<p>It's the total credit market, not only US government bonds, but also debt of other countries, also corporate debt etc. See here: <a href="http://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/credit_market.asp" rel="nofollow">http://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/credit_market.asp</a> and here: <a href="http://www.investorwords.com/8562/credit_market.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.investorwords.com/8562/credit_market.html</a></p>

<p>Maybe this chart (not recent though) clarifies it a bit also: <a href="http://warisacrime.org/sites/afterdowningstreet.org/files/images/Credit%20Market%20Outstanding%20by%20Sector%2010012008_0.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://warisacrime.org/sites/afterdowningstreet.org/files/images/Credit%20Market%20Outstanding%20by%20Sector%2010012008_0.jpg</a></p>

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<p>In <a href="http://www.newsmax.com/Finance/DavidStockman/David-Stockman-Social-Security-entitlement-bankrupt/2015/07/31/id/664828/" rel="nofollow">a recent article</a> by David Stockman he wrote:</p>

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  <p>Credit market debt outstanding has soared from \$85 trillion to \$200
  trillion.</p>
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<p>What is he talking about? What is the itemization of this debt. The whole US debt is less than \$20 trillion, so I don't see where there could be \$200 trillion in debt.</p>

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Credit market debt is $200 trillion?
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# Credit market debt is $200 trillion?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-06-14)

In [a recent article](http://www.newsmax.com/Finance/DavidStockman/David-Stockman-Social-Security-entitlement-bankrupt/2015/07/31/id/664828/) by David Stockman he wrote:

> Credit market debt outstanding has soared from \$85 trillion to \$200
> trillion.

What is he talking about? What is the itemization of this debt. The whole US debt is less than \$20 trillion, so I don't see where there could be \$200 trillion in debt.

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### Answer by username_1 on 2016-06-14. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

It's the total credit market, not only US government bonds, but also debt of other countries, also corporate debt etc. See here: <http://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/credit_market.asp> and here: <http://www.investorwords.com/8562/credit_market.html>

Maybe this chart (not recent though) clarifies it a bit also: <http://warisacrime.org/sites/afterdowningstreet.org/files/images/Credit%20Market%20Outstanding%20by%20Sector%2010012008_0.jpg>


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