Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP was 47.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP in United Arab Emirates, 2007–2020
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for outstanding international private debt securities to gdp in United Arab Emirates is 47.7%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 30.6% on the previous year and up 82.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outstanding international private debt securities to gdp in United Arab Emirates peaked at 47.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 19.5%, in 2008.
That places United Arab Emirates 16th out of 90 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 21.7% | — |
| 2008 | 19.5% | -10.1% |
| 2009 | 29.1% | +48.9% |
| 2010 | 26.2% | -9.9% |
| 2011 | 25.3% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 26.9% | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 29.2% | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 29.1% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 34.8% | +19.8% |
| 2016 | 38.0% | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 35.2% | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 33.3% | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 36.5% | +9.7% |
| 2020 | 47.7% | +30.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.4% | 19.5% | 29.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 31.5% | 25.3% | 38.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.7% | 47.7% | 47.7% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is outstanding international private debt securities to gdp in United Arab Emirates?
- Outstanding international private debt securities to gdp in United Arab Emirates was 47.7% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest outstanding international private debt securities to gdp recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 47.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest outstanding international private debt securities to gdp recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.5% in 2008.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for outstanding international private debt securities to gdp?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 16th out of 90 countries with data for 2020.
- Is outstanding international private debt securities to gdp rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.