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

-4.63percent · 2021+66.1% since 2010

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. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. Reported as: -. Annual figures for Eswatini from 1999 to 2021.

19992021

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
2021-4.634
2020-6.517
2019-5.658
2018-6.648
2017-5.725
2016-8.869
2015-5.839
2014-0.873
20122.992
2011-8.103
2010-13.666
2009-7.428
2008-2.06
20070.031
20065.214
2005-4.341
2004-1.637
2003-5.197
2002-5.934
2001-3.213
2000-1.85
1999-1.389

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World Bank (2026). Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-net-lending-net-borrowing-zs (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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