Claims on central government, etc. in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Claims on central government, etc. was 42.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Claims on central government, etc. in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1977–2024
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, claims on central government, etc. in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) stood at 42.5%. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.9% on the previous year and up 405.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, claims on central government, etc. in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 42.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, -6.4%, in 1977.
That places East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 6th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Claims on central government, etc. in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | -6.4% | — |
| 1978 | -4.9% | -23.7% |
| 1979 | 2.2% | -144.4% |
| 1980 | 1.2% | -44.3% |
| 1981 | 1.3% | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 2.3% | +81.6% |
| 1983 | 2.9% | +28.6% |
| 1984 | 3.2% | +9.5% |
| 1985 | 1.5% | -53.3% |
| 1986 | 3.8% | +150.2% |
| 1987 | 5.4% | +44.2% |
| 1988 | 4.9% | -9.7% |
| 1989 | 3.9% | -20.4% |
| 1990 | 1.4% | -64.6% |
| 1991 | 0.7% | -49.8% |
| 1992 | 1.7% | +148.8% |
| 1993 | 2.0% | +17.3% |
| 1994 | 1.1% | -45.8% |
| 1995 | 0.8% | -30.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3% | -62.0% |
| 1997 | 0.3% | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 4.4% | +1336.2% |
| 1999 | 8.4% | +91.2% |
| 2000 | 8.3% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 10.9% | +31.1% |
| 2002 | 11.6% | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 10.4% | -10.5% |
| 2004 | 9.9% | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 8.3% | -16.8% |
| 2006 | 7.2% | -13.1% |
| 2007 | 9.8% | +36.6% |
| 2008 | 8.7% | -11.3% |
| 2009 | 9.2% | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 8.1% | -11.7% |
| 2011 | 8.3% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 8.8% | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 8.0% | -9.4% |
| 2014 | 8.4% | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 13.3% | +57.4% |
| 2016 | 19.4% | +46.6% |
| 2017 | 21.9% | +12.7% |
| 2018 | 24.1% | +10.3% |
| 2019 | 25.8% | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 30.3% | +17.4% |
| 2021 | 30.8% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 33.6% | +9.0% |
| 2023 | 37.7% | +12.2% |
| 2024 | 42.5% | +12.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Claims on central government, etc. in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +1336.2% | 0.3% | 4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -3.0% | -6.4% | 2.2% | 3 |
| 1980s | 3.0% | 1.2% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.1% | 0.3% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.4% | 7.2% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.6% | 8.0% | 25.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.0% | 30.3% | 42.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 3 Maldives 57.4% compare
- 4 South Sudan 57.3% compare
- 5 Brazil 55.5% compare
- 6 United States of America 54.2% compare
- 7 Italy 50.8% compare
- 8 Egypt 48.2% compare
- 9 El Salvador 47.6% compare
More financial sector data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Net migration -408,528 (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 176.6% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 11.31 (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 176.6% (2024)
- Broad money 210.6% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 11.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 177.7% (2024)
- Net migration, annual growth rate 14.26 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is claims on central government, etc. in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Claims on central government, etc. in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 42.5% in 2024, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest claims on central government, etc. recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 42.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest claims on central government, etc. recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.4% in 1977.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for claims on central government, etc.?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 6th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is claims on central government, etc. rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 405.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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.