Outstanding domestic private debt securities to GDP in Croatia

Croatia: Outstanding domestic private debt securities to GDP was 1.6% in 2020. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2020)
1.6%
Change on year
up 14.1%
World rank
24th
of 26 countries
All-time high
4.6%
in 2002
All-time low
0.6%
in 1997
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Outstanding domestic private debt securities to GDP in Croatia, 1995–2020

123451995200720201995: 0.901 %1996: 0.642 %1997: 0.607 %1998: 1.6 %1999: 2 %2000: 2.8 %2001: 3.9 %2002: 4.6 %2003: 3.5 %2004: 0.926 %2005: 0.791 %2006: 1.7 %2007: 2.1 %2008: 1.9 %2009: 2 %2010: 1.5 %2011: 1.5 %2012: 1.7 %2013: 1.6 %2014: 1.3 %2015: 1.4 %2016: 1.8 %2017: 1.9 %2018: 1.7 %2019: 1.4 %2020: 1.6 %

Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.

Analysis

Croatia recorded 1.6% for outstanding domestic private debt securities to gdp in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.1% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, outstanding domestic private debt securities to gdp in Croatia peaked at 4.6% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1997.

Croatia ranks 24th of 26 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Outstanding domestic private debt securities to GDP in Croatia, year by year

Annual values for Outstanding domestic private debt securities to GDP (%) in Croatia, 1995 to 2020.
Year % Change
1995 0.9%
1996 0.6% -28.8%
1997 0.6% -5.3%
1998 1.6% +155.7%
1999 2.0% +26.3%
2000 2.8% +43.1%
2001 3.9% +38.5%
2002 4.6% +18.3%
2003 3.5% -24.6%
2004 0.9% -73.3%
2005 0.8% -14.5%
2006 1.7% +115.8%
2007 2.1% +21.4%
2008 1.9% -7.7%
2009 2.0% +3.8%
2010 1.5% -24.8%
2011 1.5% +2.7%
2012 1.7% +10.8%
2013 1.6% -8.2%
2014 1.3% -14.2%
2015 1.4% +6.9%
2016 1.8% +27.8%
2017 1.9% +1.7%
2018 1.7% -11.1%
2019 1.4% -14.5%
2020 1.6% +14.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.1% 0.6% 2.0% 5
2000s 2.4% 0.8% 4.6% 10
2010s 1.6% 1.3% 1.9% 10
2020s 1.6% 1.6% 1.6% 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is outstanding domestic private debt securities to gdp in Croatia?
Outstanding domestic private debt securities to gdp in Croatia was 1.6% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
What is the highest outstanding domestic private debt securities to gdp recorded in Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 4.6% in 2002.
What is the lowest outstanding domestic private debt securities to gdp recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1997.
How does Croatia rank for outstanding domestic private debt securities to gdp?
Croatia ranks 24th out of 26 countries with data for 2020.
Is outstanding domestic private debt securities to gdp rising or falling in Croatia?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Croatia data come from?
The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of Outstanding domestic private debt securities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Outstanding domestic private debt securities to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
26 places, 547 data points, 1987–2020
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Total amount of domestic private debt securities (amounts outstanding) issued in domestic markets as a share of GDP. It covers data on long-term bonds and notes, commercial paper and other short-term notes. Table 16A (domestic debt amount): all issuers minus 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 domestic private 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.