Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in New Zealand
New Zealand: Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP was 2.2% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in New Zealand, 1980–2020
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in New Zealand stood at 2.2%.
That represents a change of up 56.6% on the previous year and up 308.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in New Zealand peaked at 28.3% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2013.
That places New Zealand 95th out of 116 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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 New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 11.9% | — |
| 1981 | 12.0% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 14.6% | +21.8% |
| 1983 | 13.8% | -5.6% |
| 1984 | 17.2% | +24.6% |
| 1985 | 21.1% | +23.1% |
| 1986 | 28.3% | +33.8% |
| 1987 | 24.8% | -12.2% |
| 1988 | 22.5% | -9.6% |
| 1989 | 21.3% | -5.4% |
| 1990 | 21.7% | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 20.9% | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 17.1% | -18.0% |
| 1993 | 16.8% | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 14.1% | -15.8% |
| 1995 | 9.6% | -32.3% |
| 1996 | 6.8% | -28.8% |
| 1997 | 5.9% | -13.5% |
| 1998 | 6.5% | +9.8% |
| 1999 | 5.4% | -17.2% |
| 2000 | 5.5% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 4.4% | -19.0% |
| 2002 | 3.5% | -19.9% |
| 2003 | 3.2% | -8.9% |
| 2004 | 2.4% | -24.3% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | -41.2% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | -22.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | -15.8% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | -38.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -14.1% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | -11.5% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | +55.4% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -37.6% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +28.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | +15.3% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -8.4% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | +100.7% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | +21.1% |
| 2020 | 2.2% | +56.6% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 2.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.7%, 26% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 2.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.3%, 1.8× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in New Zealand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +100.7% | 0.6% | 1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.7% | 11.9% | 28.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.5% | 5.4% | 21.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 0.6% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in New Zealand?
- Outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in New Zealand was 2.2% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest outstanding international public debt securities to gdp recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 28.3% in 1986.
- What is the lowest outstanding international public debt securities to gdp recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2013.
- How does New Zealand rank for outstanding international public debt securities to gdp?
- New Zealand ranks 95th out of 116 countries with data for 2020.
- Is outstanding international public debt securities to gdp rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 308.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Zealand 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.