Early-demographic dividend vs Ireland: Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-)
Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) over time
- Early-demographic dividend
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 4.4% against -3.6% in Early-demographic dividend, a difference of 8.0%.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.2 times Early-demographic dividend's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ireland ahead.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 10th and Ireland ranks 10th of 26 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Early-demographic dividend averaged higher in 2 and Ireland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Early-demographic dividend | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.8% | -1.2% | 0.6% | Ireland |
| 2000s | -4.2% | -13.8% | 9.7% | Early-demographic dividend |
| 2010s | -2.7% | -7.4% | 4.7% | Early-demographic dividend |
| 2020s | -3.6% | 1.7% | 5.3% | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), Early-demographic dividend or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 4.4% against -3.6% in Early-demographic dividend as of 2024.
- What is the difference in net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) between Early-demographic dividend and Ireland?
- 8.0%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Early-demographic dividend and Ireland?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Early-demographic dividend and Ireland rank globally for net lending (+) / net borrowing (-)?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 10th and Ireland ranks 10th of 26 groups.
- 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.