8. 5. 2021
Debts: Government debt as % GDP (2)
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Government Debt as % GDP (2)
Source: Eurostat
KT Vývoj (KT Development), Karel Tichý, 29 Jan 2023
Government Debt as % GDP - 2021
(only EU, UK, USA)
Rank. Country: Debt (the rank in the previous years)
1. Estonia: 17,6 % (2000: 1.; 2010: 1; 2020: 1.)
2. Bulgaria: 23,9 % (2000: 26.; 2010: 2; 2020: 2.)
3. Luxembourg: 24,5 % (2000: 2.; 2010: 3; 2020: 3.)
4. Sweden: 36,3 % (2000: 14.; 2010: 7; 2020: 5.)
5. Denmark: 36,6 % (2000: 16.; 2010: 10; 2020: 6.)
6. Czechia: 42,0 % (2000: 4.; 2010: 6; 2020: 4.)
7. Latvia: 43,6 % (2000: 3.; 2010: 12; 2020: 7.)
8. Lithuania: 43,7 % (2000: 6.; 2010: 5; 2020: 8.)
9. Romania: 48,9 % (2000: 5.; 2010: 4; 2020: 9.)
10. Netherlands: 52,4 % (2000: 15.; 2010: 16; 2020: 11.)
11. Poland: 53,8 % (2000: 10.; 2010: 13; 2020: 12.)
12. Ireland: 55,4 % (2000: 9.; 2010: 24; 2020: 13.)
13. Malta: 56,3 % (2000: 24.; 2010: 18; 2020: 10.)
14. Slovakia: 62,2 % (2000: 13.; 2010: 9; 2020: 14.)
15. Germany: 68,6 % (2000: 23.; 2010: 21; 2020: 15.)
16. Finland: 72,4 % (2000: 12.; 2010: 11; 2020: 16.)
17. Slovenia: 74,5 % (2000: 7.; 2010: 8; 2020: 17.)
18. Hungary: 76,8 % (2000: 20.; 2010: 20; 2020: 18.)
19. Croatia: 78,4 % (2000: 8.; 2010: 15; 2020: 20.)
20. Austria: 82,3 % (2000: 25.; 2010: 22; 2020: 19.)
21. Cyprus: 101,0 % (2000: 19.; 2010: 14; 2020: 24.)
22. United Kingdom: 105,6 % (2000: 11.; 2010: 19; 2020: 21.)
23. Belgium: 109,2 % (2000: 29.; 2010: 27; 2020: 22.)
24. France: 112,8 % (2000: 22.; 2010: 23; 2020: 23.)
25. Spain: 118,3 % (2000: 21.; 2010: 17; 2020: 25.)
26. Portugal: 125,5 % (2000: 17.; 2010: 26; 2020: 27.)
27. USA: 127,0 % (2000: 18.; 2010: 25; 2020: 26.)
28. Italy: 150,3 % (2000: 28.; 2010: 28; 2020: 28.)
29. Greece: 194,5 % (2000: 27.; 2010: 29; 2020: 29.)
Differences 2020 - 2021:
Biggest move up: Cyprus (3 positions, before 24th, after 21st).
Biggest move down: Malta (3 positions, before 10th, after 13th), Czechia (2 positions, before 4th, after 6th).
Comparison of the Debt (United Kingdom)
The number in brackets after the abbreviation of the country name shows the rank of this country in the world in the relevant year. Red or blue numbers at the end of the line = difference.
UK vs. Spain (Government debt [% GDP])
1995 – UK (10.): 38% less E (16.) – 44,5 vs. 61,5 / -17,0
2000 – UK (11.): 57% less E (21.) – 36,8 vs. 57,8 / -21,0
2005 – UK (12.): 7% less E (15.) – 39,6 vs. 42,4 / -2,8
2010 – UK (19.): 23% more E (17.) – 74,6 vs. 60,5 / 14,1
2015 – UK (21.): 14% less E (23.) – 86,9 vs. 99,3 / -12,4
2020 – UK (21.): 15% less E (23.) – 102,4 vs. 118,3 / -15,9
2021 – UK (22.): 12% less E (23.) – 105,6 vs. 118,3 / -12,7
Comparison of the Debt (USA)
The number in brackets after the abbreviation of the country name shows the rank of this country in the world in the relevant year. Red or blue numbers at the end of the line = difference.
