Government Debt Has Climbed Since the Financial Crisis

Percent of GDP

Averages computed with current U.S. dollar GDP as a weight. Sample includes 37 advanced economies, 151 EMDEs, and 32 LICs.

Chart: Source: Source: Kose, Kurlat, et al. (2017, data available at http://www.worldbank.org/en/research/brief/fiscal-space).

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