Greece: Sovereign debt average maturity
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| Greece |
Sovereign debt average maturity, in years |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 20.00 |
| Year | 2014 |
| Measure | percent |
| Data availability | 2011 - 2014 |
| Average | 11.55 |
| Min - Max | 6.91 - 20.00 |
| Source | The World Bank |
The latest value from 2014 is 20 percent, an increase from 8.17 percent in 2013. In comparison, the world average is 6.99 percent, based on data from 68 countries. Historically, the average for Greece from 2011 to 2014 is 11.55 percent. The minimum value, 6.91 percent, was reached in 2011 while the maximum of 20 percent was recorded in 2014.
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Definition: The average maturity of the general government debt in years. The source for these data is: Kose, M. Ayhan, Sergio Kurlat, Franziska Ohnsorge, and Naotaka Sugawara. 2022. "A Cross-Country Database of Fiscal Space." Journal of International Money and Finance 128 (November): 102682.
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| Tax preparation time | 193 | 2019 | hours |
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| Sovereign debt average maturity | 20.00 | 2014 | percent |
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