Cyprus vs Lebanon: Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP

Cyprus
65.9%
in 2020
Lebanon
99.8%
in 2020
Cyprus rank
2nd
Lebanon rank
1st

Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP over time

  • Cyprus
  • Lebanon
020406080100199420072020

How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 99.8% against 65.9% in Cyprus, a difference of 33.9%.

That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.5 times Cyprus's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Cyprus ahead.

Cyprus ranks 2nd and Lebanon ranks 1st of 116 countries.

Lebanon has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cyprus Lebanon Difference Ahead
1990s 6.3% 9.0% 2.7% Lebanon
2000s 11.0% 69.8% 58.7% Lebanon
2010s 22.8% 68.3% 45.5% Lebanon
2020s 65.9% 99.8% 33.8% Lebanon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher outstanding international public debt securities to gdp, Cyprus or Lebanon?
Lebanon, at 99.8% against 65.9% in Cyprus as of 2020.
What is the difference in outstanding international public debt securities to gdp between Cyprus and Lebanon?
33.9%, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Lebanon?
26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
How do Cyprus and Lebanon rank globally for outstanding international public debt securities to gdp?
Cyprus ranks 2nd and Lebanon ranks 1st 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.