Gabon vs Zambia: Claims on central government, etc.
Gabon
9.5%
in 2019
Zambia
9.1%
in 2025
Gabon rank
94th
Zambia rank
97th
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Gabon
- Zambia
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 9.5% against 9.1% in Zambia, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Gabon ahead.
Gabon ranks 94th and Zambia ranks 97th of 187 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.3% | -8.1% | 10.3% | Gabon |
| 1970s | 0.8% | 18.1% | 17.4% | Zambia |
| 1980s | 3.8% | 44.1% | 40.4% | Zambia |
| 1990s | 8.2% | 46.7% | 38.5% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 20.2% | 19.3% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 10.9% | 7.5% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Gabon or Zambia?
- Gabon, at 9.5% against 9.1% in Zambia as of 2019.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Gabon and Zambia?
- 0.4%, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Zambia?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2019.
- How do Gabon and Zambia rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Gabon ranks 94th and Zambia ranks 97th 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.