Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) was -4.9% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 2010–2020
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2020, net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) stood at -4.9%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 96.0% on the previous year and down 419.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at -0.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, -4.9%, in 2020.
That places Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 20th out of 24 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -0.9% | — |
| 2012 | -2.2% | +130.3% |
| 2013 | -2.2% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | -2.7% | +23.4% |
| 2015 | -2.7% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | -3.1% | +11.9% |
| 2017 | -2.8% | -8.1% |
| 2018 | -2.8% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | -2.5% | -9.3% |
| 2020 | -4.9% | +96.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -2.4% | -3.1% | -0.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | -4.9% | -4.9% | -4.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
More public sector data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Arms imports 387.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.4116 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -31.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 387.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 14.3 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0117 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 4.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 13.44 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 28.9 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was -4.9% in 2020, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was -0.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.9% in 2020.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for net lending (+) / net borrowing (-)?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 20th out of 24 groups with data for 2020.
- Is net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 419.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.