As of 2023, the United States' government debt accounted for more than a third of the world total. Second in the ranking was China with 15.1 percent of the total, followed by Japan with 11.1 percent.
Value and distribution of government debt worldwide as of 2023, by country
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Visual Capitalist. (December 4, 2023). Value and distribution of government debt worldwide as of 2023, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1534935/global-government-debt-distribution-by-country/
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Visual Capitalist. (2023). Value and distribution of government debt worldwide as of 2023, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1534935/global-government-debt-distribution-by-country/
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