Domestic Claims, Claims on Central or General Government, Net Claims on Central or General Government (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) by country
The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Non-standard dataset provides discontinued, vintage country-reported financial data that are not harmonized and use country-specific terms.
Countries reporting
178
Highest
1,226.40 trillion
Iran
Lowest
-23,467,200,000.00 trillion
Zimbabwe
Median
3.62 billion
Years covered
75
1950–2024
Data points
7,486
What the numbers show
Domestic Claims, Claims on Central or General Government, Net Claims on Central or General Government (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) is currently reported for 178 countries. The highest value is 1,226.40 trillion in Iran; the lowest is -23,467,200,000.00 trillion in Zimbabwe.
The median across all reporting countries is 3.62 billion, and the mean is -131,838,185.86 trillion.
Over the past decade 99 countries rose and 77 fell. The largest increase was in Dominican Republic (up 17,612.9%), and the largest decrease in Zimbabwe (down 86,714,800,000,000,000.0%).
Domestic Claims, Claims on Central or General Government, Net Claims: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iran | 1,226.40 trillion | 2016 | up 1,824.2% | volatile |
| 2 | Italy | 677.82 trillion | 1998 | up 90.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Indonesia | 406.39 trillion | 2008 | up 3,924.9% | volatile |
| 4 | Japan | 297.79 trillion | 2008 | up 92.1% | volatile |
| 5 | Vietnam | 85.28 trillion | 2022 | down 73.9% | volatile |
| 6 | India | 62.23 trillion | 2021 | up 187.0% | volatile |
| 7 | China | 62.00 trillion | 2024 | up 1,026.3% | volatile |
| 8 | South Korea | 34.07 trillion | 2012 | up 271.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Lebanon | 30.67 trillion | 2018 | down 28.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Greece | 20.07 trillion | 2000 | up 139.1% | volatile |
| 11 | Spain | 18.28 trillion | 1998 | up 52.1% | volatile |
| 12 | Colombia | 11.78 trillion | 2008 | up 1,017.5% | volatile |
| 13 | Myanmar | 8.13 trillion | 2010 | up 1,583.4% | volatile |
| 14 | Guinea | 7.69 trillion | 2011 | up 2,745.8% | volatile |
| 15 | Belgium | 6.08 trillion | 1997 | up 183.5% | volatile |
| 16 | Argentina | 2.31 trillion | 2017 | up 1,985.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Hungary | 2.21 trillion | 2008 | down 43.1% | volatile |
| 18 | Zambia | 1.89 trillion | 2008 | down 44.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Yemen | 1.84 trillion | 2013 | up 15,140.5% | volatile |
| 20 | Sri Lanka | 1.68 trillion | 2015 | up 564.9% | volatile |
| 21 | Madagascar | 1.67 trillion | 2016 | up 3,004.4% | volatile |
| 22 | France | 1.59 trillion | 1997 | up 199.9% | volatile |
| 23 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.45 trillion | 2015 | up 281.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Brazil | 1.21 trillion | 2008 | up 338.8% | volatile |
| 25 | Pakistan | 1.08 trillion | 2007 | up 77.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Germany | 1.02 trillion | 1998 | up 187.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Portugal | 996.05 billion | 1998 | down 51.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Bangladesh | 957.45 billion | 2008 | up 1,272.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Mexico | 814.21 billion | 2008 | up 70.8% | volatile |
| 30 | Austria | 725.09 billion | 1997 | up 48.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Sierra Leone | 710.18 billion | 2012 | down 1.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Philippines | 679.30 billion | 2007 | up 64.2% | volatile |
