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Indicators/Topics/Government & Fiscal/Gross government debt/United States

United States

Gross government debt

Gross government debt measures public liabilities relative to economic output. It is a starting point for fiscal-capacity analysis, not a full debt-sustainability model.

World Bank

Source: World Bank · GC.DOD.TOTL.GD.ZS:US · annual · level

Stored official data
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Research notes

Not yet assessed
Fallback data
ComparabilityReal, nominal, and chain measures are not interchangeable: Use real growth for cycle analysis, nominal levels for revenue/size questions, and PPP or per-capita variants for welfare comparisons.Seasonal-adjustment status needs attention: Prefer same-adjustment comparisons, or transform to year-over-year changes before cross-series comparison.Provider comparability note: Check provider dimensions, units, and methodological notes before using this series as a model input.
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QualitySource authority: 100/100. Source kind is classified as official multilateral.Metadata completeness: 100/100. 100% of core provider, geography, unit, frequency, citation, methodology, and revision metadata fields are populated.Timeliness and freshness: 38/100. 0 observations available; release status none; data status fallbackRevision and vintage depth: 35/100. The current published time series is available. Earlier release versions are not.
3/6 strong
CitationGross government debt - United States (World Bank Indicators: GC.DOD.TOTL.GD.ZS, United States, retrieved Aug 5, 2026)
Retrieved Aug 5, 2026

Source evidence

Tier 1 - criticalWorld Development Indicators; primary global comparison source.Action: deepen nowExpected coverage: 400,000 series.
Source noteProvider health
SourceWorld Bank
World Bank Open Data
Native keyProvider-native identifier used to reconcile this country/provider series.
GC.DOD.TOTL.GD.ZS:US
FreshnessDisplayed as stored official data.Official values served from the platform's stored snapshot while live refresh is unavailable or not included for this access level.Fetched: Not recorded.Latest observation flag: Preliminary.
Stored official data
HistoryThe current published time series is available. Earlier release versions are not.This page includes the current published time series, but not historical versions from earlier releases.
Current release
ReuseCommercial use: yes, with attribution.Redistribution: allowed with attribution.Source: World Bank Open Data, indicator GC.DOD.TOTL.GD.ZS:US. Accessed 2026-08-05. Attribution required; dataset-level exceptions may still apply.
Attribution allowed
Series details, provenance, and revision toolsMetadata, release notes, revision history, and related series.

Series details

SourceWorld Bank
CategoryGovernment
FrequencyAnnual
Unit% of GDP
Transformslevel, yoy, index 100
About this series

Gross government debt measures public liabilities relative to economic output. It is a starting point for fiscal-capacity analysis, not a full debt-sustainability model.

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