Maldives vs Palau: Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-)

Maldives
-10.1%
in 2021
Palau
-9.5%
in 2020
Maldives rank
151st
Palau rank
149th

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

  • Maldives
  • Palau
-20-15-10-505199020052021

How they compare

Palau currently reports -9.5% against -10.1% in Maldives, a difference of 0.6%.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Palau has been ahead every year.

Maldives ranks 151st and Palau ranks 149th of 156 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives Palau Difference Ahead
2000s -13.9% -1.3% 12.6% Palau
2010s -5.8% 2.9% 8.6% Palau
2020s -17.9% -9.5% 8.4% Palau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), Maldives or Palau?
Palau, at -9.5% against -10.1% in Maldives as of 2020.
What is the difference in net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) between Maldives and Palau?
0.6%, with Palau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Palau?
11 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2020.
How do Maldives and Palau rank globally for net lending (+) / net borrowing (-)?
Maldives ranks 151st and Palau ranks 149th 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

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.