This also implies that if Greece could escape from its current recession, its national debt would decline, both absolutely and as a share of GDP. More generally, the national debt of any country grows by the size of its budget deficit or declines by the size of its budget surplus.
这也意味着，如果希腊可以走出当前的衰退，那么不管按绝对水平还是按占GDP比重计算，其国民债务都将减少。更一般地说，一国国民债务总是随着其预算赤字规模升高而升高，随着其预算盈余规模升高而降低。