East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs El Salvador: Claims on central government, etc.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
42.5%
in 2024
El Salvador
47.6%
in 2025
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
6th
El Salvador rank
9th

Claims on central government, etc. over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • El Salvador
02040196519952025

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 47.6% against 42.5% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 5.1%.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was El Salvador ahead.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 6th and El Salvador ranks 9th of 47 groups.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) El Salvador Difference Ahead
1970s -3.0% 3.6% 6.7% El Salvador
1980s 3.0% 9.5% 6.4% El Salvador
1990s 2.1% 5.7% 3.6% El Salvador
2000s 9.4% 11.1% 1.7% El Salvador
2010s 14.6% 33.4% 18.8% El Salvador
2020s 35.0% 47.0% 12.0% El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher claims on central government, etc., East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 47.6% against 42.5% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2025.
What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and El Salvador?
5.1%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and El Salvador?
48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and El Salvador rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 6th and El Salvador ranks 9th of 47 groups.
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
234 places, 11,512 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.