Gross debt, Percent of own revenue (Central government) by country
The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of...
What the numbers show
Gross debt, Percent of own revenue (Central government) is currently reported for 23 countries. The highest value is 15.89 in Japan; the lowest is 0.5309 in Estonia.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.39, and the mean is 3.42.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 30.
Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in Estonia (up 388.7%), and the largest decrease in Marshall Islands (down 59.1%).
Gross debt, Percent of own revenue: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 15.89 | 2020 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 2 | Spain | 8.13 | 2020 | up 137.4% | rising |
| 3 | Italy | 5.86 | 2020 | up 51.4% | rising |
| 4 | Belgium | 5.12 | 2020 | up 49.8% | flat |
| 5 | Portugal | 4.88 | 2020 | up 54.1% | rising |
| 6 | Germany | 4.14 | 2020 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 7 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 3.82 | 2020 | up 100.5% | rising |
| 8 | Canada | 3.56 | 2020 | up 27.7% | falling |
| 9 | Hungary | 3.06 | 2020 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 10 | Austria | 3.05 | 2020 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 11 | Finland | 2.86 | 2020 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 12 | Iceland | 2.39 | 2020 | down 39.7% | rising |
| 13 | Lithuania | 2.23 | 2020 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 14 | Latvia | 2.22 | 2020 | down 5.2% | volatile |
| 15 | Netherlands | 2.16 | 2020 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 16 | Türkiye | 1.75 | 2020 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 17 | Australia | 1.6 | 2020 | up 197.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Czechia | 1.47 | 2020 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 19 | Switzerland | 1.38 | 2020 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 20 | Sweden | 0.9481 | 2020 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 21 | Palau | 0.8448 | 2019 | up 70.0% | rising |
| 22 | Marshall Islands | 0.696 | 2018 | down 59.1% | falling |
| 23 | Estonia | 0.5309 | 2020 | up 388.7% | volatile |
About this data
The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.