Public debt:
58.3% of GDP (2010 est.)
56.2% of GDP (2009 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
developed countries 2.5%
developing countries 5.6%
note: developed countries 0% to 4% typically; developing countries 5% to 10% typically; national inflation rates vary widely in individual cases; inflation rates have declined for most countries for the last several years, held in check by increasing international competition from several low wage countries, and by soft demand as a result of the world financial crisis (2010 est.)
Stock of narrow money:
$22.4 trillion (31 December 2010 est)
$20.87 trillion (31 December 2009 est)