Iceland vs Korea: Outstanding domestic private debt securities to GDP

Iceland
73.6%
in 2020
Korea
77.6%
in 2020
Iceland rank
4th
Korea rank
3rd

Outstanding domestic private debt securities to GDP over time

  • Iceland
  • Korea
0255075100198720032020

How they compare

Korea currently reports 77.6% against 73.6% in Iceland, a difference of 4.0%.

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Korea ahead.

Iceland ranks 4th and Korea ranks 3rd of 26 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and Korea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Korea Difference Ahead
2000s 77.8% 57.7% 20.1% Iceland
2010s 60.0% 64.2% 4.2% Korea
2020s 73.6% 77.6% 4.0% Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher outstanding domestic private debt securities to gdp, Iceland or Korea?
Korea, at 77.6% against 73.6% in Iceland as of 2020.
What is the difference in outstanding domestic private debt securities to gdp between Iceland and Korea?
4.0%, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Korea?
19 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2020.
How do Iceland and Korea rank globally for outstanding domestic private debt securities to gdp?
Iceland ranks 4th and Korea ranks 3rd of 26 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as Outstanding domestic private debt securities to GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Outstanding domestic private debt securities to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
26 places, 547 data points, 1987–2020
Last refreshed

Total amount of domestic private debt securities (amounts outstanding) issued in domestic markets as a share of GDP. It covers data on long-term bonds and notes, commercial paper and other short-term notes. Table 16A (domestic debt amount): all issuers minus governments / GDP. End of year data (i.e. December data) are considered for debt securities. The figures are deflated using the following methodology: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is the level domestic private debt, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. GDP is from World Development Indicators. End-of period CPI is taken from IFS line 64M..ZF month of December (or if not available Q4). Average annual CPI is constructed from the monthly CPI figure taken from IFS line 64..ZF.