Equatorial Guinea vs Switzerland: Claims on central government, etc.
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 4.2% against 3.9% in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Equatorial Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 131st and Switzerland ranks 129th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.4% | 9.6% | 8.8% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1990s | 17.8% | 11.4% | 6.5% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | -13.5% | 12.0% | 25.5% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | -4.5% | 8.1% | 12.6% | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Equatorial Guinea or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 4.2% against 3.9% in Equatorial Guinea as of 2016.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Equatorial Guinea and Switzerland?
- 0.3%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Switzerland?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2016.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Switzerland rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 131st and Switzerland ranks 129th 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.