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

-47.09Bcurrent LCU · 2023-196.6% since 2013

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 in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units. Reported as: -. Annual figures for Iceland from 1972 to 2023.

19842023

Every year

YearValue (current LCU)Note
2023-47,093,181,870.999
2022-100,704,465,620.778
2021-235,891,929,675.368
2020-235,145,957,524
2019-27,834,484,605.967
201843,206,336,476.96
201760,224,675,235.378
2016316,357,040,717.038
20155,161,815,613.824
201423,778,200,389.51
2013-15,877,383,551
2012-39,494,575,036.666
2011-110,268,644,303.779
2010-98,962,615,791.022
2009-124,666,235,249.85
2008-180,156,150,554.82
200769,664,235,018.8
200675,871,194,700.667
200552,624,032,044.433
20047,412,696,515.667
2003-17,365,243,869.333
2002-10,153,393,372
2001-463,752,256.667
200018,531,600,000
199917,438,489,000
19987,079,971,000
19972,209,700,000
1996-5,637,200,000
1995-11,110,900,000
1994-12,748,100,000
1993-12,727,000,000
1992-10,606,300,000
1991-15,034,200,000
1990-9,693,100,000
1989-10,849,500,000
1988-8,909,300,000
1987-4,624,300,000
1986-6,443,000,000
1985-2,294,800,000
1984879,400,000
1983-1,581,000,000
1982318,000,000
1981241,500,000
198075,800,000
1979-13,600,000
1978-800,000
1977-14,500,000
197631,700,000
1975-49,900,000
1974-34,000,000
1973-600,000
19724,600,000

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by International Monetary Fund. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (current LCU). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-net-lending-net-borrowing (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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