Eritrea vs North America: Claims on central government, etc.
Eritrea
104.1%
in 2014
North America
54.2%
in 2025
Eritrea rank
2nd
North America rank
1st
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Eritrea
- North America
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 104.1% against 54.2% in North America, a difference of 49.9%.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.9 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 1995 it was North America ahead.
Eritrea ranks 2nd and North America ranks 1st of 187 countries.
Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.0% | 23.5% | 25.5% | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 98.1% | 19.6% | 78.6% | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 105.6% | 32.0% | 73.6% | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Eritrea or North America?
- Eritrea, at 104.1% against 54.2% in North America as of 2014.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Eritrea and North America?
- 49.9%, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and North America?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2014.
- How do Eritrea and North America rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Eritrea ranks 2nd and North America ranks 1st 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.