Egypt vs South Africa: Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-)
Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) over time
- Egypt
- South Africa
How they compare
Egypt currently reports -262.17 billion current LCU against -352.78 billion current LCU in South Africa, a difference of 90.61 billion current LCU.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1975 it was South Africa ahead.
Egypt ranks 119th and South Africa ranks 122nd of 156 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -713.20 million current LCU | -532.40 million current LCU | 180.80 million current LCU | South Africa |
| 1980s | -905.56 million current LCU | -4.88 billion current LCU | 3.98 billion current LCU | Egypt |
| 1990s | 1.32 billion current LCU | -26.12 billion current LCU | 27.44 billion current LCU | Egypt |
| 2000s | -39.42 billion current LCU | -23.23 billion current LCU | 16.20 billion current LCU | South Africa |
| 2010s | -188.54 billion current LCU | -162.37 billion current LCU | 26.17 billion current LCU | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), Egypt or South Africa?
- Egypt, at -262.17 billion current LCU against -352.78 billion current LCU in South Africa as of 2015.
- What is the difference in net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) between Egypt and South Africa?
- 90.61 billion current LCU, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and South Africa?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2015.
- How do Egypt and South Africa rank globally for net lending (+) / net borrowing (-)?
- Egypt ranks 119th and South Africa ranks 122nd 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.