Claims on central government in Armenia
Armenia: Claims on central government was -0.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Claims on central government in Armenia, 1993–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in annual growth as % of broad money.
Analysis
In 2025, claims on central government in Armenia stood at -0.3%.
The figure is down 109.3% on the previous year and down 155.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, claims on central government in Armenia peaked at 583.8% in 1993 and was at its lowest, -13.2%, in 1997.
Armenia ranks 120th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Claims on central government in Armenia, year by year
| Year | annual growth as % of broad money | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 583.8% | — |
| 1994 | 219.5% | -62.4% |
| 1995 | 7.2% | -96.7% |
| 1996 | 32.6% | +354.2% |
| 1997 | -13.2% | -140.4% |
| 1998 | 6.7% | -151.0% |
| 1999 | -5.0% | -174.1% |
| 2000 | -5.7% | +13.8% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -107.5% |
| 2002 | -6.2% | -1561.5% |
| 2003 | -7.4% | +19.7% |
| 2004 | -1.4% | -80.5% |
| 2005 | 8.0% | -649.5% |
| 2006 | -10.1% | -227.0% |
| 2007 | -4.7% | -53.4% |
| 2008 | 2.6% | -154.4% |
| 2009 | -12.4% | -584.0% |
| 2010 | 8.6% | -169.6% |
| 2011 | 5.3% | -38.8% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | -71.4% |
| 2013 | -2.3% | -252.5% |
| 2014 | 5.6% | -341.5% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -89.4% |
| 2016 | 7.6% | +1192.4% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | -46.4% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | -63.7% |
| 2019 | -3.1% | -306.3% |
| 2020 | 9.9% | -423.9% |
| 2021 | 5.3% | -46.9% |
| 2022 | 5.1% | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 3.6% | -29.6% |
| 2024 | 3.5% | -2.3% |
| 2025 | -0.3% | -109.3% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's -0.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.0%. (55 countries reporting)
- Armenia's -0.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Claims on central government in Armenia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | -1561.5% | 0.4% | -6.2% |
| 2016 | +1192.4% | 0.6% | 7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 118.8% | -13.2% | 583.8% | 7 |
| 2000s | -3.7% | -12.4% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | -3.1% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.5% | -0.3% | 9.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
- 117 Ecuador -0.1% compare
- 118 Brunei Darussalam -0.1% compare
- 119 Australia -0.3% compare
- 121 Saint Lucia -0.4% compare
- 122 Dominican Republic -0.4% compare
- 123 Dominica -0.6% compare
More financial sector data for Armenia
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.0665 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.0486 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.0665 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is claims on central government in Armenia?
- Claims on central government in Armenia was -0.3% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest claims on central government recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 583.8% in 1993.
- What is the lowest claims on central government recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was -13.2% in 1997.
- How does Armenia rank for claims on central government?
- Armenia ranks 120th out of 167 countries with data for 2025.
- Is claims on central government rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 155.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Claims on central government (annual growth as % of broad money). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Claims on central government include loans to central government institutions net of deposits. Broad money is the sum of all liquid financial instruments held by money-holding sectors that are widely accepted in an economy as a medium of exchange, plus those that can be converted into a medium of exchange at short notice at, or close to, their full nominal value. This indicator represents the annual percentage growth in the ratio of claims to broad money.