Which has higher net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), OECD members or East Timor?

East Timor, at 1.6% against -4.7% in OECD members as of 2022.

How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and East Timor?

13 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2022.

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.

OECD members vs East Timor: Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP)

OECD members

-4.7%

in 2024

East Timor

1.6%

in 2022

OECD members rank

19th

East Timor rank

21st

Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP) over time

OECD members
East Timor

How they compare

East Timor currently reports 1.6% against -4.7% in OECD members, a difference of 6.3%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2010 it was East Timor ahead.

OECD members ranks 19th and East Timor ranks 21st of 26 groups.

East Timor has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	OECD members	East Timor	Difference	Ahead
2010s	-3.4%	84.0%	87.3%	East Timor
2020s	-7.0%	-6.2%	0.8%	East Timor

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), OECD members or East Timor?: East Timor, at 1.6% against -4.7% in OECD members as of 2022.
What is the difference in net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) between OECD members and East Timor?: 6.3%, with East Timor ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and East Timor?: 13 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2022.
How do OECD members and East Timor rank globally for net lending (+) / net borrowing (-)?: OECD members ranks 19th and East Timor ranks 21st of 26 groups.
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, 5,234 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

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.