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  • Banks > Automated teller machines > ATMs > Per 100,000 adults: Automated teller machines (ATMs) (per 100,000 adults). Automated teller machines are computerized telecommunications devices that provide clients of a financial institution with access to financial transactions in a public place.
  • Central government debt, total > Current LCU: Central government debt, total (current LCU). Debt is the entire stock of direct government fixed-term contractual obligations to others outstanding on a particular date. It includes domestic and foreign liabilities such as currency and money deposits, securities other than shares, and loans. It is the gross amount of government liabilities reduced by the amount of equity and financial derivatives held by the government. Because debt is a stock rather than a flow, it is measured as of a given date, usually the last day of the fiscal year.
  • Central government debt, total > Current LCU per capita: Central government debt, total (current LCU). Debt is the entire stock of direct government fixed-term contractual obligations to others outstanding on a particular date. It includes domestic and foreign liabilities such as currency and money deposits, securities other than shares, and loans. It is the gross amount of government liabilities reduced by the amount of equity and financial derivatives held by the government. Because debt is a stock rather than a flow, it is measured as of a given date, usually the last day of the fiscal year. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • External: Total public and private debt owed to non-residents repayable in foreign currency, goods, or services.
  • External > Per capita: Total public and private debt owed to non-residents repayable in foreign currency, goods, or services. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • External per capita: Total public and private debt owed to non-residents repayable in foreign currency, goods, or services. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Government debt > Gross government debt, share of GDP: Gross government debt as % of GDP (IMF).

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  • Government debt > Net government debt, share of GDP: Net government debt as % of GDP (IMF).
  • Government debt > Public debt, share of GDP: Public debt as % of GDP (CIA).

    No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.

  • Interest payments > Current LCU: Interest payments (current LCU). Interest payments include interest payments on government debt--including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments--to domestic and foreign residents.
  • Net current transfers from abroad > Current LCU: Net current transfers from abroad (current LCU). Current transfers comprise transfers of income between residents of the reporting country and the rest of the world that carry no provisions for repayment. Net current transfers from abroad is equal to the unrequited transfers of income from nonresidents to residents minus the unrequited transfers from residents to nonresidents. Data are in current local currency.
  • Net domestic credit > Current LCU: Net domestic credit (current LCU). Net domestic credit is the sum of net claims on the central government and claims on other sectors of the domestic economy (IFS line 32). Data are in current local currency.
  • Net foreign assets > Current LCU: Net foreign assets (current LCU). Net foreign assets are the sum of foreign assets held by monetary authorities and deposit money banks, less their foreign liabilities. Data are in current local currency.
  • Net foreign assets > Current LCU per capita: Net foreign assets (current LCU). Net foreign assets are the sum of foreign assets held by monetary authorities and deposit money banks, less their foreign liabilities. Data are in current local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Strength of legal rights index > 0=weak to 10=strong per million: Strength of legal rights index (0=weak to 10=strong). Strength of legal rights index measures the degree to which collateral and bankruptcy laws protect the rights of borrowers and lenders and thus facilitate lending. The index ranges from 0 to 10, with higher scores indicating that these laws are better designed to expand access to credit. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Government debt > 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.
  • External > Per $ GDP: Total public and private debt owed to non-residents repayable in foreign currency, goods, or services. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1,000 $ gross domestic product.
  • Net current transfers from abroad > Current US$: Net current transfers from abroad (current US$). Current transfers comprise transfers of income between residents of the reporting country and the rest of the world that carry no provisions for repayment. Net current transfers from abroad is equal to the unrequited transfers of income from nonresidents to residents minus the unrequited transfers from residents to nonresidents. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Net domestic credit > Current LCU per capita: Net domestic credit (current LCU). Net domestic credit is the sum of net claims on the central government and claims on other sectors of the domestic economy (IFS line 32). Data are in current local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Net current transfers from abroad > Constant LCU per capita: Net current transfers from abroad (constant LCU). Current transfers comprise transfers of income between residents of the reporting country and the rest of the world that carry no provisions for repayment. Net current transfers from abroad is equal to the unrequited transfers of income from nonresidents to residents minus the unrequited transfers from residents to nonresidents. Data are in constant local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Interest payments > Current LCU per capita: Interest payments (current LCU). Interest payments include interest payments on government debt--including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments--to domestic and foreign residents. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Credit depth of information index > 0=low to 6=high: Credit depth of information index (0=low to 6=high). Credit depth of information index measures rules affecting the scope, accessibility, and quality of credit information available through public or private credit registries. The index ranges from 0 to 6, with higher values indicating the availability of more credit information, from either a public registry or a private bureau, to facilitate lending decisions.
  • Interest payments > % of expense: Interest payments (% of expense). Interest payments include interest payments on government debt--including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments--to domestic and foreign residents.
  • Cash surplus/deficit > Current LCU per million: Cash surplus/deficit (current LCU). Cash surplus or deficit is revenue (including grants) minus expense, minus net acquisition of nonfinancial assets. In the 1986 GFS manual nonfinancial assets were included under revenue and expenditure in gross terms. This cash surplus or deficit is closest to the earlier overall budget balance (still missing is lending minus repayments, which are now a financing item under net acquisition of financial assets). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Private credit bureau coverage > % of adults: Private credit bureau coverage (% of adults). Private credit bureau coverage reports the number of individuals or firms listed by a private credit bureau with current information on repayment history, unpaid debts, or credit outstanding. The number is expressed as a percentage of the adult population.
  • Government debt > Gross government debt as % of GDP: Gross government debt as % of GDP (IMF).

