Afghanistan vs Laos: Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP)
Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP) over time
- Afghanistan
- Laos
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 0.4% against 0.2% in Laos, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.9 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Laos ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 35th and Laos 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 | Laos | 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 Laos?
- Afghanistan, at 0.4% against 0.2% in Laos as of 2017.
- What is the difference in net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) between Afghanistan and Laos?
- 0.2%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Laos?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2017.
- How do Afghanistan and Laos rank globally for net lending (+) / net borrowing (-)?
- Afghanistan ranks 35th and Laos 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.
Individual pages
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 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.