General government net lending/borrowing

Ranked among 188 profiles with 2026 data. Status, source, and year are named on each row. Taiwan and Kosovo remain special status in this list.

Unit: percent of GDP. Preferred source: imf-weo. Some later years may be projections.

Rank	Profile	Status	2026 value
1	Kuwait	UN member	27.6 projection
2	Nauru	UN member	13.1 projection
3	Norway	UN member	10.2 projection
4	Oman	UN member	5.2 projection
5	United Arab Emirates	UN member	4.9 projection
6	Lesotho	UN member	4.2 projection
6	Macau	Special administrative region	4.2 projection
8	Singapore	UN member	3.3 projection
9	Liechtenstein	UN member	3 projection
10	Cyprus	UN member	2.6 projection
11	Andorra	UN member	2.2 projection
12	Aruba	Dependency	1.9 projection
13	Azerbaijan	UN member	1.8 projection
14	Nicaragua	UN member	1.4 projection
14	South Sudan	UN member	1.4 projection
16	Sao Tome and Principe	UN member	1 projection
17	Palau	UN member	0.8 projection
18	Greece	UN member	0.6 projection
18	Ireland	UN member	0.6 projection
18	Samoa	UN member	0.6 projection
21	Argentina	UN member	0.5 projection
21	Mauritania	UN member	0.5 projection
23	Laos	UN member	0.4 projection
23	Micronesia	UN member	0.4 projection
23	Republic of the Congo	UN member	0.4 projection
26	Turkmenistan	UN member	0.3 projection
27	Denmark	UN member	0.2 projection
27	Switzerland	UN member	0.2 projection
29	Barbados	UN member	−0.1 projection
29	Portugal	UN member	−0.1 projection
31	Belarus	UN member	−0.2 projection
32	Bahamas	UN member	−0.3 projection
33	Puerto Rico	Territory	−0.4 projection
34	Djibouti	UN member	−0.5 projection
34	Mongolia	UN member	−0.5 projection
36	Antigua and Barbuda	UN member	−0.6 projection
36	Somalia	UN member	−0.6 projection
38	Haiti	UN member	−0.7 projection
39	Uzbekistan	UN member	−0.8 projection
39	Zimbabwe	UN member	−0.8 projection
41	Cabo Verde	UN member	−0.9 projection
42	Dominica	UN member	−1 projection
42	Gambia	UN member	−1 projection
44	Comoros	UN member	−1.1 projection
44	Iceland	UN member	−1.1 projection
44	Papua New Guinea	UN member	−1.1 projection
47	Luxembourg	UN member	−1.2 projection
47	Yemen	UN member	−1.2 projection
49	Kazakhstan	UN member	−1.3 projection
49	Paraguay	UN member	−1.3 projection
49	Tuvalu	UN member	−1.3 projection
52	Chad	UN member	−1.4 projection
53	Belize	UN member	−1.5 projection
53	Honduras	UN member	−1.5 projection
53	South Korea	UN member	−1.5 projection
56	Liberia	UN member	−1.6 projection
56	San Marino	UN member	−1.6 projection
58	Cameroon	UN member	−1.7 projection
58	Equatorial Guinea	UN member	−1.7 projection
60	Ethiopia	UN member	−1.8 projection
61	Albania	UN member	−2 projection
61	El Salvador	UN member	−2 projection
61	Japan	UN member	−2 projection
61	Peru	UN member	−2 projection
61	Russia	UN member	−2 projection
61	Vietnam	UN member	−2 projection
67	Seychelles	UN member	−2.1 projection
67	Spain	UN member	−2.1 projection
67	Taiwan	Special status	−2.1 projection
70	Guatemala	UN member	−2.2 projection
70	Sierra Leone	UN member	−2.2 projection
70	Thailand	UN member	−2.2 projection
73	Czechia	UN member	−2.3 projection
73	Georgia	UN member	−2.3 projection
73	Ghana	UN member	−2.3 projection
76	Angola	UN member	−2.4 projection
76	Australia	UN member	−2.4 projection
76	Mali	UN member	−2.4 projection
76	Sweden	UN member	−2.4 projection
80	Burundi	UN member	−2.5 projection
80	Chile	UN member	−2.5 projection
80	Nepal	UN member	−2.5 projection
80	Tajikistan	UN member	−2.5 projection
84	Canada	UN member	−2.7 projection
84	Netherlands	UN member	−2.7 projection
84	Slovenia	UN member	−2.7 projection
87	Italy	UN member	−2.8 projection
87	Lithuania	UN member	−2.8 projection
89	Benin	UN member	−2.9 projection
89	Bhutan	UN member	−2.9 projection
89	Croatia	UN member	−2.9 projection
89	Indonesia	UN member	−2.9 projection
89	Malta	UN member	−2.9 projection
89	Saint Lucia	UN member	−2.9 projection
89	Serbia	UN member	−2.9 projection
96	Côte d’Ivoire	UN member	−3 projection
97	Mauritius	UN member	−3.1 projection
98	Pakistan	UN member	−3.2 projection
98	Tanzania	UN member	−3.2 projection
100	Bulgaria	UN member	−3.3 projection
100	Latvia	UN member	−3.3 projection
100	Malaysia	UN member	−3.3 projection
103	Panama	UN member	−3.4 projection
103	Qatar	UN member	−3.4 projection
103	Solomon Islands	UN member	−3.4 projection
103	Türkiye	UN member	−3.4 projection
107	Burkina Faso	UN member	−3.5 projection
107	Democratic Republic of the Congo	UN member	−3.5 projection
107	Dominican Republic	UN member	−3.5 projection
107	Morocco	UN member	−3.5 projection
107	Saudi Arabia	UN member	−3.5 projection
112	Costa Rica	UN member	−3.6 projection
112	Kyrgyzstan	UN member	−3.6 projection
114	Cambodia	UN member	−3.7 projection
114	Niger	UN member	−3.7 projection
114	Philippines	UN member	−3.7 projection
117	Germany	UN member	−3.8 projection
117	Uruguay	UN member	−3.8 projection
119	New Zealand	UN member	−3.9 projection
119	United Kingdom	UN member	−3.9 projection
121	Bosnia and Herzegovina	UN member	−4 projection
121	Guinea-Bissau	UN member	−4 projection
121	Montenegro	UN member	−4 projection
124	Austria	UN member	−4.2 projection
124	North Macedonia	UN member	−4.2 projection
124	Vanuatu	UN member	−4.2 projection
127	Bangladesh	UN member	−4.3 projection
127	Rwanda	UN member	−4.3 projection
129	Mexico	UN member	−4.4 projection
129	Nigeria	UN member	−4.4 projection
129	Slovakia	UN member	−4.4 projection
129	Sudan	UN member	−4.4 projection
133	Armenia	UN member	−4.5 projection
133	Estonia	UN member	−4.5 projection
135	Madagascar	UN member	−4.6 projection
135	Trinidad and Tobago	UN member	−4.6 projection
137	Moldova	UN member	−4.7 projection
137	Suriname	UN member	−4.7 projection
139	Finland	UN member	−4.8 projection
140	France	UN member	−4.9 projection
140	Jamaica	UN member	−4.9 projection
140	South Africa	UN member	−4.9 projection
140	Zambia	UN member	−4.9 projection
144	Central African Republic	UN member	−5 projection
144	Guinea	UN member	−5 projection
144	Myanmar	UN member	−5 projection
147	Belgium	UN member	−5.1 projection
147	Grenada	UN member	−5.1 projection
149	Colombia	UN member	−5.2 projection
149	Hong Kong	Special administrative region	−5.2 projection
149	Iran	UN member	−5.2 projection
152	Jordan	UN member	−5.4 projection
153	Hungary	UN member	−5.5 projection
154	Israel	UN member	−5.9 projection
154	Uganda	UN member	−5.9 projection
156	Marshall Islands	UN member	−6.1 projection
156	Namibia	UN member	−6.1 projection
158	Romania	UN member	−6.2 projection
159	Fiji	UN member	−6.4 projection
159	Guyana	UN member	−6.4 projection
159	Kenya	UN member	−6.4 projection
162	Mozambique	UN member	−6.5 projection
163	Poland	UN member	−6.7 projection
163	Senegal	UN member	−6.7 projection
163	Togo	UN member	−6.7 projection
166	Eswatini	UN member	−6.9 projection
167	India	UN member	−7.4 projection
167	Tunisia	UN member	−7.4 projection
169	United States	UN member	−7.5 projection
170	Brazil	UN member	−7.7 projection
171	Iraq	UN member	−7.9 projection
172	China	UN member	−8.2 projection
173	Tonga	UN member	−8.4 projection
174	Saint Kitts and Nevis	UN member	−8.7 projection
175	Bolivia	UN member	−9.3 projection
176	Gabon	UN member	−10 projection
177	Algeria	UN member	−10.2 projection
178	Malawi	UN member	−10.5 projection
179	Bahrain	UN member	−10.6 projection
180	Botswana	UN member	−10.7 projection
180	Brunei	UN member	−10.7 projection
182	Maldives	UN member	−11.2 projection
183	Egypt	UN member	−12.1 projection
183	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	UN member	−12.1 projection
185	Kiribati	UN member	−16.7 projection
186	Ukraine	UN member	−18.4 projection
187	Libya	UN member	−20.9 projection
188	Timor-Leste	UN member	−51.6 projection

