Maldives vs New Zealand: Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-)

Maldives
-8.19 billion current LCU
in 2021
New Zealand
-10.07 billion current LCU
in 2024
Maldives rank
73rd
New Zealand rank
75th

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

  • Maldives
  • New Zealand
-20.0B-10.0B010.0B197219982024

How they compare

Maldives currently reports -8.19 billion current LCU against -10.07 billion current LCU in New Zealand, a difference of 1.88 billion current LCU.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2002 it was New Zealand ahead.

Maldives ranks 73rd and New Zealand ranks 75th of 156 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives New Zealand Difference Ahead
2000s -1.54 billion current LCU 4.90 billion current LCU 6.44 billion current LCU New Zealand
2010s -3.23 billion current LCU -604.20 million current LCU 2.63 billion current LCU New Zealand
2020s -9.20 billion current LCU -12.94 billion current LCU 3.74 billion current LCU Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), Maldives or New Zealand?
Maldives, at -8.19 billion current LCU against -10.07 billion current LCU in New Zealand as of 2021.
What is the difference in net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) between Maldives and New Zealand?
1.88 billion current LCU, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and New Zealand?
18 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2021.
How do Maldives and New Zealand rank globally for net lending (+) / net borrowing (-)?
Maldives ranks 73rd and New Zealand ranks 75th 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.