Kuwait - Net lending

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

The value for Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (current LCU) in Kuwait was -441,000,000 as of 1998. As the graph below shows, over the past 26 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4,776,000,000 in 1980 and a minimum value of -6,376,000,000 in 1991.

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
1972 230,000,000
1973 238,000,000
1974 1,834,000,000
1977 1,724,000,000
1978 1,438,000,000
1979 2,015,000,000
1980 4,776,000,000
1981 3,774,000,000
1982 1,252,000,000
1983 1,066,000,000
1984 1,320,000,000
1985 729,000,000
1986 1,776,000,000
1990 197,000,000
1991 -6,376,000,000
1992 -5,298,000,000
1993 -2,092,000,000
1994 -1,585,000,000
1995 -1,102,000,000
1996 -873,000,000
1997 444,000,000
1998 -441,000,000

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

Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP) in Kuwait was -5.58 as of 1998. Its highest value over the past 26 years was 61.70 in 1980, while its lowest value was -203.72 in 1991.

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
1972 15.71
1973 14.84
1974 48.10
1977 42.55
1978 33.72
1979 29.46
1980 61.70
1981 54.02
1982 20.15
1983 17.52
1984 20.55
1985 11.30
1986 34.14
1990 3.71
1991 -203.72
1992 -90.93
1993 -28.93
1994 -21.48
1995 -13.58
1996 -9.26
1997 4.82
1998 -5.58

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Government finance