Laos vs Portugal: Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP)
Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP) over time
- Laos
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.4% against 0.2% in Laos, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Portugal's figure about 2.2 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 36th and Portugal ranks 33rd of 156 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -1.9% | -6.1% | 4.2% | Laos |
| 2010s | -3.2% | -4.9% | 1.8% | Laos |
| 2020s | -1.9% | -2.8% | 1.0% | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), Laos or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 0.4% against 0.2% in Laos as of 2024.
- What is the difference in net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) between Laos and Portugal?
- 0.2%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Portugal?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
- How do Laos and Portugal rank globally for net lending (+) / net borrowing (-)?
- Laos ranks 36th and Portugal ranks 33rd 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.