Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP in United States of America
United States of America: Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP was 21.4% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP in United States of America, 1980–2020
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, outstanding international private debt securities to gdp in United States of America stood at 21.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.7% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outstanding international private debt securities to gdp in United States of America peaked at 24.2% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1980.
United States of America ranks 30th 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 United States of America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.6% | — |
| 1981 | 0.8% | +19.4% |
| 1982 | 1.1% | +51.3% |
| 1984 | 1.5% | +28.6% |
| 1985 | 2.0% | +36.1% |
| 1986 | 2.6% | +32.7% |
| 1987 | 3.1% | +16.5% |
| 1988 | 3.0% | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 2.7% | -8.7% |
| 1993 | 2.4% | -12.5% |
| 1994 | 2.6% | +9.4% |
| 1995 | 3.3% | +25.2% |
| 1996 | 4.2% | +27.7% |
| 1997 | 4.9% | +17.1% |
| 1998 | 6.4% | +30.5% |
| 1999 | 8.3% | +28.9% |
| 2000 | 10.4% | +25.8% |
| 2001 | 14.6% | +40.0% |
| 2002 | 16.9% | +15.9% |
| 2003 | 18.3% | +8.6% |
| 2004 | 19.0% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 18.0% | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 20.7% | +14.9% |
| 2007 | 24.2% | +16.9% |
| 2008 | 23.0% | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 23.6% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 21.6% | -8.6% |
| 2011 | 19.3% | -10.5% |
| 2012 | 18.2% | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 17.7% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 17.2% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 17.4% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 17.6% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 18.5% | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 18.8% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 19.5% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 21.4% | +9.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.9% | 0.6% | 3.1% | 9 |
| 1990s | 4.6% | 2.4% | 8.3% | 7 |
| 2000s | 18.9% | 10.4% | 24.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.6% | 17.2% | 21.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.4% | 21.4% | 21.4% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is outstanding international private debt securities to gdp in United States of America?
- Outstanding international private debt securities to gdp in United States of America was 21.4% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest outstanding international private debt securities to gdp recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 24.2% in 2007.
- What is the lowest outstanding international private debt securities to gdp recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1980.
- How does United States of America rank for outstanding international private debt securities to gdp?
- United States of America ranks 30th out of 90 countries with data for 2020.
- Is outstanding international private debt securities to gdp rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United States of America 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.