China vs Korea: Outstanding domestic public debt securities to GDP
Outstanding domestic public debt securities to GDP over time
- China
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 48.8% against 47.9% in China, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2002 it was China ahead.
China ranks 11th and Korea ranks 10th of 32 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.2% | 22.6% | 7.4% | Korea |
| 2010s | 23.9% | 33.9% | 9.9% | Korea |
| 2020s | 47.9% | 48.8% | 0.9% | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp, China or Korea?
- Korea, at 48.8% against 47.9% in China as of 2020.
- What is the difference in outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp between China and Korea?
- 0.9%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Korea?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2020.
- How do China and Korea rank globally for outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp?
- China ranks 11th and Korea ranks 10th 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.