Costa Rica vs Egypt: Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-)
Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) over time
- Costa Rica
- Egypt
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports -252.19 billion current LCU against -262.17 billion current LCU in Egypt, a difference of 9.98 billion current LCU.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 118th and Egypt ranks 119th of 156 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -982.00 million current LCU | -713.20 million current LCU | 268.80 million current LCU | Egypt |
| 1980s | -3.39 billion current LCU | -905.56 million current LCU | 2.48 billion current LCU | Egypt |
| 1990s | -32.21 billion current LCU | 1.32 billion current LCU | 33.53 billion current LCU | Egypt |
| 2000s | -102.88 billion current LCU | -39.42 billion current LCU | 63.46 billion current LCU | Egypt |
| 2010s | -1.03 trillion current LCU | -173.82 billion current LCU | 859.64 billion current LCU | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), Costa Rica or Egypt?
- Costa Rica, at -252.19 billion current LCU against -262.17 billion current LCU in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) between Costa Rica and Egypt?
- 9.98 billion current LCU, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Egypt?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Costa Rica and Egypt rank globally for net lending (+) / net borrowing (-)?
- Costa Rica ranks 118th and Egypt ranks 119th 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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About this data
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.