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

-10.14percent · 2021+43.3% since 2009

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 Maldives from 1990 to 2021.

19902021

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
2021-10.138
2020-17.894
2019-4.425
2018-4.048
2017-1.568
2016-8.366
2015-5.333
2014-2.033
2011-6.811
2010-13.431
2009-17.886
2008-9.925
2007-3.154
2006-4.523
2005-7.807
2004-2.257
2003-3.445
2002-3.663
2001-3.657
2000-4.997
1999-3.887
1998-2.89
1997-1.876
1996-2.354
1995-6.582
1994-5.169
1993-11.294
1992-11.003
1991-8.752
1990-7.507

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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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