World Debt to GDP Ratio 2008-2024
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.
- World debt to gdp ratio for 2022 was 97.98%, a 9.66% decline from 2021.
- World debt to gdp ratio for 2021 was 107.64%, a 4.34% decline from 2020.
- World debt to gdp ratio for 2020 was 111.97%, a 18.18% increase from 2019.
- World debt to gdp ratio for 2019 was 93.79%, a 2.45% increase from 2018.
| World Debt to GDP Ratio - Historical Data |
| Year |
Government Debt as % of GDP |
Annual Change |
| 2022 |
97.98% |
-9.66% |
| 2021 |
107.64% |
-4.34% |
| 2020 |
111.97% |
18.18% |
| 2019 |
93.79% |
2.45% |
| 2018 |
91.34% |
0.10% |
| 2017 |
91.25% |
-0.30% |
| 2016 |
91.55% |
1.51% |
| 2015 |
90.04% |
0.22% |
| 2014 |
89.81% |
3.14% |
| 2013 |
86.68% |
0.53% |
| 2012 |
86.15% |
3.69% |
| 2011 |
82.45% |
3.63% |
| 2010 |
78.82% |
3.85% |
| 2009 |
74.97% |
9.75% |
| 2008 |
65.23% |
9.75% |
