Brazil vs World: Claims on central government, etc.
Brazil
55.5%
in 2025
World
40.0%
in 2024
Brazil rank
5th
World rank
8th
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Brazil
- World
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 55.5% against 40.0% in World, a difference of 15.5%.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.4 times World's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was World ahead.
Brazil ranks 5th and World ranks 8th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and World in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.6% | 17.1% | 10.4% | World |
| 1970s | -0.5% | 12.4% | 12.9% | World |
| 1980s | 5.1% | 16.2% | 11.1% | World |
| 1990s | 18.7% | 20.5% | 1.8% | World |
| 2000s | 38.8% | 17.9% | 20.9% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 33.8% | 26.4% | 7.4% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 50.1% | 39.2% | 10.9% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Brazil or World?
- Brazil, at 55.5% against 40.0% in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Brazil and World?
- 15.5%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and World?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and World rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Brazil ranks 5th and World ranks 8th 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.