Bahamas vs Mexico: Claims on central government
Claims on central government over time
- Bahamas
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 4.0% against 3.5% in Bahamas, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Bahamas's.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 69th and Mexico ranks 66th of 167 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 1 and Mexico in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.3% | 12.8% | 8.5% | Mexico |
| 1980s | 1.8% | 71.2% | 69.4% | Mexico |
| 1990s | 1.7% | 5.5% | 3.8% | Mexico |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.8% | 0.7% | Mexico |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 0.2% | 2.4% | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 4.2% | 1.4% | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, Bahamas or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 4.0% against 3.5% in Bahamas as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government between Bahamas and Mexico?
- 0.5%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Mexico?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Bahamas and Mexico rank globally for claims on central government?
- Bahamas ranks 69th and Mexico ranks 66th of 167 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Claims on central government (annual growth as % of broad money). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Claims on central government include loans to central government institutions net of deposits. Broad money is the sum of all liquid financial instruments held by money-holding sectors that are widely accepted in an economy as a medium of exchange, plus those that can be converted into a medium of exchange at short notice at, or close to, their full nominal value. This indicator represents the annual percentage growth in the ratio of claims to broad money.