2026-03-14 · percent of global public debt stock
U.S. federal debt is a large global liability
Dollar denomination matters for investors.
Policy grids compress billions of people into equal squares — the shock is in the share, not the cell. This grid divides sovereign debt (2026 snapshot) into colored bands — United States, Asia & Pacific, and 2 more groups — using equal squares so you compare shares, not country size on a map.
1 cell = 0.1 percent of global public debt stock (0.1% of sovereign debt) · 1,000 cells
Context
The 2026 figures from OWID — Public debt (% of GDP) put Asia & Pacific at 40.6% of sovereign debt and United States at 22% — about 100 percent of global public debt stock in this edition's rounding.
General government gross debt (IMF via OWID).
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