Comments on: History of National Debt in Japan http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/economics/history-of-national-debt-in-japan/ Economics Blog - current events and economics essays Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:34:39 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Lawrence Low http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/economics/history-of-national-debt-in-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-2440 Lawrence Low Tue, 27 Jan 2009 14:15:29 +0000 http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/?p=1202#comment-2440 Noted. Thanks a lot! Noted. Thanks a lot!

]]> By: tejvan http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/economics/history-of-national-debt-in-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-2436 tejvan Tue, 27 Jan 2009 07:46:34 +0000 http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/?p=1202#comment-2436 Yes, I've seen different figures. e.g. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ja.html#Econ say public debt is 170% in 2008 (est) - though other stats estimate it at 195% The 135% was from an outdated figure in 2001, so I updated. There can also be different ways of measuring outstanding public debt. Yes, I’ve seen different figures. e.g.
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ja.html#Econ

say public debt is 170% in 2008 (est) – though other stats estimate it at 195%

The 135% was from an outdated figure in 2001, so I updated.

There can also be different ways of measuring outstanding public debt.

]]> By: Lawrence Low http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/economics/history-of-national-debt-in-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-2434 Lawrence Low Tue, 27 Jan 2009 04:07:04 +0000 http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/?p=1202#comment-2434 Hi just little bit confused on the figure you use. Sometimes you mentioned that Japan's National debt is 195% of its GDP and here you quote it as only 130% twice the size of US economy? Hi just little bit confused on the figure you use. Sometimes you mentioned that Japan’s National debt is 195% of its GDP and here you quote it as only 130% twice the size of US economy?

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