Bhutan vs Uruguay: Claims on central government, etc.
Bhutan
6.8%
in 2025
Uruguay
6.5%
in 2025
Bhutan rank
113th
Uruguay rank
116th
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Bhutan
- Uruguay
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 6.8% against 6.5% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 43 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Uruguay ahead.
Bhutan ranks 113th and Uruguay ranks 116th of 187 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -4.2% | 10.0% | 14.2% | Uruguay |
| 1990s | -5.6% | 1.6% | 7.2% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | -2.1% | 10.4% | 12.5% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 17.7% | 16.1% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 19.5% | 15.4% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Bhutan or Uruguay?
- Bhutan, at 6.8% against 6.5% in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Bhutan and Uruguay?
- 0.3%, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Uruguay?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Uruguay rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Bhutan ranks 113th and Uruguay ranks 116th 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.