I think they mean that the countries owe each other 40 trillion dollars. Like: France owes Germany 4 trillion, France owes the US 4 trillion, the US owes Germany 4 trillion and so on... Together that makes 40 trillion dollars.

What I concern more is the debt by my government . That debt has brought us more liability to pay the future . That is absolutely absurd yet we can do nothing but  watch it go deterioration .

I get your point on what you are asking.

If Germany owes France 4 trillion,  owes the US 4 trillion, and the US owes Germany 4 trillion, why not just print 4 1-trillion notes and give them to Germany, who gives them to France, who in turn gives them to the US, who then burns them up.

the world owes those who live among us who think they are on another planet. just pick one

debts when really are stealing from our planet. Maybe you should to jupiter or something to the Moon