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03/17/2008 01:46:51 PM · #1 |
| I'm having trouble googling a list of countries and their governmental debt or surplus. Can anybody find it? Which countries have money in the bank and which countries owe money to other countries? Plus I'm interested to know if it all balances out? In other words, is the net sum debt of the world zero? |
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03/17/2008 01:53:27 PM · #2 |
Maybe the CIA World Fact Book has what you are looking for?
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03/17/2008 01:54:13 PM · #3 |
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03/17/2008 01:55:08 PM · #4 |
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03/17/2008 01:58:35 PM · #5 |
You two beat me to the punch. I couldn't find anything on Surplus, but there are several similar lists for external debt.
As an aside, here are (as of 2004) the top 10 countries holding the US Debt:
According to the Department of Treasury, as of Nov 2004, the U.S. Debt
is estimated at $8,271,135,706,708.54.
Top Ten Countries Holding Our National Debt
Japan $715 billion
China $191 billion
United Kingdom $152 billion
"Caribbean Banking Centers $76 billion
South Korea $69 billion
OPEC $61 billion
Taiwan $58 billion
Germany $56 billion
Switzerland $51 billion
Hong Kong $50 billion
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03/17/2008 02:05:16 PM · #6 |
We're getting there. However, they must not show the whole picture. If everybody owes everybody, then some of that debt must cancel out. The question in my mind is who winds up ahead if all the debt is suddenly called in? Also listing it as a product of GDP would be interesting as well. Haiti is 148th on the list while the US is 1st. But I'm guessing this doesn't reflect that Haiti is ultimately better off than the US.
Message edited by author 2008-03-17 14:08:45. |
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03/17/2008 02:12:03 PM · #7 |
If you go to each country's info there is a representation of debt as a percentage of GDP.
For Canada it's 64%, ouch. (if I'm reading it correctly) |
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03/17/2008 02:14:55 PM · #8 |
.. I don't think this is the entire picture. What about the World Bank and associated debt?
//siteresources.worldbank.org/DATASTATISTICS/Resources/table4_16.pdf |
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03/17/2008 02:18:22 PM · #9 |
You have to think about not only the amount of debt but also how many the country is paying for that debt. Haiti may not owe a lot compared to the US, but the interest rate associated with that debt will be a lot higher given its instability.
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