The U.S. Federal Debt Compared to Its Economy vs. Other Countries’ Federal Debt Compared to Their Economies

As of the writing of this article, the U.S ranks #40 out of 129 countries, according to the CIA, the Central Intelligence Agency, in highest ratio of debt to GDP.  The higher the ranking number the better; ergo, Libya has the lowest debt as a percentage of GDP and Zimbabwe has the highest. Other countries in the rankings:

• Libya #129 (the lowest debt to economy ratio)
• Equatorial Guinea #128
• Iran #111
• China #110
• Mexico #68
• Spain #42
• India #34
• France #17
• Canada #13
• Japan #2
• Zimbabwe #1 (the highest debt to economy ratio)

To view the entire list and rankings on the CIA website, click on Country Comparison :: Public Debt.