Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Türkiye

Türkiye: Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP was 11.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
11.5%
Change on year
up 13.2%
World rank
49th
of 116 countries
All-time high
11.5%
in 2020
All-time low
0.7%
in 1988
Years of data
33
1988–2020

Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Türkiye, 1988–2020

02.557.51012.51988200420201988: 0.662 %1989: 1.4 %1990: 1.5 %1991: 1.9 %1992: 3.3 %1993: 5 %1994: 8.1 %1995: 6.8 %1996: 6.3 %1997: 6.3 %1998: 4.5 %1999: 5.9 %2000: 6.9 %2001: 9.2 %2002: 8.9 %2003: 7.9 %2004: 6.7 %2005: 5.9 %2006: 6.4 %2007: 5.9 %2008: 5.1 %2009: 6.4 %2010: 5.7 %2011: 5.6 %2012: 5.9 %2013: 6 %2014: 6.5 %2015: 6.9 %2016: 7.1 %2017: 8.1 %2018: 9.1 %2019: 10.2 %2020: 11.5 %

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Türkiye is 11.5%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.2% on the previous year and up 100.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Türkiye peaked at 11.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1988.

Türkiye ranks 49th of 116 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Türkiye, year by year

Annual values for Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP (%) in Türkiye, 1988 to 2020.
Year % Change
1988 0.7%
1989 1.4% +113.0%
1990 1.5% +4.4%
1991 1.9% +28.2%
1992 3.3% +73.9%
1993 5.0% +51.4%
1994 8.1% +62.4%
1995 6.8% -16.2%
1996 6.3% -7.6%
1997 6.3% +1.2%
1998 4.5% -29.7%
1999 5.9% +33.0%
2000 6.9% +17.1%
2001 9.2% +32.1%
2002 8.9% -3.2%
2003 7.9% -11.4%
2004 6.7% -14.6%
2005 5.9% -12.4%
2006 6.4% +8.6%
2007 5.9% -8.2%
2008 5.1% -12.5%
2009 6.4% +24.7%
2010 5.7% -10.2%
2011 5.6% -2.7%
2012 5.9% +4.8%
2013 6.0% +2.1%
2014 6.5% +7.9%
2015 6.9% +7.3%
2016 7.1% +3.1%
2017 8.1% +13.3%
2018 9.1% +12.3%
2019 10.2% +11.8%
2020 11.5% +13.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1.0% 0.7% 1.4% 2
1990s 4.9% 1.5% 8.1% 10
2000s 6.9% 5.1% 9.2% 10
2010s 7.1% 5.6% 10.2% 10
2020s 11.5% 11.5% 11.5% 1

Countries ranked near Türkiye

  1. 46 Egypt 11.9% compare
  2. 47 Namibia 11.7% compare
  3. 48 Philippines 11.7% compare
  4. 50 Lao People's Democratic Republic 11.1% compare
  5. 51 Saudi Arabia 10.4% compare
  6. 52 Israel 10.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Türkiye?
Outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Türkiye was 11.5% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
What is the highest outstanding international public debt securities to gdp recorded in Türkiye?
The highest recorded value was 11.5% in 2020.
What is the lowest outstanding international public debt securities to gdp recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1988.
How does Türkiye rank for outstanding international public debt securities to gdp?
Türkiye ranks 49th out of 116 countries with data for 2020.
Is outstanding international public debt securities to gdp rising or falling in Türkiye?
Over the last ten years it is up 100.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Türkiye 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
Last refreshed

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.