Claims on central government, etc. in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Claims on central government, etc. was 36.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Claims on central government, etc. in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1960–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % GDP.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) recorded 36.2% for claims on central government, etc. in 2025.
That represents a change of up 6.3% on the previous year and up 70.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, claims on central government, etc. in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 36.3% in 1989 and was at its lowest, -3.0%, in 2008.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 12th of 47 groups on this measure, 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 13.1% | — |
| 1961 | 12.5% | -5.1% |
| 1962 | 13.1% | +5.1% |
| 1963 | 13.9% | +5.8% |
| 1964 | 14.1% | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 13.9% | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 14.5% | +3.9% |
| 1967 | 14.7% | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 14.7% | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 14.9% | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 15.6% | +4.8% |
| 1971 | 15.0% | -3.9% |
| 1972 | 13.4% | -10.7% |
| 1973 | 12.0% | -10.5% |
| 1974 | 3.4% | -71.7% |
| 1975 | 6.1% | +79.7% |
| 1976 | 6.3% | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 8.3% | +33.2% |
| 1979 | 15.3% | +83.2% |
| 1980 | 19.8% | +29.6% |
| 1981 | 23.7% | +19.8% |
| 1982 | 28.1% | +18.5% |
| 1983 | 23.9% | -15.0% |
| 1986 | 33.9% | +41.8% |
| 1987 | 33.9% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 34.8% | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 36.3% | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 31.7% | -12.9% |
| 1991 | 27.0% | -14.8% |
| 1992 | 25.4% | -5.7% |
| 1993 | 28.2% | +10.8% |
| 1994 | 26.2% | -7.2% |
| 1995 | 21.2% | -19.1% |
| 1996 | 18.5% | -12.5% |
| 1997 | 17.1% | -7.3% |
| 1998 | 18.8% | +9.6% |
| 1999 | 16.7% | -11.1% |
| 2000 | 14.4% | -13.8% |
| 2001 | 13.8% | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 14.4% | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 12.7% | -11.7% |
| 2004 | 8.6% | -32.2% |
| 2005 | 4.1% | -53.1% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | -70.7% |
| 2007 | -0.8% | -170.0% |
| 2008 | -3.0% | +262.6% |
| 2009 | -0.2% | -93.2% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | -1147.1% |
| 2011 | 4.7% | +120.3% |
| 2012 | 6.2% | +32.2% |
| 2013 | 9.2% | +47.3% |
| 2014 | 12.7% | +38.4% |
| 2015 | 21.2% | +66.8% |
| 2016 | 26.5% | +24.8% |
| 2017 | 30.8% | +16.1% |
| 2018 | 26.6% | -13.6% |
| 2019 | 26.9% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 36.3% | +34.7% |
| 2021 | 36.3% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 33.9% | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 33.9% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 34.1% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 36.2% | +6.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Claims on central government, etc. in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +1147.1% | -0.2% | 2.1% |
| 2008 | -262.6% | -0.8% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | -170.0% | 1.2% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | +120.3% | 2.1% | 4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.9% | 12.5% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 10.6% | 3.4% | 15.6% | 9 |
| 1980s | 29.3% | 19.8% | 36.3% | 8 |
| 1990s | 23.1% | 16.7% | 31.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.5% | -3.0% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.7% | 2.1% | 30.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.1% | 33.9% | 36.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
More financial sector data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Net migration -1.28 million (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 26.9% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 9.99 (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 27.0% (2025)
- Broad money 69.6% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -39.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 27.6% (2024)
- Net migration, annual growth rate -42.48 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is claims on central government, etc. in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Claims on central government, etc. in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 36.2% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest claims on central government, etc. recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 36.3% in 1989.
- What is the lowest claims on central government, etc. recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.0% in 2008.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for claims on central government, etc.?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 12th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is claims on central government, etc. rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (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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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.