Dominican Republic vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Claims on central government, etc.
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Dominican Republic
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 26.8% against 12.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 14.6%.
That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 2.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 30th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 33rd of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 5 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.0% | 5.2% | 6.8% | Dominican Republic |
| 1970s | 9.0% | 7.4% | 1.6% | Dominican Republic |
| 1980s | 6.7% | 9.6% | 2.9% | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1990s | -0.1% | 9.1% | 9.2% | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 8.4% | 7.7% | 0.6% | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 18.9% | 6.9% | 12.0% | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 23.6% | 11.8% | 11.8% | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Dominican Republic or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Dominican Republic, at 26.8% against 12.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Dominican Republic and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 14.6%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2022.
- How do Dominican Republic and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Dominican Republic ranks 30th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 33rd 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.