Bahamas vs Chile: Claims on central government, etc.
Bahamas
23.4%
in 2024
Chile
22.7%
in 2025
Bahamas rank
33rd
Chile rank
36th
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Bahamas
- Chile
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 23.4% against 22.7% in Chile, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Chile ahead.
Bahamas ranks 33rd and Chile ranks 36th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 4 and Chile in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Chile | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2% | 7.3% | 7.2% | Chile |
| 1970s | 10.9% | 25.2% | 14.3% | Chile |
| 1980s | 6.5% | 19.8% | 13.3% | Chile |
| 1990s | 10.1% | 8.4% | 1.6% | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 7.2% | 5.1% | 2.1% | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 18.0% | 10.8% | 7.2% | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 24.3% | 20.0% | 4.3% | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Bahamas or Chile?
- Bahamas, at 23.4% against 22.7% in Chile as of 2024.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Bahamas and Chile?
- 0.7%, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Chile?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
- How do Bahamas and Chile rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Bahamas ranks 33rd and Chile ranks 36th 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.