Canada vs Guyana: Claims on central government, etc.
Canada
15.4%
in 2008
Guyana
14.8%
in 2025
Canada rank
67th
Guyana rank
69th
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Canada
- Guyana
How they compare
Canada currently reports 15.4% against 14.8% in Guyana, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 67th and Guyana ranks 69th of 186 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Guyana in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.7% | 3.0% | 5.7% | Canada |
| 1970s | 8.6% | 26.2% | 17.6% | Guyana |
| 1980s | 8.4% | 180.8% | 172.4% | Guyana |
| 1990s | 14.1% | 138.4% | 124.3% | Guyana |
| 2000s | 16.1% | 26.4% | 10.3% | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Canada or Guyana?
- Canada, at 15.4% against 14.8% in Guyana as of 2008.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Canada and Guyana?
- 0.6%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Guyana?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2008.
- How do Canada and Guyana rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Canada ranks 67th and Guyana ranks 69th of 186 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.