Small states vs Sri Lanka: Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP)
Small states
10.0%
in 2024
Sri Lanka
21.2%
in 2019
Small states rank
41st
Sri Lanka rank
44th
Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP) over time
- Small states
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 21.2% against 10.0% in Small states, a difference of 11.2%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 2.1 times Small states's.
Across all 40 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Small states ranks 41st and Sri Lanka ranks 44th of 47 groups.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Small states | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.3% | 19.0% | 17.7% | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 3.3% | 15.5% | 12.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 14.0% | 17.7% | 3.7% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 3.6% | 8.5% | 4.9% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 11.7% | 8.9% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 17.7% | 12.1% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Small states or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 21.2% against 10.0% in Small states as of 2019.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Small states and Sri Lanka?
- 11.2%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Small states and Sri Lanka?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2019.
- How do Small states and Sri Lanka rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Small states ranks 41st and Sri Lanka ranks 44th of 47 groups.
- 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.