Guyana vs Trinidad and Tobago: Claims on central government, etc.
Guyana
14.8%
in 2025
Trinidad and Tobago
14.1%
in 2025
Guyana rank
69th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
71st
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Guyana
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 14.8% against 14.1% in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Guyana ahead.
Guyana ranks 69th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 71st of 187 countries.
Guyana has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.0% | 2.0% | 1.0% | Guyana |
| 1970s | 26.2% | -14.5% | 40.7% | Guyana |
| 1980s | 180.8% | -8.3% | 189.2% | Guyana |
| 1990s | 138.4% | 7.0% | 131.5% | Guyana |
| 2000s | 24.4% | -11.0% | 35.5% | Guyana |
| 2010s | 10.1% | -3.3% | 13.4% | Guyana |
| 2020s | 15.4% | 9.2% | 6.2% | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Guyana or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Guyana, at 14.8% against 14.1% in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 0.7%, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Guyana ranks 69th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 71st 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.