Gabon vs Guinea-Bissau: Claims on central government, etc.
Gabon
9.5%
in 2019
Guinea-Bissau
10.4%
in 2025
Gabon rank
94th
Guinea-Bissau rank
92nd
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Gabon
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 10.4% against 9.5% in Gabon, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.1 times Gabon's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Gabon ranks 94th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 92nd of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 2 and Guinea-Bissau in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.3% | 5.2% | 4.1% | Gabon |
| 1990s | 8.3% | 1.8% | 6.5% | Gabon |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 4.0% | 3.1% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 6.9% | 3.4% | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Gabon or Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 10.4% against 9.5% in Gabon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Gabon and Guinea-Bissau?
- 0.9%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Guinea-Bissau?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2019.
- How do Gabon and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Gabon ranks 94th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 92nd 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.