| 33 | United Kingdom | 632.05 billion | 2024 | up 18.4% | volatile |
| 34 | Slovenia | 538.01 billion | 2006 | up 212.6% | volatile |
| 35 | Malawi | 346.82 billion | 2016 | up 1,813.9% | volatile |
| 36 | Albania | 322.07 billion | 2008 | up 50.8% | rising |
| 37 | Dominican Republic | 273.30 billion | 2008 | up 17,612.9% | volatile |
| 38 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 263.72 billion | 2012 | up 2,638.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Canada | 255.32 billion | 2008 | up 157.4% | volatile |
| 40 | Costa Rica | 240.09 billion | 2008 | down 49.7% | volatile |
| 41 | Egypt | 229.00 billion | 2008 | up 240.5% | volatile |
| 42 | Jamaica | 218.88 billion | 2008 | up 252.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Thailand | 204.43 billion | 2008 | up 5,375.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Senegal | 197.61 billion | 2015 | up 654.6% | volatile |
| 45 | Turkey | 169.84 billion | 2008 | up 2,449.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Burundi | 167.15 billion | 2008 | up 446.8% | volatile |
| 47 | Slovakia | 161.76 billion | 2008 | up 159.2% | volatile |
| 48 | Kenya | 154.37 billion | 2008 | up 76.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Czechia | 154.33 billion | 2008 | up 445.2% | volatile |
| 50 | Netherlands | 143.19 billion | 1997 | up 67.2% | volatile |
| 51 | Central African Republic | 120.25 billion | 2011 | up 170.8% | volatile |
| 52 | Poland | 110.87 billion | 2008 | up 72.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Togo | 108.41 billion | 2015 | up 3,287.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Mauritania | 100.32 billion | 2012 | down 37.2% | volatile |
| 55 | Hong Kong | 94.86 billion | 2017 | up 141.1% | volatile |
| 56 | Nepal | 86.47 billion | 2008 | up 208.2% | volatile |
| 57 | Morocco | 79.97 billion | 2009 | up 5.9% | volatile |
| 58 | Singapore | 78.62 billion | 2020 | up 257.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Gabon | 76.15 billion | 2011 | down 68.4% | volatile |
| 60 | United Arab Emirates | 67.17 billion | 2015 | up 242.4% | volatile |
| 61 | Guinea-Bissau | 61.82 billion | 2015 | up 395.7% | volatile |
| 62 | Syria | 58.91 billion | 2008 | up 74.9% | volatile |
| 63 | Guyana | 51.69 billion | 2008 | down 15.4% | volatile |
| 64 | Mauritius | 46.97 billion | 2008 | up 162.6% | volatile |
| 65 | Australia | 41.29 billion | 2012 | up 127.5% | volatile |
| 66 | Niger | 40.83 billion | 2015 | down 42.2% | volatile |
| 67 | Nicaragua | 37.50 billion | 2008 | up 66.1% | volatile |
| 68 | Ethiopia | 37.01 billion | 2008 | up 304.8% | volatile |
| 69 | Uruguay | 35.55 billion | 2008 | up 891.4% | volatile |
| 70 | Liberia | 32.47 billion | 2016 | down 47.5% | volatile |
| 71 | Switzerland | 28.69 billion | 2016 | down 50.8% | volatile |
| 72 | Burkina Faso | 25.65 billion | 2015 | up 177.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Finland | 25.19 billion | 1998 | up 263.1% | volatile |
| 74 | Venezuela | 24.56 billion | 2013 | up 6,126.2% | volatile |
| 75 | Ukraine | 23.79 billion | 2008 | up 52.4% | volatile |
| 76 | Eritrea | 23.39 billion | 2008 | up 608.1% | volatile |
| 77 | Haiti | 22.71 billion | 2007 | up 248.7% | volatile |
| 78 | Croatia | 21.74 billion | 2008 | up 204.7% | rising |
| 79 | Cape Verde | 19.53 billion | 2008 | up 45.2% | volatile |
| 80 | Malaysia | 19.23 billion | 2008 | up 182.5% | volatile |
