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World Average Total Government Net Debt (% of GDP) Statistics

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Country or Region: World Average › Change country
Economic Indicator: Total Government Net Debt (% of GDP) › See all World Average indicators, › See Total Government Net 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$

Net debt is calculated as gross debt minus financial assets corresponding to debt instruments. These financial assets are: monetary gold and SDRs, currency and deposits, debt securities, loans, insurance, pension, and standardized guarantee schemes, and other accounts receivable.

Total Government Net Debt (% of GDP) Statistics for World Average , Year 2010 - In Detail

Total Government Net Debt (% of GDP) for World Average in year 2010 is 18.32 %

This makes World Average n/a in world rankings according to Total Government Net Debt (% of GDP) in year 2010. The world's average Total Government Net Debt (% of GDP) value is 18.32 %; World Average is 0.00 more than the average.

In the previous year, 2009, Total Government Net Debt (% of GDP) for World Average was 17.67 % Total Government Net Debt (% of GDP) for World Average in 2010 was or will be 3.68% more than it was or will be in 2009.

In the following or forecasted year, 2011, Total Government Net Debt (% of GDP) for World Average was or will be 19.55 %, which is 6.71% more than the 2010 figure.

* Source: IMF
Total Government Net Debt (% of GDP) for World Average, in other Years
Year %
  2016 18.22
  2015 18.63
  2014 19.04
  2013 19.38
  2012 19.54
  2011 19.48
2010 18.32
  2009 17.58
  2008 15.69
  2007 15.77
  2006 18.05
  2005 21.61
  2004 23.27
  2003 25.21
  2002 25.28
  2001 24.06
  2000 21.21
  1999 13.94
  1998 12.43
  1997 7.93
  1996 7.44
  1995 7.94
  1994 6.12
  1993 5.02
  1992 8.96
  1991 8.55
  1990 7.53
  1989 3.21
  1988 3.12
  1987 2.37
  1986 2.42
  1985 2.46
  1984 2.46
  1983 2.39
  1982 1.92
  1981 1.56
  1980 1.05