Aruba vs Eswatini: Claims on central government, etc.
Aruba
2.0%
in 2023
Eswatini
2.5%
in 2025
Aruba rank
140th
Eswatini rank
139th
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Aruba
- Eswatini
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 2.5% against 2.0% in Aruba, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.2 times Aruba's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Eswatini ahead.
Aruba ranks 140th and Eswatini ranks 139th of 186 countries.
Aruba has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Aruba | Eswatini | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -1.6% | -2.4% | 0.7% | Aruba |
| 1990s | -1.1% | -3.6% | 2.5% | Aruba |
| 2000s | -1.8% | -6.4% | 4.7% | Aruba |
| 2010s | 3.1% | -2.7% | 5.9% | Aruba |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 3.2% | 0.7% | Aruba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Aruba or Eswatini?
- Eswatini, at 2.5% against 2.0% in Aruba as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Aruba and Eswatini?
- 0.5%, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and Eswatini?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2023.
- How do Aruba and Eswatini rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Aruba ranks 140th and Eswatini ranks 139th of 186 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.