No 2026 figure

These profiles are not ranked for this year. Absence is not zero.

Afghanistan UN member
Åland Islands Statistical area
American Samoa Territory
Anguilla Dependency
Bermuda Dependency
British Virgin Islands Dependency
Caribbean Netherlands Territory
Cayman Islands Dependency
Christmas Island Territory
Cocos Islands Territory
Cook Islands Associated state
Cuba UN member
Curaçao Dependency
Ecuador UN member
Eritrea UN member
Falkland Islands Dependency
Faroe Islands Dependency
French Guiana Territory
French Polynesia Dependency
Gibraltar Dependency
Greenland Dependency
Guadeloupe Territory
Guam Territory
Guernsey Dependency
Holy See UN observer
Isle of Man Dependency
Jersey Dependency
Kosovo Special status
Lebanon UN member
Martinique Territory
Mayotte Territory
Monaco UN member
Montserrat Dependency
New Caledonia Dependency
Niue Associated state
Norfolk Island Territory
North Korea UN member
Northern Mariana Islands Territory
Palestine UN observer
Réunion Territory
Saint Barthélemy Dependency
Saint Helena Dependency
Saint Martin Dependency
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Dependency
Sint Maarten Dependency
Sri Lanka UN member
Syria UN member
Tokelau Territory
Turks and Caicos Islands Dependency
U.S. Virgin Islands Territory
Venezuela UN member
Wallis and Futuna Dependency
Western Sahara Special status