Japan vs Tonga: Claims on central government
Claims on central government over time
- Japan
- Tonga
How they compare
Japan currently reports -3.5% against -3.8% in Tonga, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Tonga ahead.
Japan ranks 151st and Tonga ranks 154th of 167 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Tonga in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Tonga |
| 2000s | 1.6% | -0.9% | 2.5% | Japan |
| 2010s | 2.0% | -3.2% | 5.2% | Japan |
| 2020s | -0.1% | -3.6% | 3.5% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, Japan or Tonga?
- Japan, at -3.5% against -3.8% in Tonga as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government between Japan and Tonga?
- 0.3%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Tonga?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Tonga rank globally for claims on central government?
- Japan ranks 151st and Tonga ranks 154th 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.