Claims on governments and other public entities (% of GDP) - Money - Basic Inds. and Nat. Accts - African Development Indicators



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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. Data are in current local currency. Source: International Monetary Fund.
Claims on governments and other public entities (% of GDP) - Money - Basic Inds. and Nat. Accts - African Development Indicators (Most Recent Data)

Rank

Country

Value

1Liberia (2007)150.14
2Eritrea (2007)96.3
3Zimbabwe (2005)58.49
4Seychelles (2008)37.16
5Egypt (2008)29.12
6Ethiopia (2006)21.31
7Mauritius (2008)18.91
8Cape Verde (2008)15.59
9Ghana (2006)12.2
10Burundi (2008)12.13
11Morocco (2008)11.36
12Guinea (2005)10.85
13Central African Republic (2008)10.84
14Gambia (2007)7.67
15Kenya (2008)6.53
16Tunisia (2008)6.37
17Sierra Leone (2008)6.32
18Togo (2008)6.22
19Guinea-Bissau (2008)4.44
20Sudan (2008)3.95
21Malawi (2007)3.82
22Ivory Coast (2008)3.81
23Zambia (2008)3.53
24Comoros (2008)3.01
25Djibouti (2008)2.08
26Democratic Republic of the Congo (2007)1.64
27Senegal (2008)0.47
28Tanzania (2008)-1.35
29South Africa (2008)-1.71
30Madagascar (2008)-1.81
31Uganda (2008)-2.96
32Burkina Faso (2008)-3.14
33Rwanda (2005)-3.57
34Gabon (2008)-3.64
35Angola (2008)-3.89
36Mali (2008)-3.96
37Niger (2008)-4.79
38Mozambique (2008)-4.9
39Cameroon (2008)-5.89
40Benin (2008)-6.09
41Namibia (2008)-6.46
42Chad (2008)-7.41
43Nigeria (2008)-11.76
44Sao Tome and Principe (2008)-16.94
45Republic of the Congo (2008)-22.54
46Swaziland (2008)-24.35
47Equatorial Guinea (2008)-24.97
48Lesotho (2008)-29.61
49Mauritania (2003)-33.18
50Botswana (2008)-33.87
51Algeria (2008)-36.43
52Libya (2008)-57.76
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