Variable: Central government debt, total (% of GDP)

QoG Code: (wdi_debt)


Dataset: World Development Indicators

Description:

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.

Type of variable: Continuous

Downloaded by QoG on: 2025-12-19
Last updated by source: 2025-12-19


Categories:

Public Economy


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Basic Cross-section - 2026 Basic Time-series - 2026 Standard Cross-section - 2026 Standard Time-series - 2026 Original Dataset

Details of this variable in our compilations datasets
Dataset No. Countries
Basic cross-section: 59
Basic time-series: 106
Standard cross-section: 59
Standard time-series: 106

Dataset Available for years:
Standard time-series: 1970-2024
Basic time-series: 1970-2024

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This variable has information from the year 1970 to the year 2024