Costa Rica vs Egypt: Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-)
Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) over time
- Costa Rica
- Egypt
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports -252.19 billion current LCU against -262.17 billion current LCU in Egypt, a difference of 9.98 billion current LCU.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Globally, Costa Rica ranks 118th and Egypt ranks 119th 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.