Greece vs Portugal: Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP
Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP over time
- Greece
- Portugal
How they compare
Greece currently reports 37.8% against 33.4% in Portugal, a difference of 4.4%.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 25th and Portugal ranks 26th of 90 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.6% | 2.6% | 5.0% | Greece |
| 2000s | 20.4% | 50.1% | 29.6% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 55.8% | 52.5% | 3.4% | Greece |
| 2020s | 37.8% | 33.4% | 4.4% | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher outstanding international private debt securities to gdp, Greece or Portugal?
- Greece, at 37.8% against 33.4% in Portugal as of 2020.
- What is the difference in outstanding international private debt securities to gdp between Greece and Portugal?
- 4.4%, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Portugal?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2020.
- How do Greece and Portugal rank globally for outstanding international private debt securities to gdp?
- Greece ranks 25th and Portugal ranks 26th 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.