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Economy > Debt > Government debt Stats: compare key data on Japan & United States

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STAT Japan United States
Gross government debt as % of GDP 237.92 IMF
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than United States
106.53 IMF
Ranked 11th.
Gross government debt, share of GDP 237.92 IMF
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than United States
106.53 IMF
Ranked 11th.
Net government debt as % of GDP 134.32 IMF
Ranked 2nd. 53% more than United States
87.86 IMF
Ranked 10th.
Net government debt as % of GDP per million people 1.06 IMF
Ranked 60th. 4 times more than United States
0.277 IMF
Ranked 77th.
Net government debt, share of GDP 134.32 IMF
Ranked 2nd. 53% more than United States
87.86 IMF
Ranked 10th.
Net government debt, share of GDP per million people 1.06 IMF
Ranked 60th. 4 times more than United States
0.277 IMF
Ranked 77th.
Public debt as % of GDP 214.3 CIA
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than United States
72.5 CIA
Ranked 35th.
Public debt, share of GDP 214.3 CIA
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than United States
72.5 CIA
Ranked 35th.

SOURCES: Wikipedia: List of countries by public debt (List); Wikipedia: List of countries by public debt (List) (Government net & gross debt 2013 , International Monetary Fund , April 2013 World Economic Outlook Databse.); Wikipedia: List of countries by public debt (List) (Government net & gross debt 2013 , International Monetary Fund , April 2013 World Economic Outlook Databse.). Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Wikipedia: List of countries by public debt (List) (Public debt , The World Factbook , United States Central Intelligence Agency , accessed on March 21, 2013.)

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