Cape Verde vs Nigeria: Claims on central government, etc.
Cape Verde
8.5%
in 2025
Nigeria
8.6%
in 2022
Cape Verde rank
104th
Nigeria rank
102nd
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Cape Verde
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 8.6% against 8.5% in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Nigeria ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 104th and Nigeria ranks 102nd of 187 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.3% | 8.0% | 4.8% | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 19.3% | 7.1% | 12.2% | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 26.4% | -2.3% | 28.7% | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 15.6% | 2.5% | 13.1% | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 15.9% | 6.6% | 9.3% | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Cape Verde or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 8.6% against 8.5% in Cape Verde as of 2022.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Cape Verde and Nigeria?
- 0.1%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Nigeria?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
- How do Cape Verde and Nigeria rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Cape Verde ranks 104th and Nigeria ranks 102nd 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.