Maldives vs North America: Claims on central government, etc.
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Maldives
- North America
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 57.4% against 54.2% in North America, a difference of 3.2%.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 3rd and North America ranks 1st of 187 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 3 and North America in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.8% | 13.4% | 10.4% | Maldives |
| 1980s | 25.3% | 18.4% | 6.9% | Maldives |
| 1990s | 14.8% | 24.2% | 9.5% | North America |
| 2000s | 6.4% | 19.6% | 13.2% | North America |
| 2010s | 27.8% | 35.2% | 7.4% | North America |
| 2020s | 58.1% | 53.3% | 4.8% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Maldives or North America?
- Maldives, at 57.4% against 54.2% in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Maldives and North America?
- 3.2%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and North America?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
- How do Maldives and North America rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Maldives ranks 3rd and North America ranks 1st 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.