| Rank | Country | % of GDP | Public debt |
45 | Vietnam | 54.50 | 
54.5% of GDP (2011 est.)
57.1% of GDP (2010 est.)
note: data cover general Government Debt, and excludes debt instruments issued (or owned) by Government entities other than the treasury; the data [include/exclude] 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. |
46 | Brazil | 54.40 |
54.4% of GDP (2011 est.)
54.7% of GDP (2010 est.) |
47 | El Salvador | 52.80 |
52.8% of GDP (2011 est.)
54.4% of GDP (2010 est.) |
48 | Switzerland | 52.40 |
52.4% of GDP (2011 est.)
54.5% of GDP (2010)
note: general government gross debt; gross debt consists of all liabilities that require payment or payments of interest and/or principal by the debtor to the creditor at a date or dates in the future; includes debt liabilities in the form of SDRs, currency and deposits, debt securities, loans, insurance, pensions and standardized guarantee schemes, and other accounts payable; all liabilities in the GFSM 2001 system are debt, except for equity nad investment fund shares and financcial derivatives and employee stock options |
49 | Tunisia | 51.80 |
51.8% of GDP (2011 est.)
48% of GDP (2010 est.) |
50 | India | 51.60 |
51.6% of GDP (2011 est.)
50.6% of GDP (2010 est.)
note: data cover central government debt, and exclude 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; Debt instruments for the social funds are not sold at public auctions |
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