Brunei vs Euro area: Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP)
Brunei
33.3%
in 2025
Euro area
25.1%
in 2023
Brunei rank
19th
Euro area rank
20th
Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP) over time
- Brunei
- Euro area
How they compare
Brunei currently reports 33.3% against 25.1% in Euro area, a difference of 8.2%.
That makes Brunei's figure about 1.3 times Euro area's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Euro area has been ahead every year.
Brunei ranks 19th and Euro area ranks 20th of 187 countries.
Euro area has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Euro area | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -19.2% | 7.8% | 27.0% | Euro area |
| 2010s | -12.1% | 16.1% | 28.3% | Euro area |
| 2020s | 20.1% | 27.4% | 7.3% | Euro area |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Brunei or Euro area?
- Brunei, at 33.3% against 25.1% in Euro area as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Brunei and Euro area?
- 8.2%, with Brunei ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Euro area?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Brunei and Euro area rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Brunei ranks 19th and Euro area ranks 20th 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.