Japan vs Lesotho: Claims on central government
Claims on central government over time
- Japan
- Lesotho
How they compare
Japan currently reports -3.5% against -3.5% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Lesotho ahead.
Japan ranks 151st and Lesotho ranks 152nd of 167 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Lesotho in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.0% | 10.6% | 8.6% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 0.2% | -18.7% | 18.9% | Japan |
| 2000s | 1.6% | -8.0% | 9.6% | Japan |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 2.5% | 0.5% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 1.0% | -3.1% | 4.1% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, Japan or Lesotho?
- Japan, at -3.5% against -3.5% in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government between Japan and Lesotho?
- 0.0%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Lesotho?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2021.
- How do Japan and Lesotho rank globally for claims on central government?
- Japan ranks 151st 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.