Canada vs Switzerland: Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP
Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP over time
- Canada
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 63.5% against 52.8% in Canada, a difference of 10.7%.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 13th and Switzerland ranks 11th of 90 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.1% | 24.7% | 8.6% | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 20.6% | 53.6% | 33.0% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 30.7% | 63.5% | 32.8% | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher outstanding international private debt securities to gdp, Canada or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 63.5% against 52.8% in Canada as of 2010.
- What is the difference in outstanding international private debt securities to gdp between Canada and Switzerland?
- 10.7%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Switzerland?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2010.
- How do Canada and Switzerland rank globally for outstanding international private debt securities to gdp?
- Canada ranks 13th 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.