Malaysia vs New Zealand: Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP

Malaysia
1.9%
in 2020
New Zealand
2.2%
in 2020
Malaysia rank
97th
New Zealand rank
95th

Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP over time

  • Malaysia
  • New Zealand
0102030198020002020

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 2.2% against 1.9% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.2 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1980 it was New Zealand ahead.

Malaysia ranks 97th and New Zealand ranks 95th of 116 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia New Zealand Difference Ahead
1980s 11.2% 18.7% 7.5% New Zealand
1990s 5.5% 12.5% 7.0% New Zealand
2000s 2.8% 2.4% 0.4% Malaysia
2010s 1.4% 0.8% 0.6% Malaysia
2020s 1.9% 2.2% 0.3% New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher outstanding international public debt securities to gdp, Malaysia or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 2.2% against 1.9% in Malaysia as of 2020.
What is the difference in outstanding international public debt securities to gdp between Malaysia and New Zealand?
0.3%, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and New Zealand?
41 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2020.
How do Malaysia and New Zealand rank globally for outstanding international public debt securities to gdp?
Malaysia ranks 97th and New Zealand ranks 95th 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.