Palau vs Saint Lucia: Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-)

Palau
-24.64 million current LCU
in 2020
Saint Lucia
-46.50 million current LCU
in 2017
Palau rank
42nd
Saint Lucia rank
44th

Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) over time

  • Palau
  • Saint Lucia
-200.0M-100.0M0200020102020

How they compare

Palau currently reports -24.64 million current LCU against -46.50 million current LCU in Saint Lucia, a difference of 21.86 million current LCU.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Saint Lucia ahead.

Globally, Palau ranks 42nd and Saint Lucia ranks 44th of 156 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
156 places, 4,460 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

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.