Ethiopia vs Nigeria: Claims on governments and other public entities
Claims on governments and other public entities over time
- Ethiopia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 44.99 billion current LCU against 34.94 billion current LCU in Nigeria, a difference of 10.05 billion current LCU.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.3 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 16th and Nigeria ranks 17th of 49 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 128.36 million current LCU | 244.70 million current LCU | 116.34 million current LCU | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 324.49 million current LCU | 974.22 million current LCU | 649.73 million current LCU | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 2.35 billion current LCU | 16.18 billion current LCU | 13.83 billion current LCU | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 5.54 billion current LCU | 28.54 billion current LCU | 23.01 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, Ethiopia or Nigeria?
- Ethiopia, at 44.99 billion current LCU against 34.94 billion current LCU in Nigeria as of 2011.
- What is the difference in claims on governments and other public entities between Ethiopia and Nigeria?
- 10.05 billion current LCU, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Nigeria?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 1991.
- How do Ethiopia and Nigeria rank globally for claims on governments and other public entities?
- Ethiopia ranks 16th 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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About this data
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.