South Africa vs United States of America: Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP
Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP over time
- South Africa
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 21.4% against 20.7% in South Africa, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 37 shared years of data; in 1980 it was South Africa ahead.
South Africa ranks 31st and United States of America ranks 30th of 90 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.3% | 1.9% | 0.4% | South Africa |
| 1990s | 1.5% | 4.6% | 3.1% | United States of America |
| 2000s | 7.6% | 18.9% | 11.3% | United States of America |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 18.6% | 5.5% | United States of America |
| 2020s | 20.7% | 21.4% | 0.7% | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher outstanding international private debt securities to gdp, South Africa or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 21.4% against 20.7% in South Africa as of 2020.
- What is the difference in outstanding international private debt securities to gdp between South Africa and United States of America?
- 0.7%, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and United States of America?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2020.
- How do South Africa and United States of America rank globally for outstanding international private debt securities to gdp?
- South Africa ranks 31st and United States of America ranks 30th 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
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.