Namibia vs Senegal: Claims on central government, etc.
Namibia
18.1%
in 2025
Senegal
19.3%
in 2025
Namibia rank
54th
Senegal rank
52nd
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Namibia
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 19.3% against 18.1% in Namibia, a difference of 1.2%.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Senegal ahead.
Namibia ranks 54th and Senegal ranks 52nd of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 2 and Senegal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.5% | 4.8% | 2.4% | Senegal |
| 2000s | -1.0% | 1.5% | 2.5% | Senegal |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 2.4% | 3.2% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 24.2% | 15.8% | 8.4% | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Namibia or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 19.3% against 18.1% in Namibia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Namibia and Senegal?
- 1.2%, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Senegal?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Namibia and Senegal rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Namibia ranks 54th and Senegal ranks 52nd of 186 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.