Romania vs Zambia: Claims on central government
Claims on central government over time
- Romania
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 3.0% against 2.7% in Romania, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Zambia ahead.
Romania ranks 82nd and Zambia ranks 79th of 167 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.1% | 120.7% | 107.7% | Zambia |
| 2000s | -0.1% | 11.9% | 12.0% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 7.7% | 6.0% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 6.2% | 4.5% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, Romania or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 3.0% against 2.7% in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government between Romania and Zambia?
- 0.3%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Zambia?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2025.
- How do Romania and Zambia rank globally for claims on central government?
- Romania ranks 82nd and Zambia ranks 79th 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.