{
  "years": [
    "2001",
    "2002",
    "2003",
    "2004",
    "2005",
    "2006",
    "2007",
    "2008",
    "2009",
    "2010",
    "2011",
    "2012",
    "2013",
    "2014",
    "2015",
    "2016",
    "2017",
    "2018",
    "2019",
    "2020",
    "2021",
    "2022",
    "2023",
    "2024",
    "2025",
    "2026",
    "2027",
    "2028",
    "2029",
    "2030",
    "2031"
  ],
  "series": {
    "World (constructed)": [
      63.02,
      64.76,
      66.06,
      67.79,
      65.66,
      61.87,
      59.12,
      61.66,
      72.04,
      74.04,
      74.88,
      76.6,
      75.83,
      76.24,
      77.75,
      81.42,
      80.46,
      80.63,
      82.08,
      97.33,
      92.73,
      89.22,
      90.82,
      91.97,
      93.91,
      95.31,
      97.2,
      98.74,
      100.02,
      101.21,
      102.25
    ],
    "Advanced economies": [
      67.37,
      68.48,
      70.62,
      73.92,
      73.49,
      70.92,
      68.76,
      74.76,
      87.8,
      93.85,
      97.56,
      101.77,
      101.0,
      100.7,
      100.58,
      102.46,
      100.44,
      99.98,
      100.92,
      119.28,
      112.94,
      107.85,
      107.05,
      107.59,
      107.99,
      108.18,
      109.41,
      110.88,
      112.23,
      113.54,
      114.84
    ],
    "Emerging markets": [
      47.09,
      50.39,
      48.55,
      45.78,
      40.93,
      36.47,
      35.1,
      32.96,
      37.93,
      36.83,
      36.09,
      36.1,
      37.3,
      39.16,
      42.86,
      48.39,
      50.52,
      51.87,
      54.37,
      64.21,
      63.75,
      63.69,
      67.92,
      69.89,
      73.89,
      77.2,
      80.17,
      82.16,
      83.74,
      85.13,
      86.19
    ],
    "China": [
      24.25,
      25.55,
      26.42,
      26.0,
      25.91,
      25.17,
      28.71,
      26.72,
      33.98,
      33.34,
      33.18,
      33.83,
      36.44,
      39.31,
      40.78,
      50.03,
      53.89,
      55.88,
      59.84,
      70.13,
      72.13,
      77.29,
      84.08,
      90.42,
      99.24,
      106.9,
      112.48,
      116.74,
      120.35,
      123.79,
      126.79
    ]
  },
  "unit": "percent of GDP",
  "measure": "General government gross debt (IMF WEO GGXWDG_NGDP)",
  "world_construction": "GDP-weighted combination of IMF advanced-economy (G110) and emerging-market-and-developing-economy (G200) debt ratios, using current-dollar GDP (NGDPD) as weights. G001 World has no observations for GGXWDG_NGDP in this snapshot; G110+G200 GDP matches G001 World GDP.",
  "notes": [
    "World is a current-dollar GDP-weighted blend of G110 and G200; G001 has no debt observations.",
    "2025 is an IMF estimate; 2026-2031 are projections in the August 2026 snapshot."
  ]
}