Grouping of debt instruments for purposes of comparability

To ensure international comparability and consistency in the definition of debt, the debt instruments are grouped, starting with a narrow (but commonly applied) coverage of only two instruments and expanding gradually to cover all six debt instruments.

Link to the IMF online course on public sector debt statistics for government officials:

Link to the IMF online course on public sector debt statistics for members of the general public:

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