Arab World vs Jordan: Claims on central government, etc.
Arab World
15.7%
in 2018
Jordan
27.0%
in 2025
Arab World rank
30th
Jordan rank
29th
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Arab World
- Jordan
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 27.0% against 15.7% in Arab World, a difference of 11.3%.
That makes Jordan's figure about 1.7 times Arab World's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Arab World ahead.
Arab World ranks 30th and Jordan ranks 29th of 47 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, Arab World averaged higher in 2 and Jordan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Arab World | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.7% | -8.8% | 17.5% | Arab World |
| 1970s | -3.0% | 7.0% | 10.0% | Jordan |
| 1980s | -2.7% | 18.3% | 21.0% | Jordan |
| 1990s | 15.1% | 10.8% | 4.3% | Arab World |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 11.3% | 10.0% | Jordan |
| 2010s | -0.6% | 27.1% | 27.6% | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Arab World or Jordan?
- Jordan, at 27.0% against 15.7% in Arab World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Arab World and Jordan?
- 11.3%, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Jordan?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2018.
- How do Arab World and Jordan rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Arab World ranks 30th and Jordan ranks 29th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP). 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. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.