Bulgaria vs Papua New Guinea: Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-)

Bulgaria
-2.76 billion current LCU
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
-3.93 billion current LCU
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
64th
Papua New Guinea rank
67th

Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Papua New Guinea
-8.0B-6.0B-4.0B-2.0B02.0B199020072024

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports -2.76 billion current LCU against -3.93 billion current LCU in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1.17 billion current LCU.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 64th and Papua New Guinea ranks 67th of 156 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 24.08 million current LCU -112.15 million current LCU 136.23 million current LCU Bulgaria
2000s -16.99 million current LCU -193.21 million current LCU 176.22 million current LCU Bulgaria
2010s 69.11 million current LCU -2.96 billion current LCU 3.03 billion current LCU Bulgaria
2020s -2.54 billion current LCU -5.63 billion current LCU 3.09 billion current LCU Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), Bulgaria or Papua New Guinea?
Bulgaria, at -2.76 billion current LCU against -3.93 billion current LCU in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) between Bulgaria and Papua New Guinea?
1.17 billion current LCU, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Papua New Guinea?
24 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and Papua New Guinea rank globally for net lending (+) / net borrowing (-)?
Bulgaria ranks 64th and Papua New Guinea ranks 67th of 156 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
156 places, 4,460 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Net lending (+) / net borrowing (–) equals government revenue minus expense, minus net investment in nonfinancial assets. It is also equal to the net result of transactions in financial assets and liabilities. Net lending/net borrowing is a summary measure indicating the extent to which government is either putting financial resources at the disposal of other sectors in the economy or abroad, or utilizing the financial resources generated by other sectors in the economy or from abroad. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.