Canada vs Germany: Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP

Canada
52.8%
in 2020
Germany
47.9%
in 2020
Canada rank
13th
Germany rank
15th

Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP over time

  • Canada
  • Germany
0204060198020002020

How they compare

Canada currently reports 52.8% against 47.9% in Germany, a difference of 4.9%.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 13th and Germany ranks 15th of 90 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Germany Difference Ahead
1980s 9.7% 1.0% 8.8% Canada
1990s 13.6% 13.6% 0.0% Germany
2000s 20.6% 51.3% 30.8% Germany
2010s 38.4% 49.5% 11.1% Germany
2020s 52.8% 47.9% 4.8% Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher outstanding international private debt securities to gdp, Canada or Germany?
Canada, at 52.8% against 47.9% in Germany as of 2020.
What is the difference in outstanding international private debt securities to gdp between Canada and Germany?
4.9%, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Germany?
34 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2020.
How do Canada and Germany rank globally for outstanding international private debt securities to gdp?
Canada ranks 13th 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

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.