Bangladesh vs Canada: Claims on central government, etc.
Bangladesh
15.9%
in 2025
Canada
15.4%
in 2008
Bangladesh rank
66th
Canada rank
67th
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Bangladesh
- Canada
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 15.9% against 15.4% in Canada, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Canada ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 66th and Canada ranks 67th of 187 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.5% | 7.6% | 3.0% | Canada |
| 1980s | 2.3% | 8.4% | 6.1% | Canada |
| 1990s | 1.7% | 14.1% | 12.5% | Canada |
| 2000s | 13.7% | 16.1% | 2.3% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Bangladesh or Canada?
- Bangladesh, at 15.9% against 15.4% in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Bangladesh and Canada?
- 0.5%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Canada?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2008.
- How do Bangladesh and Canada rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Bangladesh ranks 66th and Canada ranks 67th 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.