Italy vs Portugal: Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP

Italy
6.0%
in 2020
Portugal
6.1%
in 2020
Italy rank
75th
Portugal rank
72nd

Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP over time

  • Italy
  • Portugal
05101520198020002020

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 6.1% against 6.0% in Italy, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 75th and Portugal ranks 72nd of 116 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Portugal Difference Ahead
1980s 0.8% 2.4% 1.5% Portugal
1990s 3.1% 6.4% 3.3% Portugal
2000s 6.8% 10.8% 4.0% Portugal
2010s 5.6% 11.4% 5.8% Portugal
2020s 6.0% 6.1% 0.1% Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher outstanding international public debt securities to gdp, Italy or Portugal?
Portugal, at 6.1% against 6.0% in Italy as of 2020.
What is the difference in outstanding international public debt securities to gdp between Italy and Portugal?
0.1%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Portugal?
39 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2020.
How do Italy and Portugal rank globally for outstanding international public debt securities to gdp?
Italy ranks 75th and Portugal ranks 72nd 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.