Ghana vs Namibia: Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-)

Ghana
-15.10 billion current LCU
in 2023
Namibia
-11.83 billion current LCU
in 2024
Ghana rank
79th
Namibia rank
78th

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

  • Ghana
  • Namibia
-60.0B-40.0B-20.0B0199120072024

How they compare

Namibia currently reports -11.83 billion current LCU against -15.10 billion current LCU in Ghana, a difference of 3.27 billion current LCU.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 79th and Namibia ranks 78th of 156 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Namibia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Namibia Difference Ahead
2000s -743.27 million current LCU 93.47 million current LCU 836.74 million current LCU Namibia
2010s -9.95 billion current LCU -12.02 billion current LCU 2.08 billion current LCU Ghana
2020s -40.46 billion current LCU -13.61 billion current LCU 26.86 billion current LCU Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), Ghana or Namibia?
Namibia, at -11.83 billion current LCU against -15.10 billion current LCU in Ghana as of 2024.
What is the difference in net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) between Ghana and Namibia?
3.27 billion current LCU, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Namibia?
23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Ghana and Namibia rank globally for net lending (+) / net borrowing (-)?
Ghana ranks 79th and Namibia ranks 78th 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.