Euro area vs Maldives: Claims on central government, etc.
Euro area
28.9%
in 2024
Maldives
57.4%
in 2025
Euro area rank
20th
Maldives rank
3rd
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Euro area
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 57.4% against 28.9% in Euro area, a difference of 28.5%.
That makes Maldives's figure about 2.0 times Euro area's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Euro area ahead.
Euro area ranks 20th and Maldives ranks 3rd of 47 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, Euro area averaged higher in 1 and Maldives in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Euro area | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.8% | 5.7% | 2.1% | Euro area |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 27.8% | 11.7% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 27.4% | 58.3% | 30.9% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Euro area or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 57.4% against 28.9% in Euro area as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Euro area and Maldives?
- 28.5%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Maldives?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Euro area and Maldives rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Euro area ranks 20th and Maldives ranks 3rd of 47 groups.
- 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.