New Zealand vs Singapore: Outstanding domestic public debt securities to GDP

New Zealand
47.9%
in 2020
Singapore
43.7%
in 2020
New Zealand rank
12th
Singapore rank
14th

Outstanding domestic public debt securities to GDP over time

  • New Zealand
  • Singapore
1020304050198920042020

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 47.9% against 43.7% in Singapore, a difference of 4.2%.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Singapore's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1990 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 12th and Singapore ranks 14th of 32 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 2 and Singapore in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Singapore Difference Ahead
1990s 30.4% 16.4% 14.0% New Zealand
2000s 22.6% 36.6% 14.0% Singapore
2010s 30.1% 31.1% 0.9% Singapore
2020s 47.9% 43.7% 4.2% New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp, New Zealand or Singapore?
New Zealand, at 47.9% against 43.7% in Singapore as of 2020.
What is the difference in outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp between New Zealand and Singapore?
4.2%, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Singapore?
31 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
How do New Zealand and Singapore rank globally for outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp?
New Zealand ranks 12th 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

Indicator
Outstanding domestic public debt securities to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
32 places, 728 data points, 1980–2020
Last refreshed

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.