Total Debt Stock
#50
of 195 countries
$99B
#1: USA ($34T)
#195: Tuvalu ($24M)
Mid-range globally but high for a lower-middle-income country
Debt-to-GDP Ratio
#120
of 195 countries
35%
#1: Japan (264%)
#195: Brunei (2%)
Low ratio — but misleading when revenue is the real constraint
Debt Service / Revenue
#8
of 195 countries
64%
#1: Sri Lanka (95%)
#195: Norway (2%)
Among the worst globally — most revenue services debt, not citizens
External Reserves
#38
of 195 countries
$45.7B
#1: China ($3.4T)
#195: Sao Tome ($0.04B)
Recovering but still below the 2008 peak of $53B
Inflation Rate
#25
of 195 countries
15.2%
#1: Venezuela (400%+)
#195: Switzerland (0.4%)
Falling from the 2024 peak of 31.4% but still elevated
Debt Per Capita
#140
of 195 countries
$430
#1: Japan ($75K)
#195: Timor-Leste ($7)
Low per person, but 230M people amplifies the total
GDP Size
#40
of 195 countries
$285B
#1: USA ($28T)
#195: Tuvalu ($0.06B)
Africa's largest economy — dropped from 26th after naira devaluation
Population
#6
of 195 countries
230M
#1: India (1.44B)
#195: Vatican City (800)
Africa's most populous — projected world #3 by 2050