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

Ethiopia
-224.95 billion current LCU
in 2024
Serbia
-228.05 billion current LCU
in 2022
Ethiopia rank
116th
Serbia rank
117th

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

  • Ethiopia
  • Serbia
-600.0B-400.0B-200.0B0199020072024

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports -224.95 billion current LCU against -228.05 billion current LCU in Serbia, a difference of 3.10 billion current LCU.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 116th and Serbia ranks 117th of 156 countries.

Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Serbia Difference Ahead
2000s -5.70 billion current LCU -47.63 billion current LCU 41.93 billion current LCU Ethiopia
2010s -39.98 billion current LCU -93.46 billion current LCU 53.48 billion current LCU Ethiopia
2020s -141.44 billion current LCU -385.55 billion current LCU 244.11 billion current LCU Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), Ethiopia or Serbia?
Ethiopia, at -224.95 billion current LCU against -228.05 billion current LCU in Serbia as of 2024.
What is the difference in net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) between Ethiopia and Serbia?
3.10 billion current LCU, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Serbia?
16 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2022.
How do Ethiopia and Serbia rank globally for net lending (+) / net borrowing (-)?
Ethiopia ranks 116th and Serbia ranks 117th 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

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.