose and 29 fell. The largest increase was in East Timor (up 21,592.4%), and the largest decrease in Syria (down 100.0%).
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angola | 10.2% | 2024 | up 110.0% | volatile |
| 2 | El Salvador | 9.4% | 2024 | up 131.2% | rising |
| 3 | Dominica | 7.8% | 2024 | up 130.7% | rising |
| 4 | Congo | 7.4% | 2024 | up 179.1% | volatile |
| 5 | Maldives | 6.8% | 2024 | up 37.4% | volatile |
| 6 | Tunisia | 6.8% | 2024 | up 86.1% | flat |
| 7 | Egypt | 6.5% | 2024 | up 232.9% | falling |
| 8 | Mongolia | 6.4% | 2024 | up 348.7% | volatile |
| 9 | Senegal | 6.3% | 2024 | up 434.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Mauritius | 6.2% | 2024 | up 522.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Tonga | 6.2% | 2024 | up 320.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 6.0% | 2010 | up 19.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Montenegro | 5.5% | 2024 | down 5.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Laos | 5.3% | 2024 | up 203.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Cote d'Ivoire | 5.2% | 2024 | up 321.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Jamaica | 5.2% | 2024 | down 23.6% | rising |
| 17 | Serbia | 5.0% | 2024 | up 54.6% | volatile |
| 18 | Bhutan | 5.0% | 2024 | up 12.6% | volatile |
| 19 | Cape Verde | 4.8% | 2024 | up 123.6% | rising |
| 20 | Suriname | 4.8% | 2023 | up 364.7% | rising |
| 21 | Mozambique | 4.7% | 2024 | up 190.1% | volatile |
| 22 | Belarus | 4.6% | 2024 | up 26.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Azerbaijan | 4.6% | 2024 | up 384.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Kenya | 4.5% | 2024 | up 121.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Benin | 4.5% | 2024 | up 732.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Gabon | 4.1% | 2024 | up 37.7% | volatile |
| 27 | Belize | 4.0% | 2024 | up 8.5% | volatile |
| 28 | North Macedonia | 4.0% | 2024 | up 78.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Morocco | 3.8% | 2024 | up 62.3% | volatile |
| 30 | Ecuador | 3.7% | 2024 | up 86.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Dominican Republic | 3.6% | 2024 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 32 | Jordan | 3.6% | 2024 | up 29.8% | volatile |
| 33 | Uzbekistan | 3.6% | 2024 | up 751.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Colombia | 3.6% | 2024 | up 149.3% | volatile |
| 35 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3.5% | 2024 | down 11.1% | volatile |
| 36 | Mauritania | 3.5% | 2024 | down 7.6% | volatile |
| 37 | Nicaragua | 3.4% | 2024 | up 227.4% | volatile |
| 38 | Paraguay | 3.4% | 2024 | up 376.1% | volatile |
| 39 | Pakistan | 3.1% | 2024 | up 230.9% | falling |
| 40 | Saint Lucia | 3.1% | 2024 | up 45.9% | rising |
| 41 | Zambia | 3.0% | 2024 | up 284.9% | volatile |
| 42 | Grenada | 3.0% | 2024 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 43 | Samoa | 3.0% | 2024 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 44 | Fiji | 2.9% | 2024 | up 166.4% | volatile |
| 45 | Bolivia | 2.9% | 2024 | up 141.4% | volatile |
| 46 | Indonesia | 2.8% | 2024 | down 14.7% | volatile |
| 47 | Sri Lanka | 2.8% | 2024 | down 32.6% | rising |
| 48 | Honduras | 2.7% | 2024 | up 69.4% | volatile |
| 49 | Cameroon | 2.7% | 2024 | up 97.8% | falling |
| 50 | Lesotho | 2.7% | 2024 | up 77.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Djibouti | 2.6% | 2024 | up 57.0% | rising |
| 52 | Georgia | 2.6% | 2024 | up 27.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Uganda | 2.4% | 2024 | up 714.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Tanzania | 2.3% | 2024 | up 385.2% | volatile |
| 55 | Argentina | 2.3% | 2024 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 56 | Armenia | 2.3% | 2024 | up 143.5% | volatile |
| 57 | South Africa | 2.3% | 2024 | up 90.6% | volatile |
| 58 | Eswatini | 2.2% | 2024 | up 167.3% | volatile |
| 59 | Turkey | 2.2% | 2024 | up 75.9% | volatile |
| 60 | Mexico | 2.2% | 2024 | up 50.7% | falling |
| 61 | Turkmenistan | 2.2% | 2024 | down 44.5% | volatile |
| 62 | Papua New Guinea | 2.2% | 2024 | up 424.1% | volatile |
| 63 | Togo | 2.2% | 2024 | up 184.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Haiti | 2.1% | 2024 | up 1,238.4% | volatile |
| 65 | Bulgaria | 2.1% | 2024 | up 172.8% | volatile |