USA vs. UK (Government debt [% GDP])
1995 – USA (18.): 46% more UK (10.) – 65,1 vs. 44,5 / 20,6
2000 – USA (18.): 51% more UK (11.) – 55,6 vs. 36,8 / 18,8
2005 – USA (20.): 56% more UK (12.) – 61,6 vs. 39,6 / 22,0
2010 – USA (25.): 22% more UK (19.) – 91,2 vs. 74,6 / 16,6
2015 – USA (24.): 15% more UK (21.) – 100,1 vs. 86,9 / 13,2
2020 – USA (26.): 25% more UK (21.) – 128,1 vs. 102,4 / 25,7
2021 – USA (27.): 20% more UK (22.) – 127,0 vs. 105,6 / 21,4
USA vs. Austria (Government debt [% GDP])
1995 – USA (18.): 5% less A (19.) – 65,1 vs. 68,3 / -3,2
2000 – USA (18.): 19% less A (25.) – 55,6 vs. 66,1 / -10,5
2005 – USA (20.): 11% less A (24.) – 61,6 vs. 68,6 / -7,0
2010 – USA (25.): 10% more A (22.) – 91,2 vs. 82,7 / 8,5
2015 – USA (24.): 18% more A (20.) – 100,1 vs. 84,9 / 15,2
2020 – USA (26.): 54% more A (19.) – 128,1 vs. 83,2 / 44,9
2021 – USA (27.): 54% more A (20.) – 127,0 vs. 82,3 / 44,7
USA vs. Czechia (Government debt [% GDP])
1995 – USA (18.): 375% more CZ (4.) – 65,1 vs. 13,7 / 51,4
2000 – USA (18.): 227% more CZ (4.) – 55,6 vs. 17,0 / 38,6
2005 – USA (20.): 121% more CZ (9.) – 61,6 vs. 27,9 / 33,7
2010 – USA (25.): 144% more CZ (6.) – 91,2 vs. 37,4 / 53,8
2015 – USA (24.): 150% more CZ (7.) – 100,1 vs. 40,0 / 60,1
2020 – USA (26.): 240% more CZ (4.) – 128,1 vs. 37,7 / 90,4
2021 – USA (27.): 202% more CZ (6.) – 127,0 vs. 42,0 / 85,0
USA vs. France (Government debt [% GDP])
1995 – USA (18.): 16% more F (15.) – 65,1 vs. 56,1 / 9,0
2000 – USA (18.): 6% less F (22.) – 55,6 vs. 58,9 / -3,3
2005 – USA (20.): 9% less F (23.) – 61,6 vs. 67,4 / -5,8
2010 – USA (25.): 7% more F (23.) – 91,2 vs. 85,3 / 5,9
2015 – USA (24.): 5% more F (22.) – 100,1 vs. 95,6 / 4,5
2020 – USA (26.): 11% more F (23.) – 128,1 vs. 115,0 / 13,1
2021 – USA (27.): 13% more F (24.) – 127,0 vs. 112,8 / 14,2
USA vs. Germany (Government debt [% GDP])
1995 – USA (18.): 19% more D (13.) – 65,1 vs. 54,9 / 10,2
2000 – USA (18.): 6% less D (23.) – 55,6 vs. 59,1 / -3,5
2005 – USA (20.): 9% less D (22.) – 61,6 vs. 67,3 / -5,7
2010 – USA (25.): 11% more D (21.) – 91,2 vs. 82,4 / 8,8
2015 – USA (24.): 39% more D (15.) – 100,1 vs. 72,1 / 28,0
2020 – USA (26.): 86% more D (16.) – 128,1 vs. 68,7 / 59,4
2021 – USA (27.): 85% more D (16.) – 127,0 vs. 68,6 / 58,4
USA vs. Hungary (Government debt [% GDP])
1995 – USA (18.): 29% less H (23.) – 65,1 vs. 84,1 / -19,0
2000 – USA (18.): 0,2% less H (20.) – 55,6 vs. 55,7 / -0,1
2005 – USA (20.): 2% more H (19.) – 61,6 vs. 60,6 / 1,0
