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The U.S. ranks 14th in central government debt
21 October 2012
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According to the World Bank, the central government debt of the United States was 76.8% of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) in 2010, which makes the United States rank fourteenth out of sixty countries ranked in that category. Japan ranks first, with a central government debt of 175.0% of that country’s GDP.
Categories: economy, Ranking of 11 to 20
debt, economy, Japan, public debt, World Bank
The U.S. ranks 36th in public debt
2 April 2011
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According to the latest data available from CIA World Factbook, the United States has a public debt of 58.9% of the total GDP. This is enough to make the United States rank thirty-sixth in that category. Zimbabwe ranks first with a public debt of 241.6% of their total GDP.
Prepared by Michael J. Rooney
Categories: economy, Ranking of 21 to 50
CIA World Factbook, debt, public debt, Zimbabwe