Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP in Estonia

Estonia: Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP was 4.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
4.3%
Change on year
up 16.1%
World rank
63rd
of 90 countries
All-time high
7.2%
in 2015
All-time low
1.5%
in 2001
Years of data
24
1997–2020

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

24681997200820201997: 4.3 %1998: 4.1 %1999: 3.3 %2000: 2.4 %2001: 1.5 %2002: 3 %2003: 2.7 %2004: 2.2 %2005: 3 %2006: 2.3 %2007: 2 %2008: 1.7 %2009: 2.2 %2010: 2.1 %2011: 2.9 %2012: 4.7 %2013: 5.1 %2014: 4.7 %2015: 7.2 %2016: 6.7 %2017: 6.8 %2018: 3.9 %2019: 3.7 %2020: 4.3 %

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

Annual values for Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP (%) in Estonia, 1997 to 2020.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 60 New Zealand 5.0% compare
  2. 61 Argentina 4.7% compare
  3. 62 Thailand 4.6% compare
  4. 64 Hungary 3.9% compare
  5. 65 Costa Rica 3.9% compare
  6. 66 Singapore 3.3%

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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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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.