Barbados - Net lending

Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (current LCU)

The value for Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (current LCU) in Barbados was -471,261,700 as of 2016. As the graph below shows, over the past 13 years this indicator reached a maximum value of -121,800,000 in 2004 and a minimum value of -1,046,934,000 in 2013.

Definition: 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.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.

Year Value
2003 -154,131,000
2004 -121,800,000
2005 -182,810,000
2006 -149,723,200
2007 -711,215,700
2008 -412,536,100
2009 -526,462,300
2010 -707,792,600
2011 -399,962,400
2012 -853,464,800
2013 -1,046,934,000
2014 -777,127,700
2015 -822,098,600
2016 -471,261,700

Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP)

Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP) in Barbados was -4.88 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 13 years was -1.77 in 2004, while its lowest value was -11.19 in 2013.

Definition: 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.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.

See also:

Year Value
2003 -2.40
2004 -1.77
2005 -2.39
2006 -1.78
2007 -7.61
2008 -4.31
2009 -5.89
2010 -7.81
2011 -4.29
2012 -9.26
2013 -11.19
2014 -8.27
2015 -8.72
2016 -4.88

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Government finance