Norway vs Portugal: Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP

Norway
23.4%
in 2002
Portugal
33.4%
in 2020
Norway rank
29th
Portugal rank
26th

Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP over time

  • Norway
  • Portugal
020406080198020002020

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 33.4% against 23.4% in Norway, a difference of 10.0%.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.4 times Norway's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Norway ahead.

Norway ranks 29th and Portugal ranks 26th of 90 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Portugal Difference Ahead
1980s 12.3% 1.5% 10.8% Norway
1990s 11.0% 2.5% 8.5% Norway
2000s 22.1% 26.4% 4.3% Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher outstanding international private debt securities to gdp, Norway or Portugal?
Portugal, at 33.4% against 23.4% in Norway as of 2020.
What is the difference in outstanding international private debt securities to gdp between Norway and Portugal?
10.0%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Portugal?
21 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2002.
How do Norway and Portugal rank globally for outstanding international private debt securities to gdp?
Norway ranks 29th and Portugal ranks 26th 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.