Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) in Seychelles
Seychelles: Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) was 7.2% in 2008. ◆ Volatile
Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) in Seychelles, 1985–2008
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 7.2% for net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) in 2008. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 248.7% on the previous year and up 151.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) in Seychelles peaked at 7.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, -14.1%, in 1998.
That places Seychelles 5th out of 156 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -2.7% | -10.8% | 2.0% | 5 |
| 1990s | -8.6% | -14.1% | -1.4% | 7 |
| 2000s | -0.4% | -13.1% | 7.2% | 5 |
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More public sector data for Seychelles
- Arms imports 19.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Tax revenue 22.1% (2008)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 15.8% (2008)
- Taxes on goods and services 36.0% (2008)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 2.6% (2008)
- Interest payments 14.1% (2008)
- Grants and other revenue 35.4% (2008)
- Interest payments 19.7% (2008)
- Other taxes 1.5% (2000)
- Compensation of employees 37.3% (2008)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) in Seychelles?
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) in Seychelles was 7.2% in 2008, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was -14.1% in 1998.
- How does Seychelles rank for net lending (+) / net borrowing (-)?
- Seychelles ranks 5th out of 156 countries with data for 2008.
- Is net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 151.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.