Bangladesh vs Belize: Claims on central government, etc.
Bangladesh
15.9%
in 2025
Belize
16.7%
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
66th
Belize rank
63rd
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Bangladesh
- Belize
How they compare
Belize currently reports 16.7% against 15.9% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Belize's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 66th and Belize ranks 63rd of 187 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 4 and Belize in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Belize | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.4% | 3.4% | 1.0% | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 2.3% | 7.0% | 4.7% | Belize |
| 1990s | 1.7% | 2.4% | 0.7% | Belize |
| 2000s | 13.8% | 4.1% | 9.7% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 7.4% | 6.6% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 15.7% | 15.1% | 0.6% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Bangladesh or Belize?
- Belize, at 16.7% against 15.9% in Bangladesh as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Bangladesh and Belize?
- 0.8%, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Belize?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Belize rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Bangladesh ranks 66th and Belize ranks 63rd 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.