Denmark vs Singapore: Outstanding domestic public debt securities to GDP
Outstanding domestic public debt securities to GDP over time
- Denmark
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 43.7% against 40.6% in Denmark, a difference of 3.1%.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 16th and Singapore ranks 14th of 32 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 3 and Singapore in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.4% | 24.6% | 27.8% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 43.7% | 36.6% | 7.2% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 37.9% | 31.1% | 6.9% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 40.6% | 43.7% | 3.0% | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp, Denmark or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 43.7% against 40.6% in Denmark as of 2020.
- What is the difference in outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp between Denmark and Singapore?
- 3.1%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Singapore?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2020.
- How do Denmark and Singapore rank globally for outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp?
- Denmark ranks 16th and Singapore ranks 14th 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.