Cape Verde vs Nigeria: Claims on governments and other public entities

Cape Verde
16.98 billion current LCU
in 2011
Nigeria
34.94 billion current LCU
in 1991
Cape Verde rank
18th
Nigeria rank
17th

Claims on governments and other public entities over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Nigeria
010.0B20.0B30.0B196519882011

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 34.94 billion current LCU against 16.98 billion current LCU in Cape Verde, a difference of 17.97 billion current LCU.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 2.1 times Cape Verde's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Cape Verde ranks 18th and Nigeria ranks 17th of 49 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 551.85 million current LCU 3.36 billion current LCU 2.80 billion current LCU Nigeria
1980s 600.40 million current LCU 16.18 billion current LCU 15.58 billion current LCU Nigeria
1990s 1.81 billion current LCU 28.54 billion current LCU 26.73 billion current LCU Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher claims on governments and other public entities, Cape Verde or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 34.94 billion current LCU against 16.98 billion current LCU in Cape Verde as of 1991.
What is the difference in claims on governments and other public entities between Cape Verde and Nigeria?
17.97 billion current LCU, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Nigeria?
14 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 1991.
How do Cape Verde and Nigeria rank globally for claims on governments and other public entities?
Cape Verde ranks 18th and Nigeria ranks 17th of 49 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, published as Claims on governments and other public entities (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Claims on governments and other public entities (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
53 places, 1,683 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed

Claims on governments and other public entities (IFS line 32an + 32b + 32bx + 32c) usually comprise direct credit for specific purposes such as financing of the government budget deficit or loans to state enterprises, advances against future credit authorizations, and purchases of treasury bills and bonds, net of deposits by the public sector. Public sector deposits with the banking system also include sinking funds for the service of debt and temporary deposits of government revenues. Data are in current local currency.