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debt

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.

Usage

debt [-c COUNTRIES] [-s START_DATE] [-e END_DATE]

Parameters

NameParameterDescriptionDefaultOptionalChoices
countries-c --countriesCountries to get data forunited_statesTrueNone
start_date-s --startStart date of data, in YYYY-MM-DD format1994-03-16TrueNone
end_date-e --endEnd date of data, in YYYY-MM-DD format2024-03-16TrueNone

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