The Growth in Government Domestic Debt : Changing Burdens and Risks

This paper analyzes the recent growth of government domestic debt, including central bank debt, using a new data base on government domestic debt in developing countries with large, open financial systems. On average, government domestic debt grew...

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Main Author: Hanson, James A.
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/09/8276407/growth-government-domestic-debt-changing-burdens-risks
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topic ACCOUNTING
AMORTIZATION
AMORTIZATIONS
ASSET HOLDING
ASSET HOLDINGS
ASSET MANAGEMENT
AUCTION
AUCTION SYSTEM
AUCTIONS
BALANCE SHEET
BANK BALANCE SHEETS
BANK CREDIT
BANK DEBT
BANK DEPOSITS
BANK HOLDINGS
BANK LENDING
BANK LOANS
BANKING CRISES
BANKING CRISIS
BANKING SECTOR
BANKING SECTOR DEVELOPMENTS
BANKING SYSTEM
BANKING SYSTEMS
BOND
BOND ISSUES
BOND MARKETS
BONDS
BOOK-ENTRY
BORROWER
BORROWING COST
BORROWING STRATEGIES
CAPITAL FLOWS
CAPITAL MARKET
CAPITAL MARKETS
CAPITAL OUTFLOWS
CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS
CAPITALIZATION
CENTRAL BANK
CENTRAL BANK BILLS
CENTRAL BANKS
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT DEBT
CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT
CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSITS
COLLATERAL
COMMERCIAL BANK
COMMERCIAL BANKS
COMPOSITION OF DEBT
COMPOSITION OF GOVERNMENT DEBT
CONSUMER CREDIT
CONSUMER LOANS
CONTINGENT LIABILITY
CORPORATE BONDS
CREDIT BUREAUS
CREDIT INFORMATION
CREDIT RATING
CREDIT RATING AGENCIES
CRISIS COUNTRIES
CURRENCY
DEBT HOLDINGS
DEBT ISSUANCE
DEBT ISSUE
DEBT ISSUES
DEBT OBLIGATIONS
DEBT REPAYMENT
DEBT SERVICING
DEBT SERVICING COSTS
DEBTS
DEFAULTS
DEPOSIT
DEPOSIT INSURANCE
DEPOSITORS
DEPOSITS
DEVALUATION
DEVALUATIONS
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT BANK
DIRECTED CREDITS
DOMESTIC BOND
DOMESTIC BORROWING
DOMESTIC CAPITAL
DOMESTIC CAPITAL MARKETS
DOMESTIC CREDITS
DOMESTIC CURRENCY
DOMESTIC DEBT
DOMESTIC DEBT MARKET
DOMESTIC DEBT MARKETS
DOMESTIC MARKET
DOMESTIC MARKETS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
EMERGING MARKET
EMERGING MARKET COUNTRIES
EMERGING MARKET DEBT
EMERGING MARKET ECONOMIES
EMERGING MARKETS
ENTERPRISE CREDITS
EQUITY MARKETS
EXCESS LIQUIDITY
EXCHANGE RATE
EXCHANGE RATES
EXTERNAL BORROWING
EXTERNAL BORROWINGS
EXTERNAL DEBT
FACE VALUE
FINANCIAL CRISES
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT
FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENTS
FINANCIAL MARKETS
FINANCIAL SYSTEM
FINANCIAL SYSTEMS
FISCAL DEFICIT
FISCAL DEFICITS
FOREIGN BANKS
FOREIGN CAPITAL
FOREIGN CURRENCY
FOREIGN CURRENCY DEBT
FOREIGN DEBT
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
FOREIGN INVESTORS
FOREIGN LOANS
FOREIGN MARKET
FOREIGN MARKETS
GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCE
