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Debt to GDP
52 of 54 countries reporting · IMF WEO Oct 2025 estimate
Latest reported period varies by country — dates shown
| Rank | Country | Value descending | As of | vs previous | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇩 DR Congo | 24.61% | 2026 | ↑ 4.41 pts | + compare |
| 2 | 🇩🇯 Djibouti | 29.6% | 2026 | ↓ 2.53 pts | + compare |
| 3 | 🇹🇩 Chad | 29.95% | 2026 | ↓ 0.46 pts | + compare |
| 4 | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 32.33% | 2026 | ↓ 3.15 pts | + compare |
| 5 | 🇰🇲 Comoros | 32.38% | 2026 | ↑ 2.91 pts | + compare |
| 6 | 🇧🇮 Burundi | 37% | 2026 | ↓ 4.19 pts | + compare |
| 7 | 🇲🇷 Mauritania | 37.08% | 2026 | ↓ 3.02 pts | + compare |
| 8 | 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea | 39.14% | 2026 | ↓ 1.46 pts | + compare |
| 9 | 🇨🇲 Cameroon | 39.3% | 2026 | ↓ 1.06 pts | + compare |
| 10 | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | 40.44% | 2026 | ↓ 2.64 pts | + compare |
| 11 | 🇲🇱 Mali | 40.81% | 2026 | ↓ 1.08 pts | + compare |
| 12 | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | 42.33% | 2026 | ↓ 1.43 pts | + compare |
| 13 | 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone | 44.31% | 2026 | ↓ 0.91 pts | + compare |
| 14 | 🇬🇳 Guinea | 44.69% | 2026 | ↓ 3.37 pts | + compare |
| 15 | 🇳🇪 Niger | 45.46% | 2026 | ↑ 0.09 pts | + compare |
| 16 | 🇧🇼 Botswana | 47.01% | 2026 | ↑ 8.37 pts | + compare |
| 17 | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | 48.71% | 2026 | ↓ 0.99 pts | + compare |
| 18 | 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | 48.85% | 2026 | ↓ 3.18 pts | + compare |
| 19 | 🇱🇸 Lesotho | 49.01% | 2026 | ↓ 0.13 pts | + compare |
| 20 | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | 49.3% | 2026 | ↑ 0.57 pts | + compare |
| 21 | 🇸🇿 Eswatini | 50.01% | 2026 | ↑ 5.16 pts | + compare |
| 22 | 🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe | 50.44% | 2026 | ↓ 5.25 pts | + compare |
| 23 | 🇦🇴 Angola | 51.58% | 2026 | ↑ 0.27 pts | + compare |
| 24 | 🇬🇭 Ghana | 53.01% | 2026 | ↑ 4.2 pts | + compare |
| 25 | 🇱🇷 Liberia | 53.8% | 2026 | ↓ 1.09 pts | + compare |
| 26 | 🇺🇬 Uganda | 54.96% | 2026 | ↑ 0.75 pts | + compare |
| 27 | 🇸🇨 Seychelles | 54.98% | 2026 | ↑ 3.46 pts | + compare |
| 28 | 🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire | 55.07% | 2026 | ↓ 1.26 pts | + compare |
| 29 | 🇧🇯 Benin | 57.23% | 2026 | ↓ 0.04 pts | + compare |
| 30 | 🇸🇸 South Sudan | 57.3% | 2026 | ↓ 4.75 pts | + compare |
| 31 | 🇩🇿 Algeria | 59.16% | 2026 | ↑ 5.05 pts | + compare |
| 32 | 🇨🇫 Central African Republic | 63.96% | 2026 | ↑ 2.14 pts | + compare |
| 33 | 🇹🇬 Togo | 64.69% | 2026 | ↑ 1.69 pts | + compare |
| 34 | 🇲🇦 Morocco | 65.78% | 2026 | ↓ 1.29 pts | + compare |
| 35 | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | 66.75% | 2026 | ↑ 2.15 pts | + compare |
| 36 | 🇬🇲 Gambia | 68.26% | 2026 | ↓ 5.64 pts | + compare |
| 37 | 🇳🇦 Namibia | 70.48% | 2026 | ↑ 0.23 pts | + compare |
| 38 | 🇰🇪 Kenya | 71.58% | 2026 | ↑ 2.25 pts | + compare |
| 39 | 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau | 73.6% | 2026 | ↓ 1.72 pts | + compare |
| 40 | 🇲🇼 Malawi | 74.46% | 2026 | ↓ 3.91 pts | + compare |
| 41 | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 78.92% | 2026 | ↑ 0.28 pts | + compare |
| 42 | 🇹🇳 Tunisia | 84.87% | 2026 | ↑ 3.59 pts | + compare |
| 43 | 🇿🇲 Zambia | 86% | 2025 | ↓ 39.2 pts | + compare |
| 44 | 🇬🇦 Gabon | 86.06% | 2026 | ↑ 7.15 pts | + compare |
| 45 | 🇲🇺 Mauritius | 86.47% | 2026 | ↑ 0.01 pts | + compare |
| 46 | 🇪🇬 Egypt | 87.01% | 2026 | ↑ 0.17 pts | + compare |
| 47 | 🇨🇬 Congo | 91.28% | 2026 | ↓ 5.56 pts | + compare |
| 48 | 🇨🇻 Cabo Verde | 95.92% | 2026 | ↓ 5.07 pts | + compare |
| 49 | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | 106.07% | 2026 | ↑ 3.54 pts | + compare |
| 50 | 🇸🇳 Senegal | 132.29% | 2026 | ↑ 2.12 pts | + compare |
| 51 | 🇸🇩 Sudan | 169.08% | 2026 | ↓ 18.48 pts | + compare |
| 52 | 🇪🇷 Eritrea | 260.39% | 2019 | ↓ 6.7 pts | + compare |
| Median | 54.97% | median of shown |