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General government net debt 2010

General government net debt 2010
General government net debt 2010
Country Percentage of GDP
Denmark 3.1
AUSTRALIA (a) 3.2
New Zealand 3.3
Poland 26.6
Canada 32.2
Turkey 36.9
Switzerland 38.3
Mexico 38.8
Netherlands 46
Ireland 47.8
Spain 57.5
Austria 60.5
United States 66.2
Germany 68.6
Hungary 71.4
United Kingdom 71.6
Israel 72.8
France 74.5
G7 77.1
Iceland 77.2
Portugal 82.2
Belgium 91.9
Italy 116
Japan 121.6

Excludes Norway, Sweden and Chile which have negative net debt.
(a) Australia refers to financial year 2009–10. Figures from 11 May Budget.
Sources: International Monetary Fund, Fiscal monitor: navigating the fiscal challenges ahead, 14 May 2010; and Treasury, Budget strategy and outlook, Budget paper no. 1, 2010–11.