Macao vs Singapore: Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-)
Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) over time
- Macao
- Singapore
How they compare
Macao currently reports 27.87 billion current LCU against 26.36 billion current LCU in Singapore, a difference of 1.50 billion current LCU.
That makes Macao's figure about 1.1 times Singapore's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Singapore ahead.
Globally, Macao ranks 14th 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.