Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Jordan
Jordan: Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP was 15.4% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Jordan, 1993–2020
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Jordan stood at 15.4%.
That represents a change of up 10.0% on the previous year and up 368.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Jordan peaked at 17.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2003.
Jordan ranks 33rd of 116 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 12.4% | — |
| 1994 | 11.1% | -10.1% |
| 1995 | 10.3% | -7.3% |
| 1996 | 10.0% | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 9.4% | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 8.5% | -9.6% |
| 1999 | 8.1% | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 7.7% | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 7.2% | -7.0% |
| 2002 | 6.6% | -7.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -97.2% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | +624.2% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | -14.6% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | -16.4% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | -12.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | -24.5% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 3.3% | +458.2% |
| 2011 | 3.0% | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 6.2% | +120.0% |
| 2014 | 8.5% | +37.1% |
| 2015 | 11.4% | +33.4% |
| 2016 | 13.5% | +18.7% |
| 2017 | 17.9% | +32.1% |
| 2018 | 17.2% | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 14.0% | -18.5% |
| 2020 | 15.4% | +10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.0% | 8.1% | 12.4% | 7 |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 0.2% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.8% | 2.8% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.4% | 15.4% | 15.4% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Jordan
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 4,117 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.7699 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 82.00 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 7.47 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 11.91 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 11.92 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 19.39 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 19.33 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,678 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Jordan?
- Outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Jordan was 15.4% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest outstanding international public debt securities to gdp recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 17.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest outstanding international public debt securities to gdp recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2003.
- How does Jordan rank for outstanding international public debt securities to gdp?
- Jordan ranks 33rd out of 116 countries with data for 2020.
- Is outstanding international public debt securities to gdp rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 368.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jordan 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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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.