UBS: Debt levels and servicing costs are a point of concern
USA government debt-to-GDP ratio likely to have doubled from 2007 to 2030
Cost of debt up 2.5x from 2020 to 2030e
USA government debt-to-GDP ratio likely to have doubled from 2007 to 2030
Cost of debt up 2.5x from 2020 to 2030e
September 26, 2026 at 4:01 PM
UBS: Debt levels and servicing costs are a point of concern
USA government debt-to-GDP ratio likely to have doubled from 2007 to 2030
Cost of debt up 2.5x from 2020 to 2030e
USA government debt-to-GDP ratio likely to have doubled from 2007 to 2030
Cost of debt up 2.5x from 2020 to 2030e
Here’s what’s a stake when we pile on the debt: In 2024, the US spent more servicing the debt than on our military.
My @morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social Chart
My @morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social Chart
April 11, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Here’s what’s a stake when we pile on the debt: In 2024, the US spent more servicing the debt than on our military.
My @morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social Chart
My @morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social Chart
For every five dollars the government receives in tax revenue, one dollar is spent on servicing the national debt
www.apolloacademy.com/debt-service...
www.apolloacademy.com/debt-service...
March 26, 2026 at 2:01 PM
For every five dollars the government receives in tax revenue, one dollar is spent on servicing the national debt
www.apolloacademy.com/debt-service...
www.apolloacademy.com/debt-service...
Increased military spending and a lack of revenues led to a sharp increase in government debt, which resulted in rising inflation and higher costs of servicing government debt.
Cost of servicing government debt increased by 44% in 1Q25
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Cost of servicing government debt increased by 44% in 1Q25
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April 13, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Increased military spending and a lack of revenues led to a sharp increase in government debt, which resulted in rising inflation and higher costs of servicing government debt.
Cost of servicing government debt increased by 44% in 1Q25
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Cost of servicing government debt increased by 44% in 1Q25
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Many African nations now spend more servicing external debt than funding healthcare and education.
Urgent debt relief demanded for Africa amid public sector crisis
Many African nations now spend more servicing external debt than funding healthcare and education.
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October 13, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Many African nations now spend more servicing external debt than funding healthcare and education.
There was a colossal amount of boy crying wolf about US government debt from the right for ages, but the wolf eventually does come and eat the kid at the end. US debt servicing is rapidly approaching 20% of all government spending.
July 15, 2026 at 3:39 AM
There was a colossal amount of boy crying wolf about US government debt from the right for ages, but the wolf eventually does come and eat the kid at the end. US debt servicing is rapidly approaching 20% of all government spending.
I looked up their buildings in public records. The Bonanno family is making $3m/yr after expenses and before taxes and debt servicing.
cry me a river lol
cry me a river lol
February 6, 2026 at 11:54 PM
I looked up their buildings in public records. The Bonanno family is making $3m/yr after expenses and before taxes and debt servicing.
cry me a river lol
cry me a river lol
Look at these predictions of debt servicing costs for G7 Nations. The CPC lies. We are not Broken.
November 28, 2024 at 3:41 PM
Look at these predictions of debt servicing costs for G7 Nations. The CPC lies. We are not Broken.
Good thread on what exactly “rising expenses” are in this situation (mostly money spent servicing landlords’ bad debt)
This article on on NYC landlords unable to pay their expenses gives a foretaste of what I suspect the pushback to a rent freeze is going to look like. www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/07/b...
Rent Freeze Proposal Chills Cash-Starved Owners of Bronx Buildings
Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani’s pledge is raising alarms as bankers refuse to finance regulated buildings where costs outstrip income.
www.thecity.nyc
August 7, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Good thread on what exactly “rising expenses” are in this situation (mostly money spent servicing landlords’ bad debt)
“The University of Chicago has now borrowed $6.3 billion, more than 70 percent of the value of its endowment. The cost of servicing its debt is now 85 percent of the value of all undergraduate tuition. (This is not normal. No peer institution has a debt-to-asset ratio greater than 26 percent.)”
August 16, 2025 at 11:30 AM
“The University of Chicago has now borrowed $6.3 billion, more than 70 percent of the value of its endowment. The cost of servicing its debt is now 85 percent of the value of all undergraduate tuition. (This is not normal. No peer institution has a debt-to-asset ratio greater than 26 percent.)”
Slower revenue growth and higher debt servicing costs mean that 8% of revenues must be spent on debt servicing. Taking into account the costs of mortgage programs and subsidies for preferential loans for businesses, the share of expenses that must be spent on
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April 13, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Slower revenue growth and higher debt servicing costs mean that 8% of revenues must be spent on debt servicing. Taking into account the costs of mortgage programs and subsidies for preferential loans for businesses, the share of expenses that must be spent on
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I think it means that the same flibberty-gibberty we hear 24-7 from him becomes a lot more pressing to interpret when it seems to mean we're going to stop servicing Treasury debt.
February 9, 2025 at 11:06 PM
I think it means that the same flibberty-gibberty we hear 24-7 from him becomes a lot more pressing to interpret when it seems to mean we're going to stop servicing Treasury debt.
“Non-financial corporate debt servicing at generational low ..”
- Cannacord
- Cannacord
December 12, 2024 at 11:25 AM
“Non-financial corporate debt servicing at generational low ..”
- Cannacord
- Cannacord
More fun facts to get under Con skin like informational scabies. Canada’s debt servicing costs per GDP.
