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Global debt issuance reached a new high in 2024
According to the OECD, in 2024 global debt issuance surpassed 25 trillion USD, while the global stock of debt exceeded 100 trillion USD.
Following a brief pause during the pandemic, the global debt-to-GDP ratio has recovered its upward trend.
More than half of OECD-sovereign and global corporate debt is currently paying interest costs below the prevailing market rates