Claims on central government, etc. in IDA blend
IDA blend: Claims on central government, etc. was 14.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Claims on central government, etc. in IDA blend, 1960–2022
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % GDP.
Analysis
IDA blend recorded 14.8% for claims on central government, etc. in 2022.
The figure is up 13.2% on the previous year and up 94.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, claims on central government, etc. in IDA blend peaked at 17.0% in 1993 and was at its lowest, -0.9%, in 1974.
That places IDA blend 29th out of 45 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Claims on central government, etc. in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | % GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 9.6% | — |
| 1961 | 9.6% | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 8.3% | -12.7% |
| 1963 | 8.8% | +5.3% |
| 1964 | 9.7% | +10.2% |
| 1965 | 9.9% | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 10.6% | +6.9% |
| 1967 | 11.1% | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 12.6% | +13.7% |
| 1969 | 13.1% | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 11.0% | -16.2% |
| 1971 | 12.5% | +13.7% |
| 1972 | 11.0% | -11.7% |
| 1973 | 6.0% | -45.6% |
| 1974 | -0.9% | -114.2% |
| 1975 | 2.4% | -380.9% |
| 1976 | 5.1% | +113.2% |
| 1977 | 8.2% | +61.5% |
| 1978 | 9.6% | +16.4% |
| 1979 | 9.0% | -6.0% |
| 1980 | 9.0% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 6.5% | -27.8% |
| 1982 | 9.3% | +42.9% |
| 1983 | 11.5% | +23.7% |
| 1984 | 12.7% | +10.5% |
| 1985 | 12.1% | -5.1% |
| 1986 | 12.8% | +5.9% |
| 1987 | 13.3% | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 13.5% | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 12.4% | -8.2% |
| 1990 | 11.2% | -9.2% |
| 1991 | 12.3% | +9.5% |
| 1992 | 16.4% | +33.6% |
| 1993 | 17.0% | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 17.0% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 12.3% | -27.5% |
| 1996 | 8.6% | -30.2% |
| 1997 | 7.2% | -16.4% |
| 1998 | 7.7% | +7.6% |
| 1999 | 10.7% | +38.0% |
| 2000 | 6.9% | -35.1% |
| 2001 | 6.7% | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 7.7% | +15.4% |
| 2003 | 6.5% | -15.0% |
| 2004 | 4.7% | -27.6% |
| 2005 | 3.5% | -25.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | -74.6% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | +54.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | -34.6% |
| 2009 | 3.2% | +256.4% |
| 2010 | 5.7% | +75.3% |
| 2011 | 6.6% | +16.8% |
| 2012 | 7.6% | +14.9% |
| 2013 | 6.3% | -17.6% |
| 2014 | 5.4% | -14.0% |
| 2015 | 7.7% | +42.5% |
| 2016 | 9.9% | +29.0% |
| 2017 | 9.8% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 11.0% | +11.9% |
| 2019 | 10.7% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 12.5% | +16.1% |
| 2021 | 13.1% | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 14.8% | +13.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.3% | 8.3% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.4% | -0.9% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.3% | 6.5% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.0% | 7.2% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.3% | 0.9% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 5.4% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.4% | 12.5% | 14.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
More financial sector data for IDA blend
- Net migration -1.36 million (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 19.0% (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 15.3% (2022)
- Broad money 33.4% (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 15.3% (2022)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -16.74 % 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 5.83 (2025)
- Net migration, annual growth rate 12.08 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is claims on central government, etc. in IDA blend?
- Claims on central government, etc. in IDA blend was 14.8% in 2022, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest claims on central government, etc. recorded in IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 17.0% in 1993.
- What is the lowest claims on central government, etc. recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.9% in 1974.
- How does IDA blend rank for claims on central government, etc.?
- IDA blend ranks 29th out of 45 groups with data for 2022.
- Is claims on central government, etc. rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 94.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.