Malaysia vs Sierra Leone: Claims on central government, etc.
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Malaysia
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 19.2% against 17.6% in Malaysia, a difference of 1.6%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Malaysia ranks 56th and Sierra Leone ranks 53rd of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4% | 1.9% | 1.4% | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 15.2% | 9.0% | 6.3% | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 32.6% | 33.5% | 0.9% | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | -0.8% | 41.5% | 42.3% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | -0.6% | 14.5% | 15.0% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 8.5% | 7.2% | 1.4% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 17.2% | 15.2% | 2.0% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Malaysia or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 19.2% against 17.6% in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Malaysia and Sierra Leone?
- 1.6%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Sierra Leone?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Sierra Leone rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Malaysia ranks 56th and Sierra Leone ranks 53rd 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.