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
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
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.