107 words Global debt levels surge Global debt has grown by $75 trillion to $217 trillion in the decade since the financial crisis, reaching $28,900 for every man, woman and child in the world, according to a new report Advanced markets Emerging markets $1 trillion = $1,000,000 million 1996 $63.4 trillion $56 trillion $7.4 trillion 2007 $142 trillion $126 trillion $16 trillion 2007-2008: Global financial crisis 2017 (first quarter) $217 trillion $161 trillion $56 trillion Eurozone 19 countries $97.7 trillion U.S. $63 trillion UK $2.2 trillion China $33 trillion Brazil $3.6 trillion India $2.9 trillion Russia $0.5 trillion Sources: Institute of International Finance, McKinsey Global Institute © GRAPHIC NEWS