Canada vs Finland: Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP

Canada
52.8%
in 2020
Finland
63.8%
in 2020
Canada rank
13th
Finland rank
10th

Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP over time

  • Canada
  • Finland
0204060198020002020

How they compare

Finland currently reports 63.8% against 52.8% in Canada, a difference of 11.0%.

That makes Finland's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 13th and Finland ranks 10th of 90 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and Finland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Finland Difference Ahead
1980s 10.1% 5.8% 4.4% Canada
1990s 12.7% 13.2% 0.5% Finland
2000s 20.6% 18.0% 2.5% Canada
2010s 38.4% 44.7% 6.3% Finland
2020s 52.8% 63.8% 11.0% Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher outstanding international private debt securities to gdp, Canada or Finland?
Finland, at 63.8% against 52.8% in Canada as of 2020.
What is the difference in outstanding international private debt securities to gdp between Canada and Finland?
11.0%, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Finland?
41 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2020.
How do Canada and Finland rank globally for outstanding international private debt securities to gdp?
Canada ranks 13th and Finland ranks 10th 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.