Jordan vs South Asia: Claims on central government, etc.
Jordan
27.0%
in 2025
South Asia
19.7%
in 2025
Jordan rank
29th
South Asia rank
26th
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Jordan
- South Asia
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 27.0% against 19.7% in South Asia, a difference of 7.3%.
That makes Jordan's figure about 1.4 times South Asia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was South Asia ahead.
Jordan ranks 29th and South Asia ranks 26th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 2 and South Asia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -8.8% | 12.9% | 21.7% | South Asia |
| 1970s | 7.0% | 12.2% | 5.3% | South Asia |
| 1980s | 18.3% | 18.8% | 0.5% | South Asia |
| 1990s | 10.8% | 19.9% | 9.0% | South Asia |
| 2000s | 11.3% | 20.4% | 9.1% | South Asia |
| 2010s | 27.0% | 21.4% | 5.6% | Jordan |
| 2020s | 27.8% | 19.9% | 8.0% | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Jordan or South Asia?
- Jordan, at 27.0% against 19.7% in South Asia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Jordan and South Asia?
- 7.3%, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and South Asia?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Jordan and South Asia rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Jordan ranks 29th and South Asia ranks 26th 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.