Claims on central government, etc. in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Claims on central government, etc. was 20.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Claims on central government, etc. in Lower middle income, 1960–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, claims on central government, etc. in Lower middle income stood at 20.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, claims on central government, etc. in Lower middle income peaked at 21.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 1974.
Lower middle income ranks 22nd of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Claims on central government, etc. in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 11.5% | — |
| 1961 | 11.7% | +1.3% |
| 1962 | 11.4% | -2.9% |
| 1963 | 11.7% | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 11.6% | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 11.8% | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 10.9% | -7.7% |
| 1967 | 10.7% | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 11.0% | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 10.9% | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 10.7% | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 11.9% | +11.5% |
| 1972 | 12.4% | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 10.9% | -12.0% |
| 1974 | 7.8% | -28.1% |
| 1975 | 9.2% | +17.0% |
| 1976 | 9.4% | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 10.3% | +9.2% |
| 1978 | 12.0% | +16.3% |
| 1979 | 12.2% | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 12.8% | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 11.5% | -9.6% |
| 1982 | 13.8% | +19.8% |
| 1983 | 15.0% | +8.4% |
| 1984 | 16.2% | +8.3% |
| 1985 | 16.2% | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 17.2% | +6.2% |
| 1987 | 18.4% | +7.0% |
| 1988 | 18.3% | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 19.4% | +6.0% |
| 1990 | 19.6% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 18.2% | -7.1% |
| 1992 | 18.6% | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 18.6% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 18.5% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 16.3% | -11.8% |
| 1996 | 14.3% | -12.1% |
| 1997 | 13.8% | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 14.3% | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 16.3% | +13.7% |
| 2000 | 15.8% | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 17.2% | +9.4% |
| 2002 | 18.5% | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 18.1% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 15.9% | -12.2% |
| 2005 | 13.7% | -13.7% |
| 2006 | 11.8% | -13.8% |
| 2007 | 10.7% | -9.7% |
| 2008 | 11.4% | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 15.0% | +31.6% |
| 2010 | 15.5% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 17.8% | +15.0% |
| 2012 | 18.1% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 18.5% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 18.9% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 20.6% | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 20.5% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 17.8% | -13.3% |
| 2018 | 17.3% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 18.0% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 21.2% | +17.7% |
| 2021 | 20.2% | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 20.9% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 21.5% | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 20.9% | -2.6% |
| 2025 | 20.8% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.3% | 10.7% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 10.7% | 7.8% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.9% | 11.5% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.9% | 13.8% | 19.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.8% | 10.7% | 18.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.3% | 15.5% | 20.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.9% | 20.2% | 21.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More financial sector data for Lower middle income
- Net migration -3.12 million (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 39.1% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 7.24 (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 39.6% (2025)
- Broad money 67.4% (2021)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 3.14 % 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 38.8% (2025)
- Net migration, annual growth rate 7.34 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is claims on central government, etc. in Lower middle income?
- Claims on central government, etc. in Lower middle income was 20.8% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest claims on central government, etc. recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 21.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest claims on central government, etc. recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 1974.
- How does Lower middle income rank for claims on central government, etc.?
- Lower middle income ranks 22nd out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is claims on central government, etc. rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower middle 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.