Cape Verde vs Sri Lanka: Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-)

Cape Verde
-9.4%
in 2020
Sri Lanka
-9.2%
in 2023
Cape Verde rank
148th
Sri Lanka rank
147th

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

  • Cape Verde
  • Sri Lanka
-15-10-50199020062023

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports -9.2% against -9.4% in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Cape Verde ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 148th and Sri Lanka ranks 147th of 156 countries.

Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
2000s -2.9% -7.2% 4.3% Cape Verde
2010s -3.6% -5.6% 2.0% Cape Verde
2020s -9.4% -13.4% 4.0% Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), Cape Verde or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at -9.2% against -9.4% in Cape Verde as of 2023.
What is the difference in net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) between Cape Verde and Sri Lanka?
0.2%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Sri Lanka?
16 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2020.
How do Cape Verde and Sri Lanka rank globally for net lending (+) / net borrowing (-)?
Cape Verde ranks 148th and Sri Lanka ranks 147th 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.