Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) vs Thailand: Claims on central government, etc.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
36.5%
in 2025
Thailand
46.6%
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
11th
Thailand rank
10th

Claims on central government, etc. over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
  • Thailand
-2002040196019922025

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 46.6% against 36.5% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 10.1%.

That makes Thailand's figure about 1.3 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ahead.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 11th and Thailand ranks 10th of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) averaged higher in 5 and Thailand in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Thailand Difference Ahead
1960s 13.9% 4.1% 9.8% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1970s 10.6% 13.1% 2.5% Thailand
1980s 29.3% 17.5% 11.8% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1990s 23.1% -3.3% 26.4% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2000s 6.6% 5.4% 1.2% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2010s 16.8% 15.0% 1.8% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2020s 35.4% 36.1% 0.7% Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) or Thailand?
Thailand, at 46.6% against 36.5% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2025.
What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Thailand?
10.1%, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Thailand?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Thailand rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 11th and Thailand ranks 10th of 47 groups.
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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Indicator
Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP)
Unit
% GDP
Source
International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 11,512 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.