Portugal vs United Arab Emirates: Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-)

Portugal
0.4%
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
0.4%
in 2024
Portugal rank
33rd
United Arab Emirates rank
34th

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

  • Portugal
  • United Arab Emirates
-10-7.5-5-2.502.5197519992024

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times United Arab Emirates's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 1997 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Portugal ranks 33rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 34th of 156 countries.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1990s -3.8% 0.1% 3.9% United Arab Emirates
2010s -4.3% 0.2% 4.5% United Arab Emirates
2020s -1.3% 0.7% 2.0% United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), Portugal or United Arab Emirates?
Portugal, at 0.4% against 0.4% in United Arab Emirates as of 2024.
What is the difference in net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) between Portugal and United Arab Emirates?
0.0%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and United Arab Emirates?
17 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2024.
How do Portugal and United Arab Emirates rank globally for net lending (+) / net borrowing (-)?
Portugal ranks 33rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 34th 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.