Germany vs Nigeria: Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP

Germany
2.9%
in 2020
Nigeria
3.2%
in 2020
Germany rank
92nd
Nigeria rank
89th

Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP over time

  • Germany
  • Nigeria
01234198020002020

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 3.2% against 2.9% in Germany, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 92nd and Nigeria ranks 89th of 116 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Nigeria Difference Ahead
2010s 2.4% 1.1% 1.3% Germany
2020s 2.9% 3.2% 0.3% Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher outstanding international public debt securities to gdp, Germany or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 3.2% against 2.9% in Germany as of 2020.
What is the difference in outstanding international public debt securities to gdp between Germany and Nigeria?
0.3%, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Nigeria?
10 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2020.
How do Germany and Nigeria rank globally for outstanding international public debt securities to gdp?
Germany ranks 92nd and Nigeria ranks 89th 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.