Belgium vs Germany: Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP
Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP over time
- Belgium
- Germany
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 57.4% against 47.9% in Germany, a difference of 9.5%.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.2 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 12th and Germany ranks 15th of 90 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 4 and Germany in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.9% | 1.0% | 1.0% | Belgium |
| 1990s | 23.3% | 13.6% | 9.7% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 46.9% | 51.3% | 4.5% | Germany |
| 2010s | 59.8% | 49.5% | 10.3% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 57.4% | 47.9% | 9.5% | 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 Germany?
- Belgium, at 57.4% against 47.9% in Germany as of 2020.
- What is the difference in outstanding international private debt securities to gdp between Belgium and Germany?
- 9.5%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Germany?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2020.
- How do Belgium and Germany rank globally for outstanding international private debt securities to gdp?
- Belgium ranks 12th and Germany ranks 15th 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
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.