THE ACTUAL DATA:
http://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/datasets/GDD
Display is configurable and interactive. Pretty easy to figure out so I won’t explain it.
Hardly academic - IMF & IIF prepare for economic turmoil:
Almost a decade after the collapse of Lehman Brothers, global debt continues to hit new record highs. With the deleveraging process still incomplete by all accounts and the financial tightening cycle taking off, it is now more important than ever to get a good understanding of who is leveraged and what it means for policymakers. In this context, the panel will focus on prospective deleveraging pressures (in the public and private sector), the appropriate fiscal and monetary policy mix, and how policymakers can limit fiscal risks from excessive private debt during the financial tightening cycle.