Nigeria vs Sierra Leone: Claims on central government
Claims on central government over time
- Nigeria
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 22.2% against 19.5% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 2.7%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 9th and Sierra Leone ranks 12th of 167 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.3% | -0.4% | 14.8% | Nigeria |
| 1970s | -3.2% | 21.1% | 24.3% | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 10.8% | 66.1% | 55.3% | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 18.1% | 113.8% | 95.8% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | -10.7% | 7.3% | 18.0% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 6.1% | 0.2% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 10.7% | 22.2% | 11.5% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, Nigeria or Sierra Leone?
- Nigeria, at 22.2% against 19.5% in Sierra Leone as of 2022.
- What is the difference in claims on central government between Nigeria and Sierra Leone?
- 2.7%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sierra Leone?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Nigeria and Sierra Leone rank globally for claims on central government?
- Nigeria ranks 9th and Sierra Leone ranks 12th 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.