Madagascar vs Niger: Claims on central government, etc.
Madagascar
5.7%
in 2024
Niger
5.9%
in 2025
Madagascar rank
122nd
Niger rank
121st
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Madagascar
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 5.9% against 5.7% in Madagascar, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Niger ahead.
Madagascar ranks 122nd and Niger ranks 121st of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 6 and Niger in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -4.5% | 1.2% | 5.7% | Niger |
| 1970s | 2.5% | -3.1% | 5.5% | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 12.5% | 2.1% | 10.5% | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 6.1% | 3.3% | 2.8% | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 1.5% | 2.0% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 0.4% | 3.6% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 5.9% | 3.4% | 2.4% | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Madagascar or Niger?
- Niger, at 5.9% against 5.7% in Madagascar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Madagascar and Niger?
- 0.2%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Niger?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Niger rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Madagascar ranks 122nd and Niger ranks 121st of 186 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.