Belarus vs North America: Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-)
Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) over time
- Belarus
- North America
How they compare
Belarus currently reports 1.3% against -6.7% in North America, a difference of 8.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was North America ahead.
Belarus ranks 24th and North America ranks 24th of 156 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 3 and North America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -2.3% | -1.6% | 0.7% | North America |
| 2000s | 0.4% | -2.8% | 3.2% | Belarus |
| 2010s | 1.3% | -5.0% | 6.2% | Belarus |
| 2020s | -0.1% | -8.6% | 8.5% | Belarus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), Belarus or North America?
- Belarus, at 1.3% against -6.7% in North America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) between Belarus and North America?
- 8.0%, with Belarus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and North America?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Belarus and North America rank globally for net lending (+) / net borrowing (-)?
- Belarus ranks 24th and North America ranks 24th 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
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.