Italy vs Portugal: Central bank assets to GDP

Italy
43.0%
in 2021
Portugal
34.4%
in 2021
Italy rank
5th
Portugal rank
8th

Central bank assets to GDP over time

  • Italy
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 43.0% against 34.4% in Portugal, a difference of 8.6%.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.3 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 5th and Portugal ranks 8th of 183 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 5 and Portugal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Portugal Difference Ahead
1960s 4.0% 2.7% 1.3% Italy
1970s 12.1% 12.2% 0.0% Portugal
1980s 12.7% 17.8% 5.1% Portugal
1990s 9.4% 2.6% 6.8% Italy
2000s 4.4% 0.1% 4.3% Italy
2010s 13.7% 6.8% 6.9% Italy
2020s 41.5% 30.5% 11.0% Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher central bank assets to gdp, Italy or Portugal?
Italy, at 43.0% against 34.4% in Portugal as of 2021.
What is the difference in central bank assets to gdp between Italy and Portugal?
8.6%, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Portugal?
58 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2021.
How do Italy and Portugal rank globally for central bank assets to gdp?
Italy ranks 5th and Portugal ranks 8th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Central bank assets to GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Central bank assets to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 8,028 data points, 1960–2021
Last refreshed

Claims on domestic real nonfinancial sector by the Central Bank as a share of GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is Central Bank claims, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Central Bank claims (IFS lines 12, a-d); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF).