Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP in United States of America
United States of America: Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP was 62.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP in United States of America, 1999–2020
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 62.2% for gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp in 2020. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 8.0% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp in United States of America peaked at 62.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 21.8%, in 1999.
That places United States of America 19th out of 128 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP in United States of America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 21.8% | — |
| 2000 | 23.1% | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 26.0% | +12.7% |
| 2002 | 29.6% | +13.8% |
| 2003 | 32.4% | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 36.8% | +13.8% |
| 2005 | 38.6% | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 43.8% | +13.4% |
| 2007 | 49.1% | +12.1% |
| 2008 | 49.9% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 52.2% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 55.5% | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 56.7% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 58.2% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 57.7% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 58.6% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 57.2% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 57.6% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 58.6% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 54.8% | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 57.6% | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 62.2% | +8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.8% | 21.8% | 21.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 38.1% | 23.1% | 52.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.3% | 54.8% | 58.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.2% | 62.2% | 62.2% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for United States of America
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 94,704 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.05 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 9.15 billion SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 834.01 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 28.22 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 177.63 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 1.01 trillion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 185.70 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 543.32 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp in United States of America?
- Gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp in United States of America was 62.2% in 2020, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 62.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.8% in 1999.
- How does United States of America rank for gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp?
- United States of America ranks 19th out of 128 countries with data for 2020.
- Is gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP. Debt liabilities cover (1) bonds, debentures, notes, etc., and (2) money market or negotiable debt instruments. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics. IFS line 79LEDZF / GDP. Local currency GDP is from IFS (line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF).