Every $100 the government spends
Where it comes from, what it pays for, and who receives the interest.
In one breath
The page in plain words, worked out from the same numbers.
Where the money goes on the map
Pressure gauges
Three readings of how heavy the debts are. The bands are this page's illustration, not an official test.
Interest rates: what borrowing costs now, and what the debt costs on average
Who lends to the government
Who else in the economy owes
Interest across the border: paid and received
Money in and out across the border
Trading partners: sells to them, buys from them
Services it sells and buys
Over time
IMF figures.
People and homes
How well off and how safe people are, who is out of work, and who owns the roof over their head.
The country in numbers
Living standards and safety
No source counts the whole cost of crime, such as victims’ losses and what people and firms spend on security, the same way in every country. What governments spend on police, courts and prisons is the part measured alike. Murder is the crime counted most alike; other recorded crime depends on what people report and how police record it, so it is not compared here.
Who is out of work
Homes: who owns, and what they cost
Go deeper
Each part of this page has its own explainer with the detail and the method.