Bhutan vs Sudan: Claims on central government, etc.
Bhutan
6.8%
in 2025
Sudan
6.6%
in 2022
Bhutan rank
113th
Sudan rank
115th
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Bhutan
- Sudan
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 6.8% against 6.6% in Sudan, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Sudan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 113th and Sudan ranks 115th of 187 countries.
Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -4.2% | 14.5% | 18.7% | Sudan |
| 1990s | -5.6% | 4.0% | 9.6% | Sudan |
| 2000s | -2.1% | 4.1% | 6.2% | Sudan |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 10.3% | 8.7% | Sudan |
| 2020s | -0.4% | 10.1% | 10.6% | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Bhutan or Sudan?
- Bhutan, at 6.8% against 6.6% in Sudan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Bhutan and Sudan?
- 0.2%, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Sudan?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2022.
- How do Bhutan and Sudan rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Bhutan ranks 113th and Sudan ranks 115th 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.