Samoa - Net lending

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

The value for Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (current LCU) in Samoa was 101,954,700 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 7 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 101,954,700 in 2019 and a minimum value of -142,281,200 in 2012.

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
2012 -142,281,200
2013 -68,824,960
2014 -83,744,990
2015 -70,074,540
2016 14,973,550
2017 -24,637,200
2018 27,540,900
2019 101,954,700

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

Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP) in Samoa was 4.57 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 7 years was 4.57 in 2019, while its lowest value was -8.13 in 2012.

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
2012 -8.13
2013 -3.91
2014 -4.76
2015 -3.67
2016 0.72
2017 -1.17
2018 1.31
2019 4.57

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Government finance