| 66 | Kazakhstan | 2.1% | 2024 | up 319.9% | volatile |
| 67 | Gambia | 2.0% | 2024 | down 45.9% | volatile |
| 68 | Brazil | 2.0% | 2024 | up 219.3% | falling |
| 69 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.9% | 2024 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 70 | Ukraine | 1.9% | 2024 | down 38.7% | volatile |
| 71 | Albania | 1.9% | 2024 | down 1.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Moldova | 1.9% | 2024 | up 143.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Philippines | 1.9% | 2024 | up 19.4% | volatile |
| 74 | Niger | 1.7% | 2024 | up 90.8% | volatile |
| 75 | Peru | 1.7% | 2024 | up 75.1% | volatile |
| 76 | Rwanda | 1.7% | 2024 | up 149.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.6% | 2024 | up 15.5% | falling |
| 78 | Nigeria | 1.6% | 2024 | up 3,190.4% | volatile |
| 79 | Chad | 1.5% | 2024 | down 54.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Guinea | 1.5% | 2024 | up 145.4% | volatile |
| 81 | Tajikistan | 1.5% | 2024 | up 24.5% | volatile |
| 82 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.4% | 2024 | up 183.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Burkina Faso | 1.4% | 2024 | up 105.8% | rising |
| 84 | Botswana | 1.3% | 2024 | up 249.2% | volatile |
| 85 | Vietnam | 1.3% | 2024 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 86 | Cambodia | 1.2% | 2024 | up 85.8% | volatile |
| 87 | Mali | 1.2% | 2024 | up 94.5% | volatile |
| 88 | Madagascar | 1.2% | 2024 | up 88.2% | volatile |
| 89 | Iraq | 1.2% | 2024 | up 48.7% | rising |
| 90 | East Timor | 1.1% | 2024 | up 21,592.4% | volatile |
| 91 | Vanuatu | 1.1% | 2024 | up 42.7% | rising |
| 92 | Bangladesh | 1.1% | 2024 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 93 | Ghana | 1.1% | 2024 | down 21.6% | volatile |
| 94 | Malawi | 1.1% | 2024 | up 119.7% | volatile |
| 95 | Eritrea | 1.1% | 2011 | up 31.6% | volatile |
| 96 | Guatemala | 1.0% | 2024 | down 2.8% | volatile |
| 97 | Comoros | 1.0% | 2024 | up 1,383.9% | volatile |
| 98 | Sierra Leone | 1.0% | 2024 | up 218.9% | volatile |
| 99 | Russia | 0.9% | 2024 | down 63.7% | volatile |
| 100 | Myanmar | 0.9% | 2024 | down 8.2% | volatile |
| 101 | Nepal | 0.9% | 2024 | down 2.4% | volatile |
| 102 | Liberia | 0.8% | 2024 | up 60.1% | volatile |
| 103 | Ethiopia | 0.7% | 2024 | down 46.3% | volatile |
| 104 | India | 0.7% | 2024 | up 7.8% | volatile |
| 105 | Burundi | 0.7% | 2024 | up 95.2% | volatile |
| 106 | Lebanon | 0.7% | 2024 | down 91.7% | volatile |
| 107 | Thailand | 0.7% | 2024 | up 28.6% | volatile |
| 108 | Guyana | 0.6% | 2024 | down 39.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.5% | 2024 | down 48.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Central African Republic | 0.5% | 2024 | up 45.5% | volatile |
| 111 | Solomon Islands | 0.4% | 2024 | down 26.0% | volatile |
| 113 | China | 0.4% | 2024 | up 209.7% | volatile |
| 114 | Yemen | 0.4% | 2018 | down 51.1% | volatile |
| 115 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.4% | 2024 | down 91.3% | volatile |
| 116 | Sudan | 0.3% | 2024 | down 37.2% | volatile |
| 117 | Zimbabwe | 0.2% | 2024 | down 70.7% | volatile |
| 118 | Afghanistan | 0.2% | 2024 | up 90.0% | rising |
| 119 | Somalia | 0.0% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 120 | Algeria | 0.0% | 2024 | down 61.5% | volatile |
| 121 | Iran | 0.0% | 2024 | down 85.2% | volatile |
| 122 | Syria | 0.0% | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Kosovo 0.4%
- IDA blend 3.0%
- Pre-demographic dividend 2.8%
- Africa Eastern and Southern 2.7%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 2.7%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 2.7%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 2.7%
- Africa Western and Central 2.5%
- Pacific island small states 2.5%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 2.5%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 2.5%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 2.5%
About this data
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service to gross national income. Public and publicly guaranteed debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term obligations of public debtors and long-term private obligations guaranteed by a public entity. GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad.