Latvia vs Qatar: Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP
Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP over time
- Latvia
- Qatar
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 38.7% against 33.7% in Qatar, a difference of 5.0%.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Qatar's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Qatar ahead.
Latvia ranks 9th and Qatar ranks 10th of 116 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 2 and Qatar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.0% | 8.1% | 5.1% | Qatar |
| 2000s | 4.0% | 8.3% | 4.3% | Qatar |
| 2010s | 20.4% | 12.6% | 7.7% | Latvia |
| 2020s | 38.7% | 33.7% | 5.0% | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher outstanding international public debt securities to gdp, Latvia or Qatar?
- Latvia, at 38.7% against 33.7% in Qatar as of 2020.
- What is the difference in outstanding international public debt securities to gdp between Latvia and Qatar?
- 5.0%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Qatar?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2020.
- How do Latvia and Qatar rank globally for outstanding international public debt securities to gdp?
- Latvia ranks 9th and Qatar ranks 10th 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.