United States - General Government Gross Debt (% of GDP) 123.89
World Bank · updated 2026-10-03 · 191 economies tracked
Latest value
123.89 (2025)
Global rank
#n/a of 191 economies
Share of global total
1.1%
Ranking Race — General Government Gross Debt (% of GDP)
1 = global #1 · lower value ranks higher
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Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2025. United States climbed from #26 to #177 (overtook Lao PDR). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.
Key events for United States ↓Key Events — United States
Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones
1995Fell 16 places in global rank auto
2004Fell 17 places in global rank auto
2006Fell 16 places in global rank auto
2008Fell 16 places in global rank auto
2008Global financial crisis curatedLehman Brothers collapse sets off the worst recession since the 1930s.
2020COVID-19 recession curatedSharpest quarterly GDP contraction on record as the pandemic hits.
2023Overtook Lao PDR in global rank auto
2025Overtook France in global rank auto
General Government Gross Debt (% of GDP), 1990-2025
World Bank · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
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