government debt
total financial liabilities of a government sector, accumulated through borrowing to cover past deficits when expenditures exceed revenues; may be owed to domestic or foreign creditors and forms part of a country's external debt when held abroad
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Summary
government debt is an economic concept[1]. It draws 4,827 Wikipedia views per month (economic concept category, ranking #31 of 213).[2]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: loan[3]
- Part of: government debt[4]
- Commons category: Government debt[5]
- Topic's main category: Category:Government debt[6]
- Described by source: Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[7], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[8], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[9], The New Student's Reference Work[10], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[11], New International Encyclopedia[12], Red Blue Translator[13]
- Main Wikidata property: P1689[14]
- Different from: Debt[15], historical debt[16], government debt[17], debt crisis[18]
- Has list: list of countries by government debt[19]
Why It Matters
government debt has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 54 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]