Claims on central government, etc. in OECD members
OECD members: Claims on central government, etc. was 43.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Claims on central government, etc. in OECD members, 1960–2024
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for claims on central government, etc. in OECD members is 43.6%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, claims on central government, etc. in OECD members peaked at 50.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 12.6%, in 1974.
That places OECD members 4th out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Claims on central government, etc. in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 20.7% | — |
| 1961 | 20.8% | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 21.2% | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 20.1% | -5.2% |
| 1964 | 19.3% | -4.0% |
| 1965 | 18.5% | -4.4% |
| 1966 | 17.4% | -6.1% |
| 1967 | 18.0% | +3.9% |
| 1968 | 17.2% | -4.6% |
| 1969 | 14.2% | -17.6% |
| 1970 | 15.7% | +11.0% |
| 1971 | 15.1% | -3.8% |
| 1972 | 14.5% | -4.2% |
| 1973 | 13.2% | -8.8% |
| 1974 | 12.6% | -5.0% |
| 1975 | 14.6% | +16.2% |
| 1976 | 14.9% | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 14.7% | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 14.9% | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 14.7% | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 14.9% | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 17.3% | +15.8% |
| 1983 | 18.7% | +8.1% |
| 1984 | 19.7% | +5.6% |
| 1985 | 20.8% | +5.2% |
| 1986 | 23.1% | +11.3% |
| 1987 | 23.1% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 22.1% | -4.0% |
| 1989 | 21.8% | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 20.7% | -4.9% |
| 1991 | 21.8% | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 23.3% | +7.0% |
| 1993 | 25.1% | +7.6% |
| 1994 | 25.5% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 26.5% | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 24.8% | -6.2% |
| 1997 | 20.2% | -18.7% |
| 1998 | 21.8% | +7.7% |
| 1999 | 22.5% | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 23.5% | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 19.8% | -15.7% |
| 2002 | 20.8% | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 21.3% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 20.9% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 19.7% | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 18.1% | -7.9% |
| 2007 | 16.9% | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 17.7% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 24.1% | +35.9% |
| 2010 | 27.0% | +12.2% |
| 2011 | 31.1% | +15.3% |
| 2012 | 33.7% | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 32.1% | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 33.0% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 33.8% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 37.8% | +12.1% |
| 2017 | 38.4% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 37.7% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 39.4% | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 47.8% | +21.3% |
| 2021 | 50.9% | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 43.5% | -14.5% |
| 2023 | 41.8% | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 43.6% | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.8% | 14.2% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 14.5% | 12.6% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.2% | 14.9% | 23.1% | 9 |
| 1990s | 23.2% | 20.2% | 26.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.3% | 16.9% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.4% | 27.0% | 39.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.5% | 41.8% | 50.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More financial sector data for OECD members
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 68.7% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 5.53 % 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, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Net migration, annual growth rate -26.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Net migration 1.91 million (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 147.2% (2024)
- Broad money 113.1% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 7.22 (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 68.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is claims on central government, etc. in OECD members?
- Claims on central government, etc. in OECD members was 43.6% in 2024, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest claims on central government, etc. recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 50.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest claims on central government, etc. recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6% in 1974.
- How does OECD members rank for claims on central government, etc.?
- OECD members ranks 4th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is claims on central government, etc. rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members 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.