Korea vs Viet Nam: Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP
Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP over time
- Korea
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Korea currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Viet Nam, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.2 times Viet Nam's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Viet Nam ahead.
Korea ranks 105th and Viet Nam ranks 106th of 116 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 1 and Viet Nam in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.2% | 1.9% | 0.8% | Viet Nam |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 2.3% | 1.5% | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 1.4% | 0.9% | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher outstanding international public debt securities to gdp, Korea or Viet Nam?
- Korea, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Viet Nam as of 2020.
- What is the difference in outstanding international public debt securities to gdp between Korea and Viet Nam?
- 0.0%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Viet Nam?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2020.
- How do Korea and Viet Nam rank globally for outstanding international public debt securities to gdp?
- Korea ranks 105th and Viet Nam ranks 106th 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
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.