Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP in Hong Kong, China

Hong Kong, China: Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP was 63.9% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
63.9%
Change on year
up 17.6%
World rank
9th
of 90 countries
All-time high
63.9%
in 2020
All-time low
28.4%
in 2004
Years of data
17
2004–2020

Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP in Hong Kong, China, 2004–2020

02040602004201220202004: 28.4 %2005: 29.6 %2006: 31.1 %2007: 30.8 %2008: 30.6 %2009: 36.4 %2010: 37.2 %2011: 34.3 %2012: 42.6 %2013: 43.2 %2014: 44.9 %2015: 41.8 %2016: 43.9 %2017: 47.2 %2018: 47.5 %2019: 54.3 %2020: 63.9 %

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

Analysis

Hong Kong, China recorded 63.9% for outstanding international private debt securities to gdp in 2020. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is up 17.6% on the previous year and up 71.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, outstanding international private debt securities to gdp in Hong Kong, China peaked at 63.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 28.4%, in 2004.

That places Hong Kong, China 9th out of 90 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP in Hong Kong, China, year by year

Annual values for Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP (%) in Hong Kong, China, 2004 to 2020.
Year % Change
2004 28.4%
2005 29.6% +4.4%
2006 31.1% +4.9%
2007 30.8% -1.0%
2008 30.6% -0.7%
2009 36.4% +19.2%
2010 37.2% +2.0%
2011 34.3% -7.8%
2012 42.6% +24.0%
2013 43.2% +1.5%
2014 44.9% +3.9%
2015 41.8% -6.8%
2016 43.9% +5.1%
2017 47.2% +7.4%
2018 47.5% +0.6%
2019 54.3% +14.4%
2020 63.9% +17.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 31.2% 28.4% 36.4% 6
2010s 43.7% 34.3% 54.3% 10
2020s 63.9% 63.9% 63.9% 1

Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China

  1. 6 Spain 71.1% compare
  2. 7 France 67.0% compare
  3. 8 Bahamas 66.2% compare
  4. 10 Finland 63.8% compare
  5. 11 Switzerland 63.5% compare
  6. 12 Belgium 57.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is outstanding international private debt securities to gdp in Hong Kong, China?
Outstanding international private debt securities to gdp in Hong Kong, China was 63.9% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
What is the highest outstanding international private debt securities to gdp recorded in Hong Kong, China?
The highest recorded value was 63.9% in 2020.
What is the lowest outstanding international private debt securities to gdp recorded in Hong Kong, China?
The lowest recorded value was 28.4% in 2004.
How does Hong Kong, China rank for outstanding international private debt securities to gdp?
Hong Kong, China ranks 9th out of 90 countries with data for 2020.
Is outstanding international private debt securities to gdp rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
Over the last ten years it is up 71.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Hong Kong, China 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.