Botswana vs Qatar: Claims on central government
Claims on central government over time
- Botswana
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 7.3% against 6.8% in Botswana, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 38th and Qatar ranks 35th of 167 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Qatar in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -11.1% | -3.5% | 7.5% | Qatar |
| 1980s | -47.9% | -0.0% | 47.9% | Qatar |
| 1990s | -56.7% | 7.8% | 64.5% | Qatar |
| 2000s | -4.2% | 0.2% | 4.5% | Qatar |
| 2010s | -0.0% | 4.3% | 4.3% | Qatar |
| 2020s | 7.1% | 0.5% | 6.6% | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, Botswana or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 7.3% against 6.8% in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government between Botswana and Qatar?
- 0.5%, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Qatar?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Qatar rank globally for claims on central government?
- Botswana ranks 38th and Qatar ranks 35th 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.