Republic of Korea vs Spain: Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP

Republic of Korea
0.5%
in 2020
Spain
0.7%
in 2020
Republic of Korea rank
105th
Spain rank
103rd

Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP over time

  • Republic of Korea
  • Spain
0246198020002020

How they compare

Spain currently reports 0.7% against 0.5% in Republic of Korea, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.3 times Republic of Korea's.

Across all 38 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.

Republic of Korea ranks 105th and Spain ranks 103rd of 116 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Republic of Korea Spain Difference Ahead
1980s 0.2% 0.6% 0.4% Spain
1990s 0.3% 2.8% 2.5% Spain
2000s 0.7% 4.1% 3.4% Spain
2010s 0.5% 3.4% 2.9% Spain
2020s 0.5% 0.7% 0.2% Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher outstanding international public debt securities to gdp, Republic of Korea or Spain?
Spain, at 0.7% against 0.5% in Republic of Korea as of 2020.
What is the difference in outstanding international public debt securities to gdp between Republic of Korea and Spain?
0.2%, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Spain?
38 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2020.
How do Republic of Korea and Spain rank globally for outstanding international public debt securities to gdp?
Republic of Korea ranks 105th and Spain ranks 103rd 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.