Egypt vs Ethiopia: Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-)

Egypt
-262.17 billion current LCU
in 2015
Ethiopia
-224.95 billion current LCU
in 2024
Egypt rank
119th
Ethiopia rank
116th

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

  • Egypt
  • Ethiopia
-300.0B-200.0B-100.0B0197519992024

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports -224.95 billion current LCU against -262.17 billion current LCU in Egypt, a difference of 37.22 billion current LCU.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Egypt ranks 119th and Ethiopia ranks 116th of 156 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Ethiopia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Ethiopia Difference Ahead
1990s 1.32 billion current LCU -1.40 billion current LCU 2.72 billion current LCU Egypt
2000s -39.42 billion current LCU -4.93 billion current LCU 34.49 billion current LCU Ethiopia
2010s -188.54 billion current LCU -15.78 billion current LCU 172.77 billion current LCU Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), Egypt or Ethiopia?
Ethiopia, at -224.95 billion current LCU against -262.17 billion current LCU in Egypt as of 2024.
What is the difference in net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) between Egypt and Ethiopia?
37.22 billion current LCU, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Ethiopia?
22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
How do Egypt and Ethiopia rank globally for net lending (+) / net borrowing (-)?
Egypt ranks 119th and Ethiopia ranks 116th 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.