Maldives vs OECD members: Claims on central government, etc.
Maldives
57.4%
in 2025
OECD members
43.6%
in 2024
Maldives rank
3rd
OECD members rank
4th
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Maldives
- OECD members
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 57.4% against 43.6% in OECD members, a difference of 13.8%.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.3 times OECD members's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 3rd and OECD members ranks 4th of 187 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 3 and OECD members in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.8% | 14.8% | 9.0% | Maldives |
| 1980s | 24.8% | 20.2% | 4.6% | Maldives |
| 1990s | 14.8% | 23.2% | 8.5% | OECD members |
| 2000s | 6.4% | 20.3% | 13.9% | OECD members |
| 2010s | 27.8% | 34.4% | 6.6% | OECD members |
| 2020s | 58.3% | 45.5% | 12.7% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Maldives or OECD members?
- Maldives, at 57.4% against 43.6% in OECD members as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Maldives and OECD members?
- 13.8%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and OECD members?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Maldives and OECD members rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Maldives ranks 3rd and OECD members ranks 4th 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.