Geo-economics

Global debt has reached a record $226 trillion

In front of HSBC's London headquarters, a bird flies past a clock as window cleaners work in London's Canary Wharf Financial District in London, Britain, October 11, 2016.   REUTERS/Russell Boyce - RTSRRJS

2020 saw a surge in debt. Image: REUTERS/Russell Boyce - RTSRRJS

Vitor Gaspar
Director of the Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF
Paulo Medas
Deputy Division Chief, IMF’s Fiscal Affairs Department
Roberto Perrelli
Senior Economist, Fiscal Policy and Surveillance Division, IMF
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Vitor Gaspar, Paulo Medas, and Roberto Perrelli
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Public debt rose from around 70 percent of GDP, in 2007, to 124 percent of GDP, in 2020. Image: IMF

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