Canada vs Singapore: Claims on central government, etc.
Canada
15.4%
in 2008
Singapore
16.2%
in 2020
Canada rank
67th
Singapore rank
65th
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Canada
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 16.2% against 15.4% in Canada, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
Across all 46 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 67th and Singapore ranks 65th of 187 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.9% | -22.0% | 30.9% | Canada |
| 1970s | 8.6% | -30.7% | 39.3% | Canada |
| 1980s | 8.4% | -13.4% | 21.9% | Canada |
| 1990s | 14.1% | -24.2% | 38.3% | Canada |
| 2000s | 16.1% | -23.9% | 40.0% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Canada or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 16.2% against 15.4% in Canada as of 2020.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Canada and Singapore?
- 0.8%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Singapore?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2008.
- How do Canada and Singapore rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Canada ranks 67th and Singapore ranks 65th 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.