Guinea-Bissau vs Lesotho: Claims on central government
Claims on central government over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports -3.5% against -3.7% in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 153rd and Lesotho ranks 152nd of 167 countries.
Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35.9% | 13.7% | 22.2% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 36.6% | -18.7% | 55.3% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | -0.9% | -8.0% | 7.0% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 2.5% | 1.3% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 1.7% | -3.1% | 4.8% | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, Guinea-Bissau or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at -3.5% against -3.7% in Guinea-Bissau as of 2021.
- What is the difference in claims on central government between Guinea-Bissau and Lesotho?
- 0.2%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Lesotho?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2021.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Lesotho rank globally for claims on central government?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 153rd and Lesotho ranks 152nd 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.