Ecuador vs Sweden: Claims on central government, etc.

Ecuador
4.9%
in 2025
Sweden
5.1%
in 2024
Ecuador rank
128th
Sweden rank
127th

Claims on central government, etc. over time

  • Ecuador
  • Sweden
-505101520196019922025

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 5.1% against 4.9% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sweden ahead.

Ecuador ranks 128th and Sweden ranks 127th of 186 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 1.5% 9.2% 7.7% Sweden
1970s 1.3% 9.8% 8.6% Sweden
1980s 1.3% 16.8% 15.4% Sweden
1990s 4.4% 8.8% 4.4% Sweden
2000s -2.1% 3.9% 6.0% Sweden
2010s 0.8% 1.4% 0.6% Sweden
2020s 4.2% 6.3% 2.1% Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Ecuador or Sweden?
Sweden, at 5.1% against 4.9% in Ecuador as of 2024.
What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Ecuador and Sweden?
0.2%, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Sweden?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Ecuador and Sweden rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
Ecuador ranks 128th and Sweden ranks 127th 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

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.