Bahamas vs Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP)
Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP) over time
- Bahamas
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 23.4% against 10.9% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 12.5%.
That makes Bahamas's figure about 2.1 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ahead.
Bahamas ranks 35th and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 38th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 5 and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2% | 2.5% | 2.3% | Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) |
| 1970s | 10.9% | 5.8% | 5.0% | Bahamas |
| 1980s | 6.5% | 10.8% | 4.3% | Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) |
| 1990s | 10.1% | 9.6% | 0.4% | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 7.2% | 5.5% | 1.6% | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 18.0% | 4.4% | 13.5% | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 24.5% | 10.2% | 14.3% | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Bahamas or Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Bahamas, at 23.4% against 10.9% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Bahamas and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- 12.5%, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2023.
- How do Bahamas and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Bahamas ranks 35th and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 38th 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.