Albania vs Bulgaria: Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP
Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP over time
- Albania
- Bulgaria
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 16.4% against 15.4% in Albania, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Albania's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Albania ranks 34th and Bulgaria ranks 32nd of 116 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Albania | Bulgaria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.7% | 37.3% | 27.6% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 4.1% | 16.0% | 11.9% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 8.4% | 1.4% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 15.4% | 16.4% | 0.9% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher outstanding international public debt securities to gdp, Albania or Bulgaria?
- Bulgaria, at 16.4% against 15.4% in Albania as of 2020.
- What is the difference in outstanding international public debt securities to gdp between Albania and Bulgaria?
- 1.0%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Bulgaria?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
- How do Albania and Bulgaria rank globally for outstanding international public debt securities to gdp?
- Albania ranks 34th and Bulgaria ranks 32nd of 116 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as Outstanding international public 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 public 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 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 international public 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.