Debt-to-GDP Ratio

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Debt-to-GDP Ratio

A ratio of a country's national debt to its GDP. The debt-to-GDP ratio is one way to estimate whether or not a country will be able to repay its debt. The higher the ratio is, the more likely a country is to default because its government has borrowed too much relative to the ability of the country as a whole to repay. This may affect the country's sovereign credit rating. However, this ratio is not the only metric used. For example, the United States and the United Kingdom maintain national debts that approach 100% of GDP, but both have AAA credit ratings because the political risk in both countries is very low.

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No references found			For context, estimates of Greece's deficit-to-GDP ratio continue to climb and are near 14 percent while its debt-to-GDP ratio is closer to 125 percent. European debt crisis a grim reminder for US by AFP / AFP American Edition Spain has a debt-to-GDP ratio about half that of Greece more or less, so obviously (it is) a completely different situation. Spain, Portugal not comparable to Greece: OECD head by AFP / AFP Global Edition Riad Salameh told Reuters Insider Television that growth in 2009 had been revised to 9 percent from 7 percent and also said that Lebanon's debt-to-GDP ratio could fall to 146-147 percent this year from 150 percent. Lebanon central bank sees GDP growth topping 5 percent in 2010 by The Daily Star (Beirut, Lebanon)			Debt Limit Debt Limitation Debt Management Debt Management Ratio Debt market Debt outstanding subject to limitation Debt Ratio debt relief Debt Restructuring Debt Retirement Debt Securities Debt Security debt service debt service constant Debt Service Coverage Debt service parity approach debt service ratio Debt swap debt to equity ratio Debt Warrant Debt-Based Asset Debt-for-Equity Swap Debt-Service Coverage Ratio Debt-to-Capital Ratio Debt-to-Equity Ratio Debt-to-GDP Ratio Debt-to-Income Ratio Debt/EBITDA ratio debt/equity ratio Debt/Equity Swap Debtholder debtor debtor in possession Debtor in Possession Financing Debtor-in-Possession Financing Decaissement Deceased Alert decedent December Effect Decile Rank Decimal Pricing Decimal Trading Decimalization Decision Break-Point Analysis Decision Tree Deck Declarabele uren Declaracao de imposto de renda Declaracion de impuestos consolidada Declaracion impositiva Declaracion impositiva con informacion falsa			Debt-Equity Ratio Debt-Equity Ratios Debt-Equity Swap Debt-Equity Swaps Debt-Financing Debt-for-equity Debt-for-equity swap Debt-for-Nature Swap Debt-for-Nature Swap Debt-for-Nature Swap Initiative debt-for-nature swaps debt-for-nature swaps Debt-GDP Ratio Debt-GDP Ratios Debt-Income Ratio Debt-Income Ratios debt-ridden Debt-Service Coverage Debt-service coverage ratio Debt-service coverage ratio Debt-service coverage ratio Debt-Service Coverage Ratios Debt-Service Ratio Debt-Service Ratios Debt-to-Capital Ratio debt-to-equity ratio Debt-to-Equity Ratios Debt-to-Equity Swap Debt-to-GDP Ratio Debt-to-GDP Ratios Debt-to-Gross Domestic Product Ratio Debt-to-Gross Domestic Product Ratios Debt-to-Income Debt-to-income ratio Debt-to-income ratio Debt-to-income ratio Debt-to-Income Ratios Debt/EBITDA ratio Debt/equity ratio Debt/equity ratio Debt/Equity Ratios Debt/Equity Swap Debt/Income Ratio Debt/Income Ratios DEBTEC Debted Debted Debted Debted Debted Debted Debtee Debtee Debtholder debtless debtless debtless debtless debtless

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