Central government debt / Gdp 1990 - 2016

Description	Debt is the entire stock of direct government fixed-term contractual obligations to others outstanding on a particular date. It includes domestic and foreign liabilities such as currency and money deposits, securities other than shares, and loans. It is the gross amount of government liabilities reduced by the amount of equity and financial derivatives held by the government. Because debt is a stock rather than a flow, it is measured as of a given date, usually the last day of the fiscal year.
Unit of measure	%

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Debt is the entire stock of direct government fixed-term contractual obligations to others outstanding on a particular date. It includes domestic and foreign liabilities such as currency and money deposits, securities other than shares, and loans. It is the gross amount of government liabilities reduced by the amount of equity and financial derivatives held by the government. Because debt is a stock rather than a flow, it is measured as of a given date, usually the last day of the fiscal year.

Unit of measure

Source: International Monetary Fund

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	United States
1990	40.90
1991	44.10
1992	46.10
1993	48.20
1994	47.40
1995	47.20
1996	46.70
1997	44.10
1998	41.10
1999	37.70
2000	33.30
2001	15.20
2002	53.80
2003	56.20
2004	56.70
2005	56.50
2006	55.50
2007	55.70
2008	64.10
2009	76.20
2010	85.50
2011	90.10
2012	94.20
2013	96.10
2014	96.30
2015	96.80
2016	99.00

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