Bulgaria vs Latvia: Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP

Bulgaria
2.4%
in 2020
Latvia
2.3%
in 2020
Bulgaria rank
71st
Latvia rank
73rd

Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Latvia
0123199420072020

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 2.4% against 2.3% in Latvia, a difference of 0.1%.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.

Bulgaria ranks 71st and Latvia ranks 73rd of 90 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Latvia Difference Ahead
2000s 2.1% 1.0% 1.1% Bulgaria
2010s 2.5% 1.5% 1.0% Bulgaria
2020s 2.4% 2.3% 0.1% Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher outstanding international private debt securities to gdp, Bulgaria or Latvia?
Bulgaria, at 2.4% against 2.3% in Latvia as of 2020.
What is the difference in outstanding international private debt securities to gdp between Bulgaria and Latvia?
0.1%, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Latvia?
14 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2020.
How do Bulgaria and Latvia rank globally for outstanding international private debt securities to gdp?
Bulgaria ranks 71st and Latvia ranks 73rd 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.