Brazil vs United States of America: Claims on central government, etc.
Brazil
55.5%
in 2025
United States of America
54.2%
in 2025
Brazil rank
5th
United States of America rank
6th
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Brazil
- United States of America
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 55.5% against 54.2% in United States of America, a difference of 1.3%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States of America ahead.
Brazil ranks 5th and United States of America ranks 6th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.6% | 20.8% | 14.1% | United States of America |
| 1970s | -0.5% | 14.2% | 14.8% | United States of America |
| 1980s | 5.1% | 18.3% | 13.2% | United States of America |
| 1990s | 18.7% | 25.1% | 6.4% | United States of America |
| 2000s | 38.8% | 19.8% | 19.0% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 33.8% | 35.2% | 1.4% | United States of America |
| 2020s | 51.0% | 53.3% | 2.3% | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Brazil or United States of America?
- Brazil, at 55.5% against 54.2% in United States of America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Brazil and United States of America?
- 1.3%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United States of America?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and United States of America rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Brazil ranks 5th and United States of America 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.