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Top 10 countries with the highest debt-to-GDP in October 2025: 2 Asian countries make the list; where do India, the US, and China rank?

November 04, 2025 6:02 am

Top 10 countries with the highest debt-to-GDP in October 2025 list: The United States, the world’s largest economy, ranks 8th with a debt-to-GDP ratio of 125 per cent, while China (96.3 per cent) and India (81.4 per cent) rank 21st and 35th, respectively, lower than most developed nations.

Top 10 Indian states and UTs with the highest debt-to-GDP ratios in FY 2025–26

June 06, 2025 8:10 am

Indian States and Union Territories with highest debt levels in 2025–26: Jammu and Kashmir tops the list with a debt-to-GDP ratio of 51%, while Odisha records the lowest at just 12.7%.

Top 10 countries with the highest debt-to-GDP in 2025: Where does India rank?

May 31, 2025 10:57 am

Top 10 Most Indebted Countries in 2025: IMF projects global debt to approach 100% of GDP by 2030 amidst economic uncertainties. Insights on debt ratios worldwide and how is India faring in comparison to the US, Japan, and China.

Risk profile of India’s government debt stands out as safe and prudent, says Nirmala Sitharaman

May 14, 2024 10:02 am

In a series of posts on social media platform X (formerly Twitter), Sitharaman said many times absolute numbers have been compared without considering the GDP growth on which the debt calculations are based.

External debt at $426 bn in December

March 29, 2014 2:15 am

The ministry said that the long-term debt was $333.3 billion at the end of December, showing an increase of 8.1 per cent over March.

In historic step,Japan PM hikes tax

October 02, 2013 3:21 am

Abe said the government will raise the national sales tax to 8 per cent in April from 5 per cent.

Govt debt up by 2.7%; gross fiscal revenue,deficits widen

November 29, 2011 1:07 am

Government debt rose by 2.7 per cent to Rs 32.13 lakh crore at the end of September quarter over the previous quarter due to increased market borrowings the Finance Ministry said

Markets slide as crisis rattles investors

November 22, 2011 12:57 am

* Fears over out-of-control government debt on both sides of Atlantic hit financial markets

World govts' debt above $41 tn: Study

August 16, 2011 1:09 am

The total amount of debt incurred by governments across the world jumped to a staggering $41.1 trillion last year.

Emerging markets signal distress?

June 08, 2011 6:12 pm

Emerging markets are displaying disturbing signs for investors already edgy about global economy.

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