Which of the following is the correct ranking of countries in descending order in terms of their publicly held debt-to-GDP ratios for 2013? Choose one:
A. United States > Greece > Japan
B. Greece > United States > Japan
C. Greece > Japan > United States
D. Japan > Greece > United States
Option D. Japan > Greece > United States
Explanation: The debt to GDP ratio of these countries in 2013 were:
Which of the following is the correct ranking of countries in descending order in terms of...
The following chart, published by the Wall Street Journal, shows
the debt-to-GDP ratios for several countries. The obvious outlier
in this chart is Japan. (Source: http://goo.gl/umZMId)
What was Japan’s debt-to-GDP ratio in 2013, compared to other
countries?
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