Madagascar vs Suriname: Claims on central government, etc.
Madagascar
5.7%
in 2024
Suriname
5.2%
in 2025
Madagascar rank
122nd
Suriname rank
125th
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Madagascar
- Suriname
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 5.7% against 5.2% in Suriname, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Suriname's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Suriname ahead.
Madagascar ranks 122nd and Suriname ranks 125th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 1 and Suriname in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -3.1% | 0.6% | 3.8% | Suriname |
| 1970s | 2.5% | 1.8% | 0.7% | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 12.5% | 56.5% | 44.0% | Suriname |
| 1990s | 6.1% | 27.4% | 21.4% | Suriname |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 7.3% | 3.8% | Suriname |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 7.8% | 3.9% | Suriname |
| 2020s | 5.9% | 8.5% | 2.7% | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Madagascar or Suriname?
- Madagascar, at 5.7% against 5.2% in Suriname as of 2024.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Madagascar and Suriname?
- 0.5%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Suriname?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Suriname rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Madagascar ranks 122nd and Suriname ranks 125th 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.