Latvia - Net lending

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

The value for Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (current LCU) in Latvia was -513,594,100 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 25 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 57,777,130 in 1997 and a minimum value of -2,111,597,000 in 2010.

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
1994 -53,912,610
1995 -76,974,520
1996 -163,984,600
1997 57,777,130
1998 -29,786,400
1999 -281,149,500
2000 -241,585,100
2001 -130,366,400
2002 -172,657,000
2003 -191,108,800
2004 -127,978,800
2005 -47,771,500
2006 -8,932,789
2007 42,489,800
2008 -1,052,660,000
2009 -2,094,543,000
2010 -2,111,597,000
2011 -1,030,153,000
2012 -303,852,900
2013 -236,084,300
2014 -431,251,100
2015 -588,068,700
2016 -20,884,910
2017 -194,351,500
2018 -64,434,750
2019 -513,594,100

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

Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP) in Latvia was -1.68 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 24 years was 1.07 in 1997, while its lowest value was -11.67 in 2010.

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
1995 -1.90
1996 -3.50
1997 1.07
1998 -0.50
1999 -4.48
2000 -3.52
2001 -1.74
2002 -2.05
2003 -2.00
2004 -1.15
2005 -0.35
2006 -0.05
2007 0.19
2008 -4.29
2009 -11.02
2010 -11.67
2011 -5.21
2012 -1.39
2013 -1.04
2014 -1.83
2015 -2.39
2016 -0.08
2017 -0.72
2018 -0.22
2019 -1.68

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Government finance