Claims on central government, etc. in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Claims on central government, etc. was 9.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Claims on central government, etc. in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1960–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, claims on central government, etc. in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) stood at 9.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.1% on the previous year and up 69.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, claims on central government, etc. in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 23.8% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 1973.
That places Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 43rd out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Claims on central government, etc. in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.8% | — |
| 1961 | 9.3% | +142.4% |
| 1962 | 8.4% | -9.1% |
| 1963 | 8.1% | -4.1% |
| 1964 | 7.9% | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 9.1% | +14.7% |
| 1966 | 8.8% | -3.9% |
| 1967 | 8.3% | -4.9% |
| 1968 | 5.7% | -31.7% |
| 1969 | 5.8% | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 4.9% | -15.9% |
| 1971 | 5.2% | +5.8% |
| 1972 | 4.3% | -17.0% |
| 1973 | 2.7% | -37.6% |
| 1974 | 2.8% | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 5.2% | +86.5% |
| 1976 | 5.6% | +7.6% |
| 1977 | 8.1% | +45.6% |
| 1978 | 8.8% | +8.6% |
| 1979 | 8.9% | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 9.9% | +10.8% |
| 1981 | 8.1% | -17.7% |
| 1982 | 10.8% | +32.9% |
| 1983 | 10.5% | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 20.6% | +95.7% |
| 1985 | 20.7% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 5.8% | -71.9% |
| 1992 | 12.8% | +120.0% |
| 1993 | 5.6% | -56.6% |
| 1994 | 7.6% | +37.2% |
| 1995 | 6.0% | -21.7% |
| 1996 | 7.2% | +20.2% |
| 1997 | 5.2% | -28.1% |
| 1998 | 9.1% | +76.4% |
| 1999 | 15.2% | +66.5% |
| 2000 | 14.8% | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 23.8% | +60.8% |
| 2002 | 20.4% | -14.2% |
| 2003 | 18.0% | -11.7% |
| 2004 | 15.3% | -15.0% |
| 2005 | 14.0% | -8.8% |
| 2006 | 10.7% | -23.8% |
| 2007 | 9.8% | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 9.9% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 13.5% | +36.2% |
| 2010 | 13.9% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 9.5% | -31.4% |
| 2012 | 9.1% | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 6.1% | -33.3% |
| 2014 | 6.2% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 5.8% | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 6.8% | +16.9% |
| 2017 | 5.6% | -17.4% |
| 2018 | 8.5% | +50.3% |
| 2019 | 9.5% | +11.6% |
| 2020 | 12.7% | +33.9% |
| 2021 | 11.9% | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 11.8% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 10.6% | -9.8% |
| 2024 | 10.6% | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 9.9% | -6.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Claims on central government, etc. in Europe & Central Asia (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | +142.4% | 3.8% | 9.3% |
| 1992 | +120.0% | 5.8% | 12.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.5% | 3.8% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.6% | 2.7% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.4% | 5.8% | 20.7% | 7 |
| 1990s | 8.6% | 5.2% | 15.2% | 8 |
| 2000s | 15.0% | 9.8% | 23.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 5.6% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.2% | 9.9% | 12.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
More financial sector data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 33.9% (2025)
- Net migration 1.29 million (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 42.2% (2025)
- Net migration, annual growth rate 75.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Broad money 40.6% (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 33.7% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 5.49 (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 9.8 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is claims on central government, etc. in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Claims on central government, etc. in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 9.9% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest claims on central government, etc. recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 23.8% in 2001.
- What is the lowest claims on central government, etc. recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 1973.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for claims on central government, etc.?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 43rd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is claims on central government, etc. rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (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.