Visualizing the State of World Debt in 2025
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Visualizing the State of World Debt in 2025
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Key Takeaways
- World debt reached $111 trillion in 2025, equal to 94.7% of GDP.
- Japan, Sudan, and Singapore have the highest debt ratios globally, while the U.S. ranks in 11th with a 125% debt-to-GDP ratio.
World debt is so high that 23 countries are borrowing more than their GDP, including two countries owing more than double their annual economic output.
As debt-to-GDP ratios continue to swell, servicing them is getting more expensive. Strikingly, more than 3.4 billion people live in countries where net interest payments on public debt exceed education or health funding.
This graphic shows the countries with the highest debt-to-GDP ratios in 2025, based on data from the IMF’s latest World Economic Outlook.
World Debt Continues to Climb
Below, we rank countries by government debt as a share of GDP:
| Rank | Country | General Government Gross Debt (Percent of GDP) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Japan | 230% |
| 2 |  Sudan | 222% |
| 3 |  Singapore | 176% |
| 4 |  Venezuela | 164% |
| 5 |  Lebanon | 164% |
| 6 |  Greece | 147% |
| 7 |  Bahrain | 143% |
| 8 |  Italy | 137% |
| 9 |  Maldives | 132% |
| 10 |  Mozambique | 131% |
| 11 |  United States | 125% |
| 12 |  Senegal | 123% |
| 13 |  France | 117% |
| 14 |  Zambia | 115% |
| 15 |  Canada | 114% |
| 16 |  Ukraine | 109% |
| 17 |  Belgium | 108% |
| 18 |  Cabo Verde | 106% |
| 19 |  Bhutan | 106% |
| 20 |  United Kingdom | 103% |
| 21 |  Sri Lanka | 101% |
| 22 |  Spain | 100% |
| 23 |  Barbados | 100% |
| 24 |  China | 96% |
| 25 |  Dominica | 96% |
| 26 |  Saint Vincent andthe Grenadines | 94% |
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