Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP (%) in New Zealand
New Zealand: Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP (%) was 5.0% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP in New Zealand, 1980–2020
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 5.0% for outstanding international private debt securities to gdp in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outstanding international private debt securities to gdp in New Zealand peaked at 17.0% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 1980.
That places New Zealand 60th out of 90 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP (%) in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1.9% | — |
| 1981 | 2.4% | +26.1% |
| 1982 | 3.8% | +59.2% |
| 1983 | 3.6% | -4.3% |
| 1984 | 4.7% | +31.5% |
| 1985 | 6.4% | +35.7% |
| 1986 | 7.0% | +8.1% |
| 1987 | 17.0% | +144.1% |
| 1988 | 13.8% | -19.0% |
| 1989 | 12.6% | -8.3% |
| 1990 | 14.8% | +17.2% |
| 1991 | 13.9% | -5.9% |
| 1992 | 11.5% | -17.7% |
| 1993 | 5.1% | -55.7% |
| 1994 | 4.6% | -8.7% |
| 1995 | 5.2% | +13.0% |
| 1996 | 5.8% | +11.3% |
| 1997 | 7.6% | +30.0% |
| 1998 | 9.1% | +20.0% |
| 1999 | 8.7% | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 10.4% | +20.0% |
| 2001 | 11.6% | +11.6% |
| 2002 | 10.5% | -9.9% |
| 2003 | 7.7% | -26.7% |
| 2004 | 8.5% | +11.0% |
| 2005 | 5.2% | -39.4% |
| 2006 | 5.2% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 6.4% | +21.8% |
| 2008 | 5.2% | -18.7% |
| 2009 | 7.5% | +45.5% |
| 2010 | 7.2% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 6.9% | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 6.8% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 6.5% | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 6.3% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 7.2% | +13.8% |
| 2016 | 5.0% | -29.7% |
| 2017 | 4.9% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 4.9% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 5.1% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 5.0% | -1.3% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 5.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 25.3%, 20% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 5.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.1%, 61% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP (%) in New Zealand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +144.1% | 7.0% | 17.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.3% | 1.9% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.6% | 4.6% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.8% | 5.2% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 4.9% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is outstanding international private debt securities to gdp in New Zealand?
- Outstanding international private debt securities to gdp in New Zealand was 5.0% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest outstanding international private debt securities to gdp recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 17.0% in 1987.
- What is the lowest outstanding international private debt securities to gdp recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 1980.
- How does New Zealand rank for outstanding international private debt securities to gdp?
- New Zealand ranks 60th out of 90 countries with data for 2020.
- Is outstanding international private debt securities to gdp rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand 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.