Australia vs Denmark: Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP

Australia
46.2%
in 2020
Denmark
44.7%
in 2020
Australia rank
19th
Denmark rank
20th

Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP over time

  • Australia
  • Denmark
0204060198020002020

How they compare

Australia currently reports 46.2% against 44.7% in Denmark, a difference of 1.5%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Denmark ahead.

Australia ranks 19th and Denmark ranks 20th of 90 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Denmark Difference Ahead
1980s 6.9% 6.4% 0.5% Australia
1990s 16.9% 6.9% 10.0% Australia
2000s 38.9% 22.7% 16.3% Australia
2010s 43.0% 41.3% 1.7% Australia
2020s 46.2% 44.7% 1.5% Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher outstanding international private debt securities to gdp, Australia or Denmark?
Australia, at 46.2% against 44.7% in Denmark as of 2020.
What is the difference in outstanding international private debt securities to gdp between Australia and Denmark?
1.5%, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Denmark?
38 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2020.
How do Australia and Denmark rank globally for outstanding international private debt securities to gdp?
Australia ranks 19th and Denmark ranks 20th 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.