Congo vs Malaysia: Claims on central government, etc.
Congo
17.2%
in 2023
Malaysia
17.6%
in 2025
Congo rank
59th
Malaysia rank
56th
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Congo
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 17.6% against 17.2% in Congo, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 59th and Malaysia ranks 56th of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.7% | 0.4% | 1.1% | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 6.2% | 15.2% | 9.0% | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 3.9% | 32.6% | 28.7% | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 8.7% | -0.8% | 9.5% | Congo |
| 2000s | -2.3% | -0.6% | 1.7% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | -5.2% | 8.5% | 13.8% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 14.5% | 16.9% | 2.3% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Congo or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 17.6% against 17.2% in Congo as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Congo and Malaysia?
- 0.4%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Malaysia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Congo and Malaysia rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Congo ranks 59th and Malaysia ranks 56th 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.