The China Analyst

The Eurozone debt crisis was one the leading events in the global economy in 2011. The map below illustrates the global debt outlook not only in Europe, where the situation is clearly severe, but also in other regions. It is notable how little debt experience can be attributed to the BRICS countries, including China, and how large the debt exposure is in developed countries, notably the US and Japan. The red and yellow bars indicate the growth that indebted nations will be able to muster in 2011 and 2015. By Beijing Axis Strategy

Source: The Economist; IMF