Lesotho vs Seychelles: Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-)

Lesotho
7.2%
in 2024
Seychelles
7.2%
in 2008
Lesotho rank
4th
Seychelles rank
5th

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

  • Lesotho
  • Seychelles
-20-10010198520042024

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 7.2% against 7.2% in Seychelles, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Seychelles ahead.

Lesotho ranks 4th and Seychelles ranks 5th of 156 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Seychelles in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Seychelles Difference Ahead
1980s -14.0% 1.1% 15.1% Seychelles
1990s -0.9% -8.6% 7.7% Lesotho
2000s 5.9% -0.4% 6.3% Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), Lesotho or Seychelles?
Lesotho, at 7.2% against 7.2% in Seychelles as of 2024.
What is the difference in net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) between Lesotho and Seychelles?
0.0%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Seychelles?
15 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2008.
How do Lesotho and Seychelles rank globally for net lending (+) / net borrowing (-)?
Lesotho ranks 4th and Seychelles ranks 5th 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.