2010 – USA (25.): 13% more H (20.) – 91,2 vs. 80,6 / 10,6
2015 – USA (24.): 32% more H (16.) – 100,1 vs. 76,1 / 24,0
2020 – USA (26.): 67% more H (18.) – 128,1 vs. 76,8 / 51,3
2021 – USA (27.): 65% more H (18.) – 127,0 vs. 76,8 / 50,2
USA vs. Italy (Government debt [% GDP])
1995 – USA (18.): 83% less IT (25.) – 65,1 vs. 119,4 / -54,3
2000 – USA (18.): 96% less IT (28.) – 55,6 vs. 109,0 / -53,4
2005 – USA (20.): 73% less IT (28.) – 61,6 vs. 106,6 / -45,0
2010 – USA (25.): 31% less IT (28.) – 91,2 vs. 119,2 / -28,0
2015 – USA (24.): 35% less IT (28.) – 100,1 vs. 135,3 / -35,2
2020 – USA (26.): 21% less IT (28.) – 128,1 vs. 155,6 / -27,5
2021 – USA (27.): 18% less IT (28.) – 127,0 vs. 150,3 / -23,3
USA vs. Slovakia (Government debt [% GDP])
1995 – USA (18.): 201% more SK (7.) – 65,1 vs. 21,6 / 43,5
2000 – USA (18.): 10% more SK (13.) – 55,6 vs. 50,5 / 5,1
2005 – USA (20.): 78% more SK (10.) – 61,6 vs. 34,7 / 26,9
2010 – USA (25.): 122% more SK (9.) – 91,2 vs. 41,0 / 50,2
2015 – USA (24.): 93% more SK (11.) – 100,1 vs. 51,9 / 48,2
2020 – USA (26.): 115% more SK (14.) – 128,1 vs. 59,7 / 68,4
2021 – USA (27.): 104% more SK (14.) – 127,0 vs. 62,2 / 64,8
Sources:
Government debt as percent of GDP
Eurostat
1995 - 2019: retrieved Apr 23, 2020
https://www.google.com/publicdata/explore?ds=ds22a34krhq5p_&hl=en_US&dl=en_US#!ctype=l&strail=false&bcs=d&nselm=h&met_y=gd_pc_gdp&scale_y=lin&ind_y=false&rdim=country_group&idim=country:uk&ifdim=country_group&hl=en_US&dl=en_US&ind=false
Eurostat - 2020:
File:Public balance and general government debt, 2017-2020 (1) (% of GDP) Oct 2021.png. Data extracted on 20.10.2021.
https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=File:Public_balance_and_general_government_debt,_2017-2020_(%C2%B9)_(%25_of_GDP)_Oct_2021.png#file
Eurostat - 2021:
Source: Eurostat (gov_10dd_edpt1); (1) Data extracted on 20.10.2022
https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Government_finance_statistics#Government_debt
USA: Trading Economics
United States Gross Federal Debt to GDP, retrieved 2023-01-29
1995 - 2019: retrieved Feb 23, 2020
https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/government-debt-to-gdp
UK: Office for National Statistics
General government gross debt as a percentage of GDP
Release date: 28 October 2022
https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/publicsectorfinance/datasets/generalgovernmentgrossdebtandgeneralgovernmentdeficitaspercentageofgdpukandeumemberstatesannexa
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