Gross Public Debt, Expenditures, and Receipts, by Country statistics

[Percent of nominal gross domestic product. Expenditures cover current outlays plus net capital outlays. Receipts cover current tax and non-tax receipts but exclude capital receipts. Non-tax current receipts include operating surpluses of departmental enterprises, property income, fees, charges, fines, etc]


	GROSS DEBT					GROSS DEBT					GROSS DEBT					GROSS DEBT		EXPENDITURES					EXPENDITURES					EXPENDITURES					EXPENDITURES		RECEIPTS					RECEIPTS					RECEIPTS					RECEIPTS
COUNTRY																		-																	-
	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999,	2000,	2001,	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999,	2000,	2001,	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999,	2000,	2001,
															est.	est.	est.															est.	est.	est.															est.	est.	est.

United States	53.5	56.9	58.3	59.0	59.3	60.9	65.5	68.1	69.7	68.9	68.3	67.7	65.4	62.4	59.3	57.1	55.2	33.8	34.2	33.9	32.9	32.8	33.6	34.2	34.8	34.1	33.1	32.9	32.4	31.4	30.5	30.1	29.9	29.7	28.7	28.9	29.6	29.3	29.5	29.3	29.2	28.9	29.2	29.4	29.8	30.2	30.5	30.9	31.0	30.8	30.6
Australia	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	25.8	23.8	22.6	23.8	28.1	31.4	41.0	42.2	40.2	38.6	33.4	31.3	27.7	26.6	37.3	37.4	35.7	33.1	31.9	33.6	34.7	36.3	36.5	35.0	35.7	34.7	33.2	32.7	32.4	32.5	32.0	32.2	33.2	33.6	32.7	31.9	32.3	30.9	30.3	30.8	30.4	31.8	32.4	32.6	33.2	33.1	33.0	32.7
Austria	49.8	54.3	58.2	59.5	58.7	57.9	58.1	58.0	62.7	65.4	69.4	69.7	64.3	63.3	63.3	63.2	63.0	50.4	51.2	51.7	50.5	49.1	48.6	49.4	50.2	53.1	52.5	52.6	51.8	49.8	49.7	49.7	49.1	48.9	47.7	47.4	47.2	47.1	46.0	46.2	46.7	48.3	49.0	47.6	47.5	48.0	48.0	47.5	47.6	46.6	46.7
Belgium	118.8	123.8	128.2	128.3	124.7	125.2	126.9	128.3	134.9	132.8	129.8	126.5	121.2	116.2	114.1	111.0	107.7	60.2	59.8	58.3	55.7	53.1	53.3	54.4	54.9	56.0	54.5	53.1	52.7	51.4	50.8	50.9	50.0	49.8	51.3	50.5	50.7	48.9	47.0	47.9	48.2	48.0	48.8	49.6	49.2	49.6	49.6	49.8	49.9	49.1	48.8
Canada	66.3	69.6	70.7	70.5	71.1	73.5	80.9	88.2	96.8	98.0	99.2	98.9	94.1	91.7	86.9	82.5	78.5	46.0	45.4	44.0	43.4	43.9	46.7	50.1	51.1	50.0	47.5	46.3	44.4	42.4	42.6	41.2	40.9	40.7	38.7	39.5	39.9	40.3	40.6	42.1	42.9	43.1	42.4	41.9	42.0	42.6	43.2	43.5	42.8	42.5	42.2
Czech Republic	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	42.2	44.0	43.1	41.7	40.9	40.6	44.7	45.4	47.4	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	42.3	42.1	41.5	39.8	38.9	38.2	39.6	40.0	41.9
Denmark	74.9	71.8	68.6	66.7	65.0	65.8	66.7	70.6	83.8	77.7	73.9	68.0	64.5	59.6	55.4	51.6	47.8	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	56.6	56.7	56.0	56.9	58.0	60.6	60.6	59.0	58.6	56.8	55.5	54.5	54.1	53.5	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	58.1	57.0	55.0	54.5	55.8	57.8	58.1	56.8	57.6	56.9	56.4	57.4	56.3	56.0
