El Salvador vs Fiji: Claims on central government, etc.
El Salvador
47.6%
in 2025
Fiji
43.4%
in 2025
El Salvador rank
9th
Fiji rank
12th
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- El Salvador
- Fiji
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 47.6% against 43.4% in Fiji, a difference of 4.2%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Fiji's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Fiji ahead.
El Salvador ranks 9th and Fiji ranks 12th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 5 and Fiji in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Fiji | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.3% | 2.9% | 0.6% | Fiji |
| 1970s | 3.4% | 1.7% | 1.7% | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 9.5% | 2.6% | 6.9% | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 5.7% | 1.0% | 4.7% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 11.1% | 32.4% | 21.3% | Fiji |
| 2010s | 33.4% | 29.8% | 3.6% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 47.1% | 45.9% | 1.2% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., El Salvador or Fiji?
- El Salvador, at 47.6% against 43.4% in Fiji as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between El Salvador and Fiji?
- 4.2%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Fiji?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Fiji rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- El Salvador ranks 9th and Fiji ranks 12th 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.