France vs Sweden: Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP

France
67.0%
in 2020
Sweden
87.8%
in 2020
France rank
7th
Sweden rank
4th

Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP over time

  • France
  • Sweden
020406080198020002020

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 87.8% against 67.0% in France, a difference of 20.8%.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.3 times France's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Sweden ahead.

France ranks 7th and Sweden ranks 4th of 90 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Sweden Difference Ahead
1980s 5.4% 7.9% 2.5% Sweden
1990s 10.4% 20.1% 9.7% Sweden
2000s 40.8% 43.7% 2.9% Sweden
2010s 61.3% 76.0% 14.7% Sweden
2020s 67.0% 87.8% 20.8% Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher outstanding international private debt securities to gdp, France or Sweden?
Sweden, at 87.8% against 67.0% in France as of 2020.
What is the difference in outstanding international private debt securities to gdp between France and Sweden?
20.8%, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Sweden?
41 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2020.
How do France and Sweden rank globally for outstanding international private debt securities to gdp?
France ranks 7th and Sweden ranks 4th 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.