Finland	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	14.5	23.0	41.5	58.0	59.6	58.1	57.6	55.0	49.7	44.9	40.6	36.0	42.2	43.5	44.0	43.0	41.0	44.5	52.8	57.6	59.0	57.6	55.1	54.5	51.8	48.6	47.0	45.2	43.4	46.0	47.2	45.3	47.1	47.1	49.9	51.8	52.0	51.9	51.7	50.7	51.5	50.2	50.0	50.0	49.6	48.6
France	37.9	38.8	40.1	40.0	39.9	39.5	40.3	44.7	51.6	55.3	59.4	62.3	64.5	64.9	65.2	64.6	63.4	51.7	51.1	50.5	49.4	48.5	49.3	49.9	51.7	54.0	53.8	53.7	53.9	52.6	52.4	52.4	51.5	50.5	48.8	48.3	48.5	47.7	47.3	47.7	47.7	47.5	48.0	48.2	48.0	49.7	49.6	49.6	50.2	49.8	49.3
Germany ¹	41.6	41.5	42.2	42.2	39.9	42.0	40.1	43.4	49.0	49.2	59.1	61.9	62.8	63.3	62.6	61.7	60.2	47.0	46.4	45.3	44.9	43.5	43.8	46.0	46.9	48.1	47.8	48.1	49.1	48.1	47.3	47.6	46.8	46.2	45.8	45.0	43.5	42.8	43.6	41.8	43.1	44.4	44.9	45.3	45.0	45.7	45.5	45.6	46.0	45.6	45.3
Greece	47.2	47.8	52.6	62.7	65.7	89.0	91.2	97.5	110.2	107.9	108.7	111.3	108.6	105.4	103.8	103.0	102.5	46.2	45.0	45.6	44.6	46.3	51.0	48.0	50.5	53.7	52.6	54.6	52.4	50.4	49.6	49.3	48.7	47.9	35.2	35.1	36.1	33.0	31.9	34.9	36.5	37.7	39.9	42.6	44.5	44.9	46.5	47.1	47.7	47.2	46.8
Hungary	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	54.7	52.3	49.2	43.7	44.5	44.3	43.7	43.4	43.4	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	47.0	44.9	42.8	40.7	39.7	39.7	39.7	39.4	39.4
Iceland	33.1	30.6	28.3	31.7	37.4	37.0	39.1	46.9	53.7	56.6	59.6	56.8	52.1	44.9	39.8	36.0	32.5	(NA)	(NA)	32.5	37.0	39.3	36.6	37.5	37.7	37.4	37.1	39.0	38.2	36.6	36.5	35.8	35.0	35.0	(NA)	(NA)	31.6	35.0	34.8	33.3	34.5	34.9	32.9	32.4	36.0	36.6	36.6	37.4	37.0	36.7	36.6
Ireland	99.7	110.8	112.1	108.5	99.1	92.6	92.4	90.0	94.0	88.1	80.8	71.1	62.3	52.6	43.9	35.7	28.5	48.6	48.3	46.6	43.0	36.9	37.8	39.0	39.4	39.1	38.9	36.4	34.5	33.2	31.0	30.0	29.2	28.6	38.2	38.1	38.4	38.7	35.2	35.0	36.2	36.5	36.3	36.9	34.0	34.3	33.8	33.2	33.4	32.9	32.6
Italy	82.1	86.2	90.3	92.5	95.3	103.7	107.4	116.1	117.9	124.0	123.1	122.2	120.4	118.2	117.7	115.2	112.3	50.7	50.6	50.3	50.4	51.2	53.1	53.1	53.3	56.4	53.9	51.8	51.7	50.0	48.6	48.6	47.5	46.8	38.5	39.3	39.4	39.7	41.4	42.1	43.1	43.8	47.0	44.8	44.2	45.2	47.2	45.9	46.3	45.9	45.5
Japan ²	64.2	66.7	68.9	65.5	62.6	61.4	58.2	59.8	63.0	69.4	76.0	80.6	84.7	97.3	105.4	114.1	122.1	31.6	31.9	32.1	31.3	30.6	31.3	30.9	31.7	33.7	34.4	35.6	35.9	35.0	36.9	38.1	38.4	38.2	30.8	31.0	32.5	32.8	33.1	34.2	33.8	33.2	32.1	32.1	32.0	31.7	31.7	30.8	30.5	30.5	30.9
Korea, South	16.3	14.4	12.6	9.8	9.1	8.2	7.2	6.9	5.9	6.1	6.3	6.3	9.2	9.9	13.7	17.0	19.5	17.6	16.8	15.9	16.1	17.2	18.1	19.3	20.5	19.8	19.6	19.1	20.4	22.1	25.0	25.2	24.4	23.6	18.8	18.4	18.6	19.7	20.8	21.8	21.3	22.0	22.6	22.9	23.5	24.6	24.5	25.6	25.1	24.8	24.4
