Argentina vs Laos: Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP (%)

Argentina
4.7%
in 2020
Laos
5.6%
in 2020
Argentina rank
61st
Laos rank
58th

Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP (%) over time

  • Argentina
  • Laos
0246810198020002020

How they compare

Laos currently reports 5.6% against 4.7% in Argentina, a difference of 0.9%.

That makes Laos's figure about 1.2 times Argentina's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Laos ahead.

Argentina ranks 61st and Laos ranks 58th of 90 countries.

Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Laos Difference Ahead
2010s 2.8% 3.5% 0.7% Laos
2020s 4.7% 5.6% 0.9% Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher outstanding international private debt securities to gdp, Argentina or Laos?
Laos, at 5.6% against 4.7% in Argentina as of 2020.
What is the difference in outstanding international private debt securities to gdp between Argentina and Laos?
0.9%, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Laos?
7 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2020.
How do Argentina and Laos rank globally for outstanding international private debt securities to gdp?
Argentina ranks 61st and Laos ranks 58th of 90 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as Outstanding international private 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 international private debt securities to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 2,337 data points, 1980–2020
Last refreshed

Amount of private international debt securities (amounts outstanding), as a share of GDP. It covers long-term bonds and notes and money market instruments placed on international markets. (Table 12A (international debt amount: all issuers) - Table 12D (international 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 intenational private 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.