Barbados vs Belgium: Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP
Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP over time
- Barbados
- Belgium
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 5.6% against 4.9% in Barbados, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Belgium ahead.
Barbados ranks 79th and Belgium ranks 76th of 116 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and Belgium in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Belgium | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.3% | 5.3% | 1.1% | Belgium |
| 1990s | 2.8% | 5.9% | 3.0% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 8.3% | 5.8% | 2.5% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 10.6% | 5.6% | 5.1% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 5.6% | 0.7% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher outstanding international public debt securities to gdp, Barbados or Belgium?
- Belgium, at 5.6% against 4.9% in Barbados as of 2020.
- What is the difference in outstanding international public debt securities to gdp between Barbados and Belgium?
- 0.7%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Belgium?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Barbados and Belgium rank globally for outstanding international public debt securities to gdp?
- Barbados ranks 79th and Belgium ranks 76th 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.