This statistic shows the total amount of public debt held worldwide from 2005 to 2017. In 2015, the total public debt from all countries around the world was over 55 trillion U.S. dollars. Given the debt level of 26.85 trillion in 2005, global debt more than doubled between 2005 and 2015.
Global public debt from 2005 to 2017 (in trillion U.S. dollars)
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The Economist. (March 13, 2017). Global public debt from 2005 to 2017 (in trillion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 26, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/686067/global-public-debt/
The Economist. "Global public debt from 2005 to 2017 (in trillion U.S. dollars)." Chart. March 13, 2017. Statista. Accessed May 26, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/686067/global-public-debt/
The Economist. (2017). Global public debt from 2005 to 2017 (in trillion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 26, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/686067/global-public-debt/
The Economist. "Global Public Debt from 2005 to 2017 (in Trillion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Mar 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/686067/global-public-debt/
The Economist, Global public debt from 2005 to 2017 (in trillion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/686067/global-public-debt/ (last visited May 26, 2022)