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Which country has the lowest public debt?

Brunei records the world’s lowest public debt: 2.8% of GDP. The five lowest are Brunei, Lesotho, Timor-Leste, Namibia, Libya. All figures come from the Magna Factbook’s 195-country dataset; the full ranking with Magna grades and country files is below. Each linked country file adds population, GDP, leaders, resources and full history.

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CountryBrunei
Value2.8% of GDP

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