World Bank · Public Sector

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

-1.08percent · 2023-34.6% 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 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 Iceland from 1972 to 2023.

19842023

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
2023-1.077
2022-2.551
2021-7.081
2020-7.88
2019-0.909
20181.495
20172.249
201612.42
20150.221
20141.128
2013-0.8
2012-2.113
2011-6.178
2010-5.815
2009-7.631
2008-11.226
20074.952
20066.118
20054.873
20040.756
2003-1.957
2002-1.176
2001-0.057
20002.579
19992.647
19981.155
19970.404
1996-1.103
1995-2.33
1994-2.756
1993-2.925
1992-2.515
1991-3.563
1990-2.484
1989-3.24
1988-3.277
1987-2.093
1986-3.796
1985-1.79
19840.936
1983-2.223
19820.776
19810.925
19800.451
1979-0.131
1978-0.011
1977-0.319
19761.007
1975-2.23
1974-2.169
1973-0.056
19720.6

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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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