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List of countries by public debt - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is a list of countries by public debt to GDP ratio as listed by Eurostat for EU and by CIA's World Factbook 2010, for the rest of the world. It is the cumulative .
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_public_debt

Debt-to-GDP ratio - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Governments aim for low debt-to-GDP ratios and can stand up to the risks involved by increasing debt as their economies have a higher GDP and profit margin.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debt-to-GDP_ratio

Using data from the ge caf credit card (US debt) and the ge capital commercial mortgage albany ny (annual global gold production), I come up with the following chart:
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National Debt vs GDP |
The amount of debt of each of the worlds' countries is mapped out here as a percentage of the total Gross Domestic Product that each country produces.
http://www.creditloan.com/infographics/national-debt-vs-gdp/

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