List of government bonds

This is a list of categories of government bonds around the world.

Main issuers

Currency Country Generic Name or Nickname Public sector debt 2022
(US dollar bn nominal equivalent)
Government financial liabilities
as % of GDP
(end 2022 - source : OECD)
Issuer Internet site
Yen  Japan JGBs 10,084 254.5% Ministry of Finance (MoF) Site
US dollar  United States US Treasuries 34,472 144.2% Bureau of the Fiscal Service Site
Euro  Italy BTPs 2,941 148.5 % Dipartimento del Tesoro Site
Euro  France OATs 3,484 117.3% Agence France Trésor Site
Euro  Germany Bunds 2,732 65.4% German Finance Agency Site
Pound sterling  United Kingdom Gilts 4,803 104.5% UK Debt Management Office Site
Indian Rupee  India G-sec Not Found Not Found Reserve Bank of India Site

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Country by country data

Country Issuing Authority Instruments (type / maturity) Reference
 South Korea South Korea Ministry of Strategy and Finance
  • Korea Treasury Bond (KTB) – medium/long-term bonds
  • Korea International Bond (KIB) – international bonds
  • National Housing Bond (NHB) – long-term housing bonds || Ministry of Strategy and Finance
 Japan Japan Ministry of Finance (Zaimu-shō)
  • Japanese Government Bonds (JGBs) – general government debt
    • Revenue Bonds / Straight Bonds – bonds
    • Financing Bills – short-term bills
    • Subsidy Bonds – bonds
    • Subscription Bonds – bonds
    • Contribution Bonds – bonds
    • Demand Bonds (kofu kokusai) – bonds
    • Index-linked Bonds (JGBi) – inflation-linked bonds || Ministry of Finance
 Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong Monetary Authority
 China China Ministry of Finance
  • Treasury Bonds – medium/long-term bonds
  • Treasury Bills – short-term bills (various maturities)
  • Savings Bonds – retail savings instruments || Ministry of Finance
 India India Reserve Bank of India
  • Government Securities (G-Secs) – medium/long-term bonds
  • State Development Loans (SDLs) – state-level bonds || Government Bonds by RBI
 Austria Austria Österreichische Bundesfinanzierungsagentur (Federal Financing Agency)
  • Government Bonds – long-term
  • Debt Issuance Programme (DIP/DIP 144A) – medium/long-term
  • Euro Medium Term Note (EMTN) – medium/long-term
  • ATB-Programms – Treasury bills || ÖBFA
 Belgium Belgium Belgian Debt Agency (Agentschap van de Schuld / Agence de la Dette)
  • Belgian Treasury Bills (BTB) – bills (≤1 year)
  • Certificats de Trésorerie (CTs) – bills (≤1 year)
  • Obligations Linéaires Ordinaires (OLOs) – bonds (medium/long-term) || Belgian Debt Agency
 Finland Finland Valtiokonttori
  • Government Bonds – long-term
  • Yield Bonds – long-term fixed rate
  • EMTN Programme – medium/long-term
  • Government Treasury Bills – bills (≤1 year) || Valtiokonttori
 France France Agence France Trésor
  • BTFs – bills (≤1 year)
  • BTANs – notes (1–6 years)
  • OATs – bonds (7–50 years)
    • TEC10 OATs – floating rate bonds (10-year indexed)
    • OATi – inflation-linked bonds (French CPI)
    • OAT€i – inflation-linked bonds (Eurozone CPI) || Agence France Trésor
 Germany Germany German Finance Agency
  • Bubills – Treasury discount paper (6 & 12 months, zero-coupon)
  • Schätze – Federal Treasury notes (2 years)
  • Bobls – Federal notes (5 years)
  • Bobl/ei – inflation-linked notes (5 years)
  • Bunds – Federal bonds (10 & 30 years)
  • Bund/ei – inflation-linked bonds (10, 15, 30 years) || Finance Agency
 Greece Greece PDMA
  • Treasury Bills – short-term bills (≤1 year)
  • Greek Government Bonds (GGBs) – medium/long-term bonds || PDMA
 Italy Italy Dipartimento del Tesoro
  • BOTs – Treasury bills (≤1 year)
  • CTZs – Zero-coupon bills (≤2 years)
  • BTPs – Bonds (medium/long-term)
  • CCTs – Floating rate notes (medium/long-term)
  • BTP Italia – inflation-linked bonds (Italian CPI)
  • BTP€i – inflation-linked bonds (Eurozone CPI) || BTP Italia
 Netherlands Netherlands Dutch State Treasury Agency
  • Dutch Treasury Certificates (DTCs) – bills (≤1 year)
  • Dutch State Loans (DSLs) – bonds (medium/long-term) || DSTA
 Spain Spain Tesoro Público
  • Letras del Tesoro – bills (≤18 months)
  • Bonos del Estado – bonds (2–5 years)
  • Obligaciones del Estado – bonds (10, 15, 30 years) || Tesoro Público
 Denmark Denmark Danmarks Nationalbank
  • Nominelle obligationer – nominal bonds (medium/long-term)
  • Inflationsindekserede obligationer – inflation-linked bonds
  • Skatkammerbeviser – Treasury bills (≤1 year) || Danmarks Nationalbank
 United Kingdom United Kingdom Debt Management Office
  • Gilts – government bonds
    • Conventional Gilts – fixed coupon bonds (various maturities)
    • Index-linked Gilts – inflation-linked bonds
    • Undated Gilts – perpetual (redeemed in 2015)
    • Gilt strips – zero-coupon strips || UK Debt Management Office
 United States United States Bureau of the Fiscal Service
  • Treasury bills – short-term (≤1 year)
  • Treasury notes – medium-term (2–10 years)
  • Treasury bonds – long-term (20–30 years)
  • TIPS – inflation-protected bonds
  • U.S. Savings Bonds – retail savings bonds || Bureau of the Fiscal Service
 Canada Canada Government of Canada

See also

References

  1. ^ "OECD Statistics". Archived from the original on 2019-08-11. Retrieved 2016-05-13.