El Salvador vs Thailand: Claims on central government, etc.
El Salvador
47.6%
in 2025
Thailand
46.6%
in 2025
El Salvador rank
9th
Thailand rank
10th
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- El Salvador
- Thailand
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 47.6% against 46.6% in Thailand, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Thailand ahead.
El Salvador ranks 9th and Thailand ranks 10th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 4 and Thailand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.3% | 3.9% | 1.6% | Thailand |
| 1970s | 3.4% | 13.2% | 9.7% | Thailand |
| 1980s | 9.5% | 18.3% | 8.8% | Thailand |
| 1990s | 5.7% | -3.3% | 8.9% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 11.1% | 5.4% | 5.7% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 33.4% | 15.0% | 18.4% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 47.1% | 36.1% | 11.0% | 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 Thailand?
- El Salvador, at 47.6% against 46.6% in Thailand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between El Salvador and Thailand?
- 1.0%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Thailand?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Thailand rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- El Salvador ranks 9th and Thailand ranks 10th 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.