Paraguay vs Vanuatu: Claims on central government, etc.
Paraguay
-4.1%
in 2025
Vanuatu
-4.8%
in 2024
Paraguay rank
163rd
Vanuatu rank
164th
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Paraguay
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports -4.1% against -4.8% in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Paraguay ahead.
Paraguay ranks 163rd and Vanuatu ranks 164th of 187 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Paraguay averaged higher in 4 and Vanuatu in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Paraguay | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -3.2% | -8.2% | 4.9% | Paraguay |
| 1980s | 0.0% | -8.5% | 8.6% | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 0.1% | -3.0% | 3.1% | Paraguay |
| 2000s | -0.1% | 1.2% | 1.3% | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | -6.2% | -5.2% | 1.0% | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | -6.7% | -11.0% | 4.2% | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Paraguay or Vanuatu?
- Paraguay, at -4.1% against -4.8% in Vanuatu as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Paraguay and Vanuatu?
- 0.7%, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Vanuatu?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
- How do Paraguay and Vanuatu rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Paraguay ranks 163rd and Vanuatu ranks 164th 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.