Finland vs France: Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP

Finland
63.8%
in 2020
France
67.0%
in 2020
Finland rank
10th
France rank
7th

Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP over time

  • Finland
  • France
0204060198020002020

How they compare

France currently reports 67.0% against 63.8% in Finland, a difference of 3.2%.

That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 10th and France ranks 7th of 90 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland France Difference Ahead
1980s 5.8% 5.4% 0.4% Finland
1990s 13.2% 10.4% 2.8% Finland
2000s 18.0% 40.8% 22.8% France
2010s 44.7% 61.3% 16.7% France
2020s 63.8% 67.0% 3.2% France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher outstanding international private debt securities to gdp, Finland or France?
France, at 67.0% against 63.8% in Finland as of 2020.
What is the difference in outstanding international private debt securities to gdp between Finland and France?
3.2%, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and France?
41 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2020.
How do Finland and France rank globally for outstanding international private debt securities to gdp?
Finland ranks 10th and France ranks 7th 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.