Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP in Croatia

Croatia: Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP was 1.0% in 2020. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2020)
1.0%
Change on year
down 56.8%
World rank
79th
of 90 countries
All-time high
6.5%
in 2015
All-time low
0.2%
in 1997
Years of data
24
1997–2020

Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP in Croatia, 1997–2020

02461997200820201997: 0.235 %1998: 0.235 %1999: 0.35 %2000: 0.351 %2001: 0.481 %2002: 1.2 %2003: 1.1 %2004: 2.1 %2005: 1.6 %2006: 1.8 %2007: 3.1 %2008: 2.5 %2009: 3.5 %2010: 3.3 %2011: 2.8 %2012: 5.8 %2013: 6.2 %2014: 4.9 %2015: 6.5 %2016: 5.5 %2017: 3.2 %2018: 2.8 %2019: 2.3 %2020: 0.983 %

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for outstanding international private debt securities to gdp in Croatia is 1.0%, measured in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 56.8% on the previous year and down 70.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, outstanding international private debt securities to gdp in Croatia peaked at 6.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1997.

Croatia ranks 79th of 90 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP in Croatia, year by year

Annual values for Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP (%) in Croatia, 1997 to 2020.
Year % Change
1997 0.2%
1998 0.2% +0.0%
1999 0.3% +48.9%
2000 0.4% +0.5%
2001 0.5% +37.1%
2002 1.2% +142.4%
2003 1.1% -9.1%
2004 2.1% +94.4%
2005 1.6% -20.6%
2006 1.8% +11.7%
2007 3.1% +67.5%
2008 2.5% -19.1%
2009 3.5% +39.3%
2010 3.3% -3.1%
2011 2.8% -16.5%
2012 5.8% +107.1%
2013 6.2% +6.7%
2014 4.9% -20.9%
2015 6.5% +32.4%
2016 5.5% -15.1%
2017 3.2% -41.6%
2018 2.8% -11.7%
2019 2.3% -19.6%
2020 1.0% -56.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 3
2000s 1.8% 0.4% 3.5% 10
2010s 4.3% 2.3% 6.5% 10
2020s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is outstanding international private debt securities to gdp in Croatia?
Outstanding international private debt securities to gdp in Croatia was 1.0% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
What is the highest outstanding international private debt securities to gdp recorded in Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 6.5% in 2015.
What is the lowest outstanding international private debt securities to gdp recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1997.
How does Croatia rank for outstanding international private debt securities to gdp?
Croatia ranks 79th out of 90 countries with data for 2020.
Is outstanding international private debt securities to gdp rising or falling in Croatia?
Over the last ten years it is down 70.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Croatia 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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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.