South Africa vs Thailand: Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-)

South Africa
-352.78 billion current LCU
in 2024
Thailand
-280.86 billion current LCU
in 2024
South Africa rank
122nd
Thailand rank
120th

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

  • South Africa
  • Thailand
-1.0T-500.0B0197219982024

How they compare

Thailand currently reports -280.86 billion current LCU against -352.78 billion current LCU in South Africa, a difference of 71.92 billion current LCU.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was South Africa ahead.

Globally, South Africa ranks 122nd and Thailand ranks 120th 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.