Sweden vs United Kingdom: Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP (%)
Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP (%) over time
- Sweden
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 104.4% against 87.8% in Sweden, a difference of 16.6%.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.2 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 41 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Sweden ahead.
Sweden ranks 4th and United Kingdom ranks 3rd of 90 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.9% | 3.6% | 4.3% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 20.1% | 13.2% | 6.9% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 43.7% | 62.2% | 18.5% | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 76.0% | 95.7% | 19.7% | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 87.8% | 104.4% | 16.7% | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher outstanding international private debt securities to gdp, Sweden or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 104.4% against 87.8% in Sweden as of 2020.
- What is the difference in outstanding international private debt securities to gdp between Sweden and United Kingdom?
- 16.6%, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and United Kingdom?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2020.
- How do Sweden and United Kingdom rank globally for outstanding international private debt securities to gdp?
- Sweden ranks 4th and United Kingdom 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
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.