Economy > Debt > Government debt Stats: compare key data on Japan & United States
Definitions
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Gross government debt as % of GDP:
Gross government debt as % of GDP (IMF).
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Gross government debt, share of GDP:
Gross government debt as % of GDP (IMF).
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- Net government debt as % of GDP: Net government debt as % of GDP (IMF).
- Net government debt as % of GDP per million people: Net government debt as % of GDP (IMF). Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
- Net government debt, share of GDP: Net government debt as % of GDP (IMF).
- Net government debt, share of GDP per million people: Net government debt as % of GDP (IMF). Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
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Public debt as % of GDP:
Public debt as % of GDP (CIA).
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Public debt, share of GDP:
Public debt as % of GDP (CIA).
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SOURCES: Wikipedia: List of countries by public debt (List); Wikipedia: List of countries by public debt (List) (Government net & gross debt 2013 , International Monetary Fund , April 2013 World Economic Outlook Databse.); Wikipedia: List of countries by public debt (List) (Government net & gross debt 2013 , International Monetary Fund , April 2013 World Economic Outlook Databse.). Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Wikipedia: List of countries by public debt (List) (Public debt , The World Factbook , United States Central Intelligence Agency , accessed on March 21, 2013.)
