Outstanding domestic public debt securities to GDP in Thailand
Thailand: Outstanding domestic public debt securities to GDP was 40.1% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Outstanding domestic public debt securities to GDP in Thailand, 1994–2020
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp in Thailand stood at 40.1%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 30.6% on the previous year and up 58.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp in Thailand peaked at 40.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1997.
Thailand ranks 18th of 32 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Outstanding domestic public debt securities to GDP in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 2.8% | — |
| 1995 | 1.7% | -39.2% |
| 1996 | 0.9% | -44.7% |
| 1997 | 0.5% | -52.0% |
| 1998 | 10.3% | +2175.9% |
| 1999 | 13.6% | +31.7% |
| 2000 | 13.2% | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 15.4% | +16.6% |
| 2002 | 21.6% | +40.3% |
| 2003 | 20.5% | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 21.2% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 20.2% | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 22.1% | +9.4% |
| 2007 | 24.0% | +8.4% |
| 2008 | 19.1% | -20.2% |
| 2009 | 25.2% | +31.7% |
| 2010 | 25.3% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 22.4% | -11.6% |
| 2012 | 25.3% | +13.4% |
| 2013 | 24.8% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 25.8% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 27.0% | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 27.5% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 29.8% | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 29.6% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 30.7% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 40.1% | +30.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.0% | 0.5% | 13.6% | 6 |
| 2000s | 20.2% | 13.2% | 25.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.8% | 22.4% | 30.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.1% | 40.1% | 40.1% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp in Thailand?
- Outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp in Thailand was 40.1% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 40.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1997.
- How does Thailand rank for outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp?
- Thailand ranks 18th out of 32 countries with data for 2020.
- Is outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand 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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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.