El Salvador vs Qatar: Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP

El Salvador
30.6%
in 2020
Qatar
33.7%
in 2020
El Salvador rank
12th
Qatar rank
10th

Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP over time

  • El Salvador
  • Qatar
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How they compare

Qatar currently reports 33.7% against 30.6% in El Salvador, a difference of 3.1%.

That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Qatar ahead.

El Salvador ranks 12th and Qatar ranks 10th of 116 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Qatar in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Qatar Difference Ahead
1990s 1.3% 8.1% 6.7% Qatar
2000s 15.4% 8.3% 7.1% El Salvador
2010s 23.2% 12.6% 10.6% El Salvador
2020s 30.6% 33.7% 3.2% Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher outstanding international public debt securities to gdp, El Salvador or Qatar?
Qatar, at 33.7% against 30.6% in El Salvador as of 2020.
What is the difference in outstanding international public debt securities to gdp between El Salvador and Qatar?
3.1%, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Qatar?
22 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2020.
How do El Salvador and Qatar rank globally for outstanding international public debt securities to gdp?
El Salvador ranks 12th and Qatar ranks 10th 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.