Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP (%) in Ukraine
Ukraine: Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP (%) was 7.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Ukraine, 1997–2020
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Ukraine is 7.5%, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 36.7% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Ukraine peaked at 15.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1997.
That places Ukraine 65th out of 116 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP (%) in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.8% | — |
| 1998 | 3.2% | +276.1% |
| 1999 | 4.1% | +28.4% |
| 2000 | 9.3% | +128.0% |
| 2001 | 5.3% | -43.5% |
| 2002 | 5.5% | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 6.4% | +16.1% |
| 2004 | 6.3% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 5.2% | -17.3% |
| 2006 | 5.4% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 4.7% | -12.0% |
| 2008 | 3.6% | -22.6% |
| 2009 | 5.2% | +43.1% |
| 2010 | 6.8% | +29.5% |
| 2011 | 7.1% | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 9.3% | +30.3% |
| 2013 | 11.2% | +21.3% |
| 2014 | 15.3% | +36.1% |
| 2015 | 3.0% | -80.1% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | +32.1% |
| 2017 | 6.0% | +50.4% |
| 2018 | 6.1% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 5.5% | -9.9% |
| 2020 | 7.5% | +36.7% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 7.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.0%, 76% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 7.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.8%, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP (%) in Ukraine 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +276.1% | 0.8% | 3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.7% | 0.8% | 4.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 5.7% | 3.6% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 3.0% | 15.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.5% | 7.5% | 7.5% | 1 |
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- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.0085 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.0085 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Ukraine?
- Outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Ukraine was 7.5% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest outstanding international public debt securities to gdp recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 15.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest outstanding international public debt securities to gdp recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1997.
- How does Ukraine rank for outstanding international public debt securities to gdp?
- Ukraine ranks 65th out of 116 countries with data for 2020.
- Is outstanding international public debt securities to gdp rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ukraine 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.