- This is a list of the gross National debt that countries have. National debt refers to the amount of total government debt a country has. This is also referred to as ‘public sector debt’.
- It is compiled using data from the IMF, Eurostat and CIA agencies.
- Note: National debt is different to ‘External debt‘ – External debt includes all the debts a country (both private and public sector) owe to foreigners.
- Note: You may see slightly different figures for government debt levels, depending how it is measured. For example,
- Gross US debt is 102.9% in 2011. Net US debt was 67.8%
- UK national debt is listed by government as 67% of GDP in 2012. But, using this gross measure it is 82.5%
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Tuesday, January 8, 2013
List of National Debt by Country
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