Singapore vs United Arab Emirates: Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-)
Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) over time
- Singapore
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 26.36 billion current LCU against 7.87 billion current LCU in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 18.49 billion current LCU.
That makes Singapore's figure about 3.3 times United Arab Emirates's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Singapore ahead.
Globally, Singapore ranks 15th and United Arab Emirates ranks 18th 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.