Belgium vs Switzerland: Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP
Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP over time
- Belgium
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 63.5% against 57.4% in Belgium, a difference of 6.1%.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 12th and Switzerland ranks 11th of 90 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.5% | 24.7% | 4.9% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 46.9% | 53.6% | 6.7% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 73.4% | 63.5% | 9.9% | 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 Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 63.5% against 57.4% in Belgium as of 2010.
- What is the difference in outstanding international private debt securities to gdp between Belgium and Switzerland?
- 6.1%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Switzerland?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2010.
- How do Belgium and Switzerland rank globally for outstanding international private debt securities to gdp?
- Belgium ranks 12th and Switzerland ranks 11th 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.