Population & Scope
Population & Scope Population coverage Population coverageThe Public Sector Debt database includes quarterly detailed information on all liabilities which constitute debt instruments, by initial and residual maturity, which are held by the government, and more broadly the public sector.
The debt instruments are those instruments that require the payment of principal and interest or both at some point(s) in the future. All liabilities are considered debt, except liabilities in the form of equity and investment fund shares and, financial derivatives and employee stock options.
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Concepts & Classifications Concepts & Classifications Key statistical concept Key statistical conceptList of OECD countries following the SNA 2008 methodology.
Australia; Austria; Belgium; Canada; Czech Republic; Denmark; Estonia; Finland; France; Germany; Greece; Hungary; Iceland; Ireland; Israel; Italy; Korea; Luxembourg; Mexico; the Netherlands; Norway; Poland; Portugal; Slovak Republic; Spain; Sweden; Switzerland; Turkey; the United Kingdom; the United States; Latvia.
List of OECD countries following the SNA 1993.
Chile; Japan.
Aggregation and consolidation Aggregation and consolidationGDP data shown in this dataset are calculated as a rolling sum GDP by summing the past four quarters. For instance, the Q1 2014 GDP is calculated by summing GDP data (quarterly levels, current prices, national currency and not seasonally adjusted) from Q2 2013 to Q1 2014.
For Canada, Portugal and the United Kingdom, GDP data used to calculate GDP rolling sums are seasonally adjusted.
The Public Sector Debt database includes quarterly detailed information on all liabilities which constitute debt instruments, by initial and residual maturity, which are held by the government, and more broadly the public sector.
The debt instruments are those instruments that require the payment of principal and interest or both at some point(s) in the future. All liabilities are considered debt, except liabilities in the form of equity and investment fund shares and, financial derivatives and employee stock options.
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List of OECD countries following the SNA 2008 methodology.
Australia; Austria; Belgium; Canada; Czech Republic; Denmark; Estonia; Finland; France; Germany; Greece; Hungary; Iceland; Ireland; Israel; Italy; Korea; Luxembourg; Mexico; the Netherlands; Norway; Poland; Portugal; Slovak Republic; Spain; Sweden; Switzerland; Turkey; the United Kingdom; the United States; Latvia.
List of OECD countries following the SNA 1993.
Chile; Japan.
GDP data shown in this dataset are calculated as a rolling sum GDP by summing the past four quarters. For instance, the Q1 2014 GDP is calculated by summing GDP data (quarterly levels, current prices, national currency and not seasonally adjusted) from Q2 2013 to Q1 2014.
For Canada, Portugal and the United Kingdom, GDP data used to calculate GDP rolling sums are seasonally adjusted.