Ethiopia vs Trinidad and Tobago: Claims on central government, etc.
Ethiopia
14.8%
in 2008
Trinidad and Tobago
14.1%
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
68th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
71st
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Ethiopia
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 14.8% against 14.1% in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 68th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 71st of 187 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 4 and Trinidad and Tobago in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9% | 2.0% | 1.1% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1970s | 3.1% | -14.5% | 17.7% | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 12.7% | -8.3% | 21.1% | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 19.2% | 7.0% | 12.3% | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 22.1% | -11.0% | 33.1% | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Ethiopia or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Ethiopia, at 14.8% against 14.1% in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2008.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Ethiopia and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 0.7%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2008.
- How do Ethiopia and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Ethiopia ranks 68th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 71st 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.