Serbia vs Viet Nam: Claims on central government, etc.
Serbia
1.3%
in 2025
Viet Nam
0.9%
in 2022
Serbia rank
145th
Viet Nam rank
148th
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Serbia
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Serbia currently reports 1.3% against 0.9% in Viet Nam, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Serbia's figure about 1.5 times Viet Nam's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Viet Nam ahead.
Serbia ranks 145th and Viet Nam ranks 148th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Serbia averaged higher in 2 and Viet Nam in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Serbia | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.5% | 1.3% | 1.2% | Serbia |
| 2000s | -0.8% | 3.3% | 4.1% | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 8.8% | 5.0% | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 3.1% | 1.5% | Serbia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Serbia or Viet Nam?
- Serbia, at 1.3% against 0.9% in Viet Nam as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Serbia and Viet Nam?
- 0.4%, with Serbia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Serbia and Viet Nam?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2022.
- How do Serbia and Viet Nam rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Serbia ranks 145th and Viet Nam ranks 148th 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.
Individual pages
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.