Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Austria

Austria: Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP was 29.9% in 2020. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2020)
29.9%
Change on year
up 46.8%
World rank
14th
of 116 countries
All-time high
29.9%
in 2020
All-time low
3.4%
in 1980
Years of data
41
1980–2020

Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Austria, 1980–2020

01020301980200020201980: 3.4 %1981: 3.9 %1982: 3.8 %1983: 3.9 %1984: 3.8 %1985: 4.8 %1986: 5.6 %1987: 7.1 %1988: 7.9 %1989: 8.6 %1990: 8.4 %1991: 8.8 %1992: 8.3 %1993: 10.1 %1994: 12.3 %1995: 12.2 %1996: 12.3 %1997: 12.7 %1998: 15 %1999: 15.1 %2000: 15.1 %2001: 15.8 %2002: 19.9 %2003: 23.4 %2004: 23 %2005: 22 %2006: 24.5 %2007: 24.9 %2008: 24.6 %2009: 27.5 %2010: 26.4 %2011: 24.2 %2012: 25.2 %2013: 26.3 %2014: 23.4 %2015: 24.4 %2016: 24.4 %2017: 27.2 %2018: 23 %2019: 20.3 %2020: 29.9 %

Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.

Analysis

Austria recorded 29.9% for outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in 2020. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 46.8% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Austria peaked at 29.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 1980.

Austria ranks 14th of 116 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Austria, year by year

Annual values for Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP (%) in Austria, 1980 to 2020.
Year % Change
1980 3.4%
1981 3.9% +16.2%
1982 3.8% -3.4%
1983 3.9% +3.3%
1984 3.8% -3.8%
1985 4.8% +26.2%
1986 5.6% +17.6%
1987 7.1% +25.5%
1988 7.9% +12.3%
1989 8.6% +9.0%
1990 8.4% -2.7%
1991 8.8% +4.4%
1992 8.3% -5.1%
1993 10.1% +21.0%
1994 12.3% +22.0%
1995 12.2% -0.5%
1996 12.3% +0.4%
1997 12.7% +3.0%
1998 15.0% +18.4%
1999 15.1% +0.4%
2000 15.1% +0.5%
2001 15.8% +4.3%
2002 19.9% +26.2%
2003 23.4% +17.3%
2004 23.0% -1.7%
2005 22.0% -4.2%
2006 24.5% +11.2%
2007 24.9% +1.6%
2008 24.6% -1.2%
2009 27.5% +11.7%
2010 26.4% -4.0%
2011 24.2% -8.2%
2012 25.2% +4.0%
2013 26.3% +4.6%
2014 23.4% -11.0%
2015 24.4% +4.1%
2016 24.4% +0.1%
2017 27.2% +11.5%
2018 23.0% -15.3%
2019 20.3% -11.7%
2020 29.9% +46.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 5.3% 3.4% 8.6% 10
1990s 11.5% 8.3% 15.1% 10
2000s 22.1% 15.1% 27.5% 10
2010s 24.5% 20.3% 27.2% 10
2020s 29.9% 29.9% 29.9% 1

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 11 Dominican Republic 32.5% compare
  2. 12 El Salvador 30.6% compare
  3. 13 Lithuania 29.9% compare
  4. 15 Croatia 29.4% compare
  5. 16 Bahamas 24.6% compare
  6. 17 Gabon 24.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Austria?
Outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Austria was 29.9% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
What is the highest outstanding international public debt securities to gdp recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 29.9% in 2020.
What is the lowest outstanding international public debt securities to gdp recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 1980.
How does Austria rank for outstanding international public debt securities to gdp?
Austria ranks 14th out of 116 countries with data for 2020.
Is outstanding international public debt securities to gdp rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Austria data come from?
The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
116 places, 2,874 data points, 1980–2020
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Amount of public 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 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 international public 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.