Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of vs Zambia: Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
22.4%
in 2020
Zambia
22.0%
in 2020
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank
20th
Zambia rank
22nd

Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP over time

  • Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of currently reports 22.4% against 22.0% in Zambia, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 20th and Zambia ranks 22nd of 116 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of Zambia Difference Ahead
2010s 9.2% 12.9% 3.7% Zambia
2020s 22.4% 22.0% 0.4% Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher outstanding international public debt securities to gdp, Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of or Zambia?
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, at 22.4% against 22.0% in Zambia as of 2020.
What is the difference in outstanding international public debt securities to gdp between Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of and Zambia?
0.4%, with Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of and Zambia?
9 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2020.
How do Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of and Zambia rank globally for outstanding international public debt securities to gdp?
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 20th 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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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.