In 2025, Singapore ranked first by ratio of national debt to gross domestic product (GDP) among the 10 countries presented in the ranking. Singapore's ratio amounted to * percent, while Laos and Malaysia, the second and third countries, had records amounting to percent and percent, respectively.
The general government 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. Here it is depicted in relation to the country's GDP, which refers to the total value of goods and services produced during a year.
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IMF. (December 22, 2025). Ratio of national debt to GDP in Southeast Asia from 2001 to 2031, by selected country [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 03, 2026, from /statistics/804337/national-debt-of-the-asean-countries-in-relation-to-gross-domestic-product-gdp/
IMF. "Ratio of national debt to GDP in Southeast Asia from 2001 to 2031, by selected country." Chart. December 22, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 03, 2026. /statistics/804337/national-debt-of-the-asean-countries-in-relation-to-gross-domestic-product-gdp/
IMF. (2025). Ratio of national debt to GDP in Southeast Asia from 2001 to 2031, by selected country. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 03, 2026. /statistics/804337/national-debt-of-the-asean-countries-in-relation-to-gross-domestic-product-gdp/
IMF. "Ratio of National Debt to Gdp in Southeast Asia from 2001 to 2031, by Selected Country." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 22 Dec 2025, /statistics/804337/national-debt-of-the-asean-countries-in-relation-to-gross-domestic-product-gdp/
IMF, Ratio of national debt to GDP in Southeast Asia from 2001 to 2031, by selected country ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/804337/national-debt-of-the-asean-countries-in-relation-to-gross-domestic-product-gdp/ (last visited August 03, 2026)
Ratio of national debt to GDP in Southeast Asia from 2001 to 2031, by selected country [Graph], IMF, December 22, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/804337/national-debt-of-the-asean-countries-in-relation-to-gross-domestic-product-gdp/
