Claims on central government, flow (current LCU) by country
Net domestic credit to government budget. Data are in current local currencies. AF stands for annual flow.
Countries reporting
49
Highest
988.83 billion current LCU
Tanzania
Lowest
-4.65 trillion current LCU
Guinea
Median
149.36 million current LCU
Years covered
51
1961–2011
Data points
1,422
What the numbers show
Claims on central government, flow (current LCU) is currently reported for 49 countries. The highest value is 988.83 billion current LCU in Tanzania; the lowest is -4.65 trillion current LCU in Guinea.
The median across all reporting countries is 149.36 million current LCU, and the mean is -84.90 billion current LCU.
Over the past decade 29 countries rose and 17 fell. The largest increase was in Madagascar (up 65,413.6%), and the largest decrease in Guinea (down 21,444.2%).
Claims on central government, flow: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tanzania | 988.83 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 893.2% | volatile |
| 2 | Mozambique | 933.45 billion current LCU | 2010 | up 94.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Madagascar | 339.54 billion current LCU | 2010 | up 65,413.6% | volatile |
| 4 | Senegal | 196.27 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 891.3% | volatile |
| 5 | Uganda | 122.58 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 166.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Kenya | 64.44 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 288.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Chad | 54.50 billion current LCU | 2008 | up 2,666.5% | volatile |
| 8 | South Africa | 28.42 billion current LCU | 2005 | up 3,413.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Mali | 24.60 billion current LCU | 2008 | up 1,318.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Niger | 19.28 billion current LCU | 1982 | up 1,971.8% | volatile |
| 11 | Egypt | 16.46 billion current LCU | 2011 | down 18.8% | volatile |
| 12 | Mauritius | 13.99 billion current LCU | 2009 | up 990.5% | volatile |
| 13 | Nigeria | 12.83 billion current LCU | 1991 | up 344.5% | volatile |
| 14 | Togo | 12.78 billion current LCU | 1986 | up 5,425.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Central African Republic | 8.80 billion current LCU | 2007 | up 489.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Malawi | 5.26 billion current LCU | 2001 | up 51,685.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Ethiopia | 5.00 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 2,451.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Botswana | 2.75 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 175.2% | volatile |
| 19 | Cape Verde | 1.81 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 326.8% | volatile |
| 20 | Sudan | 1.57 billion current LCU | 2009 | up 415.5% | volatile |
| 21 | Comoros | 1.13 billion current LCU | 2009 | up 5,490.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Lesotho | 1.02 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 864.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Eritrea | 334.49 million current LCU | 2001 | up 248.4% | volatile |
| 24 | Eswatini | 322.00 million current LCU | 2011 | up 192.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Morocco | 149.36 million current LCU | 2011 | up 102.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Tunisia | 52.00 million current LCU | 1995 | down 49.5% | volatile |
| 27 | Zimbabwe | 2.89 million current LCU | 2011 | up 108.8% | volatile |
| 28 | Burundi | 0 current LCU | 2002 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Liberia | -1,504 current LCU | 2008 | up 82.8% | volatile |
| 30 | Seychelles | -35.41 million current LCU | 2010 | down 109.8% | volatile |
| 31 | Gambia | -200.00 million current LCU | 2011 | down 139.5% | volatile |
| 32 | Guinea-Bissau | -400.00 million current LCU | 2011 | up 7.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Namibia | -982.20 million current LCU | 2011 | down 10,122.4% | volatile |
| 34 | Ghana | -1.73 billion current LCU | 2010 | down 1,356.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Sao Tome and Principe | -3.35 billion current LCU | 1998 | down 707.1% | volatile |
| 36 | Mauritania | -3.69 billion current LCU | 2011 | down 109.6% | volatile |
| 37 | Burkina Faso | -4.12 billion current LCU | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 38 | Equatorial Guinea | -5.62 billion current LCU | 1998 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Benin | -5.69 billion current LCU | 1988 | down 574.2% | volatile |
| 40 | Cote d'Ivoire | -10.90 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 88.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Algeria | -16.70 billion current LCU | 2002 | down 202.7% | volatile |
| 42 | Sierra Leone | -18.29 billion current LCU | 2011 | down 143.3% | volatile |
| 43 | Rwanda | -92.28 billion current LCU | 2011 | down 907.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Cameroon | -213.69 billion current LCU | 2007 | down 2,804.9% | volatile |
| 45 | Zambia | -348.27 billion current LCU | 2011 | down 138.9% | volatile |
| 46 | Congo | -411.06 billion current LCU | 2011 | down 1,025.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Gabon | -451.44 billion current LCU | 2007 | down 1,319.9% | volatile |
| 48 | Angola | -780.47 billion current LCU | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 49 | Guinea | -4.65 trillion current LCU | 2011 | down 21,444.2% | volatile |
About this data
Net domestic credit to government budget. Data are in current local currencies. AF stands for annual flow.