Bahrain vs Singapore: Claims on central government, etc.
Bahrain
16.4%
in 2015
Singapore
16.2%
in 2020
Bahrain rank
64th
Singapore rank
65th
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Bahrain
- Singapore
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 16.4% against 16.2% in Singapore, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Bahrain ahead.
Bahrain ranks 64th and Singapore ranks 65th of 187 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 4 and Singapore in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -12.4% | -30.7% | 18.4% | Bahrain |
| 1980s | -27.7% | -13.4% | 14.2% | Singapore |
| 1990s | -14.5% | -24.2% | 9.7% | Bahrain |
| 2000s | -4.0% | -22.6% | 18.6% | Bahrain |
| 2010s | 7.1% | -13.3% | 20.3% | Bahrain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Bahrain or Singapore?
- Bahrain, at 16.4% against 16.2% in Singapore as of 2015.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Bahrain and Singapore?
- 0.2%, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Singapore?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2015.
- How do Bahrain and Singapore rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Bahrain ranks 64th and Singapore ranks 65th 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.