Other small states vs Seychelles: Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-)

Other small states
-1.8%
in 2023
Seychelles
7.2%
in 2008
Other small states rank
2nd
Seychelles rank
5th

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

  • Other small states
  • Seychelles
-15-10-505198520042023

How they compare

Seychelles currently reports 7.2% against -1.8% in Other small states, a difference of 9.0%.

That makes Seychelles's figure about 4.0 times Other small states's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Other small states ahead.

Other small states ranks 2nd and Seychelles ranks 5th of 26 groups.

Other small states has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Other small states Seychelles Difference Ahead
1990s -2.0% -10.8% 8.8% Other small states
2000s -0.3% -0.4% 0.0% Other small states

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), Other small states or Seychelles?
Seychelles, at 7.2% against -1.8% in Other small states as of 2008.
What is the difference in net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) between Other small states and Seychelles?
9.0%, with Seychelles ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Other small states and Seychelles?
10 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2008.
How do Other small states and Seychelles rank globally for net lending (+) / net borrowing (-)?
Other small states ranks 2nd and Seychelles ranks 5th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Other small states vs Seychelles: Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-). Statizoid, drawing on Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Retrieved 04 September 2026, from https://public-sector.statizoid.com/compare/net-lending-net-borrowing-percent-of-gdp/other-small-states/seychelles/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://public-sector.statizoid.com/compare/net-lending-net-borrowing-percent-of-gdp/other-small-states/seychelles/">Other small states vs Seychelles: Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-)</a> — Statizoid

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.