How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Sri Lanka?

40 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2019.

Bahamas vs Sri Lanka: Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP

Bahamas

26.9%

in 2020

Sri Lanka

26.9%

in 2019

Bahamas rank

23rd

Sri Lanka rank

24th

Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP over time

Bahamas
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Bahamas currently reports 26.9% against 26.9% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Bahamas ahead.

Bahamas ranks 23rd and Sri Lanka ranks 24th of 178 countries.

Bahamas has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bahamas	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1980s	7.4%	1.8%	5.6%	Bahamas
1990s	10.1%	3.5%	6.6%	Bahamas
2000s	9.1%	7.2%	2.0%	Bahamas
2010s	21.6%	21.0%	0.6%	Bahamas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp, Bahamas or Sri Lanka?: Bahamas, at 26.9% against 26.9% in Sri Lanka as of 2020.
What is the difference in credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp between Bahamas and Sri Lanka?: 0.0%, with Bahamas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Sri Lanka?: 40 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2019.
How do Bahamas and Sri Lanka rank globally for credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp?: Bahamas ranks 23rd and Sri Lanka ranks 24th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP (%)
Unit: %
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 178 places, 6,137 data points, 1980–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. (IFS line 22A + line 22B + line 22C) / GDP. Local currency GDP is from IFS (line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF).