Maldives vs Pakistan: Central government debt, total

Maldives
57.3%
in 2011
Pakistan
55.0%
in 2000
Maldives rank
37th
Pakistan rank
39th

Central government debt, total over time

  • Maldives
  • Pakistan
20406080199020002011

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 57.3% against 55.0% in Pakistan, a difference of 2.3%.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Pakistan has been ahead every year.

Maldives ranks 37th and Pakistan ranks 39th of 83 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives Pakistan Difference Ahead
1990s 38.9% 77.5% 38.6% Pakistan
2000s 40.9% 55.0% 14.2% Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher central government debt, total, Maldives or Pakistan?
Maldives, at 57.3% against 55.0% in Pakistan as of 2011.
What is the difference in central government debt, total between Maldives and Pakistan?
2.3%, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Pakistan?
6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2000.
How do Maldives and Pakistan rank globally for central government debt, total?
Maldives ranks 37th and Pakistan ranks 39th 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.