Government net lending/borrowing (% of GDP)
Macro & GDPIMF WEOimf_weo:GGXCNL_NGDP•PT•1980 → 2026•194 countries
Series quick facts
High-level context for this country series.
Macro & GDPIMF WEO
Coverage
194
Frequency
yearly
Range
1980 \u2192 2026
Latest
2026
Government net lending/borrowing (% of GDP) by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2026)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: %
≤ -5.68%
-5.68% – -4.01%
-4.01% – -3.16%
-3.16% – -2.41%
-2.41% – -1.47%
-1.47% – 0.03%
> 0.03%
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: International Monetary Fund (IMF WEO)
Highest 15 countries
Government net lending/borrowing (% of GDP)
194 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: International Monetary Fund (IMF WEO)
Distribution across countries
Government net lending/borrowing (% of GDP)
Countries
194
Median
-2.8%
Mean
-3%
25th pctl
-4.3%
75th pctl
-1.2%
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: International Monetary Fund (IMF WEO)
Compare trends
Government net lending/borrowing (% of GDP)
NorwayDenmarkSt. Vincent and the Grenadines
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: International Monetary Fund (IMF WEO)
| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| KuwaitKWT | 26.5% | 2026 | |
| NorwayNOR | 10.69% | 2026 | |
| NauruNRU | 9.52% | 2026 | |
| Macao SAR, ChinaMAC | 5.56% | 2026 | |
| EritreaERI | 5.22% | 2018 | |
| United Arab EmiratesARE | 4.76% | 2026 | |
| South SudanSSD | 4.13% | 2026 | |
| LesothoLSO | 3.77% | 2026 | |
| LiechtensteinLIE | 3.2% | 2026 | |
| CyprusCYP | 3.17% | 2026 | |
| SingaporeSGP | 2.71% | 2026 | |
| AndorraAND | 2.48% | 2026 | |
| Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP | 2.3% | 2026 | |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 2.24% | 2026 | |
| NicaraguaNIC | 2.15% | 2026 | |
| Lao PDRLAO | 1.62% | 2026 | |
| Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FSM | 1.49% | 2026 | |
| PalauPLW | 1.47% | 2026 | |
| QatarQAT | 1.31% | 2026 | |
| ArubaABW | 1.22% | 2026 | |
| BelarusBLR | 1.16% | 2026 | |
| OmanOMN | 1% | 2026 | |
| IrelandIRL | 0.87% | 2026 | |
| DenmarkDNK | 0.37% | 2026 | |
| ArgentinaARG | 0.34% | 2026 | |
| BarbadosBRB | 0.07% | 2026 | |
| SwitzerlandCHE | 0.06% | 2026 | |
| PortugalPRT | 0.04% | 2026 | |
| Central African RepublicCAF | 0.03% | 2026 | |
| SamoaWSM | -0.08% | 2026 | |
| HaitiHTI | -0.2% | 2026 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | -0.23% | 2026 | |
| Puerto Rico (US)PRI | -0.39% | 2026 | |
| TurkmenistanTKM | -0.48% | 2026 | |
| St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT | -0.51% | 2026 | |
| Gambia, TheGMB | -0.55% | 2026 | |
| Bahamas, TheBHS | -0.63% | 2026 | |
| IcelandISL | -0.63% | 2026 | |
| DjiboutiDJI | -0.8% | 2026 | |
| GreeceGRC | -0.85% | 2026 | |
| JamaicaJAM | -0.87% | 2026 | |
| Antigua and BarbudaATG | -0.88% | 2026 | |
| Cabo VerdeCPV | -0.89% | 2026 | |
