Low income vs Sri Lanka: Claims on central government, etc.

Low income
7.1%
in 2020
Sri Lanka
21.2%
in 2019
Low income rank
46th
Sri Lanka rank
43rd

Claims on central government, etc. over time

  • Low income
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 21.2% against 7.1% in Low income, a difference of 14.1%.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 3.0 times Low income's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Low income ranks 46th and Sri Lanka ranks 43rd of 47 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Low income averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Low income Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 5.4% 20.2% 14.7% Sri Lanka
1970s 9.2% 13.6% 4.4% Sri Lanka
1980s 18.7% 19.5% 0.8% Sri Lanka
1990s 12.8% 8.3% 4.5% Low income
2000s 4.3% 11.7% 7.3% Sri Lanka
2010s 5.3% 17.1% 11.8% Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Low income or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 21.2% against 7.1% in Low income as of 2019.
What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Low income and Sri Lanka?
14.1%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and Sri Lanka?
55 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2019.
How do Low income and Sri Lanka rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
Low income ranks 46th and Sri Lanka ranks 43rd 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

Indicator
Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP)
Unit
% GDP
Source
International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 11,512 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.