New Data on Global Debt
By Samba Mbaye and Marialuz Moreno Badia
January 2, 2019

Until recently, we had a partial view of global debt. Our new update to the IMF’s Global Debt Database, first made public in May 2018, now fills even more of the gaps. We have compiled data on public and private debt for 190 countries, dating back to 1950, which now includes the latest numbers for 2017.