Nigeria vs Saudi Arabia: Domestic Claims, Claims on Central or General Government, Net Claims

Nigeria
-19,719 units per person
in 2008
Saudi Arabia
-14,168 units per person
in 2017
Nigeria rank
154th
Saudi Arabia rank
151st

Domestic Claims, Claims on Central or General Government, Net Claims over time

  • Nigeria
  • Saudi Arabia
-60.0k-40.0k-20.0k0196019882017

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports -14,168 units per person against -19,719 units per person in Nigeria, a difference of 5,551 units per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 154th and Saudi Arabia ranks 151st of 176 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 4 and Saudi Arabia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1960s 2.78 units per person -458.38 units per person 461.15 units per person Nigeria
1970s 13.68 units per person -12,840 units per person 12,854 units per person Nigeria
1980s 184.98 units per person -25,778 units per person 25,963 units per person Nigeria
1990s 1,231 units per person 1,264 units per person 32.4 units per person Saudi Arabia
2000s -4,976 units per person -5,342 units per person 365.01 units per person Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher domestic claims, claims on central or general government, net claims, Nigeria or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at -14,168 units per person against -19,719 units per person in Nigeria as of 2017.
What is the difference in domestic claims, claims on central or general government, net claims between Nigeria and Saudi Arabia?
5,551 units per person, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Saudi Arabia?
48 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2008.
How do Nigeria and Saudi Arabia rank globally for domestic claims, claims on central or general government, net claims?
Nigeria ranks 154th and Saudi Arabia ranks 151st of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Domestic Claims, Claims on Central or General Government, Net Claims on Central or General Government (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Domestic Claims, Claims on Central or General Government, Net Claims on Central or General Government (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
176 places, 6,835 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Domestic Claims, Claims on Central or General Government, Net Claims on Central or General Government (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.