Central Government Debt: Statistical Yearbook 1998-2007: 2008 Edition

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Borrowing requirements by governments to finance their budget deficits are met, in large part by funds raised on financial markets. Debt management techniques and policies can influence substantially the functioning of capital markets and the development of new financial instruments. As a consequence of globalisation, cross-border government borrowings have become more significant. Government debt instruments attract both institutional and retail investors and have an important share in the portfolios of fund managers.

The focus of this publication is to provide comprehensive quantitative information on marketable central government debt instruments. The coverage of the data is limited to central government debt issuance and excludes therefore state and local government debt and social security funds.

Countries covered
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States.

Statistics are derived from national sources based on a questionnaire prepared under the auspices of the OECD Working Party on Government Debt Management. Concepts and definitions are based, where possible, on the System of National Accounts. Individual country data are presented in a comprehensive standard framework to facilitate cross-country comparison. Accompanying country notes describe the details of debt instruments in each country, provide information on the institutional and regulatory framework as well as on selling techniques of debt instrument.

This publication benefited from the work of the Financial Statistics Unit but could not have been accomplished without the contribution of OECD member countries.

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OECD Central Government Debt, International Comparisons - Data from 1980 onwards 

Data are available from 1980 and provide comparable information on marketable and non-marketable central government debt instruments in all OECD member countries. They  are expressed either in million of US dollars or as a percentage of GDP.  The coverage of the data is limited to central government debt issuance and excludes therefore state and local government debt and social security funds.

How to obtain this publication

Readers can access the full version of the latest editon of Central Government Debt: Statistical Yearbook choosing from the following options:

• Subscribers and readers at subscribing institutions can access the online database at www.SourceOECD.org/database/nationalaccounts (Time period covered: 1980 - 2007 where available).
• Non-subscribers can purchase the PDF e-book and/or paper copy via OECD Online Bookshop  (Time period covered: 1998 - 2007).
• Government officials can access the online database and the PDF e-book via OLISnet.