Sierra Leone vs Syria: Claims on central government (annual growth as % of broad money)
Claims on central government (annual growth as % of broad money) over time
- Sierra Leone
- Syria
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 19.5% against 17.4% in Syria, a difference of 2.1%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Syria's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Syria ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 10th and Syria ranks 12th of 167 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 4 and Syria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.4% | 8.6% | 9.1% | Syria |
| 1970s | 21.1% | 10.8% | 10.3% | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 66.1% | 16.6% | 49.5% | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 113.8% | -1.5% | 115.3% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 7.3% | 0.9% | 6.4% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 9.7% | 9.6% | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, Sierra Leone or Syria?
- Sierra Leone, at 19.5% against 17.4% in Syria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government between Sierra Leone and Syria?
- 2.1%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Syria?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2011.
- How do Sierra Leone and Syria rank globally for claims on central government?
- Sierra Leone ranks 10th and Syria 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.