| MauritaniaMRT | -0.99% | 2026 | |
| MongoliaMNG | -1.01% | 2026 | |
| LibyaLBY | -1.01% | 2026 | |
| CameroonCMR | -1.15% | 2026 | |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | -1.16% | 2026 | |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM | -1.17% | 2026 | |
| San MarinoSMR | -1.21% | 2026 | |
| MauritiusMUS | -1.29% | 2026 | |
| ParaguayPRY | -1.32% | 2026 | |
| AfghanistanAFG | -1.33% | 2023 | |
| Korea, Rep.KOR | -1.36% | 2026 | |
| ChileCHL | -1.47% | 2026 | |
| LuxembourgLUX | -1.47% | 2026 | |
| BelizeBLZ | -1.51% | 2026 | |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | -1.58% | 2026 | |
| GrenadaGRD | -1.62% | 2026 | |
| ComorosCOM | -1.66% | 2026 | |
| HondurasHND | -1.66% | 2026 | |
| LebanonLBN | -1.7% | 2023 | |
| EthiopiaETH | -1.72% | 2026 | |
| DominicaDMA | -1.75% | 2026 | |
| SurinameSUR | -1.75% | 2026 | |
| SwedenSWE | -1.75% | 2026 | |
| Russian FederationRUS | -1.75% | 2026 | |
| AlbaniaALB | -1.9% | 2026 | |
| GhanaGHA | -1.91% | 2026 | |
| El SalvadorSLV | -1.98% | 2026 | |
| Equatorial GuineaGNQ | -1.99% | 2026 | |
| AzerbaijanAZE | -2% | 2026 | |
| JapanJPN | -2.03% | 2026 | |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | -2.13% | 2026 | |
| PeruPER | -2.17% | 2026 | |
| SeychellesSYC | -2.19% | 2026 | |
| GeorgiaGEO | -2.29% | 2026 | |
| UzbekistanUZB | -2.3% | 2026 | |
| AustraliaAUS | -2.31% | 2026 | |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | -2.34% | 2026 | |
| Viet NamVNM | -2.34% | 2026 | |
| KazakhstanKAZ | -2.34% | 2026 | |
| ChadTCD | -2.39% | 2026 | |
| LiberiaLBR | -2.41% | 2026 | |
| CanadaCAN | -2.43% | 2026 | |
| SpainESP | -2.47% | 2026 | |
| ThailandTHA | -2.47% | 2026 | |
| TajikistanTJK | -2.5% | 2026 | |
| CzechiaCZE | -2.56% | 2026 | |
| SloveniaSVN | -2.62% | 2026 | |
| St. LuciaLCA | -2.65% | 2026 | |
| GuatemalaGTM | -2.66% | 2026 | |
| IndonesiaIDN | -2.72% | 2026 | |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | -2.73% | 2026 | |
| SerbiaSRB | -2.78% | 2026 | |
| NetherlandsNLD | -2.79% | 2026 | |
| MaltaMLT | -2.8% | 2026 | |
| CroatiaHRV | -2.83% | 2026 | |
| ItalyITA | -2.85% | 2026 | |
| BeninBEN | -2.9% | 2026 | |
| TuvaluTUV | -2.97% | 2026 | |
| NigerNER | -2.97% | 2026 | |
| AngolaAGO | -2.99% | 2026 | |
| GuineaGIN | -3% | 2026 | |
| LatviaLVA | -3.01% | 2026 | |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | -3.01% | 2026 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | -3.02% | 2026 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | -3.03% | 2026 | |
| TogoTGO | -3.03% | 2026 | |
| Solomon IslandsSLB | -3.12% | 2026 | |
| PhilippinesPHL | -3.14% | 2026 | |
| MaliMLI | -3.2% | 2026 | |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | -3.22% | 2026 | |
| Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHKG | -3.23% | 2026 | |
| RwandaRWA | -3.31% | 2026 | |
| GermanyDEU | -3.37% | 2026 | |
| MoroccoMAR | -3.37% | 2026 | |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | -3.44% | 2026 | |
