This dataset presents comprehensive quantitative statistics on marketable and non-marketable central government debt instruments broken down by flows and stocks in all OECD member countries. Data coverage is limited to central government debt issuance hence excluding state and local government...

This dataset presents comprehensive quantitative statistics on marketable and non-marketable central government debt instruments broken down by flows and stocks in all OECD member countries. Data coverage is limited to central government debt issuance hence excluding state and local government...

Less than two years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Russia’s illegal, unprovoked and unjustifiable war of aggression against Ukraine has triggered the biggest military confrontation in Europe since World War II. Many OECD countries have reacted to Russia’s aggression by providing...

General government deficit is defined as the balance of income and expenditure of government, including capital income and capital expenditures. "Net lending" means that government has a surplus, and is providing financial resources to other sectors, while "net borrowing" means that government...

General government debt-to-GDP ratio measures the gross debt of the general government as a percentage of GDP. It is a key indicator for the sustainability of government finance. Debt is calculated as the sum of the following liability categories (as applicable): currency and deposits; debt...

General government spending provides an indication of the size of government across countries. The large variation in this indicator highlights the variety of countries' approaches to delivering public goods and services and providing social protection, not necessarily differences in resources...