El Salvador vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Claims on central government, etc.
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- El Salvador
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 47.6% against 36.2% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 11.4%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.3 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
El Salvador ranks 9th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 12th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.3% | 14.5% | 12.3% | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 1970s | 3.5% | 10.6% | 7.1% | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 8.1% | 29.3% | 21.2% | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 5.7% | 23.1% | 17.4% | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 11.1% | 6.5% | 4.6% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 33.4% | 16.7% | 16.7% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 47.1% | 35.1% | 12.0% | 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- El Salvador, at 47.6% against 36.2% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between El Salvador and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 11.4%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- El Salvador ranks 9th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 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.