Denmark vs Germany: Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP

Denmark
2.4%
in 2020
Germany
2.9%
in 2020
Denmark rank
94th
Germany rank
92nd

Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP over time

  • Denmark
  • Germany
051015198020002020

How they compare

Germany currently reports 2.9% against 2.4% in Denmark, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.2 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 94th and Germany ranks 92nd of 116 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 4 and Germany in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Germany Difference Ahead
1980s 9.1% 0.0% 9.1% Denmark
1990s 9.2% 0.0% 9.2% Denmark
2000s 4.1% 2.5% 1.6% Denmark
2010s 4.0% 2.7% 1.3% Denmark
2020s 2.4% 2.9% 0.5% Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher outstanding international public debt securities to gdp, Denmark or Germany?
Germany, at 2.9% against 2.4% in Denmark as of 2020.
What is the difference in outstanding international public debt securities to gdp between Denmark and Germany?
0.5%, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Germany?
31 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2020.
How do Denmark and Germany rank globally for outstanding international public debt securities to gdp?
Denmark ranks 94th and Germany ranks 92nd 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.