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
Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP in Hong Kong, China, 2004–2020
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 41,641 SDR per person (2025)
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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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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.