Burkina Faso vs Uruguay: Claims on central government, etc.
Burkina Faso
6.5%
in 2025
Uruguay
6.5%
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
117th
Uruguay rank
116th
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Burkina Faso
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 6.5% against 6.5% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Uruguay ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 117th and Uruguay ranks 116th of 187 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.3% | 4.8% | 5.1% | Uruguay |
| 1970s | -2.9% | 5.5% | 8.4% | Uruguay |
| 1980s | -2.2% | 8.7% | 10.9% | Uruguay |
| 1990s | -0.9% | 1.6% | 2.5% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | -1.1% | 10.4% | 11.4% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | -0.1% | 17.7% | 17.8% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 19.5% | 16.4% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Burkina Faso or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 6.5% against 6.5% in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Burkina Faso and Uruguay?
- 0.0%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Uruguay?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Uruguay rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Burkina Faso ranks 117th and Uruguay ranks 116th 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.