Afghanistan vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-)

Afghanistan
0.4%
in 2017
Lao People's Democratic Republic
0.2%
in 2022
Afghanistan rank
35th
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
36th

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
-6-4-202200620142022

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.4% against 0.2% in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.9 times Lao People's Democratic Republic's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 35th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 36th of 156 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Lao People's Democratic Republic Difference Ahead
2000s -1.0% -1.9% 0.9% Afghanistan
2010s 0.0% -3.1% 3.1% Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), Afghanistan or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Afghanistan, at 0.4% against 0.2% in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2017.
What is the difference in net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) between Afghanistan and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
0.2%, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
10 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2017.
How do Afghanistan and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for net lending (+) / net borrowing (-)?
Afghanistan ranks 35th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 36th 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 (-) (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 5,229 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 as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.