Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Singapore
Singapore: Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP was 0.1% in 1988. ◆ Volatile
Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Singapore, 1980–1988
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 1988, outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Singapore stood at 0.1%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 80.3% on the previous year and down 95.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Singapore peaked at 2.3% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1988.
Singapore ranks 112th of 116 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 2.3% | — |
| 1981 | 1.8% | -23.4% |
| 1982 | 1.2% | -31.6% |
| 1983 | 0.8% | -29.6% |
| 1984 | 0.7% | -17.1% |
| 1985 | 0.7% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.5% | -32.1% |
| 1987 | 0.5% | +12.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1% | -80.3% |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 109 Norway 0.2% compare
- 110 China 0.2%
- 111 Japan 0.1% compare
- 113 Netherlands 0.0%
- 114 Thailand 0.0% compare
- 115 Switzerland 0.0%
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- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 3.73 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Singapore?
- Outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Singapore was 0.1% in 1988, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest outstanding international public debt securities to gdp recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3% in 1980.
- What is the lowest outstanding international public debt securities to gdp recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1988.
- How does Singapore rank for outstanding international public debt securities to gdp?
- Singapore ranks 112th out of 116 countries with data for 1988.
- Is outstanding international public debt securities to gdp rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 95.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Singapore 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.