    No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.

  • Bank capital to assets ratio > %: Bank capital to assets ratio (%). Bank capital to assets is the ratio of bank capital and reserves to total assets. Capital and reserves include funds contributed by owners, retained earnings, general and special reserves, provisions, and valuation adjustments. Capital includes tier 1 capital (paid-up shares and common stock), which is a common feature in all countries' banking systems, and total regulatory capital, which includes several specified types of subordinated debt instruments that need not be repaid if the funds are required to maintain minimum capital levels (these comprise tier 2 and tier 3 capital). Total assets include all nonfinancial and financial assets.
  • Government debt > Net government debt as % of GDP: Net government debt as % of GDP (IMF).
  • Credit depth of information index > 0=low to 6=high per million: Credit depth of information index (0=low to 6=high). Credit depth of information index measures rules affecting the scope, accessibility, and quality of credit information available through public or private credit registries. The index ranges from 0 to 6, with higher values indicating the availability of more credit information, from either a public registry or a private bureau, to facilitate lending decisions. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Net current transfers from abroad > Constant LCU: Net current transfers from abroad (constant LCU). Current transfers comprise transfers of income between residents of the reporting country and the rest of the world that carry no provisions for repayment. Net current transfers from abroad is equal to the unrequited transfers of income from nonresidents to residents minus the unrequited transfers from residents to nonresidents. Data are in constant local currency.
  • Banks > Risk premium on lending > Prime rate minus treasury bill rate, %: Risk premium on lending (prime rate minus treasury bill rate, %). Risk premium on lending is the interest rate charged by banks on loans to private sector customers minus the "risk free" treasury bill interest rate at which short-term government securities are issued or traded in the market. In some countries this spread may be negative, indicating that the market considers its best corporate clients to be lower risk than the government. The terms and conditions attached to lending rates differ by country, however, limiting their comparability.
  • Government debt > Public debt as % of GDP: Public debt as % of GDP (CIA).

    No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.

