Argentina vs Ghana: Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP

Argentina
23.2%
in 2020
Ghana
23.0%
in 2020
Argentina rank
18th
Ghana rank
19th

Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP over time

  • Argentina
  • Ghana
020406080198020002020

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 23.2% against 23.0% in Ghana, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 18th and Ghana ranks 19th of 116 countries.

Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Ghana Difference Ahead
2000s 15.1% 2.8% 12.3% Argentina
2010s 11.5% 7.7% 3.8% Argentina
2020s 23.2% 23.0% 0.3% Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher outstanding international public debt securities to gdp, Argentina or Ghana?
Argentina, at 23.2% against 23.0% in Ghana as of 2020.
What is the difference in outstanding international public debt securities to gdp between Argentina and Ghana?
0.2%, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Ghana?
14 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2020.
How do Argentina and Ghana rank globally for outstanding international public debt securities to gdp?
Argentina ranks 18th and Ghana ranks 19th 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

Indicator
Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
116 places, 2,874 data points, 1980–2020
Last refreshed

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.