Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP (%) in Estonia
Estonia: Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP (%) was 4.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP in Estonia, 1997–2020
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, outstanding international private debt securities to gdp in Estonia stood at 4.3%.
The figure is up 16.1% on the previous year and up 109.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outstanding international private debt securities to gdp in Estonia peaked at 7.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2001.
Estonia ranks 63rd of 90 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP (%) in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 4.3% | — |
| 1998 | 4.1% | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 3.3% | -19.2% |
| 2000 | 2.4% | -27.9% |
| 2001 | 1.5% | -39.2% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | +105.2% |
| 2003 | 2.7% | -10.1% |
| 2004 | 2.2% | -16.3% |
| 2005 | 3.0% | +32.1% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | -21.9% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | -15.1% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | -12.8% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | +28.4% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | +42.6% |
| 2012 | 4.7% | +61.5% |
| 2013 | 5.1% | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 4.7% | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 7.2% | +54.5% |
| 2016 | 6.7% | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 6.8% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 3.9% | -43.1% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 4.3% | +16.1% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 4.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 25.3%, 17% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 4.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 23.4%, 18% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.9% | 3.3% | 4.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 1.5% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 2.1% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 4.3% | 4.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More financial sector data for Estonia
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 8.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 63.05 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 3.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 46.04 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 8.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 63.05 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 3.37 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outstanding international private debt securities to gdp in Estonia?
- Outstanding international private debt securities to gdp in Estonia was 4.3% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest outstanding international private debt securities to gdp recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest outstanding international private debt securities to gdp recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2001.
- How does Estonia rank for outstanding international private debt securities to gdp?
- Estonia ranks 63rd out of 90 countries with data for 2020.
- Is outstanding international private debt securities to gdp rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 109.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia 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.