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Middle East (Middle East and North Africa) Total Government Gross Debt (% of GDP) Statistics

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Country or Region: Middle East (Middle East and North Africa) › Change country
Economic Indicator: Total Government Gross Debt (% of GDP) › See all Middle East 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: US Dollar
Currency Symbol: US$

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).

Total Government Gross Debt (% of GDP) Statistics for Middle East (Middle East and North Africa), Year 2010 - In Detail

Total Government Gross Debt (% of GDP) for Middle East in year 2010 is 30.636 %

This makes Middle East n/a 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 %; Middle East is 15.53 less than the average.

In the previous year, 2009, Total Government Gross Debt (% of GDP) for Middle East was 34.73 % Total Government Gross Debt (% of GDP) for Middle East in 2010 was or will be 11.79% less than it was or will be in 2009.

In the following or forecasted year, 2011, Total Government Gross Debt (% of GDP) for Middle East was or will be 24.45 %, which is 20.19% less than the 2010 figure.

* Source: IMF
Total Government Gross Debt (% of GDP) for Middle East, in other Years
Year %
  2016 19.766
  2015 20.692
  2014 21.604
  2013 22.432
  2012 23.288
  2011 24.45
2010 30.636
  2009 34.731
  2008 27.837
  2007 32.998
  2006 37.991
  2005 47.268
  2004 n/a
  2003 59.419
  2002 64
  2001 n/a
  2000 n/a
  1999 n/a
  1998 n/a
  1997 n/a
  1996 n/a
  1995 n/a
  1994 n/a
  1993 n/a
  1992 n/a
  1991 n/a
  1990 n/a
  1989 n/a
  1988 n/a
  1987 n/a
  1986 n/a
  1985 n/a
  1984 n/a
  1983 n/a
  1982 n/a
  1981 n/a
  1980 n/a