Hong Kong, China vs Switzerland: Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP

Hong Kong, China
63.9%
in 2020
Switzerland
63.5%
in 2010
Hong Kong, China rank
9th
Switzerland rank
11th

Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Switzerland
203040506070199920092020

How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 63.9% against 63.5% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.4%.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.

Hong Kong, China ranks 9th and Switzerland ranks 11th of 90 countries.

Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Switzerland Difference Ahead
2000s 31.2% 65.4% 34.2% Switzerland
2010s 37.2% 63.5% 26.3% Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher outstanding international private debt securities to gdp, Hong Kong, China or Switzerland?
Hong Kong, China, at 63.9% against 63.5% in Switzerland as of 2020.
What is the difference in outstanding international private debt securities to gdp between Hong Kong, China and Switzerland?
0.4%, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Switzerland?
7 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2010.
How do Hong Kong, China and Switzerland rank globally for outstanding international private debt securities to gdp?
Hong Kong, China ranks 9th 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

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.