Value of debt worldwide 2013-2021

Published by Statista Research Department, Aug 5, 2022
The value of global debt increased from 268.8 trillion U.S. dollars in the second quarter of 2020 to 296 trillion U.S. dollars in the second quarter of 2021. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, global debt has skyrocketed. The value of global debt in Q2 2021 was more than three times global GDP.

Value of global debt from 1st quarter 2013 to 2nd quarter 2021 (in trillion U.S. dollars)

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September 2021

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

Q1 2013 to Q2 2021

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