Egypt vs World: Claims on central government, etc.
Egypt
48.2%
in 2025
World
40.0%
in 2024
Egypt rank
8th
World rank
8th
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Egypt
- World
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 48.2% against 40.0% in World, a difference of 8.2%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.2 times World's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was World ahead.
Egypt ranks 8th and World ranks 8th of 187 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26.6% | 17.1% | 9.6% | Egypt |
| 1970s | 42.2% | 12.4% | 29.8% | Egypt |
| 1980s | 48.1% | 17.2% | 30.9% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 30.9% | 20.5% | 10.4% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 30.8% | 17.9% | 12.8% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 48.3% | 26.4% | 21.9% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 54.2% | 39.2% | 15.0% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Egypt or World?
- Egypt, at 48.2% against 40.0% in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Egypt and World?
- 8.2%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and World?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and World rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Egypt ranks 8th and World ranks 8th 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.