5th - 8th CCSS: Adaptable. Young mathematicians dive into the number line to discover decimals and how the numbers infinitely get smaller in between. They click the zoom button a few times and learn that the number line doesn't just stop at integers. Includes a...
It is clear that the difference between gross and net debt is very large for some countries. While Japan looks like an outlier in terms of gross debt, it is close to Italy and Greece when it comes to net debt.
The ratio is higher if the total national debt is used, by adding the intragovernmental debt to the debt held by the public.. For example, on April 29, 2016, debt held by the public was approximately $13.84 trillion or about 76% of GDP.