Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP (%) in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP (%) was 420.0% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP in Luxembourg, 2008–2020
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 420.0% for outstanding international private debt securities to gdp in 2020. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 170.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outstanding international private debt securities to gdp in Luxembourg peaked at 420.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 140.8%, in 2011.
Luxembourg ranks 1st of 90 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP (%) in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 168.4% | — |
| 2009 | 177.1% | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 155.3% | -12.3% |
| 2011 | 140.8% | -9.3% |
| 2012 | 142.3% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 172.1% | +20.9% |
| 2014 | 173.4% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 239.4% | +38.1% |
| 2016 | 276.2% | +15.3% |
| 2017 | 354.9% | +28.5% |
| 2018 | 354.1% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 402.9% | +13.8% |
| 2020 | 420.0% | +4.2% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 420.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 25.3%, 16.6× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 420.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 23.4%, 17.9× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 172.8% | 168.4% | 177.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 241.1% | 140.8% | 402.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 420.0% | 420.0% | 420.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
- 2 Netherlands 149.7% compare
- 3 United Kingdom 104.4% compare
- 4 Sweden 87.8% compare
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- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0046 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 683.75 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0034 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 499.27 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.15 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 683.75 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outstanding international private debt securities to gdp in Luxembourg?
- Outstanding international private debt securities to gdp in Luxembourg was 420.0% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest outstanding international private debt securities to gdp recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 420.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest outstanding international private debt securities to gdp recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 140.8% in 2011.
- How does Luxembourg rank for outstanding international private debt securities to gdp?
- Luxembourg ranks 1st out of 90 countries with data for 2020.
- Is outstanding international private debt securities to gdp rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 170.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg 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.