In 2024, the gross government debt of China amounted to an estimated 89 percent of the country's gross domestic product (GDP), compared to 21 percent for Russia. For China, this was an increase over 2001 levels, when the gross government debt amounted to 25 percent of the country's GDP. Russia, on the other hand, has reduced this figure from 2001 levels, when gross government debt was 44 percent of the country's GDP.
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India
Russia
Emerging market and developing economies*
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IMF. (April 16, 2024). Gross government debt as a share of GDP in emerging economies from 2001 to 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034422/gross-government-debt-share-gdp-emerging-economies/
IMF. "Gross government debt as a share of GDP in emerging economies from 2001 to 2024." Chart. April 16, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034422/gross-government-debt-share-gdp-emerging-economies/
IMF. (2024). Gross government debt as a share of GDP in emerging economies from 2001 to 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034422/gross-government-debt-share-gdp-emerging-economies/
IMF. "Gross Government Debt as a Share of Gdp in Emerging Economies from 2001 to 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034422/gross-government-debt-share-gdp-emerging-economies/
IMF, Gross government debt as a share of GDP in emerging economies from 2001 to 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034422/gross-government-debt-share-gdp-emerging-economies/ (last visited July 27, 2024)
Gross government debt as a share of GDP in emerging economies from 2001 to 2024 [Graph], IMF, April 16, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034422/gross-government-debt-share-gdp-emerging-economies/