Australia vs Peru: Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-)
Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) over time
- Australia
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports -28.47 billion current LCU against -31.49 billion current LCU in Australia, a difference of 3.01 billion current LCU.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Australia ahead.
Globally, Australia ranks 90th and Peru ranks 89th of 156 countries.
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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 in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.