Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Germany
Germany: Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP was 2.9% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Germany, 1980–2020
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Germany is 2.9%, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 27.9% on the previous year and down 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Germany peaked at 4.2% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1984.
Germany ranks 92nd of 116 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 Germany, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.0% | — |
| 1981 | 0.0% | +18.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | -8.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | -7.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | -12.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | +25.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | -9.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +196.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -8.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | +726.6% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | +229.3% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | +156.3% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | +114.7% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | +54.2% |
| 2004 | 2.3% | +22.6% |
| 2005 | 2.8% | +23.5% |
| 2006 | 3.8% | +36.5% |
| 2007 | 4.1% | +8.4% |
| 2008 | 3.6% | -12.1% |
| 2009 | 4.2% | +14.2% |
| 2010 | 3.8% | -9.6% |
| 2011 | 3.1% | -16.3% |
| 2012 | 3.1% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | -12.2% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | -16.7% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | -19.8% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | +18.1% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | +9.4% |
| 2020 | 2.9% | +27.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 6 |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 0.2% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 1.8% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More financial sector data for Germany
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 72,617 current LCU per person (2023)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.33 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 3.77 billion SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 343.54 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 27.33 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 74.28 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 417.82 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 413.37 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 4,951 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Germany?
- Outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Germany was 2.9% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest outstanding international public debt securities to gdp recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 4.2% in 2009.
- What is the lowest outstanding international public debt securities to gdp recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1984.
- How does Germany rank for outstanding international public debt securities to gdp?
- Germany ranks 92nd out of 116 countries with data for 2020.
- Is outstanding international public debt securities to gdp rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Germany 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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About this data
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.