Niger - Net lending

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

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
1976 -4,899,000,000
1977 -4,856,000,000
1978 -8,163,000,000
1979 -8,260,000,000
1980 -21,291,000,000

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

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
1976 -1.93
1977 -1.53
1978 -2.04
1979 -1.84
1980 -4.02

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Government finance