ONE REASON economists have a poor record of predicting fiscal crises is that there is no defined level at which debt can be said to be too high. They prefer to assess whether a debt-to-GDP ratio is ...

NAIROBI, May 27, 2025—Kenya’s fiscal policy could be better used to create more and better jobs, strengthen the social contract with Kenyan citizens, provide better public services, and spur inclusive ...

Nigeria’s public debt-to-GDP ratio dropped to 39.4 per cent in the first quarter of 2025 following the successful rebasing of the country’s Gross Domestic Product by the National Bureau of Statistics.

Globally, government debt/GDP ratios and debt service costs have increased since the GFC and Covid, raising the relevance and importance of sovereign bond indices like the FTSE Debt Capacity World ...

The U.S. can stabilize its debt-to-GDP ratio at any level by balancing its primary budget, provided real GDP growth matches real interest rates. Achieving fiscal sustainability is possible through a ...

Government sets primary surplus target of 0.25% of GDP for 2026 Target to reach 1.25% of GDP by 2029, markets skeptical Gross debt-to-GDP ratio is expected to keep rising despite this BRASILIA, April ...

Learn how the long-term debt-to-total-assets ratio reveals a company's financial health by showing what portion of its assets is financed by long-term debt.