Outcomes - Debt Ratio

The debt ratio is a measure of how much the government has borrowed. The total amount of borrowing is called the national debt and the debt ratio is the national debt as a percentage of GDP.

To help understand why the value of the debt ratio is important and how it affects the rest of the economy, there are a variety of resources:

• An explanation of the debt ratio and how it is measured
• Relevant theories about the debt ratio
• A worksheet to help understand what causes changes in the debt ratio in the economy