public debt

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High levels of public debt also have been part of the problem, including in the U.S., where the federal debt is back above 100% of gross domestic product, or larger than the economy.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

With a public debt load estimated as high as $170 billion, Venezuela’s restructuring promises to be one of the largest and most complex efforts to renegotiate sovereign debt, economists say.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

The amount of interest government pays on existing public debt is linked to inflation and interest rates on bonds.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

According to the International Monetary Fund, they have public debt to gross domestic product ratios in excess of 100%.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

From 1793 to 1815, her public debt increased �600,000,000, the greater part of this sum being expended in contests with Napoleon and his allies.

From Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland by Stanton, Henry B.