Canada vs Japan: Outstanding domestic public debt securities to GDP
Outstanding domestic public debt securities to GDP over time
- Canada
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 217.0% against 89.7% in Canada, a difference of 127.3%.
That makes Japan's figure about 2.4 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 1st of 32 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.8% | 81.7% | 16.9% | Japan |
| 2000s | 54.0% | 124.1% | 70.2% | Japan |
| 2010s | 61.5% | 174.5% | 113.0% | Japan |
| 2020s | 89.7% | 217.0% | 127.3% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp, Canada or Japan?
- Japan, at 217.0% against 89.7% in Canada as of 2020.
- What is the difference in outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp between Canada and Japan?
- 127.3%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Japan?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2020.
- How do Canada and Japan rank globally for outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp?
- Canada ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 1st 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
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.