GLOBALIZATION
GOVERNMENT BONDS
GOVERNMENT BORROWING
GOVERNMENT DEBT
GOVERNMENT DEBT MARKET
GOVERNMENT DEBT MARKETS
GOVERNMENT GUARANTEE
GOVERNMENT GUARANTEES
GOVERNMENT SECURITIES
HOLDINGS
INFLATION
INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INSURANCE COMPANIES
INTEREST COSTS
INTEREST RATE
INTEREST RATES
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL
INTERNATIONAL DEBT
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL STATISTICS
INTERNATIONAL LENDING
INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
INVESTMENT FUND
INVESTMENT FUNDS
INVESTMENT STRATEGIES
ISSUANCE
LENDERS
LEVY
LIFE INSURANCE
LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES
LIQUIDITY
LIQUIDITY PROBLEMS
LOCAL CURRENCY
LONG-TERM DEBT
MACROECONOMIC CRISES
MACROECONOMIC RISK
MACROECONOMIC RISKS
MACROECONOMIC STABILITY
MARKET BORROWERS
MARKET DEBT
MARKET INFRASTRUCTURE
MARKET INTEREST RATES
MARKETABLE SECURITIES
MATURITIES
MATURITY
MICRO-CREDIT
MONETARY POLICY
MONEY MARKET
MUTUAL FUNDS
NATIONAL TREASURIES
NEGATIVE SHOCKS
OUTSTANDING DOMESTIC DEBT
PENSION
PENSION FUND
PENSION FUNDS
PENSION SYSTEMS
PENSIONS
PRICE STABILITY
PRIMARY DEALER
PRIMARY DEALERS
PRIVATE BANK
PRIVATE BANKS
PRIVATE BORROWER
PRIVATE BORROWERS
PRIVATE CAPITAL
PRIVATE CAPITAL INFLOWS
PRIVATE CREDIT
PRIVATE CREDITS
PRIVATE SECTOR CREDIT
PUBLIC BANKS
REAL EXCHANGE RATE
REPAYMENT
REPOS
RESERVE
RESERVE REQUIREMENT
RESERVE REQUIREMENTS
RESERVES
RETURNS
RISK OF DEFAULT
RURAL BORROWERS
SECURITIES
SETTLEMENT
SHORT-TERM DEBT
SMALL BORROWERS
SOVEREIGN RATINGS
STATE BANK
STATE BANKS
STOCK MARKETS
STRUCTURAL PROBLEMS
TAX
TOTAL DEBT
TRADING
TRADING SYSTEMS
TRANSITION COUNTRIES
VALUATIONS
WITHDRAWAL
YIELD CURVE
spellingShingle ACCOUNTING
AMORTIZATION
AMORTIZATIONS
ASSET HOLDING
ASSET HOLDINGS
ASSET MANAGEMENT
AUCTION
AUCTION SYSTEM
AUCTIONS
BALANCE SHEET
BANK BALANCE SHEETS
BANK CREDIT
BANK DEBT
BANK DEPOSITS
BANK HOLDINGS
BANK LENDING
BANK LOANS
BANKING CRISES
BANKING CRISIS
BANKING SECTOR
BANKING SECTOR DEVELOPMENTS
BANKING SYSTEM
BANKING SYSTEMS
BOND
BOND ISSUES
BOND MARKETS
BONDS
BOOK-ENTRY
BORROWER
BORROWING COST
BORROWING STRATEGIES
CAPITAL FLOWS
CAPITAL MARKET
CAPITAL MARKETS
CAPITAL OUTFLOWS
CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS
CAPITALIZATION
CENTRAL BANK
CENTRAL BANK BILLS
CENTRAL BANKS
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT DEBT
CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT
CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSITS
COLLATERAL
COMMERCIAL BANK
COMMERCIAL BANKS
COMPOSITION OF DEBT
COMPOSITION OF GOVERNMENT DEBT
CONSUMER CREDIT
CONSUMER LOANS
CONTINGENT LIABILITY
CORPORATE BONDS
CREDIT BUREAUS
CREDIT INFORMATION
CREDIT RATING
CREDIT RATING AGENCIES
CRISIS COUNTRIES
CURRENCY
DEBT HOLDINGS
DEBT ISSUANCE
DEBT ISSUE
DEBT ISSUES
DEBT OBLIGATIONS
DEBT REPAYMENT
DEBT SERVICING
