Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Croatia

Croatia: Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP was 29.4% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
29.4%
Change on year
up 23.5%
World rank
15th
of 116 countries
All-time high
29.4%
in 2020
All-time low
5.1%
in 2008
Years of data
24
1997–2020

Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Croatia, 1997–2020

510152025301997200820201997: 8.3 %1998: 8 %1999: 10.9 %2000: 15.2 %2001: 17.1 %2002: 17.7 %2003: 17.8 %2004: 16.2 %2005: 12 %2006: 9.1 %2007: 7.7 %2008: 5.1 %2009: 8.3 %2010: 9 %2011: 10.9 %2012: 14.8 %2013: 20.2 %2014: 21.4 %2015: 25.9 %2016: 24.6 %2017: 26.5 %2018: 23.5 %2019: 23.8 %2020: 29.4 %

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Croatia is 29.4%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.5% on the previous year and up 224.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Croatia peaked at 29.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 2008.

Croatia ranks 15th of 116 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP (%) in Croatia, 1997 to 2020.
Year % Change
1997 8.3%
1998 8.0% -3.4%
1999 10.9% +36.0%
2000 15.2% +40.1%
2001 17.1% +12.4%
2002 17.7% +3.2%
2003 17.8% +0.9%
2004 16.2% -9.2%
2005 12.0% -25.9%
2006 9.1% -24.4%
2007 7.7% -15.3%
2008 5.1% -34.0%
2009 8.3% +63.1%
2010 9.0% +9.4%
2011 10.9% +20.8%
2012 14.8% +35.6%
2013 20.2% +36.3%
2014 21.4% +6.0%
2015 25.9% +20.8%
2016 24.6% -4.9%
2017 26.5% +7.9%
2018 23.5% -11.6%
2019 23.8% +1.4%
2020 29.4% +23.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9.1% 8.0% 10.9% 3
2000s 12.6% 5.1% 17.8% 10
2010s 20.1% 9.0% 26.5% 10
2020s 29.4% 29.4% 29.4% 1

Countries ranked near Croatia

  1. 12 El Salvador 30.6% compare
  2. 13 Lithuania 29.9% compare
  3. 14 Austria 29.9% compare
  4. 16 Bahamas 24.6% compare
  5. 17 Gabon 24.4% compare
  6. 18 Argentina 23.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Croatia?
Outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Croatia was 29.4% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
What is the highest outstanding international public debt securities to gdp recorded in Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 29.4% in 2020.
What is the lowest outstanding international public debt securities to gdp recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 2008.
How does Croatia rank for outstanding international public debt securities to gdp?
Croatia ranks 15th out of 116 countries with data for 2020.
Is outstanding international public debt securities to gdp rising or falling in Croatia?
Over the last ten years it is up 224.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Croatia 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.