Corporate bond average maturity (years) by country
Countries reporting
80
Highest
99.62 years
Finland
Lowest
3.07 years
Iceland
Median
8.97 years
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
1,289
What the numbers show
Corporate bond average maturity (years) is currently reported for 80 countries. The highest value is 99.62 years in Finland; the lowest is 3.07 years in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 8.97 years, and the mean is 21.21 years.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 32.
Over the past decade 56 countries rose and 22 fell. The largest increase was in Singapore (up 2,527.8%), and the largest decrease in Slovenia (down 63.2%).
Corporate bond average maturity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland | 99.62 years | 2021 | up 1,212.5% | volatile |
| 2 | Spain | 86.41 years | 2020 | up 1,237.4% | volatile |
| 3 | Singapore | 83.59 years | 2018 | up 2,527.8% | volatile |
| 4 | Italy | 79.06 years | 2021 | up 913.7% | volatile |
| 5 | France | 75.43 years | 2021 | up 792.0% | volatile |
| 6 | China | 69.51 years | 2021 | up 1,222.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Czechia | 65.85 years | 2019 | up 952.7% | volatile |
| 8 | Malaysia | 62.42 years | 2021 | up 745.5% | volatile |
| 9 | Brazil | 62.07 years | 2021 | up 664.6% | volatile |
| 10 | Portugal | 53.73 years | 2021 | up 1,021.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Sweden | 51.94 years | 2020 | up 662.2% | volatile |
| 12 | Israel | 49.24 years | 2021 | up 746.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Austria | 41.44 years | 2021 | up 427.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Mexico | 40.28 years | 2021 | up 313.9% | volatile |
| 15 | India | 38.35 years | 2021 | up 315.7% | volatile |
| 16 | Germany | 35.23 years | 2021 | up 477.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Panama | 34.06 years | 2021 | up 118.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Canada | 32.58 years | 2021 | up 147.6% | rising |
| 19 | United States | 32.41 years | 2021 | up 210.3% | volatile |
| 20 | Australia | 30.21 years | 2021 | up 166.9% | rising |
| 21 | Denmark | 27.28 years | 2020 | up 176.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Netherlands | 26.72 years | 2021 | up 211.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Russia | 26.01 years | 2021 | up 264.1% | volatile |
| 24 | United Kingdom | 23.8 years | 2021 | up 141.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Puerto Rico | 21.92 years | 2013 | up 118.7% | volatile |
| 26 | Japan | 21.34 years | 2021 | up 216.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Thailand | 19.62 years | 2021 | up 139.2% | volatile |
| 28 | Qatar | 18.05 years | 2021 | up 254.8% | rising |
| 29 | Chile | 17.45 years | 2021 | up 70.0% | rising |
| 30 | Jamaica | 16.68 years | 2020 | up 116.5% | rising |
| 31 | Bahamas | 12.56 years | 2021 | down 44.2% | rising |
| 32 | Norway | 11.38 years | 2021 | up 64.9% | volatile |
| 33 | United Arab Emirates | 11.28 years | 2021 | up 75.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Peru | 11 years | 2021 | down 18.2% | rising |
| 35 | Colombia | 10.83 years | 2021 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 36 | Switzerland | 10.2 years | 2021 | up 30.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Costa Rica | 10.03 years | 2021 | up 0.1% | volatile |
| 39 | Pakistan | 10.03 years | 2021 | up 96.5% | rising |
| 40 | Slovakia | 10.02 years | 2021 | down 37.9% | rising |
| 42 | South Africa | 9.03 years | 2021 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 43 | Hong Kong | 8.91 years | 2015 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 44 | Belgium | 8.65 years | 2021 | up 25.6% | volatile |
| 45 | Oman | 8.36 years | 2021 | up 66.5% | rising |
| 46 | Indonesia | 8.07 years | 2021 | down 25.5% | volatile |
| 47 | Guatemala | 8.04 years | 2021 | down 19.9% | rising |
| 48 | New Zealand | 7.94 years | 2021 | down 15.9% | rising |
| 49 | Argentina | 7.79 years | 2021 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 50 | Philippines | 7.48 years | 2017 | up 45.8% | flat |
| 51 | Saudi Arabia | 7.42 years | 2021 | up 34.3% | rising |
| 52 | Macao | 7.37 years | 2021 | up 258.2% | rising |
| 53 | Trinidad and Tobago | 7.05 years | 2021 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 54 | Bulgaria | 7.02 years | 2021 | up 40.4% | rising |
| 54 | Kuwait | 7.02 years | 2021 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 54 | Georgia | 7.02 years | 2021 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 57 | Dominican Republic | 7.02 years | 2021 | down 0.0% | falling |
| 58 | Cyprus | 7.02 years | 2019 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 59 | Serbia | 6.99 years | 2021 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 60 | Turkey | 6.9 years | 2021 | up 39.9% | rising |
| 61 | Poland | 6.76 years | 2021 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 62 | Romania | 6.48 years | 2020 | — | rising |
| 63 | Bahrain | 5.9 years | 2021 | down 15.8% | rising |
| 64 | Ukraine | 5.68 years | 2021 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 65 | Greece | 5.61 years | 2021 | up 10.4% | falling |
| 66 | Bermuda | 5.43 years | 2021 | down 44.2% | falling |
| 67 | Uruguay | 5.39 years | 2020 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 68 | Belarus | 5.17 years | 2021 | up 72.9% | rising |
| 69 | Kazakhstan | 5.11 years | 2021 | down 36.2% | rising |
| 71 | Vietnam | 5.04 years | 2021 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 72 | Azerbaijan | 5.03 years | 2020 | unchanged | volatile |
| 73 | Slovenia | 5.02 years | 2014 | down 63.2% | falling |
| 73 | Latvia | 5.02 years | 2019 | up 53.8% | rising |
| 73 | Estonia | 5.02 years | 2021 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 76 | Lithuania | 5.02 years | 2021 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 76 | Nigeria | 5.02 years | 2021 | up 67.2% | rising |
| 78 | Croatia | 5.02 years | 2021 | down 14.9% | rising |
| 79 | South Korea | 4.74 years | 2021 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 80 | Hungary | 4.48 years | 2021 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 81 | Venezuela | 4.02 years | 2016 | down 59.7% | volatile |
| 82 | Laos | 3.77 years | 2021 | down 46.0% | falling |
| 83 | Iceland | 3.07 years | 2020 | down 38.6% | falling |