Laos vs Somalia: Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-)
Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) over time
- Laos
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 510.19 billion current LCU against 410.33 billion current LCU in Laos, a difference of 99.86 billion current LCU.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.2 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Somalia ahead.
Globally, Laos ranks 10th and Somalia ranks 8th 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.