Israel vs Japan: Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP

Israel
14.4%
in 2020
Japan
14.2%
in 2020
Israel rank
35th
Japan rank
36th

Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP over time

  • Israel
  • Japan
051015198020002020

How they compare

Israel currently reports 14.4% against 14.2% in Japan, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Israel ahead.

Israel ranks 35th and Japan ranks 36th of 90 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Israel Japan Difference Ahead
1980s 2.2% 4.0% 1.8% Japan
1990s 1.0% 7.7% 6.7% Japan
2000s 5.3% 6.2% 1.0% Japan
2010s 10.4% 8.9% 1.5% Israel
2020s 14.4% 14.2% 0.2% Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher outstanding international private debt securities to gdp, Israel or Japan?
Israel, at 14.4% against 14.2% in Japan as of 2020.
What is the difference in outstanding international private debt securities to gdp between Israel and Japan?
0.2%, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Japan?
41 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2020.
How do Israel and Japan rank globally for outstanding international private debt securities to gdp?
Israel ranks 35th and Japan ranks 36th 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.