Ireland vs Singapore: Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-)
Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) over time
- Ireland
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 26.36 billion current LCU against 24.80 billion current LCU in Ireland, a difference of 1.56 billion current LCU.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Singapore ahead.
Globally, Ireland ranks 16th and Singapore ranks 15th 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.