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Claims on central government (annual growth as % of broad money)

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.

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Key Insights

Global Average
5.8%
Median: 2.5%
Countries Covered
165
with available data
Highest
Micronesia, Federated States of
156.4%
Lowest
Libya
-23.6%
Top 5 Countries
1Micronesia, Federated States of156.4%
2Zimbabwe92.3%
3South Sudan92.0%
4Grenada68.3%
5Malawi49.2%
By Region
Africa8.2%(9 countries)
South America7.8%(7 countries)
Other7.1%(104 countries)
North America3.7%(4 countries)
Asia2.8%(26 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (-23.6%)High (156.4%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 5.8%)

Africa (9)
South America (7)
Other (104)
North America (4)
Asia (26)
Europe (13)
Oceania (2)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1Micronesia, Federated States of156.4%
2Zimbabwe92.3%
3South Sudan92.0%
4Grenada68.3%
5Malawi49.2%
6Argentina36.7%
7Equatorial Guinea25.3%
8Liberia24.2%
9Nigeria22.2%
10Guinea22.2%
11Sudan21.2%
12Sierra Leone19.5%
13Chad17.5%
14Syrian Arab Republic17.4%
15Angola17.1%
16Suriname16.3%
17Guyana16.2%
18Yemen15.9%
19Bolivia14.7%
20Pakistan13.8%
21Saint Kitts and Nevis12.2%
22Algeria11.2%
23Papua New Guinea11.0%
24Saudi Arabia10.6%
25Republic of the Congo9.9%
26Myanmar9.5%
27Iraq9.2%
28Rwanda8.7%
29Egypt8.6%
30Maldives8.5%
31Azerbaijan8.4%
32Trinidad and Tobago8.3%
33Tunisia7.9%
34Brazil7.8%
35Qatar7.3%
36Central African Republic7.3%
37Nepal7.1%
38Botswana6.8%
39Togo6.7%
40Mali6.7%
41Sri Lanka6.7%
42Türkiye6.7%
43Burkina Faso6.7%
44Burundi6.5%
45Kuwait6.4%
46Madagascar6.1%
47Bangladesh5.7%
48Islamic Republic of Iran5.7%
49Senegal5.6%
50Cameroon5.4%
51Republic of The Gambia5.4%
52The Republic of North Macedonia5.3%
53Belarus5.2%
54Mozambique5.1%
55Venezuela4.9%
56Hungary4.8%
57Bahrain4.8%
58Canada4.6%
59Guatemala4.5%
60Peru4.5%
61Niger4.4%
62Belize4.3%
63Sao Tome and Principe4.3%
64Kenya4.3%
65Gabon4.2%
66Mexico4.0%
67Ghana3.8%
68Comoros3.5%
69Bahamas3.5%
70Czech Republic3.5%
71Philippines3.4%
72People's Republic of China3.4%
73Thailand3.3%
74Serbia3.2%
75Colombia3.1%
76Indonesia3.1%
77Benin3.0%
78South Africa3.0%
79Zambia3.0%
80Cote d'Ivoire2.9%
81Bulgaria2.9%
82Romania2.7%
83Singapore2.5%
84State of Palestine2.5%
85Ethiopia2.5%
86Mauritius2.4%
87India2.2%
88Vanuatu2.2%
89Bosnia and Herzegovina2.2%
90Israel2.2%
91Chile2.1%
92Poland1.9%
93United States of America1.6%
94Lao People's Democratic Republic1.5%
95Paraguay1.4%
96Jordan1.3%
97Georgia1.2%
98Eritrea1.1%
99South Korea1.0%
100Albania0.9%
101Morocco0.9%
102Uruguay0.8%
103Honduras0.8%
104Democratic Republic of the Congo0.7%
105Hong Kong0.4%
106United Republic of Tanzania0.2%
107Solomon Islands0.2%
108Tajikistan0.2%
109Moldova, Republic of0.1%
110United Arab Emirates0.1%
111Barbados0.0%
112Namibia0.0%
113Switzerland-0.0%
114Malaysia-0.0%
115Seychelles-0.0%
116New Zealand-0.1%
117Ecuador-0.1%
118Brunei Darussalam-0.1%
119Australia-0.3%
120Armenia-0.3%
121Saint Lucia-0.4%
122Dominican Republic-0.4%
123Dominica-0.6%
124Panama-0.6%
125Haiti-0.6%
126Djibouti-0.7%
127Antigua and Barbuda-0.8%
128Saint Vincent and the Grenadines-0.8%
129Sweden-0.9%
130Norway-0.9%
131Afghanistan-1.1%
132Cambodia-1.2%
133Aruba-1.2%
134United Kingdom-1.3%
135Bhutan-1.3%
136El Salvador-1.7%
137Russian Federation-1.8%
138Vietnam-1.9%
139Jamaica-2.0%
140Iceland-2.3%
141Uganda-2.3%
142Cape Verde-2.6%
143Oman-2.8%
144Denmark-2.8%
145Costa Rica-2.9%
146Kyrgyzstan-3.3%
147Fiji-3.3%
148Kazakhstan-3.4%
149Japan-3.5%
150Lesotho-3.5%
151Guinea-Bissau-3.7%
152Tonga-3.8%
153Samoa-3.9%
154Eswatini-4.6%
155Macao-5.2%
156Uzbekistan-5.3%
157Ukraine-6.6%
158Mauritania-7.0%
159Mongolia-7.7%
160Somalia-10.1%
161Montenegro-10.7%
162Nicaragua-12.6%
163Timor-Leste-14.9%
164Lebanon-21.3%
165Libya-23.6%
Showing 165 of 165 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2025).

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