DEBT SERVICING COSTS
DEBTS
DEFAULTS
DEPOSIT
DEPOSIT INSURANCE
DEPOSITORS
DEPOSITS
DEVALUATION
DEVALUATIONS
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT BANK
DIRECTED CREDITS
DOMESTIC BOND
DOMESTIC BORROWING
DOMESTIC CAPITAL
DOMESTIC CAPITAL MARKETS
DOMESTIC CREDITS
DOMESTIC CURRENCY
DOMESTIC DEBT
DOMESTIC DEBT MARKET
DOMESTIC DEBT MARKETS
DOMESTIC MARKET
DOMESTIC MARKETS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
EMERGING MARKET
EMERGING MARKET COUNTRIES
EMERGING MARKET DEBT
EMERGING MARKET ECONOMIES
EMERGING MARKETS
ENTERPRISE CREDITS
EQUITY MARKETS
EXCESS LIQUIDITY
EXCHANGE RATE
EXCHANGE RATES
EXTERNAL BORROWING
EXTERNAL BORROWINGS
EXTERNAL DEBT
FACE VALUE
FINANCIAL CRISES
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT
FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENTS
FINANCIAL MARKETS
FINANCIAL SYSTEM
FINANCIAL SYSTEMS
FISCAL DEFICIT
FISCAL DEFICITS
FOREIGN BANKS
FOREIGN CAPITAL
FOREIGN CURRENCY
FOREIGN CURRENCY DEBT
FOREIGN DEBT
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
FOREIGN INVESTORS
FOREIGN LOANS
FOREIGN MARKET
FOREIGN MARKETS
GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCE
GLOBALIZATION
GOVERNMENT BONDS
GOVERNMENT BORROWING
GOVERNMENT DEBT
GOVERNMENT DEBT MARKET
GOVERNMENT DEBT MARKETS
GOVERNMENT GUARANTEE
GOVERNMENT GUARANTEES
GOVERNMENT SECURITIES
HOLDINGS
INFLATION
INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INSURANCE COMPANIES
INTEREST COSTS
INTEREST RATE
INTEREST RATES
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL
INTERNATIONAL DEBT
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL STATISTICS
INTERNATIONAL LENDING
INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
INVESTMENT FUND
INVESTMENT FUNDS
INVESTMENT STRATEGIES
ISSUANCE
LENDERS
LEVY
LIFE INSURANCE
LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES
LIQUIDITY
LIQUIDITY PROBLEMS
LOCAL CURRENCY
LONG-TERM DEBT
MACROECONOMIC CRISES
MACROECONOMIC RISK
MACROECONOMIC RISKS
MACROECONOMIC STABILITY
MARKET BORROWERS
MARKET DEBT
MARKET INFRASTRUCTURE
MARKET INTEREST RATES
MARKETABLE SECURITIES
MATURITIES
MATURITY
MICRO-CREDIT
MONETARY POLICY
MONEY MARKET
MUTUAL FUNDS
NATIONAL TREASURIES
NEGATIVE SHOCKS
OUTSTANDING DOMESTIC DEBT
PENSION
PENSION FUND
PENSION FUNDS
PENSION SYSTEMS
PENSIONS
PRICE STABILITY
PRIMARY DEALER
PRIMARY DEALERS
PRIVATE BANK
PRIVATE BANKS
PRIVATE BORROWER
PRIVATE BORROWERS
PRIVATE CAPITAL
PRIVATE CAPITAL INFLOWS
PRIVATE CREDIT
PRIVATE CREDITS
PRIVATE SECTOR CREDIT
PUBLIC BANKS
REAL EXCHANGE RATE
REPAYMENT
REPOS
RESERVE
RESERVE REQUIREMENT
RESERVE REQUIREMENTS
RESERVES
RETURNS
RISK OF DEFAULT
RURAL BORROWERS
SECURITIES
SETTLEMENT
SHORT-TERM DEBT
SMALL BORROWERS
SOVEREIGN RATINGS
STATE BANK
STATE BANKS
STOCK MARKETS
STRUCTURAL PROBLEMS
TAX
TOTAL DEBT
TRADING
TRADING SYSTEMS
TRANSITION COUNTRIES
VALUATIONS
WITHDRAWAL
YIELD CURVE
Hanson, James A.
