economic2024

Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP) — series 2

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2024. 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
-2.1%
Median: -2.2%
Countries Covered
158
with available data
Highest
Nauru
15.1%
Lowest
Ukraine
-17.8%
Top 5 Countries
1Nauru15.1%
2Norway13.6%
3Equatorial Guinea11.5%
4Lesotho7.2%
5Seychelles7.2%
By Region
Other-1.8%(87 countries)
Oceania-1.8%(2 countries)
Europe-1.9%(32 countries)
Asia-2.4%(19 countries)
South America-2.8%(7 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (-17.8%)High (15.1%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: -2.1%)

Other (87)
Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
Asia (19)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Africa (7)

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 2024. 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
1Nauru15.1%
2Norway13.6%
3Equatorial Guinea11.5%
4Lesotho7.2%
5Seychelles7.2%
6Macao7.0%
7Micronesia, Federated States of6.9%
8Tonga5.3%
9Marshall Islands5.0%
10Ireland4.4%
11Samoa4.4%
12Denmark4.2%
13Cyprus4.2%
14Azerbaijan3.9%
15Singapore3.4%
16Kyrgyzstan3.2%
17Nicaragua2.3%
18Andorra2.3%
19Republic of The Gambia2.1%
20Iraq2.0%
21Mongolia1.8%
22Timor-Leste1.6%
23Russian Federation1.6%
24Republic of the Congo1.3%
25Belarus1.3%
26Bolivia1.2%
27Greece1.2%
28San Marino1.2%
29Lebanon1.2%
30Luxembourg0.8%
31Vanuatu0.7%
32Switzerland0.5%
33Islamic Republic of Iran0.5%
34Portugal0.4%
35United Arab Emirates0.4%
36Afghanistan0.4%
37Lao People's Democratic Republic0.2%
38Somalia0.2%
39Argentina0.1%
40Ecuador-0.0%
41Tajikistan-0.2%
42Costa Rica-0.5%
43Burundi-0.6%
44Slovenia-0.6%
45Netherlands-0.6%
46Sweden-0.7%
47Saint Lucia-0.9%
48Guatemala-0.9%
49Albania-1.0%
50Iceland-1.1%
51Kazakhstan-1.1%
52Belize-1.2%
53Canada-1.2%
54Bahamas-1.2%
55Lithuania-1.3%
56Angola-1.3%
57Estonia-1.3%
58Australia-1.3%
59Kiribati-1.4%
60Croatia-1.4%
61Gabon-1.5%
62Bosnia and Herzegovina-1.5%
63Thailand-1.5%
64Saint Vincent and the Grenadines-1.5%
65Indonesia-1.6%
66Germany-1.7%
67Ghana-1.7%
68Sudan-1.7%
69South Korea-1.8%
70Madagascar-1.9%
71Ethiopia-1.9%
72Solomon Islands-1.9%
73Guinea-2.0%
74Latvia-2.0%
75El Salvador-2.1%
76Democratic Republic of the Congo-2.1%
77Paraguay-2.1%
78Georgia-2.1%
79Fiji-2.2%
80Saint Kitts and Nevis-2.3%
81New Zealand-2.3%
82United Republic of Tanzania-2.4%
83Saudi Arabia-2.5%
84Bhutan-2.5%
85Bulgaria-2.6%
86Belgium-2.7%
87Cameroon-2.8%
88Czech Republic-2.8%
89Chile-2.8%
90Bangladesh-2.8%
91Jamaica-2.8%
92Dominican Republic-2.9%
93Türkiye-3.0%
94Serbia-3.1%
95Uruguay-3.1%
96Spain-3.2%
97Zambia-3.2%
98Peru-3.2%
99Papua New Guinea-3.3%
100Cambodia-3.3%
101Italy-3.4%
102Finland-3.5%
103Mali-3.5%
104Malta-3.5%
105Austria-3.6%
106Zimbabwe-3.6%
107Armenia-3.6%
108Myanmar-3.6%
109Rwanda-4.0%
110Niger-4.0%
111Central African Republic-4.0%
112Uzbekistan-4.1%
113Malaysia-4.1%
114Barbados-4.1%
115Botswana-4.2%
116Mozambique-4.3%
117Uganda-4.3%
118The Republic of North Macedonia-4.3%
119Morocco-4.4%
120Hungary-4.5%
121Honduras-4.5%
122Poland-4.5%
123Eswatini-4.6%
124Colombia-4.6%
125Jordan-4.7%
126Namibia-4.7%
127South Africa-4.8%
128Tunisia-4.8%
129Senegal-4.9%
130Moldova, Republic of-5.0%
131France-5.2%
132India-5.3%
133Burkina Faso-5.4%
134Cote d'Ivoire-5.4%
135Slovakia-5.4%
136Kuwait-5.6%
137Philippines-5.7%
138Brazil-5.7%
139Nepal-5.9%
140Mexico-5.9%
141Togo-6.2%
142United Kingdom-6.9%
143United States of America-7.2%
144Guinea-Bissau-8.0%
145Mauritius-8.1%
146Israel-8.2%
147Panama-8.2%
148Romania-8.8%
149Sri Lanka-9.2%
150Cape Verde-9.4%
151Palau-9.5%
152Kenya-10.0%
153Maldives-10.1%
154Trinidad and Tobago-10.6%
155Egypt-10.7%
156Malawi-11.8%
157Bahrain-12.4%
158Ukraine-17.8%
Showing 158 of 158 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2024).

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