Government net lending/borrowing (% of GDP)
Debt & FinanceIMF WEOimf_weo:GGXCNL_NGDP•PT•1980 → 2026•195 countries
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Debt & FinanceIMF WEO
Coverage
195
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: %
≤ -6.44%
-6.44% – -4.59%
-4.59% – -3.47%
-3.47% – -2.48%
-2.48% – -1.46%
-1.46% – 0.25%
> 0.25%
No data
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Highest 15 countries
Government net lending/borrowing (% of GDP)
195 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: International Monetary Fund (IMF WEO)
Distribution across countries
Government net lending/borrowing (% of GDP)
Countries
195
Median
-2.9%
Mean
-3.3%
25th pctl
-4.9%
75th pctl
-1.1%
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Compare trends
Government net lending/borrowing (% of GDP)
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| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| KuwaitKWT | 27.58% | 2026 | |
| NaoeroNRU | 13.12% | 2026 | |
| NorwayNOR | 10.17% | 2026 | |
| OmanOMN | 5.24% | 2026 | |
| EritreaERI | 5.22% | 2018 | |
| United Arab EmiratesARE | 4.89% | 2026 | |
| Macao SAR, ChinaMAC | 4.21% | 2026 | |
| LesothoLSO | 4.19% | 2026 | |
| SingaporeSGP | 3.31% | 2026 | |
| LebanonLBN | 3.25% | 2025 | |
| LiechtensteinLIE | 3% | 2026 | |
| CyprusCYP | 2.64% | 2026 | |
| AndorraAND | 2.24% | 2026 | |
| ArubaABW | 1.87% | 2026 | |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 1.78% | 2026 | |
| NicaraguaNIC | 1.38% | 2026 | |
| South SudanSSD | 1.37% | 2026 | |
| Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP | 1.02% | 2026 | |
| PalauPLW | 0.75% | 2026 | |
| GreeceGRC | 0.6% | 2026 | |
| SamoaWSM | 0.56% | 2026 | |
| IrelandIRL | 0.55% | 2026 | |
| MauritaniaMRT | 0.53% | 2026 | |
| ArgentinaARG | 0.45% | 2026 | |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 0.4% | 2026 | |
| Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FSM | 0.39% | 2026 | |
| Lao PDRLAO | 0.36% | 2026 | |
| TurkmenistanTKM | 0.34% | 2026 | |
| SwitzerlandCHE | 0.22% | 2026 | |
| DenmarkDNK | 0.16% | 2026 | |
| BarbadosBRB | -0.06% | 2026 | |
| PortugalPRT | -0.14% | 2026 | |
| BelarusBLR | -0.18% | 2026 | |
| Bahamas, TheBHS | -0.31% | 2026 | |
| Puerto Rico (US)PRI | -0.39% | 2026 | |
| DjiboutiDJI | -0.46% | 2026 | |
| MongoliaMNG | -0.55% | 2026 | |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM | -0.59% | 2026 | |
| Antigua and BarbudaATG | -0.65% | 2026 | |
| HaitiHTI | -0.7% | 2026 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | -0.75% | 2026 | |
| UzbekistanUZB | -0.82% | 2026 | |
| Cabo VerdeCPV | -0.88% | 2026 | |
| AfghanistanAFG | -0.89% | 2025 | |
| Gambia, TheGMB | -0.99% | 2026 | |
| DominicaDMA | -1.03% | 2026 | |
| ComorosCOM | -1.11% | 2026 | |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | -1.12% | 2026 | |
| IcelandISL | -1.14% | 2026 | |
| LuxembourgLUX | -1.19% | 2026 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | -1.23% | 2026 | |
| TuvaluTUV | -1.26% | 2026 | |
| ParaguayPRY | -1.33% | 2026 | |
| KazakhstanKAZ | -1.34% | 2026 | |
| ChadTCD | -1.38% | 2026 | |
| HondurasHND | -1.45% | 2026 | |
| Korea, Rep.KOR | -1.46% | 2026 | |
| BelizeBLZ | -1.5% | 2026 | |
| San MarinoSMR | -1.6% | 2026 | |
| KosovoXKX | -1.61% | 2026 | |
| LiberiaLBR | -1.63% | 2026 | |
| Equatorial GuineaGNQ | -1.66% | 2026 | |
| CameroonCMR | -1.67% | 2026 | |
| EthiopiaETH | -1.76% | 2026 | |
| PeruPER | -1.97% | 2026 | |
| Viet NamVNM | -1.98% | 2026 | |
| El SalvadorSLV | -1.99% | 2026 | |
| AlbaniaALB | -2.02% | 2026 | |
| JapanJPN | -2.05% | 2026 | |
| Russian FederationRUS | -2.05% | 2026 | |
| SpainESP | -2.07% | 2026 | |
| SeychellesSYC | -2.08% | 2026 | |
| GuatemalaGTM | -2.17% | 2026 | |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | -2.19% | 2026 | |
| ThailandTHA | -2.23% | 2026 | |
| GhanaGHA | -2.26% | 2026 | |
| CzechiaCZE | -2.27% | 2026 | |
| GeorgiaGEO | -2.33% | 2026 | |
| MaliMLI | -2.42% | 2026 | |
| SwedenSWE | -2.42% | 2026 | |
| AustraliaAUS | -2.43% | 2026 | |
| AngolaAGO | -2.45% | 2026 | |
| ChileCHL | -2.47% | 2026 | |
| NepalNPL | -2.48% | 2026 | |
| TajikistanTJK | -2.5% | 2026 | |
| BurundiBDI | -2.54% | 2026 | |
| SloveniaSVN | -2.65% | 2026 | |
| NetherlandsNLD | -2.66% | 2026 | |
| CanadaCAN | -2.67% | 2026 | |