The Growth in Government Domestic Debt : Changing Burdens and Risks
relation Policy Research Working Paper; No. 4348
description This paper analyzes the recent growth of government domestic debt, including central bank debt, using a new data base on government domestic debt in developing countries with large, open financial systems. On average, government domestic debt grew much faster than GDP between 1994 and 2004 and became larger than foreign debt. The rapid growth of domestic debt reflects financial crises, the growth of central bank debt and the greater attractiveness to governments of issuing domestic debt as well as the recent increase in demands for it. Both its attractiveness and the increased demands for it reflect the current benign international environment to some degree. The main risk of government debt, domestic or foreign, remains its overall size relative to a country's fiscal, financial, and political institutions. While government domestic debt can help the domestic private capital market, large domestic debt, like large external debt, has risks. For example, there can be "sudden stops" in the demand for domestic debt as well as in foreign lending. Governments need to be aware of the risks and burdens in domestic debt issue-crowding out small borrowers, transferring risks to banks when issuing longer maturity, fixed-interest domestic debt and reducing returns, and imposing risks on holders of pensions, annuities, and life insurance policies. Growth of central bank debt can divert central banks from pursuit of the objective of price stability.
format Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
author Hanson, James A.
author_facet Hanson, James A.
author_sort Hanson, James A.
title The Growth in Government Domestic Debt : Changing Burdens and Risks
title_short The Growth in Government Domestic Debt : Changing Burdens and Risks
title_full The Growth in Government Domestic Debt : Changing Burdens and Risks
title_fullStr The Growth in Government Domestic Debt : Changing Burdens and Risks
title_full_unstemmed The Growth in Government Domestic Debt : Changing Burdens and Risks
title_sort growth in government domestic debt : changing burdens and risks
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/09/8276407/growth-government-domestic-debt-changing-burdens-risks
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7329
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spelling okr-10986-73292021-04-23T14:02:34Z The Growth in Government Domestic Debt : Changing Burdens and Risks Hanson, James A. ACCOUNTING AMORTIZATION AMORTIZATIONS ASSET HOLDING ASSET HOLDINGS ASSET MANAGEMENT AUCTION AUCTION SYSTEM AUCTIONS BALANCE SHEET BANK BALANCE SHEETS BANK CREDIT BANK DEBT BANK DEPOSITS BANK HOLDINGS BANK LENDING BANK LOANS BANKING CRISES BANKING CRISIS BANKING SECTOR BANKING SECTOR DEVELOPMENTS BANKING SYSTEM BANKING SYSTEMS BOND BOND ISSUES BOND MARKETS BONDS BOOK-ENTRY BORROWER BORROWING COST BORROWING STRATEGIES CAPITAL FLOWS CAPITAL MARKET CAPITAL MARKETS CAPITAL OUTFLOWS CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS CAPITALIZATION CENTRAL BANK CENTRAL BANK BILLS CENTRAL BANKS CENTRAL GOVERNMENT DEBT CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSITS COLLATERAL COMMERCIAL BANK COMMERCIAL BANKS COMPOSITION OF DEBT COMPOSITION OF GOVERNMENT DEBT CONSUMER CREDIT CONSUMER LOANS CONTINGENT LIABILITY CORPORATE BONDS CREDIT BUREAUS CREDIT INFORMATION CREDIT RATING CREDIT RATING AGENCIES CRISIS COUNTRIES CURRENCY DEBT HOLDINGS DEBT ISSUANCE DEBT ISSUE DEBT ISSUES DEBT OBLIGATIONS DEBT REPAYMENT DEBT SERVICING DEBT SERVICING COSTS DEBTS DEFAULTS DEPOSIT DEPOSIT INSURANCE DEPOSITORS DEPOSITS DEVALUATION DEVALUATIONS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT BANK DIRECTED CREDITS DOMESTIC BOND DOMESTIC BORROWING DOMESTIC CAPITAL DOMESTIC CAPITAL MARKETS DOMESTIC CREDITS DOMESTIC CURRENCY DOMESTIC DEBT DOMESTIC DEBT MARKET DOMESTIC DEBT MARKETS DOMESTIC MARKET DOMESTIC MARKETS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EMERGING MARKET EMERGING MARKET COUNTRIES