Brazil vs OECD members: Claims on central government, etc.
Brazil
55.5%
in 2025
OECD members
43.6%
in 2024
Brazil rank
5th
OECD members rank
4th
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Brazil
- OECD members
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 55.5% against 43.6% in OECD members, a difference of 11.9%.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.3 times OECD members's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1960 it was OECD members ahead.
Brazil ranks 5th and OECD members ranks 4th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and OECD members in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.6% | 18.8% | 12.1% | OECD members |
| 1970s | -0.5% | 14.5% | 15.0% | OECD members |
| 1980s | 6.9% | 19.3% | 12.5% | OECD members |
| 1990s | 18.7% | 23.2% | 4.5% | OECD members |
| 2000s | 38.8% | 20.3% | 18.5% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 33.8% | 34.4% | 0.7% | OECD members |
| 2020s | 50.1% | 45.5% | 4.5% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Brazil or OECD members?
- Brazil, at 55.5% against 43.6% in OECD members as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Brazil and OECD members?
- 11.9%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and OECD members?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and OECD members rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Brazil ranks 5th and OECD members ranks 4th 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.