Maldives vs South Asia: Net incurrence of liabilities, total

Maldives
14.9%
in 2021
South Asia
6.9%
in 2022
Maldives rank
3rd
South Asia rank
1st

Net incurrence of liabilities, total over time

  • Maldives
  • South Asia
0510152025197419982022

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 14.9% against 6.9% in South Asia, a difference of 8.0%.

That makes Maldives's figure about 2.2 times South Asia's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Maldives ahead.

Maldives ranks 3rd and South Asia 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 South Asia Difference Ahead
1990s 6.3% 5.6% 0.7% Maldives
2000s 5.7% 4.4% 1.2% Maldives
2010s 7.1% 3.9% 3.2% Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net incurrence of liabilities, total, Maldives or South Asia?
Maldives, at 14.9% against 6.9% in South Asia as of 2021.
What is the difference in net incurrence of liabilities, total between Maldives and South Asia?
8.0%, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and South Asia?
27 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2018.
How do Maldives and South Asia rank globally for net incurrence of liabilities, total?
Maldives ranks 3rd and South Asia 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.