Claims on governments, etc. (annual growth as % of M2) by country
Claims on governments and other public entities (IFS line 32an + 32b + 32bx + 32c) usually comprise direct credit for specific purposes such as financing of the government budget deficit or loans to state enterprises, advances against future credit authorizations, and purchases of treasury bills and bonds, net of...
What the numbers show
Claims on governments, etc. (annual growth as % of M2) is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 871.8% in Mozambique; the lowest is -52.4% in Guinea.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.1%, and the mean is 18.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 17.
Over the past decade 25 countries rose and 21 fell. The largest increase was in Malawi (up 1,686.0%), and the largest decrease in Guinea (down 1,567.5%).
Claims on governments, etc.: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mozambique | 871.8% | 2010 | down 76.4% | volatile |
| 2 | Botswana | 30.3% | 2011 | up 161.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Lesotho | 25.8% | 2011 | up 504.4% | volatile |
| 4 | Malawi | 24.8% | 2001 | up 1,686.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Nigeria | 22.2% | 1991 | up 10.9% | volatile |
| 6 | Niger | 20.5% | 1982 | up 341.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 15.7% | 2011 | up 276.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Chad | 13.6% | 2008 | up 416.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Sudan | 13.0% | 2009 | down 18.1% | volatile |
| 10 | Eswatini | 12.7% | 2011 | up 175.9% | volatile |
| 11 | Senegal | 12.7% | 2011 | up 405.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Egypt | 10.4% | 2011 | up 58.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Madagascar | 9.8% | 2010 | up 262.1% | volatile |
| 14 | Togo | 8.9% | 1986 | up 1,151.5% | volatile |
| 15 | Kenya | 8.8% | 2011 | up 80.1% | volatile |
| 16 | Algeria | 6.2% | 2002 | up 25.6% | volatile |
| 17 | Morocco | 5.7% | 2011 | up 348.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Central African Republic | 4.4% | 2007 | up 287.5% | volatile |
| 19 | Cape Verde | 3.7% | 2011 | up 569.2% | volatile |
| 20 | South Africa | 3.1% | 2005 | up 812.5% | volatile |
| 21 | Eritrea | 2.8% | 2001 | down 80.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Mali | 2.4% | 2008 | up 516.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Uganda | 2.1% | 2011 | down 23.7% | volatile |
| 24 | Mauritius | 1.1% | 2009 | up 150.8% | volatile |
| 25 | Liberia | -0.0% | 2008 | up 96.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Guinea-Bissau | -0.4% | 2011 | up 42.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Côte d'Ivoire | -0.4% | 2011 | up 93.2% | volatile |
| 28 | Seychelles | -0.5% | 2010 | down 104.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Comoros | -0.6% | 2009 | down 164.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Burkina Faso | -0.6% | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Tunisia | -1.2% | 1995 | down 132.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Burundi | -1.3% | 2002 | up 87.8% | volatile |
| 33 | Mauritania | -1.4% | 2011 | down 100.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Zimbabwe | -1.7% | 2007 | up 15.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Sierra Leone | -1.8% | 2011 | down 109.3% | volatile |
| 36 | Ghana | -2.2% | 2010 | down 116.2% | volatile |
| 37 | Zambia | -2.8% | 2011 | down 107.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Gambia | -3.1% | 2011 | down 112.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Namibia | -3.4% | 2011 | down 242.4% | volatile |
| 40 | Benin | -5.9% | 1988 | down 271.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Rwanda | -8.2% | 2006 | down 186.8% | volatile |
| 42 | Cameroon | -13.7% | 2007 | down 1,225.7% | volatile |
| 43 | Congo | -35.5% | 2011 | down 282.5% | volatile |
| 44 | Ethiopia | -40.2% | 2009 | down 920.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Equatorial Guinea | -44.9% | 1998 | down 394.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Gabon | -45.5% | 2007 | down 577.7% | volatile |
| 47 | Guinea | -52.4% | 2011 | down 1,567.5% | volatile |
About this data
Claims on governments and other public entities (IFS line 32an + 32b + 32bx + 32c) usually comprise direct credit for specific purposes such as financing of the government budget deficit or loans to state enterprises, advances against future credit authorizations, and purchases of treasury bills and bonds, net of deposits by the public sector. Public sector deposits with the banking system also include sinking funds for the service of debt and temporary deposits of government revenues. Money and quasi money (M2) comprise the sum of currency outside banks, demand deposits other than those of the central government, and the time, savings, and foreign currency deposits of resident sectors other than the central government.