Samoa vs Timor-Leste: Claims on central government, etc.
Samoa
-19.4%
in 2025
Timor-Leste
-49.6%
in 2025
Samoa rank
182nd
Timor-Leste rank
185th
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Samoa
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Samoa currently reports -19.4% against -49.6% in Timor-Leste, a difference of 30.2%.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Samoa ranks 182nd and Timor-Leste ranks 185th of 186 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -5.8% | -27.4% | 21.7% | Samoa |
| 2010s | -5.6% | -35.4% | 29.8% | Samoa |
| 2020s | -14.9% | -35.8% | 20.9% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Samoa or Timor-Leste?
- Samoa, at -19.4% against -49.6% in Timor-Leste as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Samoa and Timor-Leste?
- 30.2%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Timor-Leste?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Samoa and Timor-Leste rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Samoa ranks 182nd and Timor-Leste ranks 185th 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.