Belize vs Singapore: Claims on central government, etc.
Belize
16.7%
in 2025
Singapore
16.2%
in 2020
Belize rank
63rd
Singapore rank
65th
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Belize
- Singapore
How they compare
Belize currently reports 16.7% against 16.2% in Singapore, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Belize ahead.
Belize ranks 63rd and Singapore ranks 65th of 187 countries.
Belize has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.4% | -30.3% | 33.7% | Belize |
| 1980s | 7.0% | -13.4% | 20.5% | Belize |
| 1990s | 2.4% | -24.2% | 26.6% | Belize |
| 2000s | 4.1% | -22.6% | 26.7% | Belize |
| 2010s | 7.4% | -3.9% | 11.4% | Belize |
| 2020s | 18.9% | 16.2% | 2.7% | Belize |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Belize or Singapore?
- Belize, at 16.7% against 16.2% in Singapore as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Belize and Singapore?
- 0.5%, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Singapore?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2020.
- How do Belize and Singapore rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Belize ranks 63rd 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.