Mexico vs South Africa: Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP

Mexico
20.2%
in 2020
South Africa
20.7%
in 2020
Mexico rank
32nd
South Africa rank
31st

Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP over time

  • Mexico
  • South Africa
05101520198020002020

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 20.7% against 20.2% in Mexico, a difference of 0.5%.

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

Mexico ranks 32nd and South Africa ranks 31st of 90 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico South Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 1.8% 2.3% 0.4% South Africa
1990s 4.1% 1.3% 2.8% Mexico
2000s 4.3% 7.6% 3.2% South Africa
2010s 11.6% 13.0% 1.4% South Africa
2020s 20.2% 20.7% 0.5% South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher outstanding international private debt securities to gdp, Mexico or South Africa?
South Africa, at 20.7% against 20.2% in Mexico as of 2020.
What is the difference in outstanding international private debt securities to gdp between Mexico and South Africa?
0.5%, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and South Africa?
41 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2020.
How do Mexico and South Africa rank globally for outstanding international private debt securities to gdp?
Mexico ranks 32nd and South Africa ranks 31st 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.