Luxembourg vs North America: Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP)
Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP) over time
- Luxembourg
- North America
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 0.8% against -6.7% in North America, a difference of 7.5%.
Across all 53 years both countries report, Luxembourg has been ahead every year.
Luxembourg ranks 29th and North America ranks 26th of 156 countries.
Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.1% | -1.6% | 3.7% | Luxembourg |
| 1980s | 2.0% | -3.3% | 5.3% | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 2.3% | -2.1% | 4.4% | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 2.0% | -2.8% | 4.8% | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 1.0% | -5.0% | 6.0% | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | -0.2% | -8.6% | 8.4% | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), Luxembourg or North America?
- Luxembourg, at 0.8% against -6.7% in North America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) between Luxembourg and North America?
- 7.5%, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and North America?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Luxembourg and North America rank globally for net lending (+) / net borrowing (-)?
- Luxembourg ranks 29th and North America ranks 26th 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.