Sri Lanka vs Uruguay: Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP

Sri Lanka
0.2%
in 2020
Uruguay
0.4%
in 2020
Sri Lanka rank
88th
Uruguay rank
87th

Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP over time

  • Sri Lanka
  • Uruguay
02468199220062020

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 0.4% against 0.2% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.7 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Uruguay ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 88th and Uruguay ranks 87th of 90 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka Uruguay Difference Ahead
1990s 0.4% 4.8% 4.3% Uruguay
2000s 0.5% 2.5% 2.0% Uruguay
2010s 2.0% 0.2% 1.7% Sri Lanka
2020s 0.2% 0.4% 0.2% Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher outstanding international private debt securities to gdp, Sri Lanka or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 0.4% against 0.2% in Sri Lanka as of 2020.
What is the difference in outstanding international private debt securities to gdp between Sri Lanka and Uruguay?
0.2%, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Uruguay?
17 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2020.
How do Sri Lanka and Uruguay rank globally for outstanding international private debt securities to gdp?
Sri Lanka ranks 88th and Uruguay ranks 87th 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.