Democratic Republic of Congo vs Eswatini: Claims on central government, etc.

Democratic Republic of Congo
1.5%
in 2023
Eswatini
2.5%
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
142nd
Eswatini rank
139th

Claims on central government, etc. over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Eswatini
-20-1001020196319942025

How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 2.5% against 1.5% in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 1.0%.

That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.7 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 142nd and Eswatini ranks 139th of 186 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 5 and Eswatini in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Eswatini Difference Ahead
1970s 9.7% -5.6% 15.3% Democratic Republic of Congo
1980s 6.9% -3.0% 10.0% Democratic Republic of Congo
1990s 11.6% -4.6% 16.2% Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s 0.3% -6.4% 6.8% Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s 1.7% -2.7% 4.4% Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s 1.5% 3.2% 1.7% Eswatini

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Democratic Republic of Congo or Eswatini?
Eswatini, at 2.5% against 1.5% in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2025.
What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Democratic Republic of Congo and Eswatini?
1.0%, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Eswatini?
46 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Eswatini rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 142nd and Eswatini ranks 139th 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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Indicator
Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP)
Unit
% GDP
Source
International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 11,494 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.