Pakistan vs Papua New Guinea: Claims on central government
Claims on central government over time
- Pakistan
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 13.8% against 11.0% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 2.8%.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.3 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Pakistan ranks 20th and Papua New Guinea ranks 23rd of 167 countries.
Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pakistan | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.4% | 4.3% | 7.2% | Pakistan |
| 1980s | 7.7% | 0.3% | 7.4% | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 8.4% | 6.1% | 2.3% | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 3.7% | -1.0% | 4.6% | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 3.4% | 6.1% | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 11.1% | 11.0% | 0.2% | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, Pakistan or Papua New Guinea?
- Pakistan, at 13.8% against 11.0% in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government between Pakistan and Papua New Guinea?
- 2.8%, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Papua New Guinea?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2020.
- How do Pakistan and Papua New Guinea rank globally for claims on central government?
- Pakistan ranks 20th and Papua New Guinea ranks 23rd 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.