Malaysia vs Papua New Guinea: Claims on central government, etc.
Malaysia
17.6%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
17.4%
in 2024
Malaysia rank
56th
Papua New Guinea rank
58th
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Malaysia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 17.6% against 17.4% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 56th and Papua New Guinea ranks 58th of 187 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.0% | 0.2% | 19.8% | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 32.6% | 1.8% | 30.8% | Malaysia |
| 1990s | -0.8% | 9.6% | 10.4% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | -0.6% | 6.2% | 6.8% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 8.5% | 10.9% | 2.4% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 17.2% | 18.1% | 1.0% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Malaysia or Papua New Guinea?
- Malaysia, at 17.6% against 17.4% in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Malaysia and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.2%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Papua New Guinea?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Malaysia ranks 56th and Papua New Guinea ranks 58th 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.