Fiji vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Claims on central government, etc.
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Fiji
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Fiji currently reports 43.4% against 35.1% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 8.3%.
That makes Fiji's figure about 1.2 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
Fiji ranks 12th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 13th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 3 and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.2% | 5.5% | 3.3% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1970s | 1.7% | 5.0% | 3.3% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 2.1% | 12.7% | 10.6% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 10.7% | 9.7% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 32.4% | 20.9% | 11.6% | Fiji |
| 2010s | 29.8% | 21.9% | 7.9% | Fiji |
| 2020s | 45.9% | 32.2% | 13.7% | Fiji |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Fiji or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Fiji, at 43.4% against 35.1% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Fiji and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 8.3%, with Fiji ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Fiji and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Fiji ranks 12th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 13th 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.