Hungary vs Palau: Central government debt, total

Hungary
82.0%
in 2024
Palau
85.2%
in 2019
Hungary rank
15th
Palau rank
13th

Central government debt, total over time

  • Hungary
  • Palau
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How they compare

Palau currently reports 85.2% against 82.0% in Hungary, a difference of 3.2%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Hungary ahead.

Hungary ranks 15th and Palau ranks 13th of 83 countries.

Hungary has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hungary Palau Difference Ahead
2000s 77.7% 24.1% 53.5% Hungary
2010s 92.8% 50.7% 42.0% Hungary

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher central government debt, total, Hungary or Palau?
Palau, at 85.2% against 82.0% in Hungary as of 2019.
What is the difference in central government debt, total between Hungary and Palau?
3.2%, with Palau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Palau?
12 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2019.
How do Hungary and Palau rank globally for central government debt, total?
Hungary ranks 15th and Palau ranks 13th of 83 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Central government debt, total (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Central government debt, total (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 1,726 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Debt is the entire stock of direct government fixed-term contractual obligations to others outstanding on a particular date. It includes domestic and foreign liabilities such as currency and money deposits, securities other than shares, and loans. It is the gross amount of government liabilities reduced by the amount of equity and financial derivatives held by the government. Because debt is a stock rather than a flow, it is measured as of a given date, usually the last day of the fiscal year. Central government is the part of general government that includes all administrative departments of the national executive, legislative, and judicial functions, other central agencies and those non-market producers controlled by the central government, whose competence extends normally over the whole economic territory. 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.