Israel vs South Africa: Outstanding domestic public debt securities to GDP
Outstanding domestic public debt securities to GDP over time
- Israel
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 77.3% against 48.8% in Israel, a difference of 28.5%.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.6 times Israel's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1995 it was South Africa ahead.
Israel ranks 9th and South Africa ranks 6th of 32 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.6% | 42.1% | 9.4% | South Africa |
| 2000s | 38.6% | 29.5% | 9.1% | Israel |
| 2010s | 42.2% | 41.4% | 0.8% | Israel |
| 2020s | 48.8% | 77.3% | 28.5% | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp, Israel or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 77.3% against 48.8% in Israel as of 2020.
- What is the difference in outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp between Israel and South Africa?
- 28.5%, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and South Africa?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
- How do Israel and South Africa rank globally for outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp?
- Israel ranks 9th 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.