Japan vs Maldives: Claims on central government, etc.
Japan
117.4%
in 2025
Maldives
57.4%
in 2025
Japan rank
1st
Maldives rank
3rd
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Japan
- Maldives
How they compare
Japan currently reports 117.4% against 57.4% in Maldives, a difference of 60.0%.
That makes Japan's figure about 2.0 times Maldives's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Maldives ahead.
Japan ranks 1st and Maldives ranks 3rd of 187 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and Maldives in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.7% | 23.8% | 5.1% | Maldives |
| 1980s | 31.5% | 25.3% | 6.2% | Japan |
| 1990s | 37.9% | 14.8% | 23.1% | Japan |
| 2000s | 70.9% | 6.4% | 64.5% | Japan |
| 2010s | 128.2% | 27.8% | 100.4% | Japan |
| 2020s | 138.7% | 58.1% | 80.6% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Japan or Maldives?
- Japan, at 117.4% against 57.4% in Maldives as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Japan and Maldives?
- 60.0%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Maldives?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Maldives rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Japan ranks 1st and Maldives ranks 3rd 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.