Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP in Bahamas
Bahamas: Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP was 66.2% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP in Bahamas, 2003–2020
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for outstanding international private debt securities to gdp in Bahamas is 66.2%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 77.8% on the previous year and up 289.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outstanding international private debt securities to gdp in Bahamas peaked at 66.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 13.5%, in 2007.
That places Bahamas 8th out of 90 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 14.6% | — |
| 2004 | 16.6% | +13.4% |
| 2005 | 15.0% | -9.5% |
| 2006 | 14.1% | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 13.5% | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 13.5% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 17.2% | +27.2% |
| 2010 | 17.0% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 15.0% | -11.5% |
| 2012 | 20.2% | +34.4% |
| 2013 | 20.5% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 28.9% | +41.0% |
| 2015 | 27.4% | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 26.9% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 27.3% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 31.1% | +14.0% |
| 2019 | 37.2% | +19.6% |
| 2020 | 66.2% | +77.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.9% | 13.5% | 17.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 25.1% | 15.0% | 37.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.2% | 66.2% | 66.2% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is outstanding international private debt securities to gdp in Bahamas?
- Outstanding international private debt securities to gdp in Bahamas was 66.2% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest outstanding international private debt securities to gdp recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 66.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest outstanding international private debt securities to gdp recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.5% in 2007.
- How does Bahamas rank for outstanding international private debt securities to gdp?
- Bahamas ranks 8th out of 90 countries with data for 2020.
- Is outstanding international private debt securities to gdp rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 289.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.