### Question
How is the "debt to GDP ratio" defined?


### Answer
The term **debt to GDP ratio** is defined in *31 U.S.C. § 3130* as follows -

> the percentage obtained by dividing the level of the total public debt or net public debt, as the case may be, by the gross domestic product

#### Citation:
  - *31 U.S.C. § 3130*
  - Heading: **SUBTITLE III-FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT > CHAPTER 31-PUBLIC DEBT > SUBCHAPTER II-ADMINISTRATIVE**

