Brazil vs Italy: Claims on central government, etc.
Brazil
55.5%
in 2025
Italy
50.8%
in 2024
Brazil rank
5th
Italy rank
7th
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Brazil
- Italy
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 55.5% against 50.8% in Italy, a difference of 4.7%.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 5th and Italy ranks 7th of 187 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.1% | 16.9% | 22.2% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 33.8% | 41.9% | 8.1% | Italy |
| 2020s | 50.1% | 60.7% | 10.7% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Brazil or Italy?
- Brazil, at 55.5% against 50.8% in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Brazil and Italy?
- 4.7%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Italy?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Italy rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Brazil ranks 5th and Italy ranks 7th 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.