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General government gross debt for United States© (GGGDTAUSA188N)

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2015: 105.607  
Updated: Apr 20, 2017

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(a) General government gross debt for United States©, Percent of GDP, Not Seasonally Adjusted (GGGDTAUSA188N)
Gross debt consists of all liabilities that require payment or payments of interest and/or principal by the debtor to the creditor at a date or dates in the future. This includes debt liabilities in the form of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), currency and deposits, debt securities, loans, insurance, pensions and standardized guarantee schemes, and other accounts payable. Thus, all liabilities in the Government Finance Statistics Manual 2001 (GFSM 2001) system are debt, except for equity and investment fund shares and financial derivatives and employee stock options. Debt can be valued at current market, nominal, or face values (GFSM 2001, paragraph 7.110). A projection of this data can be found at https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/GGGDTPUSA188N.

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(a) General government gross debt for United States©, Percent of GDP, Not Seasonally Adjusted (GGGDTAUSA188N)
Gross debt consists of all liabilities that require payment or payments of interest and/or principal by the debtor to the creditor at a date or dates in the future. This includes debt liabilities in the form of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), currency and deposits, debt securities, loans, insurance, pensions and standardized guarantee schemes, and other accounts payable. Thus, all liabilities in the Government Finance Statistics Manual 2001 (GFSM 2001) system are debt, except for equity and investment fund shares and financial derivatives and employee stock options. Debt can be valued at current market, nominal, or face values (GFSM 2001, paragraph 7.110). A projection of this data can be found at https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/GGGDTPUSA188N.

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Title Release Dates
General government gross debt for United States© 2011-09-20 2017-04-20
 
Source    
International Monetary Fund 2011-09-20 2017-04-20
 
Release    
World Economic Outlook 2011-09-20 2017-04-20
 
Units    
Percent of GDP 2011-09-20 2017-04-20
 
Frequency    
Annual 2011-09-20 2017-04-20
 
Seasonal Adjustment    
Not Seasonally Adjusted 2011-09-20 2017-04-20
 
Notes    
Gross debt consists of all liabilities that require payment or payments of interest and/or principal by the debtor to the creditor at a date or dates in the future. This includes debt liabilities in the form of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), currency and deposits, debt securities, loans, insurance, pensions and standardized guarantee schemes, and other accounts payable. Thus, all liabilities in the Government Finance Statistics Manual 2001 (GFSM 2001) system are debt, except for equity and investment fund shares and financial derivatives and employee stock options. Debt can be valued at current market, nominal, or face values (GFSM 2001, paragraph 7.110). A projection of this data can be found at https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/GGGDTPUSA188N.

Copyright © 2016, International Monetary Fund. Reprinted with permission. Complete terms of use and contact details are available at http://www.imf.org/external/terms.htm.

2011-09-20 2017-04-20
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