| Rank | Country | % of GDP | Public debt |
32 | Malta | 68.00 | 
68% of GDP (2011 est.)
67.8% of GDP (2010 est.)
note: Malta reports public debt at nominal value outstanding at the end of the year, according to guidelines set out in the Maastricht Treaty for general government gross debt; it includes the following categories of government liabilities (as defined in ESA95): currency and deposits (AF.2), securities other than shares excluding financial derivatives (AF.3, excluding AF.34), and loans (AF.4); general government comprises the central government, state government, local government and social security funds |
33 | Cyprus | 66.80 |
66.8% of GDP (2011 est.)
60.8% 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 exclude 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 |
34 | Cote d'Ivoire | 65.80 |
65.8% of GDP (2011 est.)
63.1% of GDP (2010 est.) |
35 | Morocco | 65.00 |
65% of GDP (2011 est.)
61.1% of GDP (2010 est.) |
36 | Netherlands | 64.40 |
64.4% of GDP (2011 est.)
62.7% 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. |
37 | Nicaragua | 63.60 |
63.6% of GDP (2011 est.)
78% of GDP (2010 est.) |
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