Maldives vs Palau: Net incurrence of liabilities, total

Maldives
14.9%
in 2021
Palau
20.3%
in 2020
Maldives rank
3rd
Palau rank
1st

Net incurrence of liabilities, total over time

  • Maldives
  • Palau
01020199020052021

How they compare

Palau currently reports 20.3% against 14.9% in Maldives, a difference of 5.4%.

That makes Palau's figure about 1.4 times Maldives's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.

Maldives ranks 3rd and Palau ranks 1st of 136 countries.

Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives Palau Difference Ahead
2000s 13.4% -0.7% 14.2% Maldives
2010s 7.1% 1.6% 5.5% Maldives
2020s 24.2% 20.3% 3.9% Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net incurrence of liabilities, total, Maldives or Palau?
Palau, at 20.3% against 14.9% in Maldives as of 2020.
What is the difference in net incurrence of liabilities, total between Maldives and Palau?
5.4%, with Palau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Palau?
11 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2020.
How do Maldives and Palau rank globally for net incurrence of liabilities, total?
Maldives ranks 3rd and Palau ranks 1st of 136 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Net incurrence of liabilities, total (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Net incurrence of liabilities, 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
157 places, 3,371 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Net incurrence of government liabilities includes foreign financing (obtained from nonresidents) and domestic financing (obtained from residents), or the means by which a government provides financial resources to cover a budget deficit or allocates financial resources arising from a budget surplus. The net incurrence of liabilities should be offset by the net acquisition of financial assets. 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.