Lower middle income - Net incurrence of liabilities

Net incurrence of liabilities, total (% of GDP)

Net incurrence of liabilities, total (% of GDP) in Lower middle income was 3.80 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 4.56 in 2009, while its lowest value was 3.48 in 2003.

Definition: Net incurrence of government liabilities includes foreign financing (obtained from nonresidents) and domestic financing (obtained from residents), or the means by which a government provides financial resources to cover a budget deficit or allocates financial resources arising from a budget surplus. The net incurrence of liabilities should be offset by the net acquisition of financial assets.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.

See also:

Year Value
2002 4.31
2003 3.48
2004 3.73
2008 3.68
2009 4.56
2010 3.86
2011 4.38
2012 4.30
2014 3.52
2015 3.78
2016 3.80

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Government finance