Outstanding domestic public debt securities to GDP in Singapore
Singapore: Outstanding domestic public debt securities to GDP was 43.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Outstanding domestic public debt securities to GDP in Singapore, 1989–2020
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 43.7% for outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.4% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp in Singapore peaked at 45.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 1997.
Singapore ranks 14th of 32 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Outstanding domestic public debt securities to GDP in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 13.0% | — |
| 1990 | 13.8% | +6.2% |
| 1991 | 15.2% | +9.9% |
| 1992 | 16.0% | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 15.8% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 15.0% | -5.4% |
| 1995 | 14.9% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 15.2% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 13.0% | -14.8% |
| 1998 | 20.2% | +56.0% |
| 1999 | 24.6% | +21.5% |
| 2000 | 26.0% | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 32.3% | +24.3% |
| 2002 | 36.1% | +12.0% |
| 2003 | 38.0% | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 38.4% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 36.7% | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 37.6% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 37.7% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 37.5% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 45.5% | +21.1% |
| 2010 | 43.0% | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 38.1% | -11.3% |
| 2012 | 39.6% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 32.1% | -18.8% |
| 2014 | 23.6% | -26.7% |
| 2015 | 24.2% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 23.9% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 25.3% | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 24.4% | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 36.3% | +48.7% |
| 2020 | 43.7% | +20.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.0% | 13.0% | 13.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 16.4% | 13.0% | 24.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.6% | 26.0% | 45.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.1% | 23.6% | 43.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.7% | 43.7% | 43.7% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp in Singapore?
- Outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp in Singapore was 43.7% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 45.5% in 2009.
- What is the lowest outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 1997.
- How does Singapore rank for outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp?
- Singapore ranks 14th out of 32 countries with data for 2020.
- Is outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore 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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About this data
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.