This paper describes the compilation of the first truly comprehensive database on gross government debt-to-GDP ratios, covering nearly the entire IMF membership (174 countries) and spanning an ...

Economists' most common data point for comparison purposes is our debt as a percentage of economic activity or gross domestic product (GDP ... historic high in our history,” Maschino ...

Indeed, Chart 1 shows that GDP growth averages about 2 percent in countries ... may be well placed to grow in the future despite high debt levels. Our analysis of historical data has shown that there ...

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