Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP (%) by country

Amount of private international debt securities (amounts outstanding), as a share of GDP. It covers long-term bonds and notes and money market instruments placed on international markets. (Table 12A (international debt amount: all issuers) - Table 12D (international debt amount: governments)) / GDP. End of year...

Countries reporting
90
Highest
420.0%
Luxembourg
Lowest
0.0%
Fiji
Median
9.5%
Years covered
41
1980–2020
Data points
2,337

What the numbers show

Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP (%) is currently reported for 90 countries. The highest value is 420.0% in Luxembourg; the lowest is 0.0% in Fiji.

The median across all reporting countries is 9.5%, and the mean is 26.7%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 19,666.

Over the past decade 61 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Belarus (up 53,711.8%), and the largest decrease in Egypt (down 94.7%).

Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Luxembourg 420.0% 2020 up 170.5% rising
2 Netherlands 149.7% 2020 up 0.7% volatile
3 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 104.4% 2020 down 9.5% volatile
4 Sweden 87.8% 2020 up 23.1% volatile
5 Ireland 80.8% 2020 down 60.8% volatile
6 Spain 71.1% 2020 down 3.6% volatile
7 France 67.0% 2020 up 5.0% volatile
8 Bahamas 66.2% 2020 up 289.7% volatile
9 Hong Kong, China 63.9% 2020 up 71.7% rising
10 Finland 63.8% 2020 up 107.2% volatile
11 Switzerland 63.5% 2010 up 94.1% rising
12 Belgium 57.4% 2020 down 21.7% volatile
13 Canada 52.8% 2020 up 71.9% volatile
14 Italy 48.3% 2020 up 0.7% volatile
15 Germany 47.9% 2020 down 14.0% volatile
16 United Arab Emirates 47.7% 2020 up 82.1% rising
17 Bahrain 46.8% 2020 up 101.6% rising
18 Iceland 46.5% 2020 down 83.6% volatile
19 Australia 46.2% 2020 down 3.3% volatile
20 Denmark 44.7% 2020 up 7.6% volatile
21 Panama 43.3% 2020 up 660.3% volatile
22 Austria 42.7% 2020 down 29.7% volatile
23 Cyprus 41.3% 2020 up 19.4% volatile
24 Qatar 39.2% 2020 up 123.1% volatile
25 Greece 37.8% 2020 down 45.2% volatile
26 Portugal 33.4% 2020 down 57.9% volatile
27 Jamaica 31.6% 2020 down 10.5% volatile
28 Chile 25.3% 2020 up 341.5% volatile
29 Norway 23.4% 2002 up 161.1% rising
30 United States of America 21.4% 2020 down 0.7% volatile
31 South Africa 20.7% 2020 up 127.1% volatile
32 Mexico 20.2% 2020 up 274.5% volatile
33 Malaysia 20.2% 2020 up 39.5% volatile
34 Mongolia 19.6% 2020 up 37.6% rising
35 Israel 14.4% 2020 up 232.9% volatile
36 Japan 14.2% 2020 up 119.5% rising
37 Brazil 14.0% 2020 up 155.5% volatile
38 Kazakhstan 13.5% 2020 down 42.1% volatile
39 Republic of Korea 13.3% 2020 up 19.6% volatile
40 Colombia 13.1% 2020 up 506.6% volatile
41 Oman 13.1% 2020 up 121.3% rising
42 Peru 12.1% 2020 up 237.4% volatile
43 Georgia 11.0% 2020 up 199.6% volatile
44 Tunisia 10.8% 2020 up 69.6% volatile
45 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 9.8% 2020 up 117.9% volatile
46 Czechia 9.3% 2020 up 50.8% volatile
47 Russian Federation 9.1% 2020 up 5.1% volatile
48 Philippines 8.3% 2020 up 32.7% volatile
49 Türkiye 8.1% 2020 up 402.8% volatile
50 China 8.1% 2020 up 596.2% volatile
51 Trinidad and Tobago 8.1% 2020 down 20.3% volatile
52 Indonesia 7.9% 2020 up 270.1% volatile
53 Azerbaijan 7.6% 2020 up 177.9% rising
54 Barbados 7.3% 2020 down 65.1% volatile
55 Saudi Arabia 7.1% 2020 volatile
56 Lebanon 6.7% 2020 up 0.4% volatile
57 Ukraine 6.2% 2020 up 11.3% rising
58 Lao People's Democratic Republic 5.6% 2020 up 203.3% rising
59 Slovakia 5.2% 2020 up 731.8% volatile
60 New Zealand 5.0% 2020 down 30.7% falling
61 Argentina 4.7% 2020 up 237.0% volatile
62 Thailand 4.6% 2017 up 45.3% volatile
63 Estonia 4.3% 2020 up 109.5% rising
64 Hungary 3.9% 2020 down 56.6% volatile
65 Costa Rica 3.9% 2020 up 1,369.1% volatile
66 Singapore 3.3% 1988 up 45.3% rising
67 Belarus 2.8% 2020 up 53,711.8% volatile
68 Slovenia 2.7% 2020 down 72.5% volatile
69 Lithuania 2.6% 2020 volatile
70 Poland 2.6% 2020 up 139.9% rising
71 Bulgaria 2.4% 2020 up 55.0% volatile
72 Morocco 2.4% 2020 up 328.9% volatile
73 Latvia 2.3% 2020 up 108.1% volatile
74 Romania 2.1% 2020 up 951.8% volatile
75 Paraguay 2.0% 2020 up 94.3% falling
76 Nigeria 1.6% 2020 up 309.0% volatile
77 El Salvador 1.4% 2020 up 74.7% rising
78 Guatemala 1.2% 2020 up 397.9% volatile
79 Croatia 1.0% 2020 down 70.6% volatile
80 Ecuador 0.8% 2020 volatile
81 Pakistan 0.8% 2020 up 112.6% rising
82 Aruba 0.6% 2014 down 13.1% falling
83 Dominican Republic 0.6% 2020 down 66.6% volatile
84 Viet Nam 0.5% 2020 up 140.5% rising
85 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.4% 2020 down 26.2% falling
86 Jordan 0.4% 2004 down 45.8% falling
87 Uruguay 0.4% 2020 up 13.2% volatile
88 Sri Lanka 0.2% 2020 down 11.7% volatile
89 Egypt 0.1% 2020 down 94.7% volatile
90 Fiji 0.0% 2015 falling

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Indicator
Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 2,337 data points, 1980–2020
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Amount of private international debt securities (amounts outstanding), as a share of GDP. It covers long-term bonds and notes and money market instruments placed on international markets. (Table 12A (international debt amount: all issuers) - Table 12D (international 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 intenational 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.