In 2018, the United States had the highest gross government debt of any country, amounting to some 21.68 trillion U.S. dollars. However, in terms of government debt as a share of GDP, Japan carries a far higher government debt load than the U.S.
Gross government debt in advanced economies from 2001 to 2018
(in trillion U.S. dollars)
* Projection for France, Japan and the United States.
Exchange rate for France and Germany as of May 23, 2019, 1 EUR = 1.11402 U.S. dollar.
Exchange rate for Japan as of May 23, 2019, 1 JPY = 0.00908590 U.S. dollar.
Exchange rate for the U.K. as of May 23, 2019, 1 GBP = 1.2644 USD
Values have been rounded.
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IMF. (April 5, 2019). Gross government debt in advanced economies from 2001 to 2018 (in trillion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 27, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034440/gross-government-debt-in-advanced-economies/
IMF. "Gross government debt in advanced economies from 2001 to 2018 (in trillion U.S. dollars)." Chart. April 5, 2019. Statista. Accessed February 27, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034440/gross-government-debt-in-advanced-economies/
IMF. (2019). Gross government debt in advanced economies from 2001 to 2018 (in trillion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 27, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034440/gross-government-debt-in-advanced-economies/
IMF. "Gross Government Debt in Advanced Economies from 2001 to 2018 (in Trillion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Apr 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034440/gross-government-debt-in-advanced-economies/
IMF, Gross government debt in advanced economies from 2001 to 2018 (in trillion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034440/gross-government-debt-in-advanced-economies/ (last visited February 27, 2020)
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