Netherlands vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP

Netherlands
149.7%
in 2020
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
104.4%
in 2020
Netherlands rank
2nd
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
3rd

Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP over time

  • Netherlands
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 149.7% against 104.4% in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 45.3%.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.4 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.

Netherlands ranks 2nd and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 3rd of 90 countries.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1980s 8.7% 5.3% 3.3% Netherlands
1990s 19.6% 13.2% 6.4% Netherlands
2000s 97.0% 62.2% 34.8% Netherlands
2010s 148.3% 95.7% 52.6% Netherlands
2020s 149.7% 104.4% 45.2% Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher outstanding international private debt securities to gdp, Netherlands or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Netherlands, at 149.7% against 104.4% in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2020.
What is the difference in outstanding international private debt securities to gdp between Netherlands and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
45.3%, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
34 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2020.
How do Netherlands and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for outstanding international private debt securities to gdp?
Netherlands ranks 2nd and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 3rd 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.