Sweden vs Switzerland: Outstanding domestic public debt securities to GDP
Outstanding domestic public debt securities to GDP over time
- Sweden
- Switzerland
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 22.8% against 18.3% in Switzerland, a difference of 4.5%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Switzerland's.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Sweden ranks 27th and Switzerland ranks 30th of 32 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.0% | 24.0% | 11.0% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 22.6% | 17.7% | 4.9% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 22.8% | 18.3% | 4.5% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp, Sweden or Switzerland?
- Sweden, at 22.8% against 18.3% in Switzerland as of 2020.
- What is the difference in outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp between Sweden and Switzerland?
- 4.5%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Switzerland?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2020.
- How do Sweden and Switzerland rank globally for outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp?
- Sweden ranks 27th and Switzerland ranks 30th 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.