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Q. Government debt of individual countries?

Answered By: Bobray Bordelon

Last Updated: Jan 30, 2024 Views: 121

World Economic Outlook (WEO) database from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- The recommended variables are General government net debt and General government gross debt, located in the Government Finance section.
Global Debt Database from the IMF. Comprises total gross debt of the (private and public) nonfinancial sector for an unbalanced panel of 190 advanced economies, emerging market economies and low-income countries, dating back to 1950.
Historical Public Debt Database zip file from the International Monetary Fund.

Joint BIS-IMF-OECD-World Bank statistics on external debt

Quarterly Public Sector Database from the World Bank.

World Development Indicators from the World Bank (Economic Policy & Debt section)

Public Sector Debt Statistics: Guide for Compilers and Users overview of government debt statistics from the IMF.

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