Pakistan vs Philippines: Claims on central government, etc.
Pakistan
36.0%
in 2025
Philippines
32.6%
in 2025
Pakistan rank
17th
Philippines rank
19th
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Pakistan
- Philippines
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 36.0% against 32.6% in Philippines, a difference of 3.4%.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.1 times Philippines's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Pakistan ahead.
Pakistan ranks 17th and Philippines ranks 19th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Pakistan averaged higher in 6 and Philippines in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pakistan | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.8% | 3.3% | 19.5% | Pakistan |
| 1970s | 21.7% | 2.3% | 19.4% | Pakistan |
| 1980s | 23.3% | 3.3% | 20.0% | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 25.0% | 9.2% | 15.8% | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 11.3% | 13.1% | 1.8% | Philippines |
| 2010s | 25.6% | 12.3% | 13.3% | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 34.7% | 29.5% | 5.2% | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Pakistan or Philippines?
- Pakistan, at 36.0% against 32.6% in Philippines as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Pakistan and Philippines?
- 3.4%, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Philippines?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Pakistan and Philippines rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Pakistan ranks 17th and Philippines ranks 19th 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.