Laos vs United States: Claims on central government
Claims on central government over time
- Laos
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 1.6% against 1.5% in Laos, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United States ahead.
Laos ranks 94th and United States ranks 93rd of 167 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 1 and United States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -7.0% | 0.8% | 7.8% | United States |
| 2000s | -1.7% | 0.4% | 2.1% | United States |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 0.4% | 1.1% | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, Laos or United States?
- United States, at 1.6% against 1.5% in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government between Laos and United States?
- 0.1%, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and United States?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2010.
- How do Laos and United States rank globally for claims on central government?
- Laos ranks 94th and United States ranks 93rd 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.