| 81 | Guatemala | 14.26 billion | 2008 | up 169.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Somalia | 14.07 billion | 1989 | up 1,042.3% | volatile |
| 83 | Tunisia | 11.04 billion | 2017 | up 239.4% | volatile |
| 84 | Jordan | 8.38 billion | 2016 | up 593.5% | volatile |
| 85 | New Zealand | 7.93 billion | 2010 | up 7,626.1% | volatile |
| 86 | Gambia | 6.08 billion | 2011 | up 989.7% | volatile |
| 87 | Comoros | 4.99 billion | 2008 | up 53.2% | rising |
| 88 | Sudan | 4.89 billion | 2008 | up 580.4% | volatile |
| 89 | Sweden | 3.91 billion | 2008 | down 97.9% | volatile |
| 90 | Djibouti | 3.33 billion | 2015 | down 35.9% | volatile |
| 91 | Seychelles | 2.93 billion | 2008 | up 20.2% | volatile |
| 92 | Ireland | 2.80 billion | 1998 | up 13.2% | volatile |
| 93 | Romania | 2.79 billion | 2008 | up 27.1% | volatile |
| 94 | Bahamas | 2.36 billion | 2017 | up 175.5% | volatile |
| 95 | Maldives | 2.19 billion | 2008 | up 239.7% | volatile |
| 96 | Cyprus | 2.17 billion | 2007 | up 113.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Bahrain | 2.01 billion | 2015 | up 1,908.9% | volatile |
| 98 | Ghana | 1.42 billion | 2006 | up 1,088.9% | volatile |
| 99 | Barbados | 1.19 billion | 2008 | up 95.1% | volatile |
| 100 | Kuwait | 784.40 million | 2008 | down 78.5% | volatile |
| 101 | Antigua and Barbuda | 464.12 million | 2008 | up 95.8% | volatile |
| 102 | Malta | 439.00 million | 2007 | up 41.4% | volatile |
| 103 | Lithuania | 375.00 million | 2008 | up 39.4% | volatile |
| 104 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 262.95 million | 2008 | up 143.2% | volatile |
| 105 | Fiji | 196.33 million | 2010 | up 162.9% | volatile |
| 106 | Belize | 178.04 million | 2008 | up 95.3% | volatile |
| 107 | Aruba | 137.22 million | 2023 | up 83.9% | volatile |
| 108 | Grenada | 122.93 million | 2008 | up 72.5% | volatile |
| 109 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 105.30 million | 2008 | up 123.2% | volatile |
| 110 | Saint Lucia | 96.08 million | 2008 | up 338.7% | volatile |
| 111 | Anguilla | 71.71 million | 2008 | up 2,017.6% | volatile |
| 112 | Solomon Islands | 37.91 million | 2008 | down 78.7% | volatile |
| 113 | Montserrat | -19.40 million | 2008 | down 3.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Tonga | -28.79 million | 2008 | down 84.1% | falling |
| 115 | Dominica | -43.90 million | 2008 | down 185.2% | volatile |
| 116 | Suriname | -66.62 million | 2008 | down 230.9% | volatile |
| 117 | Papua New Guinea | -82.64 million | 2008 | down 108.5% | volatile |
| 118 | Samoa | -111.10 million | 2009 | down 13.7% | volatile |
| 119 | Georgia | -147.35 million | 2008 | down 130.9% | volatile |
| 120 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -150.68 million | 2010 | down 435.1% | volatile |
| 121 | Moldova | -160.90 million | 2008 | down 110.6% | volatile |
| 122 | Tajikistan | -661.76 million | 2008 | down 803.2% | volatile |
| 123 | Azerbaijan | -763.85 million | 2008 | down 11,160.7% | volatile |
| 124 | Latvia | -1.35 billion | 2008 | down 1,846.0% | volatile |
| 125 | Bolivia | -1.41 billion | 2008 | down 596.4% | volatile |
| 126 | Panama | -2.08 billion | 2008 | down 143.2% | volatile |
| 127 | Vanuatu | -2.18 billion | 2008 | down 328.0% | volatile |
| 128 | Qatar | -2.26 billion | 2008 | down 120.9% | volatile |
| 129 | Oman | -2.41 billion | 2008 | down 29,764.1% | volatile |
| 130 | Lesotho | -3.97 billion | 2008 | down 98.2% | volatile |
| 131 | Estonia | -4.03 billion | 2010 | down 71.1% | volatile |
| 132 | Namibia | -4.64 billion | 2008 | down 1,882.2% | volatile |
| 133 | North Macedonia | -5.00 billion | 2008 | down 406.6% | volatile |
