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Indicator: the level of public debt of a country as % of GDP
Source: CIA World Factbook
Year of data: 2009
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The amount of public debt of a country determines the yearly payments on interest and amortization. This limits a government in the free allocation of its budget. Thus it is an important indicator for economy, as well as for the society at large.
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Bottom 10 - Public Debt |
| Rank |
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SSI
2006 |
SSI
2008 |
SSI
2010 |
| 142 |
Congo. Dem. Rep. |
2.7 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
| 143 |
Jamaica |
3.0 |
3.2 |
3.3 |
| 144 |
Guyana |
2.5 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
| 145 |
Burundi |
2.2 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
| 146 |
Lebanon |
2.2 |
1.9 |
2.5 |
| 147 |
Iraq |
2.0 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
| 148 |
Japan |
2.2 |
1.7 |
1.8 |
| 149 |
Zimbabwe |
7.6 |
1.5 |
0.8 |
| 150 |
Guinea-Bissau |
0.5 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
| 151 |
Liberia |
3.3 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
Top 10 - Public Debt |
| Rank |
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SSI
2006 |
SSI
2008 |
SSI
2010 |
| 1 |
Mozambique |
8.6 |
8.2 |
9.7 |
| 2 |
Libya |
9.3 |
9.6 |
9.7 |
| 3 |
Oman |
9.3 |
9.7 |
9.6 |
| 4 |
Azerbaijan |
8.8 |
9.4 |
9.6 |
| 5 |
Chile |
9.3 |
9.6 |
9.5 |
| 6 |
Russia |
8.7 |
9.5 |
9.4 |
| 7 |
Estonia |
9.7 |
9.7 |
9.4 |
| 8 |
Kuwait |
8.5 |
9.3 |
9.3 |
| 9 |
Uzbekistan |
7.0 |
8.4 |
9.2 |
| 10 |
Kazakhstan |
9.2 |
9.3 |
8.8 |
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