India vs Sri Lanka: Domestic Claims, Claims on Central or General Government, Net Claims

India
19.65 units per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Sri Lanka
19.72 units per US$ of GDP
in 2015
India rank
25th
Sri Lanka rank
24th

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

  • India
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 19.72 units per US$ of GDP against 19.65 units per US$ of GDP in India, a difference of 0.07 units per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1960 it was India ahead.

India ranks 25th and Sri Lanka ranks 24th of 174 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, India averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 0.7844 units per US$ of GDP 1 units per US$ of GDP 0.219 units per US$ of GDP Sri Lanka
1970s 1.04 units per US$ of GDP 1.12 units per US$ of GDP 0.085 units per US$ of GDP Sri Lanka
1980s 2.47 units per US$ of GDP 4.89 units per US$ of GDP 2.42 units per US$ of GDP Sri Lanka
1990s 7.17 units per US$ of GDP 4.2 units per US$ of GDP 2.96 units per US$ of GDP India
2000s 9.85 units per US$ of GDP 11.78 units per US$ of GDP 1.93 units per US$ of GDP Sri Lanka
2010s 13.6 units per US$ of GDP 14.6 units per US$ of GDP 0.9945 units per US$ of GDP Sri Lanka

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, India or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 19.72 units per US$ of GDP against 19.65 units per US$ of GDP in India as of 2015.
What is the difference in domestic claims, claims on central or general government, net claims between India and Sri Lanka?
0.07 units per US$ of GDP, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Sri Lanka?
56 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2015.
How do India and Sri Lanka rank globally for domestic claims, claims on central or general government, net claims?
India ranks 25th and Sri Lanka ranks 24th of 174 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 unit of GDP. 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 unit of GDP
Unit
units per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
174 places, 6,650 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.