Zambia - Net lending

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

The value for Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (current LCU) in Zambia was -23,657,440,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 21 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,204,951,000 in 2007 and a minimum value of -24,158,280,000 in 2018.

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
1998 -186,800,000
1999 -29,600,000
2001 240,558,300
2002 -274,453,600
2003 218,117,200
2004 514,146,400
2005 -1,490,758,000
2006 844,500,000
2007 1,204,951,000
2008 -167,900,800
2009 -573,700,800
2010 -1,095,310,000
2011 -1,148,212,000
2012 309,685,200
2013 -6,675,430,000
2014 -9,451,901,000
2015 -14,722,630,000
2016 -12,238,520,000
2017 -12,998,640,000
2018 -24,158,280,000
2019 -23,657,440,000

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

Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP) in Zambia was -7.87 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 21 years was 2.14 in 2007, while its lowest value was -8.78 in 2018.

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
1998 -2.84
1999 -0.36
2001 1.63
2002 -1.49
2003 0.94
2004 1.73
2005 -4.01
2006 1.84
2007 2.14
2008 -0.25
2009 -0.74
2010 -1.13
2011 -1.01
2012 0.24
2013 -4.41
2014 -5.66
2015 -8.03
2016 -5.66
2017 -5.28
2018 -8.78
2019 -7.87

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Government finance