What the Pandemic Means for Government Debt, in Five Charts

Year
2021
Type(s)
Author(s)
Peter Nagle and Naotaka Sugawara
Source
World Bank Data Blog, January 11, 2021
Url
https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/opendata/what-pandemic-means-government-debt-five-charts

The COVID-19-related global recession and economic policy response have triggered a surge in debt levels in emerging market and developing economies (EMDEs). Coming on top of a surge in global debt since 2010, this creates new risks.