Bulgaria vs Latvia: Claims on central government, etc.
Bulgaria
3.9%
in 2024
Latvia
3.5%
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
133rd
Latvia rank
135th
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Bulgaria
- Latvia
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 3.9% against 3.5% in Latvia, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Latvia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 133rd and Latvia ranks 135th of 187 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Latvia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -0.4% | -0.7% | 0.4% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 5.7% | 3.3% | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Bulgaria or Latvia?
- Bulgaria, at 3.9% against 3.5% in Latvia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Bulgaria and Latvia?
- 0.4%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Latvia?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Latvia rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Bulgaria ranks 133rd and Latvia ranks 135th 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.