International debt issues to GDP (%) in Ukraine
Ukraine: International debt issues to GDP (%) was 13.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising
International debt issues to GDP in Ukraine, 1997–2020
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, international debt issues to gdp in Ukraine stood at 13.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.5% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international debt issues to gdp in Ukraine peaked at 23.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1997.
That places Ukraine 79th out of 116 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
International debt issues to GDP (%) in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.8% | — |
| 1998 | 3.2% | +276.1% |
| 1999 | 4.1% | +28.4% |
| 2000 | 9.3% | +128.0% |
| 2001 | 5.3% | -43.5% |
| 2002 | 5.5% | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 6.6% | +19.7% |
| 2004 | 7.6% | +15.2% |
| 2005 | 7.2% | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 8.1% | +13.3% |
| 2007 | 8.1% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 6.6% | -18.0% |
| 2009 | 10.9% | +65.2% |
| 2010 | 12.3% | +12.6% |
| 2011 | 12.5% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 13.7% | +9.2% |
| 2013 | 17.7% | +29.8% |
| 2014 | 23.1% | +30.2% |
| 2015 | 11.3% | -51.1% |
| 2016 | 11.1% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 12.2% | +10.3% |
| 2018 | 10.6% | -13.4% |
| 2019 | 11.3% | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 13.7% | +21.5% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 13.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.5%, 79% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 13.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 27.0%, 51% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International debt issues to GDP (%) in Ukraine changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +276.1% | 0.8% | 3.2% |
| 2000 | +128.0% | 4.1% | 9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.7% | 0.8% | 4.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 7.5% | 5.3% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.6% | 10.6% | 23.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.7% | 13.7% | 13.7% | 1 |
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- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.0085 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.0062 units per person (2025)
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- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.0085 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international debt issues to gdp in Ukraine?
- International debt issues to gdp in Ukraine was 13.7% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest international debt issues to gdp recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 23.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest international debt issues to gdp recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1997.
- How does Ukraine rank for international debt issues to gdp?
- Ukraine ranks 79th out of 116 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international debt issues to gdp rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ukraine data come from?
- The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of International debt issues to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total value of outstanding international debt issues both public and private, as a share of GDP. Offshore bank loan data from BIS Statistical Appendix Table 12A (Amount Outstanding): International debt securities - all issuers.