Brazil vs Maldives: Claims on central government, etc.
Brazil
55.5%
in 2025
Maldives
57.4%
in 2025
Brazil rank
5th
Maldives rank
3rd
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Brazil
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 57.4% against 55.5% in Brazil, a difference of 1.9%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Maldives ahead.
Brazil ranks 5th and Maldives ranks 3rd of 187 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Maldives in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -4.2% | 23.8% | 28.0% | Maldives |
| 1980s | 5.1% | 26.9% | 21.8% | Maldives |
| 1990s | 18.7% | 14.8% | 4.0% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 38.8% | 6.4% | 32.4% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 33.8% | 27.8% | 6.0% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 51.0% | 58.1% | 7.1% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Brazil or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 57.4% against 55.5% in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Brazil and Maldives?
- 1.9%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Maldives?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Maldives rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Brazil ranks 5th and Maldives ranks 3rd 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.