| 134 | Eswatini | -5.27 billion | 2008 | down 1,923.1% | volatile |
| 135 | Honduras | -5.35 billion | 2008 | up 11.4% | volatile |
| 136 | Bulgaria | -5.40 billion | 2008 | down 583.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Brunei | -5.42 billion | 2008 | down 262.4% | falling |
| 138 | Bhutan | -5.92 billion | 2007 | down 40,622.4% | volatile |
| 139 | Chad | -10.61 billion | 2011 | down 113.5% | volatile |
| 140 | Mozambique | -11.15 billion | 2008 | down 117.3% | volatile |
| 141 | Trinidad and Tobago | -13.19 billion | 2009 | down 1,644.5% | volatile |
| 142 | Kyrgyzstan | -20.82 billion | 2014 | down 1,787.8% | volatile |
| 143 | Botswana | -29.73 billion | 2008 | down 56.6% | volatile |
| 144 | Afghanistan | -35.23 billion | 2008 | — | volatile |
| 145 | Armenia | -40.60 billion | 2008 | down 299.5% | volatile |
| 146 | Mali | -47.28 billion | 2015 | down 66.5% | volatile |
| 147 | Rwanda | -49.85 billion | 2005 | down 449.8% | volatile |
| 148 | Serbia | -53.04 billion | 2008 | down 975.0% | volatile |
| 149 | South Africa | -53.12 billion | 2008 | down 271.1% | volatile |
| 150 | Israel | -58.24 billion | 2009 | down 426.1% | volatile |
| 151 | Luxembourg | -58.42 billion | 1997 | down 7,786.8% | volatile |
| 152 | Peru | -62.70 billion | 2016 | down 697.2% | volatile |
| 153 | Benin | -81.76 billion | 2015 | up 14.5% | volatile |
| 154 | Libya | -94.91 billion | 2021 | down 37.4% | volatile |
| 155 | Macao | -105.50 billion | 2008 | down 1,229.7% | volatile |
| 156 | Norway | -146.21 billion | 2006 | down 388.6% | volatile |
| 157 | San Marino | -187.34 billion | 1998 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 158 | Iceland | -200.52 billion | 2007 | down 1,280.2% | volatile |
| 159 | Denmark | -234.03 billion | 2008 | down 544.8% | volatile |
| 160 | Tanzania | -334.97 billion | 2008 | down 176.4% | volatile |
| 161 | Sao Tome and Principe | -435.04 billion | 2008 | down 9,336.3% | volatile |
| 162 | Saudi Arabia | -438.88 billion | 2017 | down 20.5% | volatile |
| 163 | Cameroon | -520.92 billion | 2011 | down 254.2% | volatile |
| 164 | Laos | -557.43 billion | 2010 | up 11.6% | volatile |
| 165 | Mongolia | -599.14 billion | 2008 | down 1,572.6% | volatile |
| 166 | Angola | -653.48 billion | 2013 | down 12,131.5% | volatile |
| 167 | Uganda | -730.45 billion | 2008 | down 1,419.7% | volatile |
| 168 | Equatorial Guinea | -1.02 trillion | 2011 | down 3,544.9% | volatile |
| 169 | Congo | -1.69 trillion | 2011 | down 1,131.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Paraguay | -2.49 trillion | 2008 | down 4,407.2% | volatile |
| 171 | Chile | -2.94 trillion | 2008 | down 322.4% | volatile |
| 172 | Cambodia | -3.06 trillion | 2008 | down 1,814.5% | volatile |
| 173 | Kazakhstan | -3.09 trillion | 2008 | down 8,162.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Nigeria | -3.11 trillion | 2008 | down 2,321.0% | volatile |
| 175 | Algeria | -4.09 trillion | 2008 | down 1,029.5% | volatile |
| 176 | Belarus | -9.39 trillion | 2008 | down 19,105.7% | volatile |
| 177 | Iraq | -30.12 trillion | 2008 | — | volatile |
| 178 | Zimbabwe | -23,467,200,000.00 trillion | 2008 | down 86,714,800,000,000,000.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) 5.65 trillion
- Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) 2.04 trillion
- Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) 1.21 billion
About this data
The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Non-standard dataset provides discontinued, vintage country-reported financial data that are not harmonized and use country-specific terms.