Ghana vs Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP

Ghana
23.0%
in 2020
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
22.4%
in 2020
Ghana rank
19th
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank
20th

Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP over time

  • Ghana
  • Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
0102030198020002020

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 23.0% against 22.4% in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.

Ghana ranks 19th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 20th of 116 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of Difference Ahead
2000s 2.8% 8.5% 5.6% Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2010s 7.7% 9.3% 1.6% Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2020s 23.0% 22.4% 0.6% Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher outstanding international public debt securities to gdp, Ghana or Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
Ghana, at 23.0% against 22.4% in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of as of 2020.
What is the difference in outstanding international public debt securities to gdp between Ghana and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
0.6%, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
14 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2020.
How do Ghana and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank globally for outstanding international public debt securities to gdp?
Ghana ranks 19th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 20th 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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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.