Public debt: 33.3% of GDP (2017 est.)
31.2% of GDP (2016 est.)
note: official data; data cover general government debt and include debt instruments issued (or owned) by Government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities, as well as intragovernmental debt; intragovernmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as retirement, medical care, and unemployment, debt instruments for the social funds are not sold at public auctions; Nicaragua rebased its GDP figures in 2012, which reduced the figures for debt as a percentage of GDP
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.
Source: CIA World Factbook - This page was last updated on Saturday, September 18, 2021
See Also- Public debt by year chart
- Public debt rank chart
- Public debt - comparative map
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$) - thematic map - World Bank indicator
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$) - country comparison - World Bank indicator
Related Data From the International Monetary Fund
Variable: General government gross debt
Note: Gross debt consists of all liabilities that require payment or payments of interest and/or principal by the debtor to the creditor at a date or dates in the future. This includes debt liabilities in the form of SDRs, currency and deposits, debt securities, loans, insurance, pensions and standardized guarantee schemes, and other accounts payable. Thus, all liabilities in the GFSM 2001 system are debt, except for equity and investment fund shares and financial derivatives and employee stock options. Debt can be valued at current market, nominal, or face values (GFSM 2001, paragraph 7.110).
Units: Percent of GDP
Country-specific Note: See notes for: General government gross debt (National currency).
Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook Database, April 2019
| Year | General government gross debt | Percent Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 86.405 | |
| 1998 | 86.47 | 0.08% |
| 1999 | 99.826 | 15.45% |
| 2000 | 95.219 | -4.62% |
| 2001 | 87.476 | -8.13% |
| 2002 | 110.385 | 26.19% |
| 2003 | 109.54 | -0.77% |
| 2004 | 84.048 | -23.27% |
| 2005 | 66.608 | -20.75% |
| 2006 | 51.156 | -23.20% |
| 2007 | 30.916 | -39.57% |
| 2008 | 25.999 | -15.90% |
| 2009 | 29.258 | 12.54% |
| 2010 | 30.347 | 3.72% |
| 2011 | 28.794 | -5.12% |
| 2012 | 27.852 | -3.27% |
| 2013 | 28.835 | 3.53% |
| 2014 | 28.69 | -0.50% |
| 2015 | 29.245 | 1.93% |
| 2016 | 31.154 | 6.53% |
| 2017 | 34.037 | 9.25% |
| 2018 | 37.167 | 9.20% |
| 2019 | 40.879 | 9.99% |
