Brazil vs East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Claims on central government, etc.
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Brazil
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 55.5% against 42.5% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 13.0%.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.3 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 5th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 6th of 187 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 5 and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -6.2% | -3.0% | 3.1% | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 5.1% | 2.7% | 2.5% | Brazil |
| 1990s | 18.7% | 2.1% | 16.6% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 38.8% | 9.4% | 29.4% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 33.8% | 14.6% | 19.1% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 50.1% | 35.0% | 15.1% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Brazil or East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Brazil, at 55.5% against 42.5% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Brazil and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- 13.0%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Brazil ranks 5th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 6th 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.