The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said global debt increased to $235 trillion in 2022, which is 238 percent of the global gross domestic product reported last year.
IMF said the United States and China accounted for a combined $117.5 trillion in debt, representing 50 percent of the global debt.
The financial organisation disclosed this in a report titled; ‘Global Debt Is Returning to its Rising Trend,” which was obtained on Thursday, but dated September 13, 2023.