Namibia vs Sierra Leone: Claims on central government, etc.
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Namibia
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 19.2% against 18.1% in Namibia, a difference of 1.1%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Namibia ranks 54th and Sierra Leone ranks 53rd of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.5% | 41.5% | 39.0% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | -1.0% | 14.5% | 15.5% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 7.2% | 1.5% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 24.2% | 15.2% | 9.0% | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Namibia or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 19.2% against 18.1% in Namibia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Namibia and Sierra Leone?
- 1.1%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Sierra Leone?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Namibia and Sierra Leone rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Namibia ranks 54th and Sierra Leone ranks 53rd 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.