Australia vs Croatia: Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-)

Australia
-1.3%
in 2022
Croatia
-1.4%
in 2023
Australia rank
57th
Croatia rank
59th

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

  • Australia
  • Croatia
-10-7.5-5-2.502.5197219972023

How they compare

Australia currently reports -1.3% against -1.4% in Croatia, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 57th and Croatia ranks 59th of 156 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Croatia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Croatia Difference Ahead
1990s -1.4% -2.4% 0.9% Australia
2000s 0.8% -4.3% 5.1% Australia
2010s -2.2% -3.4% 1.2% Australia
2020s -4.4% -3.0% 1.4% Croatia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), Australia or Croatia?
Australia, at -1.3% against -1.4% in Croatia as of 2022.
What is the difference in net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) between Australia and Croatia?
0.1%, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Croatia?
32 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2022.
How do Australia and Croatia rank globally for net lending (+) / net borrowing (-)?
Australia ranks 57th and Croatia ranks 59th 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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About this data

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.