Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP in Philippines
Philippines: Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP was 8.3% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP in Philippines, 1980–2020
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 8.3% for outstanding international private debt securities to gdp in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 48.6% on the previous year and up 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outstanding international private debt securities to gdp in Philippines peaked at 12.3% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1992.
Philippines ranks 48th of 90 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1.6% | — |
| 1981 | 1.4% | -12.0% |
| 1982 | 1.4% | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 1.5% | +11.8% |
| 1984 | 1.6% | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 1.6% | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 1.7% | +5.4% |
| 1987 | 1.5% | -8.8% |
| 1988 | 1.1% | -28.8% |
| 1989 | 0.7% | -35.4% |
| 1990 | 0.6% | -10.6% |
| 1991 | 0.6% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | -76.2% |
| 1993 | 2.0% | +1250.8% |
| 1994 | 3.6% | +74.6% |
| 1995 | 4.2% | +18.2% |
| 1996 | 7.1% | +69.7% |
| 1997 | 10.6% | +48.4% |
| 1998 | 12.3% | +16.1% |
| 1999 | 11.4% | -7.6% |
| 2000 | 10.8% | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 10.6% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 11.1% | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 11.8% | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 10.2% | -14.0% |
| 2005 | 8.6% | -15.0% |
| 2006 | 7.8% | -9.3% |
| 2007 | 6.2% | -21.3% |
| 2008 | 5.1% | -17.4% |
| 2009 | 6.4% | +24.7% |
| 2010 | 6.3% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 6.0% | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 5.9% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 6.4% | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 6.2% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 6.7% | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 6.2% | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 5.6% | -9.2% |
| 2018 | 5.6% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 5.6% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 8.3% | +48.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.4% | 0.7% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.3% | 0.2% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.9% | 5.1% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 5.6% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.3% | 8.3% | 8.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 45 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 9.8% compare
- 46 Czechia 9.3% compare
- 47 Russian Federation 9.1% compare
- 49 Türkiye 8.1% compare
- 50 China 8.1% compare
- 51 Trinidad and Tobago 8.1% compare
More financial sector data for Philippines
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate -0.6712 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 692.97 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -0.1559 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate -8.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.1313 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 547.61 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -7.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 576.82 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outstanding international private debt securities to gdp in Philippines?
- Outstanding international private debt securities to gdp in Philippines was 8.3% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest outstanding international private debt securities to gdp recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 12.3% in 1998.
- What is the lowest outstanding international private debt securities to gdp recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1992.
- How does Philippines rank for outstanding international private debt securities to gdp?
- Philippines ranks 48th out of 90 countries with data for 2020.
- Is outstanding international private debt securities to gdp rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Philippines 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.