Thailand vs World: Claims on central government, etc.
Thailand
46.6%
in 2025
World
40.0%
in 2024
Thailand rank
10th
World rank
8th
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Thailand
- World
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 46.6% against 40.0% in World, a difference of 6.6%.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.2 times World's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was World ahead.
Thailand ranks 10th and World ranks 8th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Thailand averaged higher in 2 and World in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Thailand | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.1% | 17.1% | 13.0% | World |
| 1970s | 13.2% | 12.4% | 0.8% | Thailand |
| 1980s | 18.3% | 17.2% | 1.0% | Thailand |
| 1990s | -3.3% | 20.5% | 23.8% | World |
| 2000s | 5.4% | 17.9% | 12.5% | World |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 26.4% | 11.4% | World |
| 2020s | 34.0% | 39.2% | 5.2% | World |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Thailand or World?
- Thailand, at 46.6% against 40.0% in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Thailand and World?
- 6.6%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and World?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Thailand and World rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Thailand ranks 10th and World ranks 8th 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.