| World War One – Debt on Germany | |
| Killed | 15 million Germans |
| (with 15% of its male population) | |
| Treaty of Versailles | |
| (War Guilt Clause) | |
| Price | 100,000 tonnes of gold |
| (269 billion gold marks) | |
| ($269 billion in today’s terms) | |
| By 1929 | Debt was reduced to 112 gold marks |
| 1931-1952 | Annual payments suspened |
| Agreed to pay again in 1953 | |
| 92 years | Germany took to repay WWI debt |
| With last instalment paid in 2010 |
Germany Paid World War One Debt for 92 Years
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