Debt data portal of debt justice

Search by topic / by country

Links

Contact

Debt data portal of debt justice

11 April by Debt Justice

This portal by Debt Justice compiles key statistics and analysis on the debts of countries and governments.

Click here to access the analysis and data featured, and here to read more about sources.

Our own risk analysis, presented on the map below, finds that 54 countries across the world are suffering from a debt crisis. In addition, there are 11 countries at risk of a private sector debt crisis, 24 countries at risk of a public sector debt crisis, and 19 at risk from both a private and public debt crisis. Read more about this analysis here.

A debt crisis is where debt payments undermine a country’s economy and/or the ability of its government to protect the basic economic and social rights of its citizens. Debt crises can be caused by debt owed by governments, or by debts owed by the private sector, ie, businesses, banks and households. Private debt can lead to a financial crisis, which then passes debt on to the public. Our analysis identifies countries at risk of a debt crisis caused by public debt, those at risk from private debt, and those at risk from both.

Source: Calculations by Debt Justice

One of the best guides to a government debt Government debt The total outstanding debt of the State, local authorities, publicly owned companies and organs of social security. burden is the value of debt payments which leave the country each year compared to the government’s revenue. Countries in the global south spent an average 15.0% of government revenue on foreign debt payments in 2024, an increase from 6.6% in 2010.

To get a true sense of what is happening with global debt, explore the six categories on this map.

(Data in map last updated on 26/12/24)

Source : Debt Justice