The IMF says world public debt might exceed 100% of GDP by the top of the last decade.
Governments around the globe now owe practically $100 trillion in public debt. That’s virtually double what they owed only a decade in the past.
The Worldwide Financial Fund warns that by 2029, world debt will surpass 100% of the world’s gross home product, which means the world’s borrowing might quickly exceed the dimensions of all the world economic system.
However there’s a stark distinction: Richer nations can – for now – nonetheless borrow at decrease prices and hold spending whereas many poorer nations are operating out of room to tackle extra debt.
When borrowing turns into too massive who pays the value?
Revealed On 6 Nov 2025
