Bahamas vs IDA total: Claims on central government, etc.

Bahamas
23.4%
in 2024
IDA total
14.5%
in 2023
Bahamas rank
33rd
IDA total rank
32nd

Claims on central government, etc. over time

  • Bahamas
  • IDA total
0102030196319932024

How they compare

Bahamas currently reports 23.4% against 14.5% in IDA total, a difference of 8.9%.

That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.6 times IDA total's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1969 it was IDA total ahead.

Bahamas ranks 33rd and IDA total ranks 32nd of 187 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 4 and IDA total in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas IDA total Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2% 8.0% 7.8% IDA total
1970s 10.9% 8.0% 2.9% Bahamas
1980s 6.5% 13.0% 6.5% IDA total
1990s 10.1% 11.5% 1.4% IDA total
2000s 7.2% 5.8% 1.4% Bahamas
2010s 18.0% 8.3% 9.7% Bahamas
2020s 24.5% 13.1% 11.5% Bahamas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Bahamas or IDA total?
Bahamas, at 23.4% against 14.5% in IDA total as of 2024.
What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Bahamas and IDA total?
8.9%, with Bahamas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and IDA total?
55 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2023.
How do Bahamas and IDA total rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
Bahamas ranks 33rd and IDA total ranks 32nd 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

Indicator
Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP)
Unit
% GDP
Source
International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 11,512 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.