Ghana vs Türkiye: Claims on central government, etc.
Ghana
12.8%
in 2024
Türkiye
12.9%
in 2025
Ghana rank
78th
Türkiye rank
77th
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Ghana
- Türkiye
How they compare
Türkiye currently reports 12.9% against 12.8% in Ghana, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Türkiye ahead.
Ghana ranks 78th and Türkiye ranks 77th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 5 and Türkiye in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.9% | 7.5% | 1.4% | Ghana |
| 1970s | 16.5% | 5.6% | 10.9% | Ghana |
| 1980s | 15.4% | 9.2% | 6.2% | Ghana |
| 1990s | 12.6% | 6.6% | 5.9% | Ghana |
| 2000s | 13.1% | 22.5% | 9.4% | Türkiye |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 13.1% | 2.4% | Türkiye |
| 2020s | 18.8% | 16.5% | 2.3% | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Ghana or Türkiye?
- Türkiye, at 12.9% against 12.8% in Ghana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Ghana and Türkiye?
- 0.1%, with Türkiye ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Türkiye?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Türkiye rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Ghana ranks 78th and Türkiye ranks 77th 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.