Egypt vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP)
Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP) over time
- Egypt
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 48.2% against 39.6% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 8.6%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.2 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 8th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 11th of 187 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26.6% | 13.9% | 12.7% | Egypt |
| 1970s | 40.2% | 10.6% | 29.6% | Egypt |
| 1980s | 48.6% | 29.3% | 19.3% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 30.9% | 23.1% | 7.8% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 30.8% | 6.5% | 24.2% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 48.3% | 16.7% | 31.5% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 53.2% | 35.7% | 17.5% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Egypt or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Egypt, at 48.2% against 39.6% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Egypt and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 8.6%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Egypt ranks 8th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 11th 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.
Individual pages
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.