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Country or Region: Germany › Change country
Economic Indicator: Total Government Gross Debt (% of GDP) › See all Germany indicators, › See Total Government Gross Debt (% of GDP) data for all countries
Detailed Analysis for Year: 2010 › Change year
Full Dataset: from 1980 to 2016
Dataset updated: 1st August 2011
Data Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF)
National or Regional Currency: Euro
Currency Symbol: EUR

Gross debt consists of all liabilities that require payment or payments of interest and/or principal by the debtor to the creditor at a date or dates in the future. This includes debt liabilities in the form of SDRs, currency and deposits, debt securities, loans, insurance, pensions and standardized guarantee schemes, and other accounts payable. Thus, all liabilities in the GFSM 2001 system are debt, except for equity and investment fund shares and financial derivatives and employee stock options. Debt can be valued at current market, nominal, or face values (GFSM 2001, paragraph 7.110). See notes for: General government gross debt (National currency).

Total Government Gross Debt (% of GDP) for Germany in year 2010 is 79.994 %

This makes Germany No. 30 in world rankings according to Total Government Gross Debt (% of GDP) in year 2010. The world's average Total Government Gross Debt (% of GDP) value is 46.17 %; Germany is 33.82 more than the average.

In the previous year, 2009, Total Government Gross Debt (% of GDP) for Germany was 73.51 % Total Government Gross Debt (% of GDP) for Germany in 2010 was or will be 8.81% more than it was or will be in 2009.

In the following or forecasted year, 2011, Total Government Gross Debt (% of GDP) for Germany was or will be 80.11 %, which is 0.15% more than the 2010 figure.