Canada vs South Africa: Outstanding domestic public debt securities to GDP
Outstanding domestic public debt securities to GDP over time
- Canada
- South Africa
How they compare
Canada currently reports 89.7% against 77.3% in South Africa, a difference of 12.4%.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.
Across all 32 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 3rd and South Africa ranks 6th of 32 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 61.8% | 29.6% | 32.2% | Canada |
| 1990s | 69.6% | 38.0% | 31.5% | Canada |
| 2000s | 54.0% | 29.5% | 24.5% | Canada |
| 2010s | 61.5% | 41.4% | 20.1% | Canada |
| 2020s | 89.7% | 77.3% | 12.4% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp, Canada or South Africa?
- Canada, at 89.7% against 77.3% in South Africa as of 2020.
- What is the difference in outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp between Canada and South Africa?
- 12.4%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and South Africa?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2020.
- How do Canada and South Africa rank globally for outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp?
- Canada ranks 3rd and South Africa ranks 6th 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.