Bolivia vs Brunei: Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP)
Bolivia
29.8%
in 2025
Brunei
33.3%
in 2025
Bolivia rank
22nd
Brunei rank
19th
Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP) over time
- Bolivia
- Brunei
How they compare
Brunei currently reports 33.3% against 29.8% in Bolivia, a difference of 3.5%.
That makes Brunei's figure about 1.1 times Bolivia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Bolivia ahead.
Bolivia ranks 22nd and Brunei ranks 19th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 3 and Brunei in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Brunei | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | -14.0% | 14.6% | Bolivia |
| 2000s | 12.1% | -18.4% | 30.5% | Bolivia |
| 2010s | 1.7% | -12.1% | 13.9% | Bolivia |
| 2020s | 18.6% | 22.3% | 3.7% | Brunei |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Bolivia or Brunei?
- Brunei, at 33.3% against 29.8% in Bolivia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Bolivia and Brunei?
- 3.5%, with Brunei ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Brunei?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do Bolivia and Brunei rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Bolivia ranks 22nd and Brunei ranks 19th 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.