Netherlands vs Papua New Guinea: Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-)
Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) over time
- Netherlands
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports -3.93 billion current LCU against -6.89 billion current LCU in Netherlands, a difference of 2.96 billion current LCU.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Globally, Netherlands ranks 69th and Papua New Guinea ranks 67th 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.