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Government Debt (% of GDP) — Bar Chart Race

Watch how the top 15 countries by government debt (% of gdp) changed over time. Press play to start the animation.

1980
1Finland flagFinland
10.9%
2Spain flagSpain
16.1%
3France flagFrance
21.3%
4Greece flagGreece
22.8%
5United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom
42.5%
6Netherlands flagNetherlands
43.6%
7Canada flagCanada
44.6%
8Norway flagNorway
47.7%
9Japan flagJapan
47.8%
10Belgium flagBelgium
76.8%
11Equatorial Guinea flagEquatorial Guinea
146.2%
1980 / 2024
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