| Rank | Country | Public debt |
14 | Belgium |  99.7% of GDP (2011 est.) 100.7% of GDP (2010 est.) note: data cover general Government Debt, and includes debt instruments issued (or owned) by Government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intra-governmental debt; intra-governmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment. Debt instruments for the social funds are not sold at public auctions. |
18 | Belize |  83.6% of GDP (2011 est.) 83% of GDP (2010 est.) |
| Benin | void |
| Bermuda | void |
22 | Bhutan |  78.9% of GDP (FY 10/11 est.) 57.8% of GDP (2009 est.) |
78 | Bolivia |  38% of GDP (2011 est.) 38.1% of GDP (2010 est.) note: data cover general Government Debt, and includes debt instruments issued by Government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities |
67 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |  44% of GDP (2011 est.) 39.1% of GDP (2010 est.) note: data cover general Government Debt, and includes debt instruments issued (or owned) by Government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intra-governmental debt; intra-governmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment. Debt instruments for the social funds are not sold at public auctions. |
111 | Botswana |  20.3% of GDP (2011 est.) 19.9% of GDP (2010 est.) |
| Bouvet Island | void |
46 | Brazil |  54.4% of GDP (2011 est.) 54.7% of GDP (2010 est.) |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | void |
| British Virgin Islands | void |