OECD members Debt to GDP Ratio 1991-2024

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.
  • OECD members debt to gdp ratio for 2022 was 103.11%, a 11.35% decline from 2021.
  • OECD members debt to gdp ratio for 2021 was 114.46%, a 4.57% decline from 2020.
  • OECD members debt to gdp ratio for 2020 was 119.03%, a 19.6% increase from 2019.
  • OECD members debt to gdp ratio for 2019 was 99.43%, a 0.03% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Government Debt as % of GDP
North America 105.75%
OECD members 103.11%
World 97.98%
Euro Area 85.29%
European Union 79.61%
OECD members Debt to GDP Ratio - Historical Data
Year Government Debt as % of GDP Annual Change
2022 103.11% -11.35%
2021 114.46% -4.57%
2020 119.03% 19.60%
2019 99.43% 0.03%
2018 99.41% 0.07%
2017 99.34% -0.86%
2016 100.20% 1.54%
2015 98.66% -0.16%
2014 98.82% 2.88%
2013 95.94% 0.83%
2012 95.11% 4.06%
2011 91.06% 4.33%
2010 86.73% 5.60%
2009 81.12% 11.10%
2008 70.02% 5.85%
2007 64.18% -0.68%
2006 64.86% -1.47%
2005 66.33% 0.26%
2004 66.07% 0.94%
2003 65.13% 1.85%
2002 63.28% 2.05%
2001 61.22% 7.50%
2000 53.73% -1.90%
1999 55.62% -2.52%
1998 58.15% -2.56%
1997 60.71% -0.09%
1996 60.80% 1.22%
1995 59.58% 13.53%
1994 46.05% 2.05%
1993 44.00% 3.02%
1992 40.98% 1.83%
1991 39.14% 1.83%