Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP was 0.9% in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.9%
Change on year
down 10.9%
World rank
101st
of 116 countries
All-time high
1.8%
in 2014
All-time low
0.9%
in 2020
Years of data
7
2014–2020

Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Ethiopia, 2014–2020

00.511.522014201720202014: 1.8 %2015: 1.5 %2016: 1.3 %2017: 1.2 %2018: 1.2 %2019: 1 %2020: 0.929 %

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

Analysis

In 2020, outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Ethiopia stood at 0.9%. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.

The figure is down 10.9% on the previous year and down 48.3% over ten years.

That places Ethiopia 101st out of 116 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP (%) in Ethiopia, 2014 to 2020.
Year % Change
2014 1.8%
2015 1.5% -13.9%
2016 1.3% -13.1%
2017 1.2% -9.1%
2018 1.2% -3.0%
2019 1.0% -12.1%
2020 0.9% -10.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 1.4% 1.0% 1.8% 6
2020s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 1

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 98 Cameroon 1.9% compare
  2. 99 Pakistan 1.6% compare
  3. 100 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.0% compare
  4. 102 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.8% compare
  5. 103 Spain 0.7% compare
  6. 104 Hong Kong, China 0.6% compare

See the full ranking of 116 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Ethiopia?
Outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Ethiopia was 0.9% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
What is the highest outstanding international public debt securities to gdp recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 2014.
What is the lowest outstanding international public debt securities to gdp recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2020.
How does Ethiopia rank for outstanding international public debt securities to gdp?
Ethiopia ranks 101st out of 116 countries with data for 2020.
Is outstanding international public debt securities to gdp rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is down 48.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ethiopia 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
Last refreshed

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.