Mexico vs Tunisia: Claims on central government, etc.
Mexico
28.6%
in 2025
Tunisia
28.9%
in 2025
Mexico rank
24th
Tunisia rank
23rd
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Mexico
- Tunisia
How they compare
Tunisia currently reports 28.9% against 28.6% in Mexico, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Tunisia ahead.
Mexico ranks 24th and Tunisia ranks 23rd of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 6 and Tunisia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.8% | 12.5% | 5.7% | Tunisia |
| 1970s | 14.4% | 7.9% | 6.5% | Mexico |
| 1980s | 25.8% | 8.6% | 17.1% | Mexico |
| 1990s | 8.5% | 4.2% | 4.3% | Mexico |
| 2000s | 13.7% | 0.8% | 12.8% | Mexico |
| 2010s | 15.6% | 6.0% | 9.7% | Mexico |
| 2020s | 23.3% | 19.4% | 3.9% | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Mexico or Tunisia?
- Tunisia, at 28.9% against 28.6% in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Mexico and Tunisia?
- 0.3%, with Tunisia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Tunisia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Mexico and Tunisia rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Mexico ranks 24th and Tunisia ranks 23rd 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.