Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Hong Kong, China

Hong Kong, China: Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP was 0.6% in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.6%
Change on year
down 30.2%
World rank
104th
of 116 countries
All-time high
1.2%
in 2004
All-time low
0.3%
in 2014
Years of data
17
2004–2020

Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Hong Kong, China, 2004–2020

0.40.60.811.22004201220202004: 1.2 %2005: 1.1 %2006: 0.878 %2007: 0.803 %2008: 0.776 %2009: 0.584 %2010: 0.547 %2011: 0.503 %2012: 0.476 %2013: 0.453 %2014: 0.343 %2015: 0.646 %2016: 0.623 %2017: 0.879 %2018: 0.829 %2019: 0.826 %2020: 0.577 %

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Hong Kong, China is 0.6%, measured in 2020.

The figure is down 30.2% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Hong Kong, China peaked at 1.2% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2014.

That places Hong Kong, China 104th out of 116 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Hong Kong, China, year by year

Annual values for Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP (%) in Hong Kong, China, 2004 to 2020.
Year % Change
2004 1.2%
2005 1.1% -6.8%
2006 0.9% -21.4%
2007 0.8% -8.6%
2008 0.8% -3.3%
2009 0.6% -24.8%
2010 0.5% -6.4%
2011 0.5% -8.0%
2012 0.5% -5.4%
2013 0.5% -4.7%
2014 0.3% -24.3%
2015 0.6% +88.4%
2016 0.6% -3.6%
2017 0.9% +41.0%
2018 0.8% -5.7%
2019 0.8% -0.4%
2020 0.6% -30.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.9% 0.6% 1.2% 6
2010s 0.6% 0.3% 0.9% 10
2020s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 1

Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China

  1. 101 Ethiopia 0.9% compare
  2. 102 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.8% compare
  3. 103 Spain 0.7% compare
  4. 105 Korea 0.5% compare
  5. 106 Viet Nam 0.5% compare
  6. 107 France 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Hong Kong, China?
Outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Hong Kong, China was 0.6% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
What is the highest outstanding international public debt securities to gdp recorded in Hong Kong, China?
The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2004.
What is the lowest outstanding international public debt securities to gdp recorded in Hong Kong, China?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2014.
How does Hong Kong, China rank for outstanding international public debt securities to gdp?
Hong Kong, China ranks 104th out of 116 countries with data for 2020.
Is outstanding international public debt securities to gdp rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Hong Kong, China 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.