Iceland vs Korea: Nonfinancial corporate bonds to total bonds and notes outstanding

Iceland
17.0%
in 2021
Korea
17.9%
in 2021
Iceland rank
10th
Korea rank
9th

Nonfinancial corporate bonds to total bonds and notes outstanding over time

  • Iceland
  • Korea
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How they compare

Korea currently reports 17.9% against 17.0% in Iceland, a difference of 0.9%.

That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Korea ahead.

Iceland ranks 10th and Korea ranks 9th of 24 countries.

Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Korea Difference Ahead
2000s 16.5% 32.2% 15.7% Korea
2010s 10.6% 24.2% 13.6% Korea
2020s 16.0% 18.5% 2.5% Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nonfinancial corporate bonds to total bonds and notes outstanding, Iceland or Korea?
Korea, at 17.9% against 17.0% in Iceland as of 2021.
What is the difference in nonfinancial corporate bonds to total bonds and notes outstanding between Iceland and Korea?
0.9%, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Korea?
20 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2021.
How do Iceland and Korea rank globally for nonfinancial corporate bonds to total bonds and notes outstanding?
Iceland ranks 10th and Korea ranks 9th of 24 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as Nonfinancial corporate bonds to total bonds and notes outstanding (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Nonfinancial corporate bonds to total bonds and notes outstanding (%)
Unit
%
Source
Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
24 places, 532 data points, 1987–2021
Last refreshed

Total amount of domestic nonfinancial corporate bonds and notes outstanding (BIS Table 16B) to total amount of domestic bonds and notes outstanding, both corporate and noncorporate (BIS Table 16A).