| EcuadorECU | -3.48% | 2023 | |
| BulgariaBGR | -3.48% | 2026 | |
| PanamaPAN | -3.49% | 2026 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | -3.5% | 2026 | |
| MontenegroMNE | -3.51% | 2026 | |
| MalaysiaMYS | -3.57% | 2026 | |
| New ZealandNZL | -3.58% | 2026 | |
| Venezuela, RBVEN | -3.6% | 2024 | |
| United KingdomGBR | -3.61% | 2026 | |
| NepalNPL | -3.66% | 2026 | |
| Saudi ArabiaSAU | -3.66% | 2026 | |
| ZambiaZMB | -3.71% | 2026 | |
| NigeriaNGA | -3.73% | 2026 | |
| TurkiyeTUR | -3.77% | 2026 | |
| CambodiaKHM | -3.84% | 2026 | |
| UruguayURY | -3.84% | 2026 | |
| LithuaniaLTU | -3.85% | 2026 | |
| AustriaAUT | -3.88% | 2026 | |
| BangladeshBGD | -3.94% | 2026 | |
| FinlandFIN | -3.94% | 2026 | |
| MadagascarMDG | -4.02% | 2026 | |
| EstoniaEST | -4.02% | 2026 | |
| SudanSDN | -4.08% | 2026 | |
| PakistanPAK | -4.13% | 2026 | |
| MexicoMEX | -4.15% | 2026 | |
| EswatiniSWZ | -4.21% | 2026 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | -4.22% | 2026 | |
| Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN | -4.27% | 2026 | |
| MoldovaMDA | -4.41% | 2026 | |
| BhutanBTN | -4.44% | 2026 | |
| North MacedoniaMKD | -4.47% | 2026 | |
| GuyanaGUY | -4.48% | 2026 | |
| ArmeniaARM | -4.5% | 2026 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | -4.53% | 2026 | |
| HungaryHUN | -4.57% | 2026 | |
| VanuatuVUT | -4.74% | 2026 | |
| BurundiBDI | -4.83% | 2026 | |
| SenegalSEN | -4.97% | 2026 | |
| NamibiaNAM | -5.15% | 2026 | |
| TunisiaTUN | -5.22% | 2026 | |
| Marshall IslandsMHL | -5.28% | 2026 | |
| UgandaUGA | -5.28% | 2026 | |
| Slovak RepublicSVK | -5.37% | 2026 | |
| BelgiumBEL | -5.48% | 2026 | |
| IsraelISR | -5.5% | 2026 | |
| KenyaKEN | -5.64% | 2026 | |
| Sri LankaLKA | -5.64% | 2024 | |
| South AfricaZAF | -5.65% | 2026 | |
| ColombiaCOL | -5.72% | 2026 | |
| RomaniaROU | -5.82% | 2026 | |
| FranceFRA | -5.84% | 2026 | |
| Trinidad and TobagoTTO | -5.93% | 2026 | |
| JordanJOR | -6.01% | 2026 | |
| FijiFJI | -6.09% | 2026 | |
| MyanmarMMR | -6.36% | 2026 | |
| PolandPOL | -6.7% | 2026 | |
| IraqIRQ | -7.09% | 2026 | |
| IndiaIND | -7.15% | 2026 | |
| GabonGAB | -7.23% | 2026 | |
| BrazilBRA | -7.54% | 2026 | |
| TongaTON | -7.69% | 2026 | |
| Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | -7.79% | 2010 | |
| United StatesUSA | -7.86% | 2026 | |
| St. Kitts and NevisKNA | -8.19% | 2026 | |
| ChinaCHN | -8.51% | 2026 | |
| BotswanaBWA | -8.8% | 2026 | |
| BahrainBHR | -9.88% | 2026 | |
| UkraineUKR | -10.14% | 2026 | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | -10.68% | 2026 | |
| Brunei DarussalamBRN | -11.46% | 2026 | |
| AlgeriaDZA | -12.18% | 2026 | |
| MalawiMWI | -12.81% | 2026 | |
| MaldivesMDV | -12.91% | 2026 | |
| BoliviaBOL | -13.12% | 2025 | |
| KiribatiKIR | -16.79% | 2026 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | -50.12% | 2026 |
Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF WEO)