List of National Debt by Country

This is a list of the gross National debt that countries have. National debt refers to the amount of total government debt a country has. This is also referred to as ‘public sector debt’.

http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/774/economics/list-of-national-debt-by-country/#more-774

UK National debt

The UK national debt is the total amount of money the British government owes to the private sector and other purchasers of UK gilts.

• UK public sector net debt in September 2011 was £966.8 billion, equivalent to 62.6 per cent of GDP- (note this excludes financial sector intervention.)

http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/334/uk-economy/uk-national-debt/

Public borrowing for Feb hits a record high

Public sector borrowing last month was £11.8bn, a record for the month of February.

The official figure, provided by the Office for National Statistics, was nearly double the £6.9bn forecast by economists. Public sector net borrowing now stands at £123.5bn for the financial year so far. This suggests the government remains on course to meet the £149bn borrowing total forecast for the full year.

Net debt, which is the sum of all borrowing, was £875.8bn, the ONS said. That is equivalent to 58% of GDP or total economic output. This time last year, the total was £729.9bn, or 50.8% of GDP.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12816898

Forecast for National Debt

Looking through the HM Treasury website, I found these forecasts for UK public sector debt. [HM Treasury. Gross government debt includes the current financial sector intervention (bank bailout.Public sector debt excludes the financial sector intervention.
http://econ.economicshelp.org/2011/01/forecast-for-government-debt.html

Size of UK's National Debt

The UK national debt is the total amount of money the British government owes to the private sector and other purchasers of UK gilts. UK public sector net debt was £867.2 billion. (or 57.6% of National GDP) – note this excludes financial sector.
http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/uk-economy/uk-national-debt/

Global debt clock

http://www.economist.com/content/global_debt_clock

UK National debt explained

Useful economics help article:

http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/uk-economy/uk-national-debt/

National debt facts

http://www.economicshelp.org/econ.html

Fiscal policy - government debt etc.

Interesting website looking at the National Debt and issues surrounding this:

http://www.debtbombshell.com/public-spending.htm

UK National Debt

National Debt clock:
http://www.debtbombshell.com/

National Debt - what you need to know:
http://www.debtbombshell.com/uk-national-debt.htm

US National debt clock:

http://www.usdebtclock.org/

Is the National Debt that high?

This year, the UK government's debt as a percentage of its overall economic output will hit almost 70%, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Reading some headlines, you might even be forgiven for thinking UK plc is on the verge of going bust.But are the UK's debt levels really that bad when compared with other leading developed economies?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8415703.stm