Outstanding domestic public debt securities to GDP in Croatia

Croatia: Outstanding domestic public debt securities to GDP was 41.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
41.5%
Change on year
up 31.0%
World rank
15th
of 32 countries
All-time high
41.5%
in 2020
All-time low
8.3%
in 1999
Years of data
26
1995–2020

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

102030401995200720201995: 12.8 %1996: 12.4 %1997: 9.7 %1998: 8.5 %1999: 8.3 %2000: 10.7 %2001: 11.7 %2002: 12.4 %2003: 12 %2004: 14.1 %2005: 14.8 %2006: 17 %2007: 17.2 %2008: 14.8 %2009: 18.5 %2010: 21.4 %2011: 20.5 %2012: 25 %2013: 27.6 %2014: 26.9 %2015: 28.6 %2016: 28.7 %2017: 33 %2018: 29.9 %2019: 31.7 %2020: 41.5 %

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

Analysis

Croatia recorded 41.5% for outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp in 2020. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 31.0% on the previous year and up 94.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp in Croatia peaked at 41.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 1999.

That places Croatia 15th out of 32 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Outstanding domestic public debt securities to GDP (%) in Croatia, 1995 to 2020.
Year % Change
1995 12.8%
1996 12.4% -3.1%
1997 9.7% -21.9%
1998 8.5% -11.8%
1999 8.3% -2.0%
2000 10.7% +27.7%
2001 11.7% +9.5%
2002 12.4% +6.2%
2003 12.0% -2.9%
2004 14.1% +17.2%
2005 14.8% +5.2%
2006 17.0% +14.8%
2007 17.2% +1.2%
2008 14.8% -14.4%
2009 18.5% +25.3%
2010 21.4% +15.5%
2011 20.5% -4.1%
2012 25.0% +22.2%
2013 27.6% +10.3%
2014 26.9% -2.7%
2015 28.6% +6.5%
2016 28.7% +0.3%
2017 33.0% +15.0%
2018 29.9% -9.3%
2019 31.7% +5.9%
2020 41.5% +31.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 10.3% 8.3% 12.8% 5
2000s 14.3% 10.7% 18.5% 10
2010s 27.3% 20.5% 33.0% 10
2020s 41.5% 41.5% 41.5% 1

Countries ranked near Croatia

  1. 12 New Zealand 47.9% compare
  2. 13 Pakistan 47.3% compare
  3. 14 Singapore 43.7% compare
  4. 16 Denmark 40.6% compare
  5. 17 India 40.3% compare
  6. 18 Thailand 40.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp in Croatia?
Outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp in Croatia was 41.5% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
What is the highest outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp recorded in Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 41.5% in 2020.
What is the lowest outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 1999.
How does Croatia rank for outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp?
Croatia ranks 15th out of 32 countries with data for 2020.
Is outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp rising or falling in Croatia?
Over the last ten years it is up 94.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Croatia data come from?
The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of Outstanding domestic public debt securities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Outstanding domestic public debt securities to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
32 places, 728 data points, 1980–2020
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Total amount of domestic public debt securities (amounts outstanding) issued in domestic markets as a share of GDP. It covers long-term bonds and notes, treasury bills, commercial paper and other short-term notes. Table 16A (domestic 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 domestic 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.