Netherlands	68.7	70.6	73.1	76.0	76.0	75.6	75.7	76.4	77.6	74.0	75.5	73.8	68.4	65.0	62.9	60.6	58.3	51.9	52.0	53.3	51.3	48.9	49.4	49.5	50.0	49.9	47.6	47.7	45.6	44.6	43.5	43.8	43.2	42.9	47.9	46.3	46.7	46.2	43.6	43.7	46.3	45.6	46.3	43.4	43.6	43.8	43.4	42.8	43.2	43.0	42.8
New Zealand	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	52.6	48.8	50.0	48.4	48.8	45.8	45.4	42.0	39.6	38.8	38.6	38.9	39.6	40.9	39.7	39.2	(NA)	46.1	46.6	45.2	44.7	44.0	42.1	42.1	41.4	42.6	41.9	41.5	40.9	41.1	40.8	40.3	40.3
Norway	34.6	43.0	36.0	35.1	35.4	32.4	30.3	36.1	45.1	43.5	41.1	35.2	31.7	33.7	34.3	33.2	30.4	41.5	45.4	47.7	49.5	49.1	49.7	50.6	52.0	51.0	49.9	47.6	45.4	44.1	46.4	46.1	44.9	45.3	51.4	51.3	52.3	52.1	51.0	52.3	50.7	50.2	49.6	50.3	51.1	52.0	52.0	50.3	51.0	51.4	52.4
Poland	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	54.3	49.3	47.2	45.8	44.9	43.4	44.1	42.4	41.4	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	49.8	45.8	44.4	42.7	42.0	41.0	41.0	40.0	39.1
Portugal	57.0	66.8	64.3	65.0	63.3	65.3	67.3	59.9	63.1	63.8	65.9	65.0	62.1	57.7	56.6	55.4	53.9	40.2	40.6	39.2	38.5	37.6	40.6	43.1	43.6	45.3	43.8	44.5	43.4	43.5	43.5	44.2	44.1	44.0	32.8	34.3	33.7	35.0	35.2	35.5	37.1	40.7	39.2	37.8	38.8	40.1	41.0	41.3	42.4	42.5	42.6
Spain	48.6	49.4	48.6	45.0	46.5	48.5	49.6	52.1	63.4	65.5	68.4	72.2	70.9	70.3	70.4	70.6	68.6	37.7	38.6	37.7	37.2	38.9	39.7	40.7	42.0	45.2	43.1	42.5	41.3	39.9	39.4	38.5	38.0	37.6	32.2	32.7	34.1	33.9	35.3	35.6	36.5	38.1	38.6	37.1	35.5	36.3	36.8	37.1	37.2	36.9	36.8
Sweden	64.6	64.1	57.2	51.5	46.9	42.9	51.6	68.9	74.0	78.3	77.2	74.6	74.4	73.7	68.3	64.4	59.6	60.5	58.9	55.2	55.4	55.7	56.4	58.6	64.3	67.9	65.7	62.7	60.9	59.0	56.6	56.4	54.7	53.1	56.8	57.7	59.3	58.8	60.9	60.5	57.5	56.8	56.1	54.7	54.8	57.3	57.2	58.5	58.7	56.8	55.6
United Kingdom	59.4	58.6	56.3	49.9	43.2	39.1	40.1	46.9	56.2	53.7	58.9	58.5	58.9	56.4	54.0	51.2	48.6	(NA)	(NA)	43.0	40.6	39.8	41.8	43.4	45.2	45.4	44.7	44.4	43.0	40.9	40.1	39.7	39.5	39.5	(NA)	(NA)	41.1	41.2	40.8	40.3	40.6	38.7	37.4	37.9	38.6	38.6	38.9	40.3	40.3	40.3	40.4

NA Not available. X Not applicable.
1 Debt and expenditure data include accounts of German Railways Fund from 1994 on and the Inherited Debt Fund from 1995 on.
2 Debt data include debt of the Japan Railway Settlement Corporation and the National Forest Special Account from 1998 on. The 1998 expenditures would have risen by 5.4 percentage points of GDP if account were taken of the assumption by the central government of the debt of these two entities.

Source: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris, France, OECD Economic Outlook, December 1999 (copyright).

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These tables are based on figures supplied by the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce and are subject to revision by the Census Bureau.

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