Outstanding domestic private debt securities to GDP in Taiwan, China
Taiwan, China: Outstanding domestic private debt securities to GDP was 34.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Outstanding domestic private debt securities to GDP in Taiwan, China, 1987–2020
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
Taiwan, China recorded 34.5% for outstanding domestic private debt securities to gdp in 2020. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.5% on the previous year and up 51.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outstanding domestic private debt securities to gdp in Taiwan, China peaked at 34.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 1987.
Taiwan, China ranks 14th of 26 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Outstanding domestic private debt securities to GDP in Taiwan, China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 7.2% | — |
| 1988 | 9.4% | +31.3% |
| 1989 | 14.8% | +57.3% |
| 1990 | 15.4% | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 14.9% | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 16.4% | +10.2% |
| 1993 | 17.2% | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 18.4% | +7.2% |
| 1995 | 19.6% | +6.6% |
| 1996 | 25.1% | +27.9% |
| 1997 | 24.3% | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 32.6% | +34.2% |
| 1999 | 27.0% | -17.2% |
| 2000 | 23.4% | -13.3% |
| 2001 | 23.3% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 23.5% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 26.4% | +12.4% |
| 2004 | 28.2% | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 25.4% | -9.7% |
| 2006 | 25.0% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 22.1% | -11.4% |
| 2008 | 21.2% | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 22.2% | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 22.8% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 22.3% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 26.8% | +20.2% |
| 2013 | 27.8% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 27.8% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 27.3% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 27.8% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 30.2% | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 29.7% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 31.2% | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 34.5% | +10.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.5% | 7.2% | 14.8% | 3 |
| 1990s | 21.1% | 14.9% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.1% | 21.2% | 28.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.4% | 22.3% | 31.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.5% | 34.5% | 34.5% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Taiwan, China
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 2.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 477.05 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 43.47 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 439.98 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 439.98 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 483.45 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 443.58 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate -0.502 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -0.5002 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 2.98 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outstanding domestic private debt securities to gdp in Taiwan, China?
- Outstanding domestic private debt securities to gdp in Taiwan, China was 34.5% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest outstanding domestic private debt securities to gdp recorded in Taiwan, China?
- The highest recorded value was 34.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest outstanding domestic private debt securities to gdp recorded in Taiwan, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 1987.
- How does Taiwan, China rank for outstanding domestic private debt securities to gdp?
- Taiwan, China ranks 14th out of 26 countries with data for 2020.
- Is outstanding domestic private debt securities to gdp rising or falling in Taiwan, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Taiwan, China 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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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.