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BoC–BoE Sovereign Default Database: What’s new in 2025?

Staff analytical note 2025-24 David Beers, Obiageri Ndukwe, Joe Berry
The BoC–BoE database of sovereign debt defaults, published and updated annually by the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England, provides comprehensive estimates of stocks of government obligations in default. The 2025 edition highlights a decline in the US-dollar value of sovereign debt in default and provides more data about defaults on China’s official loans.