Egypt vs Iraq: Claims on central government
Claims on central government over time
- Egypt
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 9.2% against 8.6% in Egypt, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iraq ahead.
Egypt ranks 29th and Iraq ranks 27th of 167 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.7% | 5.7% | 4.0% | Egypt |
| 1970s | 18.1% | -10.3% | 28.4% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 3.3% | -25.9% | 29.3% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 13.3% | 2.2% | 11.1% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 15.9% | 4.5% | 11.4% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, Egypt or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 9.2% against 8.6% in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in claims on central government between Egypt and Iraq?
- 0.6%, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Iraq?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Iraq rank globally for claims on central government?
- Egypt ranks 29th and Iraq ranks 27th 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.