  • Net current transfers from abroad > Current US$ per capita: Net current transfers from abroad (current US$). Current transfers comprise transfers of income between residents of the reporting country and the rest of the world that carry no provisions for repayment. Net current transfers from abroad is equal to the unrequited transfers of income from nonresidents to residents minus the unrequited transfers from residents to nonresidents. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Net current transfers from abroad > Current LCU per capita: Net current transfers from abroad (current LCU). Current transfers comprise transfers of income between residents of the reporting country and the rest of the world that carry no provisions for repayment. Net current transfers from abroad is equal to the unrequited transfers of income from nonresidents to residents minus the unrequited transfers from residents to nonresidents. Data are in current local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Cash surplus/deficit > Current LCU: Cash surplus/deficit (current LCU). Cash surplus or deficit is revenue (including grants) minus expense, minus net acquisition of nonfinancial assets. In the 1986 GFS manual nonfinancial assets were included under revenue and expenditure in gross terms. This cash surplus or deficit is closest to the earlier overall budget balance (still missing is lending minus repayments, which are now a financing item under net acquisition of financial assets).
  • Cash surplus/deficit > % of GDP: Cash surplus/deficit (% of GDP). Cash surplus or deficit is revenue (including grants) minus expense, minus net acquisition of nonfinancial assets. In the 1986 GFS manual nonfinancial assets were included under revenue and expenditure in gross terms. This cash surplus or deficit is closest to the earlier overall budget balance (still missing is lending minus repayments, which are now a financing item under net acquisition of financial assets).
  • Central government debt, total > % of GDP: Central government debt, total (% of GDP). Debt is the entire stock of direct government fixed-term contractual obligations to others outstanding on a particular date. It includes domestic and foreign liabilities such as currency and money deposits, securities other than shares, and loans. It is the gross amount of government liabilities reduced by the amount of equity and financial derivatives held by the government. Because debt is a stock rather than a flow, it is measured as of a given date, usually the last day of the fiscal year.
  • Interest payments > % of revenue: Interest payments (% of revenue). Interest payments include interest payments on government debt--including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments--to domestic and foreign residents.
  • Public credit registry coverage > % of adults: Public credit registry coverage (% of adults). Public credit registry coverage reports the number of individuals and firms listed in a public credit registry with current information on repayment history, unpaid debts, or credit outstanding. The number is expressed as a percentage of the adult population.
  • Net current transfers from abroad > Current US$, % of GDP: Net current transfers from abroad (current US$). Current transfers comprise transfers of income between residents of the reporting country and the rest of the world that carry no provisions for repayment. Net current transfers from abroad is equal to the unrequited transfers of income from nonresidents to residents minus the unrequited transfers from residents to nonresidents. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • External, % of GDP: Total public and private debt owed to non-residents repayable in foreign currency, goods, or services. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Government debt > 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.
  • Banks > Bank nonperforming loans to total gross loans > %: Bank nonperforming loans to total gross loans (%). Bank nonperforming loans to total gross loans are the value of nonperforming loans divided by the total value of the loan portfolio (including nonperforming loans before the deduction of specific loan-loss provisions). The loan amount recorded as nonperforming should be the gross value of the loan as recorded on the balance sheet, not just the amount that is overdue.
  • Banks > Commercial bank branches > Per 100,000 adults: Commercial bank branches (per 100,000 adults). Commercial bank branches are retail locations of resident commercial banks and other resident banks that function as commercial banks that provide financial services to customers and are physically separated from the main office but not organized as legally separated subsidiaries.
  • Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio > %: Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio (%). Ratio of bank liquid reserves to bank assets is the ratio of domestic currency holdings and deposits with the monetary authorities to claims on other governments, nonfinancial public enterprises, the private sector, and other banking institutions.
  • Banks > Lending interest rate > %: Lending interest rate (%). Lending rate is the bank rate that usually meets the short- and medium-term financing needs of the private sector. This rate is normally differentiated according to creditworthiness of borrowers and objectives of financing. The terms and conditions attached to these rates differ by country, however, limiting their comparability.
  • Banks > Real interest rate > %: Real interest rate (%). Real interest rate is the lending interest rate adjusted for inflation as measured by the GDP deflator.
  • Claims on central government, etc. > % GDP: Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP). Claims on central government (IFS line 52AN or 32AN) include loans to central government institutions net of deposits.
  • Strength of legal rights index > 0=weak to 10=strong: Strength of legal rights index (0=weak to 10=strong). Strength of legal rights index measures the degree to which collateral and bankruptcy laws protect the rights of borrowers and lenders and thus facilitate lending. The index ranges from 0 to 10, with higher scores indicating that these laws are better designed to expand access to credit.
STAT Germany United States HISTORY
Banks > Automated teller machines > ATMs > Per 100,000 adults 118.77
Ranked 10th.
173.43
Ranked 4th. 46% more than Germany

Central government debt, total > Current LCU 1.44 trillion
Ranked 19th.
12.26 trillion
Ranked 8th. 8 times more than Germany

Central government debt, total > Current LCU per capita 17,634.07
Ranked 36th.
39,342.95
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than Germany

External $5.72 trillion
Ranked 3rd.
$15.93 trillion
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Germany

External > Per capita $54,477.50 per capita
Ranked 10th. 34% more than United States
$40,678.76 per capita
Ranked 12th.

External per capita $54,566.65
Ranked 11th. 34% more than United States
$40,666.44
Ranked 13th.

Government debt > Gross government debt, share of GDP 81.96 IMF
Ranked 25th.
106.53 IMF
Ranked 11th. 30% more than Germany
Government debt > Net government debt, share of GDP 57.22 IMF
Ranked 28th.
87.86 IMF
Ranked 10th. 54% more than Germany
Government debt > Public debt, share of GDP 81.7 CIA
Ranked 25th. 13% more than United States
72.5 CIA
Ranked 35th.
Interest payments > Current LCU 40.44 billion
Ranked 36th.
324.26 billion
Ranked 15th. 8 times more than Germany

Net current transfers from abroad > Current LCU -33,700,000,000
Ranked 124th.
-144,700,000,000
Ranked 130th. 4 times more than Germany

Net domestic credit > Current LCU 3.27 trillion
Ranked 35th.
16.15 trillion
Ranked 16th. 5 times more than Germany

Net foreign assets > Current LCU 1.56 trillion
Ranked 36th.
-125,482,689,271
Ranked 162nd.

Net foreign assets > Current LCU per capita 19,016.21
Ranked 78th.
-399.736
Ranked 157th.

