Guinea-Bissau vs Seychelles: Claims on central government

Guinea-Bissau
2.60 billion current LCU
in 2011
Seychelles
3.90 billion current LCU
in 2010
Guinea-Bissau rank
31st
Seychelles rank
29th

Claims on central government over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Seychelles
-5.0B05.0B10.0B15.0B20.0B197019902011

How they compare

Seychelles currently reports 3.90 billion current LCU against 2.60 billion current LCU in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 1.30 billion current LCU.

That makes Seychelles's figure about 1.5 times Guinea-Bissau's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Seychelles ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 31st and Seychelles ranks 29th of 49 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 1 and Seychelles in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Seychelles Difference Ahead
1970s 0 current LCU 12.50 million current LCU 12.50 million current LCU Seychelles
1980s -73.28 million current LCU 125.49 million current LCU 198.77 million current LCU Seychelles
1990s 674.35 million current LCU 1.40 billion current LCU 729.55 million current LCU Seychelles
2000s 12.07 billion current LCU 3.73 billion current LCU 8.34 billion current LCU Guinea-Bissau
2010s 3.00 billion current LCU 3.90 billion current LCU 903.89 million current LCU Seychelles

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher claims on central government, Guinea-Bissau or Seychelles?
Seychelles, at 3.90 billion current LCU against 2.60 billion current LCU in Guinea-Bissau as of 2010.
What is the difference in claims on central government between Guinea-Bissau and Seychelles?
1.30 billion current LCU, with Seychelles ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Seychelles?
32 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2010.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Seychelles rank globally for claims on central government?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 31st and Seychelles ranks 29th of 49 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, published as Claims on central government (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Claims on central government (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
49 places, 1,478 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed

Claims on the central government, net is defined as the central governments direct financial obligations to the country’s financial institutions less any claims the central government has on those institutions.