Jamaica vs Qatar: Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP

Jamaica
31.6%
in 2020
Qatar
39.2%
in 2020
Jamaica rank
27th
Qatar rank
24th

Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP over time

  • Jamaica
  • Qatar
01020304050199720082020

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 39.2% against 31.6% in Jamaica, a difference of 7.6%.

That makes Qatar's figure about 1.2 times Jamaica's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Qatar ahead.

Jamaica ranks 27th and Qatar ranks 24th of 90 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 2 and Qatar in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Qatar Difference Ahead
2000s 16.8% 11.5% 5.3% Jamaica
2010s 41.1% 22.0% 19.1% Jamaica
2020s 31.6% 39.2% 7.6% Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher outstanding international private debt securities to gdp, Jamaica or Qatar?
Qatar, at 39.2% against 31.6% in Jamaica as of 2020.
What is the difference in outstanding international private debt securities to gdp between Jamaica and Qatar?
7.6%, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Qatar?
16 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2020.
How do Jamaica and Qatar rank globally for outstanding international private debt securities to gdp?
Jamaica ranks 27th and Qatar ranks 24th 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.