Ecuador vs Switzerland: Claims on central government, etc.
Ecuador
4.9%
in 2025
Switzerland
4.2%
in 2016
Ecuador rank
128th
Switzerland rank
129th
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Ecuador
- Switzerland
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 4.9% against 4.2% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.2 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Switzerland ahead.
Ecuador ranks 128th and Switzerland ranks 129th of 187 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.5% | 11.1% | 9.6% | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 1.3% | 9.5% | 8.2% | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 1.3% | 9.8% | 8.5% | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 4.4% | 11.4% | 7.0% | Switzerland |
| 2000s | -2.1% | 12.0% | 14.1% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 8.1% | 8.1% | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Ecuador or Switzerland?
- Ecuador, at 4.9% against 4.2% in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Ecuador and Switzerland?
- 0.7%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Switzerland?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2016.
- How do Ecuador and Switzerland rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Ecuador ranks 128th and Switzerland ranks 129th 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.