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November 29, 2024 at 1:26 AM
More fun facts to get under Con skin like informational scabies. Canada’s debt servicing costs per GDP.
Hi Pierre Polyester! 👋🏽💀
Hi Pierre Polyester! 👋🏽💀
CONSERVATIVES: WE CANT AFFORD TO HAVE ALL THIS DEBT! OUR COUNTRY IS BROKE!!!!
Meanwhile, here are the current and forecasted debt servicing costs for G7 countries:
Meanwhile, here are the current and forecasted debt servicing costs for G7 countries:
November 29, 2024 at 9:38 PM
CONSERVATIVES: WE CANT AFFORD TO HAVE ALL THIS DEBT! OUR COUNTRY IS BROKE!!!!
Meanwhile, here are the current and forecasted debt servicing costs for G7 countries:
Meanwhile, here are the current and forecasted debt servicing costs for G7 countries:
‼️ Russia: “Russia's share of public debt servicing expenditures in total federal budget spending will increase to 8.8% in 2026, surpassing combined spending on education and healthcare, and to 9.1% in 2028”
But remember: What is worse than debt?
www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/09/25/d...
But remember: What is worse than debt?
www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/09/25/d...
September 25, 2025 at 5:46 PM
‼️ Russia: “Russia's share of public debt servicing expenditures in total federal budget spending will increase to 8.8% in 2026, surpassing combined spending on education and healthcare, and to 9.1% in 2028”
But remember: What is worse than debt?
www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/09/25/d...
But remember: What is worse than debt?
www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/09/25/d...
Turn failing water firms into not-for-profit cooperatives, MPs and mayors tell PM.
Issues:
Corporate debt would be transferred to co-ops.
Co-ops would borrow for investment at commercial rates, not govt rates.
High debt and debt servicing cost, higher bills.
Need public ownership.
Issues:
Corporate debt would be transferred to co-ops.
Co-ops would borrow for investment at commercial rates, not govt rates.
High debt and debt servicing cost, higher bills.
Need public ownership.
Turn failing water firms into not-for-profit cooperatives, MPs and mayors tell PM
Labour politicians say mutualised model puts public in control without adding debt to government’s balance sheet
www.theguardian.com
August 2, 2026 at 7:09 AM
Turn failing water firms into not-for-profit cooperatives, MPs and mayors tell PM.
Issues:
Corporate debt would be transferred to co-ops.
Co-ops would borrow for investment at commercial rates, not govt rates.
High debt and debt servicing cost, higher bills.
Need public ownership.
Issues:
Corporate debt would be transferred to co-ops.
Co-ops would borrow for investment at commercial rates, not govt rates.
High debt and debt servicing cost, higher bills.
Need public ownership.
The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) urged international lenders to expand debt-for-education swaps, warning in a Friday report that many developing countries are spending more on debt servicing than on schooling their children.
July 11, 2026 at 12:03 AM
The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) urged international lenders to expand debt-for-education swaps, warning in a Friday report that many developing countries are spending more on debt servicing than on schooling their children.
Almost 9% of the budget will go to servicing the national debt.
At the same time, social spending will be the lowest in 20 years of available statistics.
At the same time, social spending will be the lowest in 20 years of available statistics.
December 1, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Almost 9% of the budget will go to servicing the national debt.
At the same time, social spending will be the lowest in 20 years of available statistics.
At the same time, social spending will be the lowest in 20 years of available statistics.
Russia's public debt is low, but because of very high interest rates, servicing that debt is still expensive. In the first two quarters, debt servicing amounted to 1.5% of GDP (year-to-date). Direct link to chart: budget.jakluge.de?view=0&id=52...
August 21, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Russia's public debt is low, but because of very high interest rates, servicing that debt is still expensive. In the first two quarters, debt servicing amounted to 1.5% of GDP (year-to-date). Direct link to chart: budget.jakluge.de?view=0&id=52...
If higher fuel costs are pushed through to other prices and (God forbid) wages, the answer will be to increase business and household debt servicing costs. If higher debt servicing costs are pushed through to other prices then... errrm, hold on, I have questions.
March 25, 2026 at 10:28 PM
If higher fuel costs are pushed through to other prices and (God forbid) wages, the answer will be to increase business and household debt servicing costs. If higher debt servicing costs are pushed through to other prices then... errrm, hold on, I have questions.
Developing countries spend more repaying foreign debt than on education, UN reveals
Developing countries spend more repaying foreign debt than on education, UN reveals
Unesco report shows children lost out to servicing debt in 113 countries, with 18 spending five times more on loans
www.theguardian.com
July 10, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Developing countries spend more repaying foreign debt than on education, UN reveals
And over the time, their cost of servicing their debt has sky rocketed.
November 18, 2025 at 9:51 PM
And over the time, their cost of servicing their debt has sky rocketed.
Due to the fall in revenues from energy exports, Russia has already set a reduction in defense spending by about 11% for 2026.
Additional pressure is created by the rapid growth of domestic debt servicing costs due to high interest rates.
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Additional pressure is created by the rapid growth of domestic debt servicing costs due to high interest rates.
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June 2, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Due to the fall in revenues from energy exports, Russia has already set a reduction in defense spending by about 11% for 2026.
Additional pressure is created by the rapid growth of domestic debt servicing costs due to high interest rates.
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Additional pressure is created by the rapid growth of domestic debt servicing costs due to high interest rates.
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