Bahamas vs Dominican Republic: Claims on central government, etc.
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Bahamas
- Dominican Republic
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 26.8% against 23.4% in Bahamas, a difference of 3.4%.
That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.1 times Bahamas's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Bahamas ranks 33rd and Dominican Republic ranks 30th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 3 and Dominican Republic in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Dominican Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2% | 9.1% | 8.9% | Dominican Republic |
| 1970s | 10.9% | 9.0% | 1.8% | Bahamas |
| 1980s | 6.5% | 6.7% | 0.2% | Dominican Republic |
| 1990s | 10.1% | -0.1% | 10.2% | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 7.2% | 8.4% | 1.2% | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 18.0% | 18.9% | 0.9% | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 24.3% | 23.9% | 0.4% | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Bahamas or Dominican Republic?
- Dominican Republic, at 26.8% against 23.4% in Bahamas as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Bahamas and Dominican Republic?
- 3.4%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Dominican Republic?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
- How do Bahamas and Dominican Republic rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Bahamas ranks 33rd and Dominican Republic ranks 30th 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.