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Suppose the economy has a national debt of $15 trillion while the GDP is $20 trillion. At an interest rate of 3 %, what perce

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interest on debt =debt * interest rate=15*0.03=0.45 trillion

percentage of the economy's GDP is spent on interest payment=(interest on debt/GDP)*100

=(0.45/20)*100

=2.25%

the percentage of the economy's GDP is spent on interest payment is 2.25%

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