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VariableTotal central government debt % of GDP
TypeStocks: Outstanding amounts
UnitPercentage
FrequencyAnnual
Time period19971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010
Country
AustraliaInformation on item18.515.613.711.49.68.67.56.76.35.85.24.98.211.0
AustriaInformation on item59.259.962.061.260.760.460.962.262.160.457.859.364.965.8
BelgiumInformation on item109.9105.3103.499.599.197.995.492.891.887.685.390.194.996.8
CanadaInformation on item52.750.146.740.939.738.135.932.130.227.925.228.635.736.1
ChileInformation on item13.212.513.713.614.915.713.010.77.35.34.15.26.29.2
CzechiaInformation on item9.69.811.013.214.716.119.121.123.224.925.227.132.536.6
DenmarkInformation on item69.164.060.954.852.051.649.647.039.332.727.832.337.939.6
EstoniaInformation on item....4.63.32.93.63.12.62.11.81.31.83.63.2
FinlandInformation on item65.059.955.748.044.441.343.541.938.235.631.229.537.541.7
FranceInformation on item45.646.347.847.448.349.951.952.653.352.152.153.461.267.4
GermanyInformation on item24.326.134.138.436.537.238.539.940.841.239.639.644.244.4
GreeceInformation on item105.2103.7103.6108.9109.7109.2105.8108.6110.6107.7105.7110.6127.0147.8
HungaryInformation on item60.959.059.254.150.453.556.255.758.162.061.667.772.873.9
IcelandInformation on item46.240.735.333.839.235.333.328.219.424.823.244.287.581.3
IrelandInformation on item57.347.844.134.830.927.926.925.323.520.319.828.047.160.7
IsraelInformation on item102.8103.893.283.487.895.397.896.692.182.775.975.377.774.7
ItalyInformation on item111.0108.7106.7103.6102.799.596.796.397.797.595.698.1106.8109.0
JapanInformation on item76.787.797.0106.1123.5137.6140.9156.8164.5161.8164.5180.8183.5..
KoreaInformation on item10.014.316.316.717.417.620.723.727.630.129.729.032.631.9
LuxembourgInformation on item3.74.13.53.23.12.71.71.40.81.51.48.28.512.6
MexicoInformation on item23.525.423.321.220.521.922.120.720.320.620.924.428.127.5
NetherlandsInformation on item53.952.049.244.141.341.543.043.843.039.237.650.149.751.8
New ZealandInformation on item36.237.835.032.130.128.426.423.722.121.620.320.727.530.5
NorwayInformation on item24.722.220.919.318.119.021.318.417.212.511.713.926.426.1
PolandInformation on item43.039.539.735.836.440.644.943.644.845.142.644.747.049.7
PortugalInformation on item56.253.053.252.154.056.758.361.066.267.766.668.978.788.0
Slovak RepublicInformation on item20.822.522.723.936.035.035.138.433.129.228.126.333.739.1
SloveniaInformation on item............26.927.126.925.823.221.233.636.0
SpainInformation on item55.353.652.349.946.343.940.739.336.433.030.033.746.051.7
SwedenInformation on item74.172.064.056.948.646.847.746.646.242.236.435.638.133.8
SwitzerlandInformation on item25.327.725.425.624.828.228.328.128.125.223.222.420.720.2
TürkiyeInformation on item32.931.039.838.274.169.262.256.651.145.539.640.046.442.9
United KingdomInformation on item..49.744.142.238.839.138.740.043.543.242.761.175.385.5
United StatesInformation on item45.442.539.033.932.433.234.936.036.136.035.740.253.661.3
Data extracted on 25 Apr 2024 23:06 UTC (GMT) from OECD.Stat

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