Ethiopia vs Sudan: Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-)

Ethiopia
-1.9%
in 2024
Sudan
-1.7%
in 2016
Ethiopia rank
70th
Sudan rank
67th

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

  • Ethiopia
  • Sudan
-40-30-20-100199020072024

How they compare

Sudan currently reports -1.7% against -1.9% in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 70th and Sudan ranks 67th of 156 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Sudan Difference Ahead
1990s -3.5% -39.3% 35.7% Ethiopia
2000s -2.2% -3.4% 1.2% Ethiopia
2010s -2.2% -2.2% 0.0% Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), Ethiopia or Sudan?
Sudan, at -1.7% against -1.9% in Ethiopia as of 2016.
What is the difference in net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) between Ethiopia and Sudan?
0.2%, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sudan?
9 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2016.
How do Ethiopia and Sudan rank globally for net lending (+) / net borrowing (-)?
Ethiopia ranks 70th and Sudan ranks 67th 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.