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Which country has the highest public debt?

Japan records the world’s highest public debt: 215.9% of GDP. The five highest are Japan, Greece, Singapore, Lebanon, United Kingdom. All figures come from the Magna Factbook’s 195-country dataset; the full ranking with Magna Power scores and country files is below.

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CountryJapan
Value215.9% of GDP

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