Serbia vs Zimbabwe: Claims on central government, etc.
Serbia
1.3%
in 2025
Zimbabwe
1.4%
in 2023
Serbia rank
145th
Zimbabwe rank
144th
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Serbia
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 1.4% against 1.3% in Serbia, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Serbia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Serbia ranks 145th and Zimbabwe ranks 144th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Serbia averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Serbia | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.5% | 18.2% | 15.7% | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 25.4% | 25.0% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 9.4% | 5.6% | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 1.2% | 2.0% | Serbia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Serbia or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 1.4% against 1.3% in Serbia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Serbia and Zimbabwe?
- 0.1%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Serbia and Zimbabwe?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2023.
- How do Serbia and Zimbabwe rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Serbia ranks 145th and Zimbabwe ranks 144th 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.