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National debt: a stock built from flows

National debt: a stock built from flows

Bathtub stock-and-flow analogy showing a budget deficit adding to national debt, a budget surplus reducing it, and a balanced budget leaving it unchanged

The national debt is the total stock of money a government owes. It is measured at a point in time, such as the final day of a financial year.

5.2.3 meaning and significance of the national debt Lesson

  1. Intl A Level
  2. /Economics
  3. /5.2.3 meaning and significance of the national debt

Step-by-step lessons on CIE Intl A Level Economics 5.2.3 meaning and significance of the national debt. Each one builds up to exam-style questions.

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