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

-9.51percent · 2020-877.6% 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 Palau from 2008 to 2020.

20082020

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
2020-9.514
2019-0.36
20186.185
20174.597
20163.515
20155.095
20143.574
20130.74
20121.006
20111.287
2010-0.973
2009-0.874
2008-1.706

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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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