Eswatini vs Papua New Guinea: Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-)
Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) over time
- Eswatini
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports -3.29 billion current LCU against -3.93 billion current LCU in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 638.01 million current LCU.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Eswatini ahead.
Eswatini ranks 65th and Papua New Guinea ranks 67th of 156 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -131.40 million current LCU | -241.73 million current LCU | 110.33 million current LCU | Eswatini |
| 2000s | -501.80 million current LCU | -193.21 million current LCU | 308.59 million current LCU | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | -3.24 billion current LCU | -2.96 billion current LCU | 282.16 million current LCU | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | -3.87 billion current LCU | -6.79 billion current LCU | 2.92 billion current LCU | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), Eswatini or Papua New Guinea?
- Eswatini, at -3.29 billion current LCU against -3.93 billion current LCU in Papua New Guinea as of 2021.
- What is the difference in net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) between Eswatini and Papua New Guinea?
- 638.01 million current LCU, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Papua New Guinea?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2021.
- How do Eswatini and Papua New Guinea rank globally for net lending (+) / net borrowing (-)?
- Eswatini ranks 65th 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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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.