Belgium vs Hong Kong, China: Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP

Belgium
57.4%
in 2020
Hong Kong, China
63.9%
in 2020
Belgium rank
12th
Hong Kong, China rank
9th

Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP over time

  • Belgium
  • Hong Kong, China
020406080198020002020

How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 63.9% against 57.4% in Belgium, a difference of 6.5%.

That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 12th and Hong Kong, China ranks 9th of 90 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Hong Kong, China in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Hong Kong, China Difference Ahead
2000s 52.9% 31.2% 21.8% Belgium
2010s 59.8% 43.7% 16.1% Belgium
2020s 57.4% 63.9% 6.5% Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher outstanding international private debt securities to gdp, Belgium or Hong Kong, China?
Hong Kong, China, at 63.9% against 57.4% in Belgium as of 2020.
What is the difference in outstanding international private debt securities to gdp between Belgium and Hong Kong, China?
6.5%, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Hong Kong, China?
17 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2020.
How do Belgium and Hong Kong, China rank globally for outstanding international private debt securities to gdp?
Belgium ranks 12th and Hong Kong, China ranks 9th 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.