# Government debt (absolute) — CRI
> Latest: 2.07 trillion national currency (2001). Change: +16.0% vs 2000.
- Unit: national currency
- Frequency: Annual · Coverage: 1996–2001
- Data updated: 2026-10-08
- Source: World Bank — GC.DOD.TOTL.CN — https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/GC.DOD.TOTL.CN
- License: CC BY 4.0
- Interactive chart: https://econdash.org/chart/government-debt-absolute/CRI
## Recent values
| Year | Value |
| :--- | :--- |
| 1997 | 885.50B |
| 1998 | 1.42T |
| 1999 | 1.63T |
| 2000 | 1.78T |
| 2001 | 2.07T |
## How to cite
APA: World Bank. (2001). Government debt (absolute) — CRI [Data set]. Retrieved November 13, 2026, from EconDash: https://econdash.org/chart/government-debt-absolute/CRI. Original source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/GC.DOD.TOTL.CN
## Full data
Full time series: https://econdash.org/docs/agent-payments (free API trial for core indicators of 10 major economies; otherwise an API key or pay per call)