OECD members - Central government debt
Central government debt, total (% of GDP)
Central government debt, total (% of GDP) in OECD members was 43.49 as of 1999. Its highest value over the past 9 years was 45.27 in 1998, while its lowest value was 36.39 in 1990.
Definition: 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.
Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 36.39 |
| 1991 | 38.13 |
| 1992 | 39.80 |
| 1993 | 39.89 |
| 1994 | 42.39 |
| 1995 | 44.56 |
| 1996 | 44.99 |
| 1997 | 44.89 |
| 1998 | 45.27 |
| 1999 | 43.49 |
Classification
Topic: Public Sector Indicators
Sub-Topic: Government finance
