Malawi - Net lending

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

The value for Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (current LCU) in Malawi was -558,133,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 11 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 424,002,900 in 2010 and a minimum value of -558,133,000,000 in 2020.

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
2009 -40,425,130,000
2010 424,002,900
2011 -23,039,670,000
2012 -80,138,170,000
2013 -18,304,720,000
2014 -124,514,000,000
2015 -141,604,000,000
2016 -129,575,000,000
2017 -138,400,000,000
2018 -299,622,000,000
2019 -355,543,000,000
2020 -558,133,000,000

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

Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP) in Malawi was -6.113 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 11 years was 0.040 in 2010, while its lowest value was -6.113 in 2020.

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
2009 -4.625
2010 0.040
2011 -1.839
2012 -5.336
2013 -0.910
2014 -4.845
2015 -4.447
2016 -3.322
2017 -2.119
2018 -4.141
2019 -4.325
2020 -6.113

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Government finance