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How Is Debt-to-GDP Is Rising Around the World?

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BM.GE
15.12.20 18:00
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  • Falling revenues combined with costly pandemic relief measures have increased global debt by $20 trillion since the third quarter of 2019.
  • By the end of the year, economists expect global debt to reach $277 trillion, or 365% of world GDP.
  • Excluding the financial sector, Canada’s debt-to-GDP ratio increased by nearly 80%, the highest of any developed country.
Australia was one of the few countries that managed to reduce their household debt over the year.

Change in debt-tooGDP

With vaccines slowly obtaining approval in various countries, the world may finally be on the path to overcoming the COVID-19 pandemic.

The economic situation, on the other hand, is unlikely to improve anytime soon. Falling revenues combined with costly pandemic relief measures have increased global debt by $20 trillion since the third quarter of 2019. By the end of 2020, economists expect global debt to reach $277 trillion, or 365% of world GDP.

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