EMERGING MARKET DEBT EMERGING MARKET ECONOMIES EMERGING MARKETS ENTERPRISE CREDITS EQUITY MARKETS EXCESS LIQUIDITY EXCHANGE RATE EXCHANGE RATES EXTERNAL BORROWING EXTERNAL BORROWINGS EXTERNAL DEBT FACE VALUE FINANCIAL CRISES FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENTS FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL SYSTEM FINANCIAL SYSTEMS FISCAL DEFICIT FISCAL DEFICITS FOREIGN BANKS FOREIGN CAPITAL FOREIGN CURRENCY FOREIGN CURRENCY DEBT FOREIGN DEBT FOREIGN EXCHANGE FOREIGN INVESTORS FOREIGN LOANS FOREIGN MARKET FOREIGN MARKETS GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCE GLOBALIZATION GOVERNMENT BONDS GOVERNMENT BORROWING GOVERNMENT DEBT GOVERNMENT DEBT MARKET GOVERNMENT DEBT MARKETS GOVERNMENT GUARANTEE GOVERNMENT GUARANTEES GOVERNMENT SECURITIES HOLDINGS INFLATION INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT INSURANCE COMPANIES INTEREST COSTS INTEREST RATE INTEREST RATES INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL DEBT INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL STATISTICS INTERNATIONAL LENDING INTERNATIONAL MARKETS INVESTMENT FUND INVESTMENT FUNDS INVESTMENT STRATEGIES ISSUANCE LENDERS LEVY LIFE INSURANCE LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES LIQUIDITY LIQUIDITY PROBLEMS LOCAL CURRENCY LONG-TERM DEBT MACROECONOMIC CRISES MACROECONOMIC RISK MACROECONOMIC RISKS MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MARKET BORROWERS MARKET DEBT MARKET INFRASTRUCTURE MARKET INTEREST RATES MARKETABLE SECURITIES MATURITIES MATURITY MICRO-CREDIT MONETARY POLICY MONEY MARKET MUTUAL FUNDS NATIONAL TREASURIES NEGATIVE SHOCKS OUTSTANDING DOMESTIC DEBT PENSION PENSION FUND PENSION FUNDS PENSION SYSTEMS PENSIONS PRICE STABILITY PRIMARY DEALER PRIMARY DEALERS PRIVATE BANK PRIVATE BANKS PRIVATE BORROWER PRIVATE BORROWERS PRIVATE CAPITAL PRIVATE CAPITAL INFLOWS PRIVATE CREDIT PRIVATE CREDITS PRIVATE SECTOR CREDIT PUBLIC BANKS REAL EXCHANGE RATE REPAYMENT REPOS RESERVE RESERVE REQUIREMENT RESERVE REQUIREMENTS RESERVES RETURNS RISK OF DEFAULT RURAL BORROWERS SECURITIES SETTLEMENT SHORT-TERM DEBT SMALL BORROWERS SOVEREIGN RATINGS STATE BANK STATE BANKS STOCK MARKETS STRUCTURAL PROBLEMS TAX TOTAL DEBT TRADING TRADING SYSTEMS TRANSITION COUNTRIES VALUATIONS WITHDRAWAL YIELD CURVE This paper analyzes the recent growth of government domestic debt, including central bank debt, using a new data base on government domestic debt in developing countries with large, open financial systems. On average, government domestic debt grew much faster than GDP between 1994 and 2004 and became larger than foreign debt. The rapid growth of domestic debt reflects financial crises, the growth of central bank debt and the greater attractiveness to governments of issuing domestic debt as well as the recent increase in demands for it. Both its attractiveness and the increased demands for it reflect the current benign international environment to some degree. The main risk of government debt, domestic or foreign, remains its overall size relative to a country's fiscal, financial, and political institutions. While government domestic debt can help the domestic private capital market, large domestic debt, like large external debt, has risks. For example, there can be "sudden stops" in the demand for domestic debt as well as in foreign lending. Governments need to be aware of the risks and burdens in domestic debt issue-crowding out small borrowers, transferring risks to banks when issuing longer maturity, fixed-interest domestic debt and reducing returns, and imposing risks on holders of pensions, annuities, and life insurance policies. Growth of central bank debt can divert central banks from pursuit of the objective of price stability. 2012-06-06T20:15:46Z 2012-06-06T20:15:46Z 2007-09 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/09/8276407/growth-government-domestic-debt-changing-burdens-risks http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7329 English Policy Research Working Paper; No. 4348 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research