Latin America & Caribbean vs Qatar: Claims on central government, etc.
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Latin America & Caribbean
- Qatar
How they compare
Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 33.6% against 31.6% in Qatar, a difference of 2.0%.
That makes Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 1.1 times Qatar's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 18th and Qatar ranks 20th of 47 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean averaged higher in 4 and Qatar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.8% | -2.1% | 7.9% | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 1980s | 12.5% | -2.9% | 15.5% | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 1990s | 10.4% | 15.2% | 4.8% | Qatar |
| 2000s | 19.6% | 10.0% | 9.6% | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 2010s | 20.8% | 22.4% | 1.6% | Qatar |
| 2020s | 31.0% | 30.0% | 0.9% | Latin America & Caribbean |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Latin America & Caribbean or Qatar?
- Latin America & Caribbean, at 33.6% against 31.6% in Qatar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Latin America & Caribbean and Qatar?
- 2.0%, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Qatar?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean and Qatar rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 18th and Qatar ranks 20th 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.