Belgium vs Canada: Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP

Belgium
57.4%
in 2020
Canada
52.8%
in 2020
Belgium rank
12th
Canada rank
13th

Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP over time

  • Belgium
  • Canada
020406080198020002020

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 57.4% against 52.8% in Canada, a difference of 4.6%.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 41 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Canada ahead.

Belgium ranks 12th and Canada ranks 13th of 90 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 4 and Canada in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Canada Difference Ahead
1980s 2.8% 10.1% 7.3% Canada
1990s 18.2% 12.7% 5.5% Belgium
2000s 46.9% 20.6% 26.3% Belgium
2010s 59.8% 38.4% 21.4% Belgium
2020s 57.4% 52.8% 4.6% Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher outstanding international private debt securities to gdp, Belgium or Canada?
Belgium, at 57.4% against 52.8% in Canada as of 2020.
What is the difference in outstanding international private debt securities to gdp between Belgium and Canada?
4.6%, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Canada?
41 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2020.
How do Belgium and Canada rank globally for outstanding international private debt securities to gdp?
Belgium ranks 12th and Canada ranks 13th 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.