China vs France: Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP

China
0.2%
in 2020
France
0.5%
in 2020
China rank
110th
France rank
107th

Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP over time

  • China
  • France
00.20.40.6198020002020

How they compare

France currently reports 0.5% against 0.2% in China, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes France's figure about 2.0 times China's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1987 it was China ahead.

China ranks 110th and France ranks 107th of 116 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and France in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade China France Difference Ahead
1980s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% China
1990s 0.3% 0.1% 0.2% China
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.0% France
2010s 0.1% 0.4% 0.2% France
2020s 0.2% 0.5% 0.2% France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher outstanding international public debt securities to gdp, China or France?
France, at 0.5% against 0.2% in China as of 2020.
What is the difference in outstanding international public debt securities to gdp between China and France?
0.3%, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and France?
33 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2020.
How do China and France rank globally for outstanding international public debt securities to gdp?
China ranks 110th and France ranks 107th 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.