Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP) in Africa Eastern and Southern
Africa Eastern and Southern: Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP) was 9.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Claims on central government, etc. in Africa Eastern and Southern, 1965–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, claims on central government, etc. in Africa Eastern and Southern stood at 9.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 49.9% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, claims on central government, etc. in Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 18.6% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 1969.
That places Africa Eastern and Southern 44th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP) in Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | % GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 7.0% | — |
| 1966 | 6.2% | -11.6% |
| 1967 | 5.7% | -7.3% |
| 1968 | 5.3% | -7.2% |
| 1969 | 5.1% | -4.5% |
| 1970 | 5.8% | +15.3% |
| 1971 | 7.6% | +30.0% |
| 1972 | 8.5% | +11.7% |
| 1973 | 8.2% | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 8.5% | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 10.6% | +25.6% |
| 1976 | 12.2% | +14.6% |
| 1977 | 12.8% | +5.1% |
| 1978 | 13.6% | +6.2% |
| 1979 | 13.2% | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 11.8% | -10.6% |
| 1981 | 12.5% | +5.4% |
| 1982 | 12.3% | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 12.5% | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 12.2% | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 13.0% | +5.9% |
| 1986 | 11.7% | -9.6% |
| 1987 | 10.9% | -7.1% |
| 1988 | 11.1% | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 10.8% | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 11.1% | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 9.2% | -17.4% |
| 1993 | 11.6% | +26.7% |
| 1994 | 11.9% | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 11.7% | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 11.1% | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 11.4% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 11.4% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 10.2% | -10.7% |
| 2000 | 9.2% | -9.5% |
| 2001 | 16.2% | +75.3% |
| 2002 | 18.6% | +14.7% |
| 2003 | 18.2% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 17.8% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 14.2% | -19.8% |
| 2006 | 9.6% | -32.5% |
| 2007 | 7.4% | -22.6% |
| 2008 | 6.3% | -14.9% |
| 2009 | 10.3% | +63.7% |
| 2010 | 9.7% | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 7.8% | -19.7% |
| 2012 | 8.3% | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 7.9% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 9.6% | +21.4% |
| 2015 | 9.0% | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 11.8% | +30.4% |
| 2017 | 12.8% | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 12.3% | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 12.9% | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 15.8% | +22.7% |
| 2021 | 15.1% | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 14.0% | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 15.6% | +11.1% |
| 2024 | 18.5% | +18.9% |
| 2025 | 9.3% | -49.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP) in Africa Eastern and Southern 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +75.3% | 9.2% | 16.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.8% | 5.1% | 7.0% | 5 |
| 1970s | 10.1% | 5.8% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.9% | 10.8% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.1% | 9.2% | 11.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 12.8% | 6.3% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.2% | 7.8% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.7% | 9.3% | 18.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Africa Eastern and Southern
More financial sector data for Africa Eastern and Southern
- Net migration 114,862 (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 35.5% (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 35.6% (2025)
- Broad money 49.2% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 48.1% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 21.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 5.91 (2025)
- Net migration, annual growth rate 117.14 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is claims on central government, etc. in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Claims on central government, etc. in Africa Eastern and Southern was 9.3% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest claims on central government, etc. recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 18.6% in 2002.
- What is the lowest claims on central government, etc. recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 1969.
- How does Africa Eastern and Southern rank for claims on central government, etc.?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 44th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is claims on central government, etc. rising or falling in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa Eastern and Southern data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP). 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. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.