Argentina vs Bahamas: Claims on central government, etc.
Argentina
23.0%
in 2025
Bahamas
23.4%
in 2024
Argentina rank
35th
Bahamas rank
33rd
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Argentina
- Bahamas
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 23.4% against 23.0% in Argentina, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 35th and Bahamas ranks 33rd of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 4 and Bahamas in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Bahamas | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.3% | 0.2% | 6.1% | Argentina |
| 1970s | 8.5% | 10.9% | 2.3% | Bahamas |
| 1980s | 18.3% | 6.5% | 11.8% | Argentina |
| 1990s | 7.5% | 10.1% | 2.6% | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 20.8% | 7.2% | 13.7% | Argentina |
| 2010s | 17.7% | 18.0% | 0.3% | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 33.5% | 24.3% | 9.2% | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Argentina or Bahamas?
- Bahamas, at 23.4% against 23.0% in Argentina as of 2024.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Argentina and Bahamas?
- 0.4%, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Bahamas?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and Bahamas rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Argentina ranks 35th and Bahamas ranks 33rd of 187 countries.
- 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.