Korea vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP

Korea
0.5%
in 2020
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0.8%
in 2020
Korea rank
105th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
102nd

Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP over time

  • Korea
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
00.511.5198020002020

How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 0.8% against 0.5% in Korea, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's figure about 1.4 times Korea's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1983 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

Korea ranks 105th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 102nd of 116 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1980s 0.2% 0.2% 0.0% Korea
1990s 0.3% 0.7% 0.4% United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 0.7% 0.2% 0.6% Korea
2010s 0.5% 0.7% 0.3% United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 0.5% 0.8% 0.2% United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher outstanding international public debt securities to gdp, Korea or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 0.8% against 0.5% in Korea as of 2020.
What is the difference in outstanding international public debt securities to gdp between Korea and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.3%, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
38 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2020.
How do Korea and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for outstanding international public debt securities to gdp?
Korea ranks 105th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 102nd 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.