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History of US federal debt as percentage of GDP: Why is this now important?

Submitted by Research on June 25, 2010 - 13:05

The increase in US federal debt as a percentage of GDP and in absolute terms is unprecedented and could therefore be a major risk for long term investors.

In this article we will see how the US federal debt has developed as a percentage of GDP for the last two centuries. We will point out why the growth is unprecedented even when the debt percentage has been higher in the past.

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