High income vs Maldives: Claims on central government, etc.
High income
43.2%
in 2024
Maldives
57.4%
in 2025
High income rank
5th
Maldives rank
3rd
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- High income
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 57.4% against 43.2% in High income, a difference of 14.2%.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.3 times High income's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Maldives ahead.
High income ranks 5th and Maldives ranks 3rd of 47 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, High income averaged higher in 3 and Maldives in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | High income | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.4% | 24.9% | 11.5% | Maldives |
| 1980s | 18.7% | 24.8% | 6.1% | Maldives |
| 1990s | 23.7% | 15.1% | 8.6% | High income |
| 2000s | 19.0% | 6.4% | 12.6% | High income |
| 2010s | 31.6% | 27.8% | 3.8% | High income |
| 2020s | 44.3% | 58.3% | 13.9% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., High income or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 57.4% against 43.2% in High income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between High income and Maldives?
- 14.2%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Maldives?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do High income and Maldives rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- High income ranks 5th and Maldives ranks 3rd of 47 groups.
- 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.