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
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
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.