Claims on central government, etc. in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Claims on central government, etc. was 45.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Claims on central government, etc. in Post-demographic dividend, 1960–2024
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, claims on central government, etc. in Post-demographic dividend stood at 45.8%.
The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, claims on central government, etc. in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 52.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 12.5%, in 1974.
Post-demographic dividend ranks 3rd of 45 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Claims on central government, etc. in Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 21.4% | — |
| 1961 | 21.5% | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 21.9% | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 20.8% | -5.2% |
| 1964 | 19.9% | -4.1% |
| 1965 | 18.9% | -5.0% |
| 1966 | 17.8% | -6.2% |
| 1967 | 18.5% | +3.9% |
| 1968 | 17.6% | -4.6% |
| 1969 | 14.4% | -18.2% |
| 1970 | 16.0% | +11.2% |
| 1971 | 15.3% | -4.6% |
| 1972 | 14.6% | -4.6% |
| 1973 | 13.1% | -10.4% |
| 1974 | 12.5% | -4.7% |
| 1976 | 14.9% | +19.9% |
| 1977 | 14.5% | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 14.9% | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 14.8% | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 16.7% | +12.9% |
| 1983 | 18.3% | +9.4% |
| 1984 | 19.2% | +5.2% |
| 1985 | 20.3% | +5.7% |
| 1986 | 22.8% | +12.1% |
| 1987 | 22.9% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 22.2% | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 21.8% | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 20.9% | -4.3% |
| 1991 | 22.0% | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 23.8% | +7.9% |
| 1993 | 25.8% | +8.7% |
| 1994 | 26.2% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 27.0% | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 25.4% | -5.9% |
| 1997 | 20.5% | -19.4% |
| 1998 | 22.1% | +7.8% |
| 1999 | 22.7% | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 23.9% | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 19.8% | -17.0% |
| 2002 | 20.9% | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 21.4% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 21.1% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 19.8% | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 18.3% | -7.9% |
| 2007 | 17.0% | -7.0% |
| 2008 | 17.8% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 24.5% | +37.6% |
| 2010 | 27.5% | +12.2% |
| 2011 | 32.0% | +16.4% |
| 2012 | 34.7% | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 33.2% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 34.2% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 34.9% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 38.8% | +11.3% |
| 2017 | 39.5% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 38.7% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 40.4% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 49.1% | +21.3% |
| 2021 | 52.8% | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 45.3% | -14.2% |
| 2023 | 43.7% | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 45.8% | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.3% | 14.4% | 21.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 14.5% | 12.5% | 16.0% | 8 |
| 1980s | 19.9% | 14.8% | 22.9% | 9 |
| 1990s | 23.6% | 20.5% | 27.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.5% | 17.0% | 24.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.4% | 27.5% | 40.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.4% | 43.7% | 52.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
More financial sector data for Post-demographic dividend
- Broad money 123.1% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 5.98 % 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 0.6008 % change on previous year (2025)
- Net migration 4.13 million (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 158.9% (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 73.2% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 7.04 (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 72.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is claims on central government, etc. in Post-demographic dividend?
- Claims on central government, etc. in Post-demographic dividend was 45.8% in 2024, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest claims on central government, etc. recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 52.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest claims on central government, etc. recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.5% in 1974.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for claims on central government, etc.?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 3rd out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is claims on central government, etc. rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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.