Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Sri Lanka: Claims on central government, etc.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
9.9%
in 2025
Sri Lanka
21.2%
in 2019
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
43rd
Sri Lanka rank
43rd

Claims on central government, etc. over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 21.2% against 9.9% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 11.3%.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 2.1 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 43rd and Sri Lanka ranks 43rd of 47 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 7.5% 19.0% 11.5% Sri Lanka
1970s 5.6% 13.6% 7.9% Sri Lanka
1980s 12.4% 20.2% 7.9% Sri Lanka
1990s 8.6% 7.3% 1.2% Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2000s 15.0% 11.7% 3.4% Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2010s 8.1% 17.7% 9.6% Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 21.2% against 9.9% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2019.
What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Sri Lanka?
11.3%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Sri Lanka?
55 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2019.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Sri Lanka rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 43rd and Sri Lanka ranks 43rd 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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Indicator
Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP)
Unit
% GDP
Source
International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 11,512 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.