Sri Lanka vs Zambia: Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP
Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP over time
- Sri Lanka
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 22.0% against 20.0% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 2.0%.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 24th and Zambia ranks 22nd of 116 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.5% | 12.9% | 2.4% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 20.0% | 22.0% | 2.0% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher outstanding international public debt securities to gdp, Sri Lanka or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 22.0% against 20.0% in Sri Lanka as of 2020.
- What is the difference in outstanding international public debt securities to gdp between Sri Lanka and Zambia?
- 2.0%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Zambia?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2020.
- How do Sri Lanka and Zambia rank globally for outstanding international public debt securities to gdp?
- Sri Lanka ranks 24th and Zambia ranks 22nd 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.