Strength of legal rights index > 0=weak to 10=strong per million 0.0855
Ranked 162nd. 3 times more than United States
0.0287
Ranked 182nd.

Government debt > Net government debt, share of GDP per million people 0.705 IMF
Ranked 68th. 3 times more than United States
0.277 IMF
Ranked 77th.
External > Per $ GDP $1,343.11 per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 12th. 77% more than United States
$760.50 per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 31st.

Net current transfers from abroad > Current US$ $-43,327,333,504.76
Ranked 131st.
$-144,700,000,000.00
Ranked 132nd. 3 times more than Germany

Net domestic credit > Current LCU per capita 39,903.22
Ranked 88th.
51,447.71
Ranked 73th. 29% more than Germany

Net current transfers from abroad > Constant LCU per capita 720.75
Ranked 46th.
753.24
Ranked 45th. 5% more than Germany

Interest payments > Current LCU per capita 494.39
Ranked 67th.
1,040.67
Ranked 48th. 2 times more than Germany

Credit depth of information index > 0=low to 6=high 6
Ranked 3rd. The same as United States
6
Ranked 9th.

Interest payments > % of expense 5.25%
Ranked 58th.
8.28%
Ranked 34th. 58% more than Germany

Cash surplus/deficit > Current LCU per million -127,020,728.328
Ranked 27th.
-4,496,623,192.737
Ranked 82nd. 35 times more than Germany

Private credit bureau coverage > % of adults 100%
Ranked 1st. The same as United States
100%
Ranked 8th.

Government debt > Gross government debt as % of GDP 81.96 IMF
Ranked 25th.
106.53 IMF
Ranked 11th. 30% more than Germany
Bank capital to assets ratio > % 4.4%
Ranked 70th.
11.3%
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Germany

Government debt > Net government debt as % of GDP 57.22 IMF
Ranked 28th.
87.86 IMF
Ranked 10th. 54% more than Germany
Credit depth of information index > 0=low to 6=high per million 0.0733
Ranked 123th. 4 times more than United States
0.0191
Ranked 142nd.

Net current transfers from abroad > Constant LCU 59.02 billion
Ranked 29th.
236.45 billion
Ranked 14th. 4 times more than Germany

Banks > Risk premium on lending > Prime rate minus treasury bill rate, % 6.73%
Ranked 25th. 2 times more than United States
3.16%
Ranked 53th.

Government debt > Public debt as % of GDP 81.7 CIA
Ranked 25th. 13% more than United States
72.5 CIA
Ranked 35th.
Net current transfers from abroad > Current US$ per capita $-529.09
Ranked 123th. 15% more than United States
$-460.95
Ranked 121st.

Net current transfers from abroad > Current LCU per capita -411.528
Ranked 112th.
-460.954
Ranked 113th. 12% more than Germany

Cash surplus/deficit > Current LCU -10,390,000,000
Ranked 53th.
-1,401,093,000,000
Ranked 98th. 135 times more than Germany

Cash surplus/deficit > % of GDP -0.398%
Ranked 22nd.
-9.02%
Ranked 101st. 23 times more than Germany

Central government debt, total > % of GDP 55.27%
Ranked 23th.
78.92%
Ranked 14th. 43% more than Germany

Interest payments > % of revenue 5.31%
Ranked 57th.
12.76%
Ranked 17th. 2 times more than Germany

Public credit registry coverage > % of adults 0.0
Ranked 100th.
0.0
Ranked 120th.

Net current transfers from abroad > Current US$, % of GDP -1.274%
Ranked 117th. 38% more than United States
-0.923%
Ranked 112th.

External, % of GDP 135.06%
Ranked 11th. 54% more than United States
87.74%
Ranked 26th.

Government debt > Net government debt as % of GDP per million people 0.705 IMF
Ranked 68th. 3 times more than United States
0.277 IMF
Ranked 77th.
Banks > Bank nonperforming loans to total gross loans > % 3%
Ranked 62nd.
3.9%
Ranked 33th. 30% more than Germany

Banks > Commercial bank branches > Per 100,000 adults 13.9
Ranked 89th.
35.26
Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Germany

Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio > % 8.25%
Ranked 98th.
11.38%
Ranked 81st. 38% more than Germany

Banks > Lending interest rate > % 9.7%
Ranked 102nd. 3 times more than United States
3.25%
Ranked 123th.

Banks > Real interest rate > % 8.15%
Ranked 78th. 6 times more than United States
1.48%
Ranked 104th.

Claims on central government, etc. > % GDP 21.46%
Ranked 22nd.
33.14%
Ranked 9th. 54% more than Germany

Strength of legal rights index > 0=weak to 10=strong 7
Ranked 52nd.
9
Ranked 17th. 29% more than Germany

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