| ItalyITA | -2.82% | 2026 | |
| LithuaniaLTU | -2.83% | 2026 | |
| SerbiaSRB | -2.88% | 2026 | |
| MaltaMLT | -2.88% | 2026 | |
| EcuadorECU | -2.88% | 2025 | |
| BhutanBTN | -2.88% | 2026 | |
| BeninBEN | -2.9% | 2026 | |
| CroatiaHRV | -2.91% | 2026 | |
| St. LuciaLCA | -2.93% | 2026 | |
| IndonesiaIDN | -2.94% | 2026 | |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | -3.04% | 2026 | |
| MauritiusMUS | -3.13% | 2026 | |
| PakistanPAK | -3.21% | 2026 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | -3.21% | 2026 | |
| BulgariaBGR | -3.27% | 2026 | |
| MalaysiaMYS | -3.31% | 2026 | |
| LatviaLVA | -3.35% | 2026 | |
| TurkiyeTUR | -3.38% | 2026 | |
| PanamaPAN | -3.39% | 2026 | |
| Solomon IslandsSLB | -3.39% | 2026 | |
| QatarQAT | -3.43% | 2026 | |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | -3.46% | 2026 | |
| Saudi ArabiaSAU | -3.47% | 2026 | |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | -3.49% | 2026 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | -3.5% | 2026 | |
| MoroccoMAR | -3.53% | 2026 | |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | -3.63% | 2026 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | -3.64% | 2026 | |
| NigerNER | -3.65% | 2026 | |
| CambodiaKHM | -3.68% | 2026 | |
| PhilippinesPHL | -3.68% | 2026 | |
| UruguayURY | -3.75% | 2026 | |
| GermanyDEU | -3.78% | 2026 | |
| United KingdomGBR | -3.9% | 2026 | |
| New ZealandNZL | -3.92% | 2026 | |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | -3.95% | 2026 | |
| MontenegroMNE | -3.96% | 2026 | |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | -3.99% | 2026 | |
| North MacedoniaMKD | -4.17% | 2026 | |
| AustriaAUT | -4.19% | 2026 | |
| VanuatuVUT | -4.2% | 2026 | |
| BangladeshBGD | -4.3% | 2026 | |
| RwandaRWA | -4.34% | 2026 | |
| Slovak RepublicSVK | -4.36% | 2026 | |
| SudanSDN | -4.37% | 2026 | |
| MexicoMEX | -4.37% | 2026 | |
| NigeriaNGA | -4.39% | 2026 | |
| EstoniaEST | -4.47% | 2026 | |
| ArmeniaARM | -4.51% | 2026 | |
| Trinidad and TobagoTTO | -4.57% | 2026 | |
| MadagascarMDG | -4.61% | 2026 | |
| SurinameSUR | -4.69% | 2026 | |
| MoldovaMDA | -4.72% | 2026 | |
| FinlandFIN | -4.79% | 2026 | |
| ZambiaZMB | -4.87% | 2026 | |
| South AfricaZAF | -4.87% | 2026 | |
| JamaicaJAM | -4.89% | 2026 | |
| FranceFRA | -4.94% | 2026 | |
| GuineaGIN | -4.96% | 2026 | |
| Central African RepublicCAF | -4.98% | 2026 | |
| MyanmarMMR | -5.02% | 2026 | |
| BelgiumBEL | -5.13% | 2026 | |
| GrenadaGRD | -5.15% | 2026 | |
| ColombiaCOL | -5.15% | 2026 | |
| Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHKG | -5.16% | 2026 | |
| Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN | -5.19% | 2026 | |
| Sri LankaLKA | -5.43% | 2024 | |
| JordanJOR | -5.45% | 2026 | |
| HungaryHUN | -5.5% | 2026 | |
| Venezuela, RBVEN | -5.84% | 2025 | |
| IsraelISR | -5.86% | 2026 | |
| UgandaUGA | -5.92% | 2026 | |
| NamibiaNAM | -6.08% | 2026 | |
| Marshall IslandsMHL | -6.15% | 2026 | |
| RomaniaROU | -6.25% | 2026 | |
| FijiFJI | -6.37% | 2026 | |
| GuyanaGUY | -6.41% | 2026 | |
| KenyaKEN | -6.42% | 2026 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | -6.48% | 2026 | |
| TogoTGO | -6.7% | 2026 | |
| SenegalSEN | -6.7% | 2026 | |
| PolandPOL | -6.75% | 2026 | |
| EswatiniSWZ | -6.88% | 2026 | |
| TunisiaTUN | -7.4% | 2026 | |
| IndiaIND | -7.41% | 2026 | |
| United StatesUSA | -7.5% | 2026 | |
| BrazilBRA | -7.71% | 2026 | |
| Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | -7.79% | 2010 | |
| IraqIRQ | -7.9% | 2026 | |
| ChinaCHN | -8.15% | 2026 | |
| TongaTON | -8.36% | 2026 | |
| St. Kitts and NevisKNA | -8.67% | 2026 | |
| BoliviaBOL | -9.3% | 2026 | |
| GabonGAB | -9.97% | 2026 | |
| AlgeriaDZA | -10.24% | 2026 | |
| MalawiMWI | -10.51% | 2026 | |
| BahrainBHR | -10.63% | 2026 | |
| BotswanaBWA | -10.69% | 2026 | |
| Brunei DarussalamBRN | -10.7% | 2026 | |
| MaldivesMDV | -11.22% | 2026 | |
| St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT | -12.1% | 2026 | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | -12.13% | 2026 | |
| KiribatiKIR | -16.75% | 2026 | |
| UkraineUKR | -18.44% | 2026 | |
| LibyaLBY | -20.91% | 2026 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | -51.59% | 2026 |
Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF WEO)