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This is a list of countries by government debt. Gross government debt is government financial liabilities that are debt instruments. [ 1 ] : 81 A debt instrument is a financial claim that requires payment of interest and/or principal by the debtor to the creditor in the future.
In economics, the debt-to-GDP ratio is the ratio between a country's government debt (measured in units of currency) and its gross domestic product (GDP) (measured in units of currency per year). A low debt-to-GDP ratio indicates that an economy produces goods and services sufficient to pay back debts without incurring further debt. [1]
A country's gross government debt (also called public debt or sovereign debt [1]) is the financial liabilities of the government sector. [2]: 81 Changes in government debt over time reflect primarily borrowing due to past government deficits. [3] A deficit occurs when a government's expenditures exceed revenues.
This is a list of countries by estimated future gross [clarification needed] central government debt based on data released in October 2020 by the International Monetary Fund, with figures in percentage of national GDP.
“First, the relationship between government debt and real GDP growth is weak for debt/GDP ratios below 90% of GDP. Above the threshold of 90%, median growth rates fall by 1%, and average growth ...
Public debt % of GDP: This is the total domestic and external debt of the government and its institutions as percent of the gross domestic product of the country. Private debt % of GDP: This is the total domestic and external debt of the citizens and private companies as percent of the gross domestic product of the country.
This article lists countries alphabetically, with total government expenditure as percentage of Gross domestic product (GDP) for the listed countries. Also stated is the government revenue and net lending/borrowing of the government as percentage of GDP. All Data is based on the World Economic Outlook Databook of the International Monetary Fund.
The following articles contain lists of countries by debt: List of countries by public debt; List of countries by household debt; List of countries by corporate debt; List of countries by external debt