Australia vs Canada: Outstanding domestic public debt securities to GDP

Australia
77.5%
in 2020
Canada
89.7%
in 2020
Australia rank
5th
Canada rank
3rd

Outstanding domestic public debt securities to GDP over time

  • Australia
  • Canada
20406080198820042020

How they compare

Canada currently reports 89.7% against 77.5% in Australia, a difference of 12.2%.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 5th and Canada ranks 3rd of 32 countries.

Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Canada Difference Ahead
1980s 24.8% 61.8% 37.0% Canada
1990s 30.3% 69.6% 39.3% Canada
2000s 16.7% 54.0% 37.3% Canada
2010s 40.1% 61.5% 21.4% Canada
2020s 77.5% 89.7% 12.3% Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp, Australia or Canada?
Canada, at 89.7% against 77.5% in Australia as of 2020.
What is the difference in outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp between Australia and Canada?
12.2%, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
32 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2020.
How do Australia and Canada rank globally for outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp?
Australia ranks 5th and Canada ranks 3rd of 32 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as Outstanding domestic public 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 public debt securities to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
32 places, 728 data points, 1980–2020
Last refreshed

Total amount of domestic public debt securities (amounts outstanding) issued in domestic markets as a share of GDP. It covers long-term bonds and notes, treasury bills, commercial paper and other short-term notes. Table 16A (domestic debt amount): 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 public 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.