Papua New Guinea vs Saudi Arabia: Claims on central government
Claims on central government over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 11.0% against 10.6% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 23rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 24th of 167 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.3% | -186.1% | 190.4% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.3% | -8.8% | 9.1% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 6.1% | 3.6% | 2.4% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | -1.0% | -13.0% | 12.1% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 0.1% | 5.2% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, Papua New Guinea or Saudi Arabia?
- Papua New Guinea, at 11.0% against 10.6% in Saudi Arabia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in claims on central government between Papua New Guinea and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.4%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Saudi Arabia?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2017.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Saudi Arabia rank globally for claims on central government?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 23rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 24th 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.