Visualizing The World's $111 Trillion In Government Debt In One Giant Chart

America's path out of $38 trillion national debt crisis likely involves pushing up inflation and 'eroding Fed independence,' says JPMorgan Private Bank

While optimistic economists argue that America can grow its way out of a debt crisis, pessimists believe the real outcome will be somewhat less popular. Business leaders, policymakers, and investors are growing increasingly concerned by the United States’s borrowing burden, currently sitting at $38.15 trillion. The worry isn’t necessarily the size of this debt, but rather America’s debt-to-GDP ratio—and hence, its ability to convince investors t…

Visualizing The World's $111 Trillion In Government Debt In One Giant Chart

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Summary of World Debt with Mordor Leading the Way

What does it mean in layman’s terms to be in debt?  It means that instead of either finding innovative ways to produce goods and services or accepting limits in what is produced  and can be produced at a given point in time, you borrow money with the expectation of paying it back in future. The world public debt is $111 trillion, meaning the whole world is spending way beyond its means. However, the US debt stands at $38 trillion which is 34.5% …

The World’s $111 Trillion in Government Debt, in One Giant Chart

By Dorothy Neufeld – Visual Capitalist While global public debt is lower than pandemic highs in real terms, it remains stubbornly elevated at $111 trillion. This graphic shows world debt by country in 2025, based on data from the IMF’s latest World Economic Outlook.