France vs Spain: Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP

France
67.0%
in 2020
Spain
71.1%
in 2020
France rank
7th
Spain rank
6th

Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP over time

  • France
  • Spain
020406080198020002020

How they compare

Spain currently reports 71.1% against 67.0% in France, a difference of 4.1%.

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

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

France ranks 7th and Spain ranks 6th of 90 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade France Spain Difference Ahead
1980s 5.4% 1.9% 3.5% France
1990s 10.4% 9.1% 1.3% France
2000s 40.8% 45.0% 4.2% Spain
2010s 61.3% 70.1% 8.8% Spain
2020s 67.0% 71.1% 4.1% Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher outstanding international private debt securities to gdp, France or Spain?
Spain, at 71.1% against 67.0% in France as of 2020.
What is the difference in outstanding international private debt securities to gdp between France and Spain?
4.1%, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Spain?
41 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2020.
How do France and Spain rank globally for outstanding international private debt securities to gdp?
France ranks 7th and Spain ranks 6th 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.