Bolivia vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Claims on central government, etc.

Bolivia
29.8%
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
23.0%
in 2020
Bolivia rank
21st
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
22nd

Claims on central government, etc. over time

  • Bolivia
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
-100102030196019922025

How they compare

Bolivia currently reports 29.8% against 23.0% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 6.8%.

That makes Bolivia's figure about 1.3 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Bolivia ahead.

Bolivia ranks 21st and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 22nd of 187 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 4 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1960s 11.5% 10.4% 1.1% Bolivia
1970s 6.3% 1.7% 4.6% Bolivia
1980s 5.5% 10.4% 4.8% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1990s -3.3% 16.2% 19.5% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2000s 12.1% 2.0% 10.1% Bolivia
2010s 1.1% 0.8% 0.3% Bolivia
2020s 9.3% 23.0% 13.7% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Bolivia or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Bolivia, at 29.8% against 23.0% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Bolivia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
6.8%, with Bolivia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
58 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2020.
How do Bolivia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
Bolivia ranks 21st and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 22nd 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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Indicator
Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP)
Unit
% GDP
Source
International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 11,512 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.