St. Vincent and the Grenadines - Net lending

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

The value for Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (current LCU) in St. Vincent and the Grenadines was -35,140,000 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 17 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 45,770,000 in 2016 and a minimum value of -120,121,000 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
2000 -4,149,000
2001 -15,424,000
2002 -13,694,000
2003 -23,730,000
2004 -15,698,000
2005 -55,377,870
2006 -55,048,620
2007 -45,822,220
2008 -11,959,240
2009 -30,897,510
2010 -52,588,740
2011 -49,135,270
2012 -38,474,800
2013 -120,121,000
2014 -40,450,000
2015 -26,220,000
2016 45,770,000
2017 -35,140,000

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

Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP) in St. Vincent and the Grenadines was -1.64 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 2.19 in 2016, while its lowest value was -6.17 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
2000 -0.39
2001 -1.33
2002 -1.10
2003 -1.82
2004 -1.11
2005 -3.72
2006 -3.34
2007 -2.48
2008 -0.64
2009 -1.70
2010 -2.86
2011 -2.69
2012 -2.06
2013 -6.17
2014 -2.06
2015 -1.29
2016 2.19
2017 -1.64

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Government finance