Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP) in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP) was 5.0% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) in Marshall Islands, 2008–2020
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Marshall Islands recorded 5.0% for net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) in 2020. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 379.0% on the previous year and up 43.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) in Marshall Islands peaked at 5.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, -1.8%, in 2019.
That places Marshall Islands 9th out of 156 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP) in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 3.7% | — |
| 2009 | 1.5% | -59.0% |
| 2010 | 3.5% | +132.2% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | -39.3% |
| 2012 | -0.8% | -135.7% |
| 2013 | -0.2% | -69.7% |
| 2014 | 3.2% | -1485.2% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | -12.0% |
| 2016 | 3.9% | +38.0% |
| 2017 | 4.4% | +12.8% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | -41.7% |
| 2019 | -1.8% | -170.7% |
| 2020 | 5.0% | -379.0% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 5.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -2.1%. (47 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 5.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -1.4%. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP) in Marshall Islands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +1485.2% | -0.2% | 3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.6% | 1.5% | 3.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | -1.8% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) in Marshall Islands?
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) in Marshall Islands was 5.0% 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 Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 5.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.8% in 2019.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for net lending (+) / net borrowing (-)?
- Marshall Islands ranks 9th out of 156 countries with data for 2020.
- Is net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Marshall Islands 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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About this data
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.