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Economic and Financial Committee

The EFC Sub-Committee on EU Sovereign Debt Markets provides since 2005 regular updates on key features of the EU government debt securities markets (both euro area and non-euro area). The information on this page is updated annually on the basis of data collected from Member States (see the list of national institutions).

The data and charts below have been last updated as of December 2023, based on contributions from ESDM Members. 

Size of the EU government debt markets

Table I: Total government debt securities outstanding

Table I provides the value of total debt outstanding updated yearly broken down into the issuance’s currency denomination (Domestic Currency, EUR, USD, Other) as of December 2023.

  • 5 FEBRUARY 2024
TI. Total government debt securities outstanding
Total debt outstanding as of December 2023

Table II: Issuance information

The following datasets provide issuers’ gross and net issuances, with respective coupon types and maturity, and the total outstanding debt. The variable names underwent modification in 2024, as documented in the mapping table.

This first dataset compiles the total outstanding government debt as of the end of the year and gross and net issuances in a given year, by currency denomination (national or foreign currencies).

  • 15 FEBRUARY 2024
TI TIIAB Total outstanding government debt and issuances

This second dataset compiles issuers’ percentage of gross issuance by maturity in a given year, with their respective coupon types, for both national and foreign currencies.

  • 15 FEBRUARY 2024
TIIAB Gross issuances by maturity

 

 

Table III.A: Issuance calendars and primary dealer systems

Table IIIA summarises the issuance calendars and the primary dealer systems employed by issuers such as the number of primary dealers for bills and bonds.

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TIII.A: Issuance calendars and primary dealer systems

 

The chart below displays the count of responses to whether issuers use Primary Dealership Systems as of December 2023.

Issuers' use of primary dealership system

 

Table III.B: Issuance techniques

Table IIIB summarises the issuers’ issuance techniques for securities denominated in foreign national and foreign currencies (Auctions, Syndication, Retail Schemes & Others).

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TIII.B: Issuance techniques

 

The chart below displays the issuance method response count for national currency denominated securities as of December 2023. 

Issuance methods for national currency denominated securities

 

Risk management

Table IV: Risk management instruments

Table IV summarises the availability and use of risk management instruments and derivatives by type of instrument and their dominant trading place.

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TIV: Risk management instruments

 

The chart below summarises the issuer use of risk management instruments and derivatives by instrument type as of December 2023.

Issuers use of risk management instruments and derivatives

 

Convergence of market practices

Table V: Market conventions

This table summarizes the market conventions for Treasury Bills and Bonds, as regards to the day count basis (ACT, 360, etc.), the quotation basis (decimals, yield, or price), the number of days for settlement in primary and secondary markets, and the coupon frequency for Treasury Bonds.

  • 5 FEBRUARY 2024
TV. Market conventions

 

The chart below summarises the coupon frequencies employed by issuers for treasury bonds as of December 2023

Declared coupon frequency by issuer for treasury bonds

 

Table VI: Business days

Table VI summarises the deviations of national business days from TARGET business days for treasury bills and bonds (end-2023).

  • 5 FEBRUARY 2024
TVI: Business days

 

The chart below summarises the response count for deviations from TARGET by market convention as of December 2023.

Deviations of national business days from TARGET

 

Institutional structure

Table VII.A: National institutions involved in government debt management, issuance and market supervision

  • 5 FEBRUARY 2024
TVII.A: National institutions involved in government debt management, issuance and market supervision

 

Table VII.B: National and international institutions involved in government debt trading, depository/registry and settlement

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TVII.B: National and international institutions involved in government debt trading, depository/registry and settlement