Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Lithuania

Lithuania: Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP was 29.9% in 2020. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2020)
29.9%
Change on year
up 22.5%
World rank
13th
of 116 countries
All-time high
29.9%
in 2020
All-time low
0.7%
in 1996
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Lithuania, 1995–2020

01020301995200720201995: 0.763 %1996: 0.716 %1997: 2 %1998: 1.8 %1999: 6.4 %2000: 8.6 %2001: 9.2 %2002: 10.7 %2003: 10.8 %2004: 11.8 %2005: 10.3 %2006: 14 %2007: 14.1 %2008: 10.7 %2009: 20.6 %2010: 27 %2011: 26 %2012: 28.8 %2013: 25.2 %2014: 25.6 %2015: 28.7 %2016: 25.8 %2017: 29.3 %2018: 21.9 %2019: 24.4 %2020: 29.9 %

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

Analysis

Lithuania recorded 29.9% for outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in 2020. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 22.5% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Lithuania peaked at 29.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1996.

Lithuania ranks 13th of 116 countries on this measure, in the top 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 Lithuania, year by year

Annual values for Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP (%) in Lithuania, 1995 to 2020.
Year % Change
1995 0.8%
1996 0.7% -6.1%
1997 2.0% +176.1%
1998 1.8% -10.0%
1999 6.4% +259.6%
2000 8.6% +34.7%
2001 9.2% +7.0%
2002 10.7% +16.0%
2003 10.8% +0.9%
2004 11.8% +9.0%
2005 10.3% -12.6%
2006 14.0% +35.8%
2007 14.1% +0.9%
2008 10.7% -24.1%
2009 20.6% +93.0%
2010 27.0% +30.7%
2011 26.0% -3.5%
2012 28.8% +10.4%
2013 25.2% -12.2%
2014 25.6% +1.4%
2015 28.7% +12.1%
2016 25.8% -10.0%
2017 29.3% +13.5%
2018 21.9% -25.1%
2019 24.4% +11.3%
2020 29.9% +22.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.3% 0.7% 6.4% 5
2000s 12.1% 8.6% 20.6% 10
2010s 26.3% 21.9% 29.3% 10
2020s 29.9% 29.9% 29.9% 1

Countries ranked near Lithuania

  1. 10 Qatar 33.7% compare
  2. 11 Dominican Republic 32.5% compare
  3. 12 El Salvador 30.6% compare
  4. 14 Austria 29.9% compare
  5. 15 Croatia 29.4% compare
  6. 16 Bahamas 24.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Lithuania?
Outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Lithuania was 29.9% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
What is the highest outstanding international public debt securities to gdp recorded in Lithuania?
The highest recorded value was 29.9% in 2020.
What is the lowest outstanding international public debt securities to gdp recorded in Lithuania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1996.
How does Lithuania rank for outstanding international public debt securities to gdp?
Lithuania ranks 13th out of 116 countries with data for 2020.
Is outstanding international public debt securities to gdp rising or falling in Lithuania?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Lithuania 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.